Maine Learning Technology Initiative

Husson Awarded More Than $2 Million to Improve Retention and Graduation Rates for Low-Income Students

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

BANGOR, MAINE, Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Husson University has received a more than $2 million federal grant that will fund important new resources to help improve retention and graduation rates for low-income students through enhanced resources and new technology.

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  • BANGOR, MAINE, Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Husson University has received a more than $2 million federal grant that will fund important new resources to help improve retention and graduation rates for low-income students through enhanced resources and new technology.
  • It will also be used to enhance academic advising services and improve technology access and support for students.
  • “This new funding will help our students achieve their goals and help our staff better support them in doing so.
  • We are so grateful and look forward to putting the new initiative into action at Husson University,” said Dr. Robert Clark, Husson University president.

Credo Joins with Industry Players to Announce Effort to Standardize CXL Active Electrical Cables & Optics at OCP Global Summit 2023

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd (“Credo”) (Nasdaq: CRDO), an innovator in providing secure, high-speed connectivity solutions, in conjunction with 33 other partners, is excited to announce the HiWire Consortium Compute Express Link (CXL) Active Electrical Cable (AEC) and optics standardization effort.

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  • Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd (“Credo”) (Nasdaq: CRDO), an innovator in providing secure, high-speed connectivity solutions, in conjunction with 33 other partners, is excited to announce the HiWire Consortium Compute Express Link (CXL) Active Electrical Cable (AEC) and optics standardization effort.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231012008138/en/
    Credo Joins with Industry Players to Announce Effort to Standardize CXL Active Electrical Cables & Optics at OCP Global Summit 2023 (Photo: Business Wire)
    CXL is expected to enable servers to dramatically expand memory footprints and to share compute, memory and storage resources across rack and row scale installations at line rate.
  • The HiWire Consortium CXL Cabling workstream is intended to enable row-scale CXL connectivity with the simplicity and interoperability that HiWire Ethernet AECs are already known for.
  • “We are excited to work with HiWire Consortium on CXL standardization to achieve the same seamless interoperability for this new generation of external interconnect.”
    To view the full list of HiWire Consortium members, go here .

Teledyne LeCroy Develops High-Bandwidth, High-Definition Oscilloscope to Support Next-Generation Serial Data Technologies

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

The new WaveMaster 8000HD maintains its unrivaled validation and debug capabilities while adding a new SDA Expert serial data analysis software option for testing next-generation serial data technologies.

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  • The new WaveMaster 8000HD maintains its unrivaled validation and debug capabilities while adding a new SDA Expert serial data analysis software option for testing next-generation serial data technologies.
  • In addition, these technologies are using multi-level pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) signals, which increases the need for higher-resolution captures.
  • QualiPHY® test packages provide simple compliance test automation for complex high-speed serial data interfaces.
  • This combination of serial data capabilities is especially useful for next-generation PCIe 6.0 , USB4, USB4 Specification v2.0, and other USB Type-C technologies.

XConn Technologies Launches the Industry's First and Only Hybrid CXL 2.0 and PCIe Gen 5 Switch

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- XConn Technologies (XConn), the innovation leader in next-generation interconnect technology for the future of high-performance computing and AI applications, today announced the industry's first and only hybrid CXL 2.0 and PCIe Gen 5 switch. Combining both Compute Express Link™ (CXL™) technology for next-generation data centers with Peripheral Component Interconnect Express® (PCIe®) Gen 5 interconnect technology on a single 256-lane SoC, the XConn switch offers the industry's lowest port-to-port latency and lowest power consumption per port in a single chip at a low total cost of ownership.

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  • The Apollo switch is designed from ground-up and architected purposely for artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and HPC applications.
  • System designs using Apollo switch can realize CXL memory pooling and expansion functions with the existing CXL 1.1 hardware today, furthermore these designs will be future proofed with the upcoming CXL 2.0 technology.
  • Operating in hybrid mode, the switch supports both CXL and PCIe devices in a same system.
  • Micron is excited to continue collaborating with XConn to deliver advanced CXL solutions that will further propel the CXL ecosystem forward."

Micron Launches Memory Expansion Module Portfolio to Accelerate CXL 2.0 Adoption

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Monday, August 7, 2023

By leveraging a unique dual-channel memory architecture and Micron’s high-volume production DRAM process, the Micron CZ120 delivers higher module capacity and increased bandwidth.

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  • By leveraging a unique dual-channel memory architecture and Micron’s high-volume production DRAM process, the Micron CZ120 delivers higher module capacity and increased bandwidth.
  • “Micron is advancing the adoption of CXL memory with this CZ120 sampling milestone to key customers,” commented Siva Makineni, vice president of the Micron Advanced Memory Systems Group.
  • “We have been developing and testing our CZ120 memory expansion modules utilizing both Intel and AMD platforms capable of supporting the CXL standard.
  • With the introduction of the CXL standard, we have extended our joint efforts to include the Micron CZ120 memory expansion module.

Industry First PCI Express® 6.0 Protocol Analyzer Enables Development of Next Generation High Performance PCIe Devices

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Thursday, June 8, 2023

MILPITAS, Calif., June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teledyne LeCroy, the worldwide leader in protocol test solutions, today announced availability of the Summit M616 PCI Express (PCIe®) Protocol Analyzer/Exerciser for testing designs and products incorporating PCIe 6.0 traffic. The Summit M616 Exerciser functionality addresses the needs of PCIe developers by providing high performance 64 GT/s traffic generation on devices with link widths up to 16 lanes. The analyzer functionality supports the same line rates and lane widths, and features Teledyne LeCroy's industry standard CATC Trace™. The Summit M616 traffic generation capability can also be used to develop standardized compliance test suites. Teledyne LeCroy will demonstrate its PCIe 6.0 Protocol Analyzer at the PCI-SIG DevCon on June 13-14, 2023. The demonstration will capture and display 64 GT/s protocol traffic between the Synopsys Host and Device IP for PCIe 6.0 using the Synopsys HAPS® prototyping system.

