Wireless
The light bulb you can't live without
August 24, 2012 10:13 am | by Kasey Panetta, Associate Editor | Blogs | CommentsI’m inundated with thoughts about light bulbs. That is to say, I think about light bulbs an inordinate amount of time.When you work with emerging technology, light bulbs are kind of a big deal. Whether it’s LEDs versus incandescent bulbs, how different bulbs affect the environment, how expensive versus how efficient, the perfect wattage for my new lamp or the environmentalists versus the homeowners...
RF switch matrix series delivers off-the-shelf performance up to 40 GHz
August 23, 2012 3:52 pm | Product Releases | CommentsSenarioTek today announced the FlexMatrix reconfigurable RF switch matrix series, which delivers off-the-shelf performance up to 40 GHz. With FlexMatrix, test engineers can easily adjust, modify or expand their RF switching capability for applications such as radar, military communications and consumer wireless.
Thin-film common-mode filter boasts 10-GHz cutoff frequency
August 23, 2012 10:12 am | Product Releases | CommentsTDK Corporation has developed a new thin-film common-mode filter with a peak cutoff frequency of 10 GHz, enabling it to efficiently reduce high frequency noise emissions, especially in the 5-GHz band. The high cutoff frequency of the TCM0806T-060-2P filter ensures that
High-density, output configurable power system provides 1,300 W for space-constrained apps
August 23, 2012 9:48 am | Vicor Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsVicor Corp. introduced the Westcor MicroPAC power factor corrected AC/DC power system providing up to 1300 W of continuous power at up to 92 percent efficiency and 25 W/in3 power density in a 4 x 1.72 x 7.45 inch package. Offering semi-regulated output voltages of
Fully integrated, seven-channel, 1.8-V and 3.3-V relay driver promises reduced board space
August 22, 2012 12:33 pm | Product Releases | CommentsTexas Instruments introduced a fully integrated, seven-channel relay driver that can support low-voltage relays from as low as 1.8 V up to 5 V. The ULN2003LV relay driver replaces a handful of discrete components with a single device to drive
Wireless switches solve the remote sensor connection conundrum
August 16, 2012 6:28 pm | by Todd Hanson, Honeywell Sensing and Control (S&C), http://sensing.honeywell.com | Articles | CommentsMany large facilities, campuses, warehouses and industrial organizations face a challenge. How do you efficiently install and manage a sensor and/or switch network distributed across a large area? How can you manage and control the troubleshooting and maintenance costs and time involved? How do you handle retrofits and changes to the network without extensive downtime and expense?
Pew report shows Obama more aggressive than Romney in targeting voters online
August 15, 2012 4:05 pm | by JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press | News | CommentsFour years ago, then-Sen. Barack Obama got a head start on Arizona Sen. John McCain when it came to reaching voters online, on their mobile phones and on social media. Young voters, the group most likely to tune in digitally to the presidential campaign, broke overwhelmingly for Obama, giving him the biggest margin of victory among that age group ever recorded.
Bluetooth audio module comes with complete DSP, stereo CODEC, flash and antenna
August 14, 2012 2:47 pm | Product Releases | CommentsRadicom Research announced today the release of the new Embedded Bluetooth Modules for OEM's. Radicom Research’s RB510 series Bluetooth audio module comes with complete DSP, stereo CODEC, flash and antenna
VectorNav releases the world's first GPS-aided inertial navigation system on a chip
August 13, 2012 1:22 pm | Product Releases | CommentsVectorNav Technologies, a pioneering company in embedded navigation solutions, announced today the release of the VN-200, a high-accuracy GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS) on a surface-mount chip the size of a postage stamp. Combining an advanced GPS module with the latest in MEMS inertial and pressure sensor technology...
Three-axis gyroscope promises power, speed and design-in advantages
August 9, 2012 10:33 am | Stmicroelectronics | Product Releases | CommentsSTMicroelectronics has unveiled a small, low-power chip-scale gyroscope for advanced motion-sensing applications. ST’s L3GD20H gyroscope measures 3 mm x 3 mm and 1 mm high - the smallest available, according to the company. Occupying little over half the volume of its predecessor, yet offering
Mobile app sparks Obama camp voter drive, privacy fears
August 9, 2012 8:39 am | by Eric Johnson, Reuters | News | Comments(Reuters) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign has taken its digital infrastructure to the streets, arming its ground troops with mobile software that maps Democratic voters and canvassing strategies - and raising the blood pressure of privacy activists who worry about possible misuse.
Ten tips for smart battery implementation
August 7, 2012 4:47 pm | by Adam Hickerson, Raveon Technologies, www.raveon.com | Blogs | CommentsSmart battery design starts with knowing the details of the system that is using the battery power. A battery does not make a system battery-powered. For operational lifetimes measured in days, weeks or years, power must be a design consideration from the ground up.
