Wireless
ZigBee Profile Delivers Next-Generation Remote Control
January 5, 2010 3:46 am | News | CommentsThe ZigBee Alliance announced the availability of ZigBee Remote Control, the new global standard for advanced remote controls. ZigBee Remote Control is the first public application profile designed specifically for use with the ZigBee RF4CE specification announced earlier this year.
Atmel Collaborates with H & D Wireless to Deliver Embedded Wi-Fi Solution
January 4, 2010 9:19 am | News | CommentsAtmel Corporation is collaborating with H&D Wireless to deliver an IEEE802.11b+g Wi-Fi solution for Atmel's 32-bit AVR microcontrollers. In this collaboration, H&D Wireless will provide the SPB104 Wi-Fi extension board which is easily connected to the AVR32 UC3 evaluation kits through the SD card socket.
Digital Attenuators Feature 0.25 dB Resolution
January 4, 2010 8:36 am | Product Releases | CommentsHittite Microwave Corporation has introduced two new SMT packaged high resolution 6-Bit and 7-bit Digital Attenuators which are ideal for automotive, broadband, cellular/3G, WiMAX/4G, military and test & measurement equipment applications from DC to 6 GHz.
Ten-Watt, T-R Switch Covers Cellular and WiMAX Apps to 4 GHz
December 23, 2009 5:31 am | Product Releases | CommentsHittite Microwave Corporation released a GaAs pHEMT SPDT (single pole, double throw) MMIC T/R (transmit/receive) switch for automotive telematics, private mobile radio (PMR), cellular/3G, WiMAX/4G and test equipment applications from DC to 4 GHz. The HMC784MS8GE
RF Transformers, Diplex Filters Support CATV DOCSIS 3.0 Apps
December 21, 2009 10:25 am | Product Releases | CommentsPulse announced a family of cable television (CATV) RF transformers and RF diplex filters that meet Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) 3.0 design requirements for applications such as set-top boxes, cable modems, and gateways. These components support
PXA Signal Analyzer Delivers Up to 140 MHz Analysis Bandwidth
December 18, 2009 11:41 am | Agilent Technologies | Product Releases | CommentsAgilent Technologies announced an LTE test solution that combines the Agilent 89600 VSA LTE FDD and LTE TDD analysis software with the performance of the Agilent X-Series, the Agilent N9030A PXA signal analyzer. The PXA’s RF performance supports both LTE FDD and LTE TDD. It delivers up to 140 MHz analysis bandwidth and up to
Microwave Office Software Speeds Creowave Filter Design
December 15, 2009 10:40 am | Product Releases | CommentsMicrowave Office high-frequency design software is allowing Creowave (Oulunsalo, Finland) to more rapidly and accurately design the precision duplexers, and bandpass, bandstop, and highpass filters used in its telecommunications test systems.
RF Switch is Controlled via USB
December 15, 2009 10:34 am | Product Releases | CommentsTelemakus, LLC introduced the TES6000-30, laboratory-quality, RF SPDT Switch with 30 dB isolation and <2 dB insertion loss. The switch is fully terminated at all ports with a return loss better than 20 dB at 4 GHz. The TES6000-30 is said to be the smallest USB microwave switch available on the market. The RF connectors are SMA, with the
The Myth of the Google Phone
December 15, 2009 7:19 am | by Farhad Manjoo | Blogs | CommentsFor months, tech blogs have been salivating over the possibility that Google will soon release a cell phone of its own. This discussion has always been a little strange. Google launched its mobile operating system Android two years ago, and we've seen the release of several Android devices since then, including the much-acclaimed Motorola Droid.
Inline Gigabit Network Analyzer Provides Comprehensive Test and Analysis Capabilities
December 11, 2009 10:08 am | Product Releases | CommentsPsiber Data Systems launched a handheld Network Analyzer that features protocol analysis, packet capture, traffic generation, cable testing and IPv4/IPv6 support. The LANEXPERT uses a color touch screen interface, and the Inline Mode allows users to non-intrusively monitor network traffic...
Self-Powered 3G System Provides WiFi Hotspot In a Box
December 11, 2009 9:24 am | Product Releases | CommentsDesigned to provide mission-critical wireless communications, Proxicast's Cell-PAK 3G + Wi-Fi HotSpot in a box is a wireless "grab & go" solution that provides mobile wide-area cellular Internet connectivity (WWAN) and local 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi access (WLAN) in an easy-to-deploy portable form-factor.
Single-Chip Wireless MCUs Address IEEE 802.15.4
December 10, 2009 2:32 pm | Atmel Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsAtmel announced a family of AVR wireless microcontroller (MCU) devices targeting wireless applications such as ZigBee and IPv6/6LoWPAN. The ATmega128RFA1 is IEEE 802.15.4 compliant and combines Atmel’s picoPower AVR MCU and a 2.4 GHz RF transceiver. The company’s picoPower technology offers
Plastic RFID Transponder Circuit Achieves 50 kbits-s Bit Rate
December 9, 2009 8:56 am | News | CommentsHolst Centre, imec and TNO presented the world-first organic transponder circuit with a bit rate of 50kbits/s. This bit rate approaches the requirements for the Electronic Product Coding (EPC) standards.
