Ultra-Small ZigBee Module Is Based on Atmel’s Newest Single Chip
November 10, 2010 12:57 pm | Articles | CommentsAdaptive Network Solutions, a leading system design house, its @ANY2400SC IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee RF module for 2.4 GHz ISM band. With an ultra-small footprint of just over 3 square centimeters, the new module offers a combination of
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Chipset Enables Vehicles to Sense Potential Crash Situations
November 10, 2010 10:21 am | Articles | CommentsFreescale Semiconductor’s 77 gigahertz (GHz) silicon germanium (SiGe) integrated chipsets are intended for use in automotive radar systems. These radar solutions provide long- and mid-range functionality, allowing
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Frequency Flexible CMOS Octal Clock Generators Include On-Chip VCXO
November 9, 2010 12:38 pm | Product Releases | CommentsSilicon Laboratories Inc. introduced what it asserts is the industry’s most frequency flexible in-circuit programmable CMOS clock generators. The new Si5350/51 octal clock generators with on-chip voltage-controlled crystal oscillators (VCXOs) replace
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Base Station SoC Incorporates Programmable DSPs Which Enable Full Multicore Entitlement
November 9, 2010 6:27 am | Product Releases | CommentsTexas Instruments unveiled a wireless base station system-on-chip (SoC). The TMS320TCI6616 SoC is based on The company’s new TMS320C66x digital signal processors (DSPs) and KeyStone multicore architecture, and is asserted to more than double the
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Radio System-on-chip Combines Data Conversion, RF and 32-bit Processing
November 8, 2010 4:38 am | Analog Devices, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsAnalog Devices today introduced a SoC (system-on-chip) device that integrates all of the RF (radio frequency) transmit and receive functions, data conversion, and processing elements required to enable a fully programmable radio.
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Configurable components perform multiple common RF functions in a reduced footprint
November 1, 2010 12:47 pm | Product Releases | CommentsRF Micro Devices announced a new family of integrated configurable components for multiple markets. The highly integrated components, comprised of the RFFC207x and RFFC507x product families, perform multiple common RF functions in a reduced footprint...
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Transmitter Sends Power, Data for RF Energy Harvesting and Wireless Power Systems
October 29, 2010 5:24 am | Product Releases | CommentsPowercast Corporation announced availability of its TX91501 Powercaster Transmitter which uses the 915-MHz ISM band to transmit common radio waves for power and data in commercial, industrial and defense applications. As the power
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RF Energy Harvesting Kit Enables Battery-Free, Perpetually Powered Wireless Apps
October 26, 2010 1:12 pm | Microchip Technology Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMicrochip Technology Inc. and Powercast Corporation announced the Lifetime Power Energy Harvesting Development Kit for Wireless Sensors featuring PIC microcontrollers with eXtreme Low Power (XLP) Technology. This kit, composed of a 3 Watt Powercaster transmitter as the power source, two
LISTED UNDER: Boards & Modules | RF & Microwave/Communications | Sensors & ActuatorsIntegrated demodulator intended for broadband applications
October 26, 2010 4:58 am | Analog Devices, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsAnalog Devices, Inc. today introduced a new highly integrated demodulator for broadband applications, such as cellular base stations, satellite communications, point-to-point (PtP) radios and defense systems. ADI’s new ADRF6850 demodulator expands ADI’s RF/microwave product portfolio...
LISTED UNDER: RF & Microwave/CommunicationsBluetooth SoC and ANT Processor Combo Enables Year-Long Coin-Cell Operation
October 19, 2010 10:29 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe CC2540 single-mode Bluetooth low energy system-on-chip and the CC257x ANT network processor can enable target applications to operate on a coin cell for more than a year.
LISTED UNDER: RF & Microwave/CommunicationsDatatronic Modem Transformer Receives Approval As Reference Design
October 7, 2010 12:09 pm | 3M Electronics Solutions Division | Product Releases | CommentsTeridian Semiconductor Corporation has approved the new Model PT79546 V.22bis Modem Transformer from Datatronic Distribution, Inc., for use with its reference designs that include the Teridian IC Models 73M901CE and 73M1903.
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VNA Features Four-Port 110 GHz Single-Sweep Solution for Millimeter-Wave Measurements
October 7, 2010 6:20 am | Agilent Technologies | Product Releases | CommentsAgilent Technologies Inc. Introduced a 67 GHz PNA-X Series vector network analyzer (VNA). The new N5247A 67 GHz PNA-X allows engineers, working up to 67 GHz, to work with the company’s single-connection, multiple-measurement, PNA-X platform. This makes
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Ku-Band Synthesizer Features RF Enable-Disable Design for OOK, ASK, PPM Modulation
October 5, 2010 2:54 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe THOR-16000 Ku-Band frequency synthesizer from EM Research operates at 15.5 GHz over a >5 percent bandwidth and features a RF enable/disable switch, suitable for On-Off Keying (OOK), Amplitude-Shift Keying (ASK) and Pulse-Position Modulation (PPM) techniques.
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Broadband 10-dB Directional Coupler Covers 225 MHz to 10 GHz
October 5, 2010 12:54 pm | Product Releases | CommentsNarda introduced the Model 3000-10, a coaxial directional coupler that provides 10 dB of coupling from 225 MHz to 10 GHz, has flat frequency response characteristics, high directivity, and
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Low-loss, 18 GHz RF Coaxial Cable Assemblies Are Armored
October 5, 2010 12:03 pm | Product Releases | CommentsCrystek has ruggedized its LL142 low-loss RF cable assemblies by incorporating a spiraled stainless steel casing, along with extra fortification provided by heavy-duty adhesive strain relief with a
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