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  • The Summit M616 Exerciser functionality addresses the needs of PCIe developers by providing high performance 64 GT/s traffic generation on devices with link widths up to 16 lanes.
  • Teledyne LeCroy will demonstrate its PCIe 6.0 Protocol Analyzer at the PCI-SIG DevCon on June 13-14, 2023.
  • The combination of protocol exerciser and protocol analyzer provides engineers with a powerful platform to develop and troubleshoot the next generation of high performance PCIe Devices.
  • For more information on The Summit M616 PCIe 6.0 Protocol Exerciser/Analyzer and PCIe Gen6 Interposers please contact Teledyne LeCroy at +1 (800) 909-7211 or visit our PCI Express landing page.

TransPerfect's Trial Interactive eClinical Platform Named Best Sponsor-Facing Technology at 2023 Citeline Awards

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Monday, May 15, 2023

NEW YORK, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TransPerfect Life Sciences, a leading provider of services and technologies supporting global clinical trials and product development for the biopharmaceutical industry, today announced it has been awarded Best Sponsor-Facing Technology Initiative for its Trial Interactive eClinical platform at the 2023 Citeline Awards.

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  • NEW YORK, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TransPerfect Life Sciences , a leading provider of services and technologies supporting global clinical trials and product development for the biopharmaceutical industry, today announced it has been awarded Best Sponsor-Facing Technology Initiative for its Trial Interactive eClinical platform at the 2023 Citeline Awards .
  • The Citeline Awards celebrate clinical R&D innovation, welcoming hundreds of leaders from biopharmaceuticals, CROs, diagnostics, and service providers.
  • According to Citeline, the Best Sponsor-Facing Technology category "recognizes the vital importance of using the most sophisticated platforms to catalyze and optimize data gathered during clinical trials."
  • A Citeline judge commented, "TransPerfect's Trial Interactive platform provides a comprehensive solution to enable sponsor study teams to seamlessly navigate the clinical trial lifecycle.

TransPerfect’s Trial Interactive eClinical Platform Named Best Sponsor-Facing Technology at 2023 Citeline Awards

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Monday, May 15, 2023

NEW YORK, May 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TransPerfect Life Sciences , a leading provider of services and technologies supporting global clinical trials and product development for the biopharmaceutical industry, today announced it has been awarded Best Sponsor-Facing Technology Initiative for its Trial Interactive eClinical platform at the 2023 Citeline Awards .

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  • NEW YORK, May 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TransPerfect Life Sciences , a leading provider of services and technologies supporting global clinical trials and product development for the biopharmaceutical industry, today announced it has been awarded Best Sponsor-Facing Technology Initiative for its Trial Interactive eClinical platform at the 2023 Citeline Awards .
  • The Citeline Awards celebrate clinical R&D innovation, welcoming hundreds of leaders from biopharmaceuticals, CROs, diagnostics, and service providers.
  • The platform is backed by services that ensure a smaller organization can succeed in introducing these capabilities.
  • A Citeline judge commented, “TransPerfect’s Trial Interactive platform provides a comprehensive solution to enable sponsor study teams to seamlessly navigate the clinical trial lifecycle.

Samsung Develops Industry’s First CXL DRAM Supporting CXL 2.0

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Friday, May 12, 2023

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230512005129/en/
    Samsung Develops Industry’s First CXL DRAM Supporting CXL 2.0 (Photo: Business Wire)
    Building on its development of the industry’s first CXL 1.1-based CXL DRAM in May of 2022, Samsung’s introduction of the 128GB CXL DRAM based on CXL 2.0 is expected to accelerate commercialization of next-generation memory solutions.
  • The new CXL DRAM supports PCle 5.0 interface (x8 lanes) and provides bandwidth of up to 35GB per second.
  • “As a member of the CXL Consortium Board of Directors, Samsung Electronics remains at the forefront of CXL technology,” said Jangseok Choi, vice president of New Business Planning Team at Samsung Electronics.
  • Samsung plans to start mass producing CXL 2.0 DRAM later this year and is poised to deliver additional offerings in various capacities to address demand for future computing applications.

Alabama Teachers Can Now Enroll in Micro Certificate Programs from the National Institute for STEM Education to Earn TEAMS Act Credit for Professional Development

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Friday, November 11, 2022

The National Institute for STEM Education (NISE) has announced that its Micro Certificates and online courses have been approved by the Alabama State Department of Education and can be applied toward the four PD days required under TEAMS contracts.

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  • The National Institute for STEM Education (NISE) has announced that its Micro Certificates and online courses have been approved by the Alabama State Department of Education and can be applied toward the four PD days required under TEAMS contracts.
  • The NISE STEM Essentials and Teaching Online Essentials Micro Certificates and online courses are uniquely designed to meet teachers needs with highly targeted professional development.
  • Teachers who complete two paired courses in an area of practice earn a Micro Certificate and digital badge.
  • In 2021, the NISE National Certificate for STEM Teaching was named an advanced credential under the TEAMS Act.