TriQuint opens New England design center
Jan 1, 2006
TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. has opened a new design and support center in Chelmsford, Mass. The facility, known as the New England Design Center (NEDC),...
Modeo to launch live mobile TV service
Jan 1, 2006
Based on the digital video broadcast-handheld (DVB-H) standard, Modeo LLC, a rename for Crown Castle Mobile Media LLC, has plans to deliver live mobile...
Wireless home networking technologies converge
Jan 1, 2006
At this month's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, STMicroelectronics demonstrated several innovative technologies for convergence applications...
ANTENNAS key to defining RFID future
Jan 1, 2006
By Cheryl Ajluni, Editor Radio frequency identification (RFID) systems comprise three components: an antenna and transceiver (often combined into a single reader), and a transponder...
A direct-conversion transmitter for WiMAX and WiBro applications
Jan 1, 2006
By Cecile Masse The use of high data rate OFDM modulation translates into challenging requirements for the transmitter in terms of spectral quality and EVM. This calls for low distortion, good signal balance and low phase error. This article will
focus on the challenges and advantages associated with implementing a direct
conversion transmitter....
Semiconductors
Jan 1, 2006
CMOS broadband silicon tuner Freescale Semiconductor's 3.3 V single-chip CMOS broadband silicon tuner is designed to reduce power, cost and complexity...
Understanding wireless sensor and control networks
Jan 1, 2006
By Tim Enwall Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have been called the next great frontier in computing, with good reason. This emerging wireless technology allows computing...
Products
Jan 1, 2006
Active Components Silicon-beam lead PIN diode M/A-COM has expanded its beam-lead PIN diode group with the addition of the MA4PBL027 HMIC silicon beam-lead...
A closer look at the Gen 2 supply chain
Jan 1, 2006
By Peter Bloch, Sheri Phillips and Tammy Stewart RF identification (RFID) technology promises to usher in major efficiencies and enable a truly demand-driven retail supply chain based on electronic product...
RFID PRODUCTS
Jan 1, 2006
RFID IC features fast anti-collision functionality Atmel's ATA5558 RFID IC is a contactless read/write (R/W) device for multi- or single-tag applications...
Achieving quality audio testing for mobile phones
Jan 1, 2006
By Joey Tun The audio capabilities of a cellular handset provide the fundamental interface between the user and the radio receiver. Just as RF testing must be performed in a controlled environment, large-scale production testing of the mobile phones require special acoustical tests....
New SDR architecture enables ubiquitous data connectivity
Jan 1, 2006
By John A. Kilpatrick; Russell J. Cyr; Erik L. Org and Geoffrey Dawe While WiFi in the laptop has enabled unheralded mobility for many, WiFi hotspot coverage is not ubiquitous, limiting where laptops can be connected. Although software-defined radio is the right technology to stitch together these services for ubiquitous global laptop architectures make it uneconomical. ...
Xpedion forms partnership with PSP model developer
Jan 1, 2006
RFIC simulation developer Xpedion Design Systems Inc. has formed a partnership with Professor Gennady Gildenblat, co-developer of the public domain Penn...
CES signals quality TV service to mobile handsets
Jan 1, 2006
Ashok Bindra, Editorial Director Just as the new year brings hope and excitement so does the International Consumer Electronics show. As a harbinger of innovative gadgets and a launch...
Is RFID ready for primetime?
Jan 1, 2006
By Cheryl Ajluni, Editor RFID technology has been around for some time. Traditionally, it has been used in applications ranging from access control and toll collection to security....
Next-generation wireless propels GaN power transistors, CMOS RFICs and passives
Jan 1, 2006
By Ashok Bindra, editorial director; Mark Valentine, technical editor; and Keith Vick, technical contributor This special report focuses on the latest advances in gallium nitride (GaN) power
transistors for microwave and millimeter-wave applications, CMOS RFICs and
passive components....
High-performance active mixer overcomes RF transmitter design challenges
Jan 1, 2006
By James Wong A new generation of high-performance active mixers like LT5521 offers a combination of high linearity, low noise, easy LO drive, and with little or no conversion loss, resulting in a cost-effective, high-performance solution....
Products
Dec 1, 2005
Ground-based radar The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract to provide a new ground-based radar that consolidates four...
Mature military systems continue to evolve
Dec 1, 2005
Mark Valentine, Technical Editor Rethink. This is an ongoing theme for proven military technologies in the face of evolving and expanding threats. Modern fighter aircraft pilots are among...
Release of software radio platform with SCA compliance
Dec 1, 2005
Pentek Inc. has released a development platform containing all hardware and tools required for software-defined radio development compliant with the Software...
