Wireless spread spectrum provider receives $113 million
Jun 7, 2007
Wireless spread spectrum radio technology provider FreeWave Technologies has received a $113 million investment from private equity company TA Associates. ...
PCB design tool addresses signal quality
Jun 7, 2007
With the addition of printed circuit board RF technology and design methodology to Allegro PCB Design XL and GXL offerings, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is addressing key challenges designers are facing when designing PCBs with high-frequency and wireless design requirements. ...
Wi-Fi vendors harness gathering momentum of 802.11n
May 31, 2007
By Mark Valentine, Technical Editor, RF Design Industry confidence in the anticipated ratification of the 802.11n Wi-Fi standard, which provides increased range and data rates compared to the 802.11g standard, is reflected in recent rollouts from two Wi-Fi firms....
Continued growth projected for industrial crystal demand
May 31, 2007
According to a new study, "Industrial Crystals", the U.S. market for industrial crystals, excluding silicon, will advance nearly 6% per year through 2011 and surpass $1.1 billion....
Antenna developer selected for air-launched radar decoy
May 31, 2007
TECOM Industries has been selected by Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems, Electronic Warfare Systems, to develop and manufacture the mid- and high-band receive and transmit antennas for the ADM-160B miniature air-launched decoy program. ...
Single-chip transceiver handles multimode communications
May 24, 2007
Fabless semiconductor supplier Sequoia Communications has readied a multimode transceiver chip that claims highest level of integration, lowest power consumption and the lightest phone level calibration burden. ...
Tools enable 10-GbE upgrades on installed copper cabling
May 24, 2007
Agilent Technologies Inc. and Solarflare Communications have demonstrated network elements and validation tools that enable 10GBASE-T operation over installed LAN cabling. ...
SiC substrate defects cut dramatically
May 24, 2007
Cree, Inc. has announced that it has achieved another milestone in the development of silicon carbide technology with the demonstration of 100-mm , Zero-Micropipe, n-type SiC substrates....
Company wins patent infringement suit in Korea
May 24, 2007
Laird Technologies reports it has won its patent infringement law suit filed at the Seoul High Court in Korea against SB Telecom in August 2002 for infringement of its antenna patents registered in Korea related to retractable antennas used in mobile phones....
Mesh Systems, Coronis form strategic partnership
May 24, 2007
Ultralow power and long-range wireless solutions provider Coronis Systems has inked a strategic partnership with wireless sensor networks integrator Mesh Systems, headquartered in Appleton, Wis. ...
Tactical UAV enables over-the-horizon communications
May 17, 2007
Northrop Grumman has demonstrated the ability to extend communications range and capability using the Killer Bee tactical unmanned aerial vehicle built by Swift Engineering. ...
Engineering fellowship awards recognize innovators
May 17, 2007
Analog Devices has named two of the company’s most accomplished engineers, Dr. Colin Lyden and Dr. Zoran Zvonar, to the distinguished position of ADI Fellow. ...
Wi-Fi solutions selected for 802.11n testing
May 17, 2007
Atheros Communications’ XSPAN 802.11n dual-concurrent 2.4 GHz/5 GHz Router and its Dual-band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz CardBus Adapter have been selected for the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 802.11n draft 2.0 testing program. ...
ZigBee based miniature mote is tailored for mobile devices
May 10, 2007
By Ashok Bindra, Editorial Director Start-up Moteiv Corp. has miniaturized its WSN node or mote and and packaged it in an industry-standard miniSDIO form factor....
GaAs devices poised for growth
May 10, 2007
With continued growth in cellular and mobile wireless markets, a recent report indicates that gallium arsenide devices are set to grow for next five years...
TI demonstrates commitment to DOCSIS 3.0
May 10, 2007
Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to high-speed internet access, Texas Instruments Incorporated has unwrapped DOCSIS 3.0 specification-based cable modem architecture that enables fast adoption and deployment of advanced DOCSIS 3.0 specification-based products. ...
Nanotechnology Handbook
May 3, 2007
Keithley Instruments has made available free of charge its Nanotechnology Measurement Handbook, a 124-page guide to electrical measurements for nanoscience applications. ...
Firms enter OFDM/OFDMA modem card and router license agreement
May 3, 2007
QUALCOMM and 4G Systems have entered into an OFDM/OFDMA license agreement, in which QUALCOMM has licensed 4G Systems to develop, manufacture and sell OFDM/OFDMA modem card and router products for high-speed broadband wireless access....
