Moving beyond the limitations of 3G
Feb 1, 2007
Ashok Bindra, Editorial Director At this month's 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, cellular phone manufacturers displayed their latest wireless wares, ranging from high-end music-enabled...
Key semiconductor technology trends to watch
Jan 1, 2007
Ashok Bindra, Editorial Director To address the demanding requirements of the emerging wireless, mobile and wire-line applications, semiconductor suppliers continue to refine older technologies while developing new technologies. As a result, new trends will emerge in both discrete device and IC technologies....
Log amps and directional couplers enable VSWR detection
Jan 1, 2007
By Anil Rachakonda and Larry Hawkins In addition to signal distortions, inefficiency and standing waves, RF energy reflected by impedance mismatching between a transmission line and its load can also damage the signal source, such as a power amplifier....
CMOS cuts RF TV modulator's power requirements
Jan 1, 2007
In response to market needs for low-power digital home entertainment systems, Freescale Semiconductor has developed its first 3.3 V UHF TV RF modulators...
GaN power transistors poised for growth, LDMOS promises to maintain lead
Jan 1, 2007
By Ashok Bindra, editorial director and Mark Valentine, technical editor While bringing the latest developments in gallium nitride (GaN) power transistors for microwave applications, this report sheds new light on the GaN market as this
technology moves toward production....
Semiconductors
Jan 1, 2007
802.11n chipset Metalink's second-generation WLANPlus is an 802.11n-draft-compliant dual-band chipset. The chipset family supports optional specifications...
RFID: Newsworthy
Jan 1, 2007
Emerging Wireless Technology magazine presents a highlight of what's happening in the RFID market....
RFID quick tips and resources
Jan 1, 2007
Despite the fact that RFID technology has existed for decades, issues still need to be resolved....
Eye on RFID security
Jan 1, 2007
By Jean Pierre Benhammou and Martin Payne Designers can use this set of criteria when specifying RFID tags and readers for more information and security-intensive applications....
RFID Products
Jan 1, 2007
Emerging Wireless Technology presents a highlight of the newest products available on the RFID market....
Gen 2 implications for smart label printing
Jan 1, 2007
By Matt Ream Multiprotocol equipment and SDRs provide the flexibility and investmentprotection users need in the current RFID environment....
Vendors announce joint mobile UWB solution
Jan 1, 2007
Alereon and wireless software company Stonestreet One have developed a wireless USB solution for Microsoft Windows Mobile and Windows CE embedded platforms....
Products
Jan 1, 2007
Amplifiers Ultralow-noise JCA amplifiers Endwave Defense Systems' line of ultralow-noise JCA amplifiers includes more than 20 models to cover many of...
Multimode RF transceiver advances WEDGE radio system
Jan 1, 2007
By James A. Crawford Wireless communication systems such as GSM, EDGE and CDMA are being augmented with 3G and Wi-Fi capabilities, making an efficient and cost-effective multimode solution essential. The RF transceiver is a key ingredient of any multimode solution. Its design
presents several challenges that are magnified when distinctly different modes such as GSM and WCDMA must be hosted....
Riding the RFID wave
Jan 1, 2007
By Cheryl Ajluni, Editor The growth of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology shows no signs of letting up anytime soon. In fact, according to a recent study, over the next six years the total North American RFID market for manufacturing and logistics will likely grow at a compound annual growth rate of nearly 20%....
Understanding what drives RFID
Jan 1, 2007
By Cheryl Ajluni While emerging applications are fuelling acceptance of RFID, issues related to deployment, privacy and ROI may threaten its continued proliferation....
ZigBee finds traction in commercial building automation
Jan 1, 2007
A recent study titled Commercial Building Automation indicates that sensor networking technology ZigBee should start finding significant adoption in commercial building applications by 2008....
Correction
Jan 1, 2007
The November 2006 Editorial inadvertently implied that Andy Grove was the sole founder of Intel. In fact, Intel Corporation was co-founded by semiconductor...
New water purification system cuts waste
Jan 1, 2007
StratEdge has installed a closed-loop water purification system for its manufacturing operation. With the new closed-loop water purification system, zero waste is discharged into the city water system, and the need to purchase and store de-ionized water is practically eliminated....
Advanced SDR platform eases multiprotocol radio development
Jan 1, 2007
By Louis Belanger This article describes a low-cost integrated hardware and software platform employing a software-defined
radio approach that expedites development of multiprotocol
radios for military, public safety and commercial applications....
Aperto increases investment in India
Jan 1, 2007
Aperto Networks has increased its investments in India to support its fast-growing customer base and demand for its WiMAX solutions....
Meeting the testing challenges of Wi-Fi-enabled devices
Jan 1, 2007
By Charles Wright and Jeff Abramowitz Familiarity with the guidelines and methodology of the standardized approach used by the Wi-Fi Alliance test engine for the certification of Wi-Fi-enabled application-specific
devices (ASDs) can streamline the certification process and
facilitate the performance testing of these wireless designs....
