{"id":1652,"date":"2021-02-04T09:10:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T14:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/xpedition\/?p=1652"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:36:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:36:20","slug":"tla-winner-for-telecom-network-controllers-line-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/electronic-systems-design\/2021\/02\/04\/tla-winner-for-telecom-network-controllers-line-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"TLA winner for Telecom, Network Controllers, Line Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>This is part of a series of blogs showcasing the winning designs from the 28<sup>th<\/sup> PCB Technology Leadership Awards.<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winner in the <strong>Telecom, Network Controllers, Line Cards <\/strong>category for the 28<sup>th<\/sup> Technology Leadership Awards, is the <strong>Sienna Ecad Technologies <\/strong>out of India!<strong><br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2020\/12\/Sienna-Ecad-1279-1024x520.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1592 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2020\/12\/Sienna-Ecad-1279-1024x520.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2020\/12\/Sienna-Ecad-1279-600x305.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2020\/12\/Sienna-Ecad-1279-768x390.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2020\/12\/Sienna-Ecad-1279-900x457.png 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2020\/12\/Sienna-Ecad-1279.png 1033w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Design team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Rajkumar Ramadoss, Narasimha Rao &amp;&nbsp;<br>Vijayakumar K<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>End-product<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>LTE 5G test card processor<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Challenges<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Signal integrity, power integrity, fabrication, assembly, test, reliability<\/li><li>Complex mixed-signal design &amp; isolation<\/li><li>Thermal management a of high-power processor<\/li><li>Extensive verification<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Design flow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Xpedition Enterprise<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Comments from our industry judges:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It was very compartmentalized, they did a lot of good isolation with this design.<\/li><li>It has a well-balanced 18 layer stripline stackup.<\/li><li>Very clean looking, very meticulously done.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>About the Technology Leadership Awards<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The competition, which started in 1988, is the longest running of its kind in the EDA industry.&nbsp; Design teams who use Mentor\/Siemens solutions submit their designs, and are awarded by&nbsp;an independent panel of industry-expert judges for overcoming the most extreme challenges facing PCB design teams today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn about more about the other winners watch the announcement webinar with some of our industry judges <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/technology-overview-28th-pcb-technology-leadership-award-winners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is part of a series of blogs showcasing the winning designs from the 28th PCB Technology Leadership Awards. 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