Book Covers Sensor Networks
Jun 29, 2006
Sensor Network Operations from Wiley Press introduces the concept of mission-oriented sensor networks as distributed dynamic systems of interacting sensing devices that are networked to jointly execute complex real-time missions under uncertainity....
Semiconductor technology flanked by tubes and MEMS at IMS 2006
Jun 29, 2006
By Mark Valentine, Technical Editor, RF Design magazine While the International Microwave Symposium is mainly a gathering where the latest microwave technology is displayed to the entire industry, on this occasion the past and future of microwave technology were also represented....
Microwave symposium unveils novel products
Jun 22, 2006
By Ashok Bindra, Editorial Director From gallium-nitride HEMTs to broadband antenna and novel integrated test and measurement equipment, plenty of products at ISM 2006 sparked interest....
X band LNA features lower noise
Jun 22, 2006
The Locus Microwave L61000 series is a high-performance, X-band low-noise amplifier that is available in a variety of premium noise temperatures including 40 K and 45 K. ...
GaAs HPAs target low-cost, high performance applications
Jun 22, 2006
TriQuint Semiconductor has unwrapped new gallium-arsenide amplifiers to meet market-specific high frequency signal amplification needs while also providing smaller, lower-cost alternatives compared to previous-generation products. ...
Precious metal clads offer solid properties at lower cost
Jun 22, 2006
Anomet Products has introduced metallurgically bonded, precious metal clad products that are functionally equivalent to solid platinum, gold, palladium, or silver--at one-tenth their cost....
Foundry offers 0.13-micron SiGe BiCMOS process for high-performance RF design
Jun 22, 2006
Jazz Semiconductor has announced the availability of process design kits for its SBL13 process, a 0.13 μm silicon germanium BiCMOS technology combining high-performance, low-cost SiGe transistors with its low-power (1.2 V), 0.13 Μm digital CMOS platform, CA13. ...
Nitronex gets $21.8 million in venture funding
Jun 22, 2006
RF power transistor developer Nitronex has announced a closing of $21.8 million in venture funding led by Silicon Valley-based Alloy Ventures. ...
Agilent, Sonim partnership to provide OMA-PoC testing capability
Jun 22, 2006
Agilent Technologies Inc. and Sonim Technologies have announced a cooperative effort to provide push-to-talk over cellular test capability on Agilent's Wireless Communications Test set. ...
New wireless array houses WLAN switch
Jun 15, 2006
By Mark Valentine, Technical Editor When Wi-Fi equipment was originally deployed in Enterprise networks, the wireless interface to the network was merely a loose association of access points, making managing and monitoring the RF environment difficult. To address these and other issues, the Wireless LAN switch was developed....
Online configuration tool now includes assemblies
Jun 15, 2006
W. L. Gore & Associates has added assemblies to its online interactive design guide that provides a menu of connector options to configure a complete GORE High Flex Flat Cable Assembly or GORE Trackless Cable Assembly. ...
New book covers 4G networks
Jun 15, 2006
Advanced Wireless Networks 4G Technologies from Wiley-VCH publishers covers 4G wireless communications networks....
Cellular infrastructure RF power component provider expands into ISM market
Jun 15, 2006
Using high-voltage RF Power technology combined with innovative and cost-effective over-molded plastic packaging, Freescale Semiconductor today announced an expansion into the industrial, scientific and medical market....
Mobile Voice Search Technology wins new patent
Jun 15, 2006
V-ENABLE has been granted Patent #7,054,818 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In the grant, 45 total claims have been approved....
ADI acquires Korean innovator to enter mobile TV market
Jun 8, 2006
By Ashok Bindra, Editorial Director To enter mobile TV market as well as strengthen its presence in the Asian region, Analog Devices has acquired Integrant Technologies, Inc. of Seoul, South Korea....
New circuit protection catalog
Jun 8, 2006
Raychem Circuit Protection, a business unit of Tyco Electronics, has published its 2006 circuit protection catalog. ...
Dual-band Wi-Fi card enhances network connectivity
Jun 8, 2006
Motorola claims that its dual-band Wi-Fi card, WDE1000, is the industry's first 2.4 GHz and 4.9 GHz Wi-Fi card for municipal-wide and ad hoc wireless connectivity. ...
Partners develop ATSC/NTSC USB bus-powered TV tuner
Jun 8, 2006
Multi-standard RF-to-baseband transceiver ICs supplier Xceive Corp. and Taiwan’s Empia have partnered to develop the first ATSC/NTSC USB bus-powered TV tuner for the U.S. market. ...