What makes Paris look like Paris? Carnegie Mellon software finds stylistic core
August 7, 2012 2:26 pm | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsPITTSBURGH—Paris is one of those cities that has a look all its own, something that goes beyond landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower or Notre Dame. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and INRIA/Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris have developed visual data mining software that can automatically detect these sometimes subtle features, such as street signs, streetlamps and balcony railings, that give Paris and other cities a distinctive look.
Hybrid SoC integrates HomePlug Green PHY and ZigBee
August 7, 2012 12:30 pm | Product Releases | CommentsGreenvity Communications introduced what it asserts is the world’s first hybrid system-on-chip (SoC) family that integrates powerline communication (PLC) and wireless capabilities on a single chip. The Greenvity Hybrii chip family supports both the HomePlug Green PHY PLC and ZigBee worldwide
EMI test receiver is presented as world’s fastest
August 7, 2012 10:25 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe new R&S ESR test receiver is available in two different models for frequencies ranging from 10 Hz to 3 GHz or 7 GHz to meet the requirements of all users who perform EMC certification on commercial equipment. The R&S ESR covers
AT&T goes on spectrum shopping binge, stitching together space on airwaves in 3 deals
August 3, 2012 9:08 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsAT&T Inc. has gone on a shopping spree for wireless spectrum, striking three separate deals that should let it increase its capacity for wireless broadband.
Smart wireless power outlets
August 2, 2012 2:17 pm | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsSoon there will be no need for special timers to switch lighting on and off or operate household appliances when the homeowner is absent. In future, all this can be done by means of a smartphone or PC, thanks to Internet-enabled wireless power outlets that support the new IPv6 Internet protocol. The smart socket was developed by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication Systems ESK in Munich in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM in Kaiserslautern and the industrial partner embedded brains GmbH. "We have been able to connect the power outlets wirelessly using the IPv6 protocol," says ESK research engineer Günter Hildebrandt. "All household appliances plugged in one of the sockets can be switched on and off remotely using an IPv6-compatible device such as a smartphone or laptop PC – from anywhere."
Cells: A philosophical excursion (Part 1)
August 1, 2012 12:54 pm | by Ralf Bendlin, Texas Instruments | Blogs | CommentsThis is the first of a two-part excursion into the realm of philosophy as it relates to “cells.” Don’t worry, I’ll leave the important questions like “what is enlightenment?” to Emmanuel Kant and his successors. But since the evolution of LTE to LTE Advanced (LTE-A), it is worthwhile to ask: What is a cell?
SPI real-time clock/calendars series expands with 10-pin packages
August 1, 2012 12:15 pm | Microchip Technology Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMicrochip Technology Inc. announced the expansion of its stand-alone Real-Time Clock/Calendar (RTCC) portfolio with the new 10-pin, SPI MCP795XX family. These devices offer many of the same features as the larger 14-pin MCP795WXX family, including
Lenovo executive dismisses Nokia bid talk as "joke"
August 1, 2012 8:43 am | by Tarmo Virki, Reuters | News | Comments(Reuters) - Chinese personal computer maker Lenovo on Wednesday quashed market speculation it was interested in buying struggling Finnish cellphone maker Nokia.
Do you have what it takes to be a Roundtable expert?
July 31, 2012 4:30 pm | by Kasey Panetta, Associate Editor | Blogs | CommentsWe here at ECN love to hear what you have to say, so for our October issue we’re opening up the Roundtable discussion to our faithful readers. Typically, the Roundtable is an editorial section consisting of short commentary by five or six experts in a particular vertical market. Check out the most recent Roundtable from August here.
Networcsim hoping to broaden wireless revolution
July 30, 2012 9:26 am | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsA Tennessee company has licensed award-winning software from Oak Ridge National Laboratory that will help industries install wireless networks more cost-effectively in challenging environments such as mines, offshore drilling platforms and factory floors.
For wireless power market success, look to the east
July 30, 2012 9:14 am | News | CommentsAccording to an upcoming report from IMS Research, Japan is forecast to become the leading market for wireless power technology this year, with enabled devices surpassing two million shipments by year’s end. The report points to mobile phone carrier support, in-box packaging, and deployment of wireless power infrastructure as the main reasons for the rapid rise in cable-free charging.
Cellular carrier certification requirements
July 27, 2012 10:40 am | by Chris Anderson and Pat Frank, Spectrum Design Solutions, www.spectrumdsi.com | Articles | CommentsSo you want to sell a product with cellular in it, but you have no details on cellular carrier and agency certifications? Here’s the skinny.
Sprint loss widens as Nextel shutdown looms, but monthly fees improve; stock leaps
July 27, 2012 9:16 am | by Peter Svensson, Technology Writer, Associated Press | News | CommentsSprint Nextel Corp., the country's third-largest wireless carrier, on Thursday reported a wider loss for the second quarter as wrote down the value of its moribund Nextel network.
