Bluetooth powers wireless multimedia photo frames
Feb 1, 2008
CSR has partnered with Cheertek to produce a reference design for a digital photo frame chipset with Bluetooth functionality. Cheertek has incorporated...
SiP receiver subsystem bridges RF and digital worlds
Feb 1, 2008
Leveraging its innovative system in a package (SiP) technology called Module, Linear Technology has readied an integrated receiver subsystem LTM9001....
The challenges of moving to MIMO systems
Feb 1, 2008
By Mark Elo Today's radio devices use a single-input, single-output (SISO) configuration with one transmitter and one receiver and information sent over a single-channel....
BAN standardization takes a big step forward
Feb 1, 2008
Ashok Bindra, Editor As the aging population across the globe increases, the worldwide demand for better heathcare, real-time patient monitoring and faster recovery, and consumer...
Power Transistors
Feb 1, 2008
1700-2700 MHz, 5 W amplifier GaN power transistors Gallium nitride (GaN) on silicon RF power transistor developer Nitronex has developed a 28 V, 5 W class...
Products
Feb 1, 2008
Miniature zero-bias Schottky diode detector Res-net Microwave Inc., a subsidiary of Electro Technik Industries, Inc., has introduced a miniature zero-bias...
Flexibility is the designer's best friend
Dec 1, 2007
Mark Valentine, Technical Editor Design engineering is more than a mere balancing act between finding the best options among a sea of possibilities, and then implementing those options...
Low-loss mast cable targets mobile communication systems
Dec 1, 2007
Many ground mobile communication systems used outdoors require a rugged flexible cable assembly that can withstand severe crushing or overbending situations,...
Complex antenna system simulation uses EM software
Dec 1, 2007
By Steve Rousselle, Michael Miller and Arien Sligar The sophistication of circuit and 3-D EM simulation tools has reached a point where complex system-level behavior may be simulated prior to fabrication. When EM simulation is combined with circuit simulation, the result is a powerful platform for the design and testing of complex antenna systems. Several enabling simulation techniques allow complex designs, while replicating real-world system-level behavior in these applications....
FPGA signal processing for radar/sonar applications
Dec 1, 2007
By Ryan Kenny FPGAs have been used in radar and sonar systems for some time—mostly in support functions. However, as FPGAs get more sophisticated, performing and integrating more DSP functions in FPGAs is becoming the standard. As a result, radar- and sonar-system designers can rely on logic providers for optimized processing solutions, rather than on proprietary math functions....
Solid-state laser targets UAVs, UXOs and IEDs
Dec 1, 2007
The Boeing Company has successfully demonstrated that its Avenger-mounted 1 kW solid-state laser system can neutralize improvised explosive devices (IEDs)...
Training program serves veterans and IT industry
Dec 1, 2007
The CompTIA Educational Foundation's Creating Futures program was initiated to provide underserved populations with access to quality training and employment...
Addressing the physical security of encryption keys
Dec 1, 2007
By Swati Joshi Physical security of an encryption key is of prime consideration in military applications. However, it is possible to achieve compliance with applicable regulations, as well as provide additional layers of protection, using specially designed components. These components use electrical and physical design techniques for the secure generation and storage of digital encryption keys....
ZigBee Pro offers enhanced features
Nov 1, 2007
To add more features, scalability and larger networks to the original specifications, ZigBee Alliance has approved ZigBee Pro. The ZigBee specification...
WiMAX Products & Solutions
Nov 1, 2007
GaN-on-Si transistors for broadband Doherty PA Gallium nitride (GaN) supplier Nitronex has partnered with Prescient Wireless to design a GaN-on-Si broadband...
Power LDMOS transistors set new standards
Nov 1, 2007
Eyeing new RF power opportunities in broadcast, scientific, medical, radar and pulsed applications, Freescale Semiconductor has expanded its portfolio...
Products
Nov 1, 2007
Amplifiers Broadband PA The model AMF-2B-00030300-150-32P from MITEQ is an addition to the company's family of broadband power amplifiers. The unit is...
Newsworthy
Nov 1, 2007
Multivendor mobile WiMAX interoperability Using smart WiMAX technology, the conjunction of smart beamforming with multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)...
UMC readies 65 nm RF CMOS process
Nov 1, 2007
UMC, a global semiconductor foundry, has unwrapped its 65 nm RFCMOS process derived from its standard 65 nm CMOS logic process, which was qualified in...