Optimizing Multicore for Networking Applications
December 9, 2009 4:44 am | by Millind Mittal, Sr. Director of Technology, AppliedMicro, www.appliedmicro.com | Articles | CommentsToday’s high-performance processors for networking applications utilize a multi-core approach that benefits from packet and flow level parallelism inherent to network processing. Multicores optimized for networking applications typically augment general-purpose processor cores...
HID Global Settles Smart Cards Patents Lawsuit
December 7, 2009 6:42 am | News | CommentsGeneral Patent Corporation (GPC), a leading patent licensing and enforcement firm, announced today on behalf of its client, Leighton Technologies LLC, that it has settled all pending lawsuits with HID Global Corporation (HID) of Irvine, Calif., and licensed Leighton’s patents to HID, a leading manufacturer of employee and student ID cards, driver’s licenses and transaction cards such as cashless payment, fare collection, vending and loyalty cards.
Multimatch Amp Design Tech Module Available for Microwave Office
December 7, 2009 4:47 am | Product Releases | CommentsAWR, a leader in high-frequency electronic design automation (EDA) and AMPSA, supplier of RF and microwave amplifier design software, today announced a relationship that enables AWR to incorporate AMPSA’s Multimatch amplifier design technology as an optional module into its industry-leading Microwave Office high-frequency design software.
Augmented-Reality iPhone App Locates Twitter Pals
December 4, 2009 5:10 am | by Stuart Fox | News | CommentsLike most Internet applications, Twitter connects you with people who seem to exist in a vast, abstract, cyberspace. Now, a new iPhone app from the French company Presselite uses augmented reality to show you exactly where your friends are tweeting from.
NC State Creates Shape-Shifting Antennas
December 3, 2009 10:33 am | News | CommentsResearch from North Carolina State University is revolutionizing the field of antenna design – creating shape-shifting antennas that open the door to a host of new uses in fields ranging from public safety to military deployment.
Integrated Synthesizer Module Features 24-bit Step Size Resolution
November 30, 2009 7:31 am | Product Releases | CommentsHittite Microwave Corporation has introduced the HMC-C070 MicroSynth fully integrated broadband synthesizer module. Operating from 5.5 to 10.5 GHz, the module is appropriate for military radar test & measurement and lab instrumentation applications. Combining high performance SiGe, GaAs pHEMT, and InGaP HBT technologies into a compact 1.36” x 0.75” hermetic package, the HMC-C070 MicroSynth offers a
LNA Supports Mobile TV on Handsets
November 24, 2009 7:18 am | Product Releases | CommentsNEC is now shipping its new uPD5740T6N low noise amplifier (LNA), a wideband IC with a bypass/through function, available through California Eastern Laboratories (CEL). This high performance LNA is designed for receiving broadcast TV on mobile phones, smart phones, and other hand held devices.
80-Watt 90º Coupler Covers 1.0 - 4.2 GHz
November 23, 2009 11:35 am | Product Releases | CommentsInnovative Power Products introduces their Model IPP-7015, a 3dB, 90º surface mount hybrid coupler that operates from 1.0 – 4.2 GHz. The IPP-7015 combines two signals of up to 80 Watts CW total output power. This coupler is produced in a compact surface mount (SMD) package size of 1.80" x 0.39" x 0.17".
CES Will Zigbee be the next wireless tech to take off
November 19, 2009 6:55 am | by ecnmagazine | Videos | CommentsYou've heard of a bunch of other wireless technologies like WiFi, Bluetooth, WiMax, and wireless USB (all of which are plentiful at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas). But have you ever heard of Zigbee? Zigbee is a low-power low-data rate digital radio technology for applications...
Wireless neckband allows first voiceless phone call
November 19, 2009 6:54 am | by ecnmagazine | Videos | CommentsA neckband that intercepts nerve signals allows you to talk on the phone without emitting a sound. Footage courtesy of Texas Instruments, recorded at the TI Developer Conference 2008, Dallas.
Laird exhibit-booth presentation at the 2009 Embedded Systems Conference
November 19, 2009 6:54 am | by ecnmagazine | Videos | CommentsThis is a video of a product presentation at their exhibit booth at the 2009 Embedded Systems Conference in Boston, MA.
RF Thin film Passive Devices
October 6, 2009 5:16 am | by Bharat Rawal and Chris Reynolds, AVX | Articles | CommentsAn RF designer’s wish list for an ideal high frequency capacitor would include extremely high temperature stability, a sharp self resonance (high Q) free from harmonics, extremely tight capacitance tolerance, low ESR (equivalent S\series R\resistance), low ESL (equivalent series inductance), complete reproducibility
