Sensors everywhere, more connected devices, and the rollout of smart everything has created a flood of data. The question now is how to best handle all of that data, where to process it, and how to move it locally and to the outside network. Madhumita Sanyal, technical product manager at Synopsys, talks with Semiconductor Engineering about the need for continuous performance improvements in SerDes, PCIe, NRZ, and PAM4, and what else changes as these technologies evolve.