RF Micro Devices Sees Strong Finish for 2002 and Early 2003
Jan 10, 2003
RF Design Staff RF Micro Devices Inc., a provider of proprietary radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) for wireless communications applications, announced that it expects its fiscal third-quarter (3Q, ending December 31, 2002) results to be at the high end of analyst projections, and that its fourth-quarter (4Q, ending March 31, 2003) is already booked to exceed current revenue estimates with two weeks left before the company is scheduled to deliver financial guidance for 2002 4Q....
Nokia Imaging Phone Selected as Innovations 2003 Winner at CES
Jan 10, 2003
RF Design Staff Las Vegas — Nokia Corp. announced that its 3650 imaging phone was selected as an Innovations 2003 award winner at the 2003 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas....
Microsemi Introduces Three-Stage Power Amplifier for Portable WLAN Applications
Jan 10, 2003
RF Design Staff Microsemi Corp., a manufacturer of power management integrated circuits, announced that its integrated products group has launched its first three-stage broadband power amplifier for NIC cards and access points for wireless local area network (WLAN) systems — the LX5506E....
Agere Systems Announces $150 Million Agreement With Samsung for GPRS Phones
Jan 10, 2003
RF Design Staff Agere Systems Inc. announced a agreement worth more than $150 million with Samsung to supply Agere’s Global Packet Radio System (GPRS) system and wireless data chipsets and software for use in Samsung's new generation of advanced mobile phones....
DSP Group Licenses ARM Core for Wireless Residential Products
Jan 7, 2003
RF Design Staff DSP Group Inc., a semiconductor fabless company focused on the wireless residential market, and ARM Ltd., a provider of 16-bit and 32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor systems, announced that DSP Group has licensed the ARM7TDMI(r) microprocessor core for use in its short-range wireless residential line of products....
California Amplifier Develops 802.11 Smart Antenna
Jan 7, 2003
RF Design Staff California Amplifier Inc. announced that it developed an adaptive digital beamforming smart antenna technology for 802.11 applications. The Company has applied for patent protection on its beamforming technology and is evaluating incorporation of this technology into a next generation Wi-Fi chip, under a licensing agreement with an 802.11 integrated circuit developer....
Avnet Electronics Marketing Signs Distribution Deal with Philips Electronics
Jan 7, 2003
RF Design Staff Avnet Electronics Marketing's RF and microwave division signed an agreement with Philips Electronics to provide Avnet’s customers with Bluetooth and RF (802.11x range) systems. These systems will be offered through Avnet RF & Microwave's specialized business unit, Avnet Wavelength Design Services (WDS)....
Philips and General Atomics to Collaborate on Ultra-Wideband Chipsets
Jan 7, 2003
Philips Electronics N.V. and General Atomics announced they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop Ultra-Wideband (UWB) wireless communication chipsets and support the standardization process....
Analog Devices Offers New Family Of Direct Digital Synthesizers
Jan 6, 2003
RF Design Staff Norwood, Mass. — Analog Devices Inc., a developer of semiconductors for signal processing applications, introduced its new family of direct digital synthesizers (DDS)....
Credence Systems Acquires Assets of SZ Testsysteme AG
Jan 6, 2003
RF Design Staff Credence Systems Corp., a provider of semiconductor test systems, announced that it acquired all of the assets of SZ Testsysteme AG and SZ Testsysteme GmbH for approximately $4.7 million....
Hop-On.com Unveils Disposable Cell Phone
Jan 6, 2003
RF Design Staff Hop-On.com Inc. announced the launch of its contract free, recyclable and disposable cell phones at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The company says it is the world’s first disposable cell phone....
Wireless Devices and PCs Will Lead Semiconductor Growth in 2003
Jan 3, 2003
RF Design Staff Improved growth in the personal computer (PC) markets, and a continued improvement in the wireless device markets will lead to a 10 percent growth in the semiconductor industry in 2003 says a report by WR Hambrect + Co. Inc....
Philips acquires WLAN Silicon Developer Systemonic
Jan 2, 2003
RF Design Staff Royal Philips Electronics announced a definitive agreement to acquire Systemonic Inc., a developer of silicon system for multi-protocol, multi-band wireless local area networks (LANs)....
SaRonix Releases New Voltage Controlled Crystal Oscillators
Jan 2, 2003
RF Design Staff SaRonix LLC, a manufacturer of electronic components, released its latest ST1307/1507 and ST1317 /1517 series voltage controlled crystal oscillators (VCXOs). Measuring in at 5 mm by 7 mm by 1.8 mm, the ceramic-packaged surface mount oscillators are available over a wide range of frequencies and specifications....
Mimix Broadband Relocates Corporate HQ
Jan 1, 2003
Mimix Broadband Inc. (www.mimixbroadband.com) announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters to a new facility in Houston, Texas, where it will...
Ansoft Partners With Carnegie Mellon
Jan 1, 2003
Ansoft Corp. (www.ansoft.com) announced the formation of an educational partnership with Carnegie Mellon University's (www.cmu.edu) new center for wireless...
Errata
Jan 1, 2003
An error was made in the article Indoor propagation issues for wireless LANs, September 2002, p. 40. Equation (1) reads: -38 - [10log(distance)] Equations...
Are Wireless LANs This Year's Golden Child?
Jan 1, 2003
by Ernest Worthman Technology Editor eworthman@primediabusiness.com Welcome all to the new year. In the Chinese calendar, this is the year of the sheep. For the high-tech calendar, hopefully, this is the year of the turn-around....
CPS and TI to Enable High-Accuracy E-OTD Location
Jan 1, 2003
Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. (www.coverge.com) announced it will integrate its Enhanced Observed Time Difference (E-OTD) high accuracy location...
Microwave PA Thermal Design for SATCOM Systems
Jan 1, 2003
By Stephen D. Turner, and Ahmed M. Zaghlol For many years, solid state power amplifiers and traveling wave tube amplifiers have been in competition in communication services. This is particularly so in satellite communication systems. Currently, the highest RF output power achievable from microwave transistors is 60 W at 6 GHz and 20 W at 14 GHz. Not only is the DC to RF efficiency a concern, but the RF combining efficiency is also critical to the success of a solid state power amplifier....
products
Jan 1, 2003
Hand-held Analyzers for Measurement of Systems with Microwave Links Anritsu Corp. introduced the S810C and S820C microwave Site Master models for installing,...
WLAN RFICs Test Challenges
Jan 1, 2003
Warren Strand Consumers' insatiable thirst for high data rates coupled with mobility is creating rapid growth in WLAN market requirements and device volume. In turn, this demand has created unprecedented challenges for RFIC testing....
Philips and Sasken Partner for 2.5G/3G Enhancements
Jan 1, 2003
Royal Philips Electronics (www.philips.com) announced a partnership with Sasken (www.sasken.com), a telecommunications software solutions provider. Philips'...
product focus cables and connectors
Jan 1, 2003
In-line Couplers Optimized for Wireless Band Applications Meca Electronics Inc. has developed a series of in-line single and dual directional couplers...
Relating Cascaded Noise Figures to Real-world Performance
Jan 1, 2003
By Rulon VanDyke A common issue that often arises is, after the design and build of a receiver, it is determined that the sensitivity is worse than of the calculated model....
