Receiver chip is universally compatible with GPS and Galileo navigation systems
Dec 4, 2007
Maxim Integrated Products has released MAX2769E/W, the industry's first universal, global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver chip for GPS, Galileo, and GLONASS navigation satellite systems in a single tested die, according to Maxim....
Lightweight termination is conduction cooled
Dec 4, 2007
BroadWave Technologies has developed a small, light weight 100 Watt termination, labeled model 551-199-100. It is a space saving 50 Ohm, DC-3 GHz load with a SMA male connector....
Miniature TCVCXO has excellent stability
Nov 29, 2007
Members of Bliley Technologies' TV105A series are temperature-compensated voltage-controlled crystal oscillators....
Video analyzer adds test signal option
Nov 29, 2007
Trilithic’s 860 DSPi field analyzer now includes a vertical-interval-test-signal option. This option enables convenient head-end measurements on installed cables. ...
DC blocks suit towertop PAs
Nov 29, 2007
MECA expands its family of dc blocks with its outer and inner/outer models covering wireless band applications from 0.400 GHz to 3.000 GHz. ...
Gigabit-LAN switch includes ESD protection
Nov 29, 2007
Maxim Integrated Products’ MAX4927 is a quad Gigabit-LAN switch that integrates robust, ESD-protection structures....
Handheld spectrum analyzer operates up to 7.5 GHz
Nov 21, 2007
Boonton, a Wireless Telecom Group Company, has released a new 9103 handheld spectrum analyzer operating at frequencies up to 7.5 GHz. ...
Linear power amplifier is modular
Nov 21, 2007
Stealth Microwave's SM2527-47L is a solid-state GaAs FET based 50 W linear power amplifier designed for the broadband wireless access application. ...
Ultra-small sensing interface connects to a wide range of sensors
Nov 21, 2007
Semtech Corp.’s SX8724 is an ultra-small sensor interface device that uses the company’s ZoomingADC signal amplification circuitry to directly connect to a wide array of pressure, temperature and magnetic sensors. ...
Low-power MCU suits portable medical equipment
Nov 15, 2007
Texas Instruments’ MSP430FG4270 is a system-on-chip microcontroller unit that provides a complete signal chain for handheld medical applications. ...
MEMS devices significantly reduces tilt-sensor system size
Nov 15, 2007
Analog Devices’ ADIS16209 is a highly integrated, dual-axis inclinometer that makes extremely accurate, easy-to-use tilt sensing an affordable and accessible option for industrial equipment manufacturers. ...
DAC has 12-bit resolution, integrated EEPROM
Nov 15, 2007
Microchip Technology’s MCP4725 DAC is the industry’s first to combine integrated EEPROM and 12-bit resolution in a miniature, 6-pin SOT-23 package....
Software provides USB IC with asymmetric cryptography
Nov 15, 2007
Future Technology Devices International’s ActiveX software control, SafeGuard-IT, together with the hardware-based FTDIChip-ID feature, provides a software security dongle capability. ...
Backplane connector is fully compliant with MicroTCA architecture
Nov 8, 2007
FCI, a supplier of connectors and interconnect systems, has developed backplane signal connectors and power module input connectors that are fully compliant with the MicroTCA specification issued by PICMG. ...
Protocol test card facilitates PCIe 2.0 compliance
Nov 8, 2007
At this week’s PCI-SIG Developers Conference Europe 2007, Agilent Technologies Inc. unwrapped its protocol test card PTC II for PCI Express or PCIe 2.0 compliance test. ...
LDMOS RF power transistors support 50 V, 1 kW
Oct 31, 2007
Freescale Semiconductor has expanded its portfolio of 50 V LDMOS RF power transistors with three devices (the MRF6VP21KH, MRF6VP41KH and MRF6VP2600H) that provide increased efficiency, gain, and thermal resistance when compared to existing bipolar and MOSFET devices....
RF management tool suite streamlines enterprise mobility
Oct 31, 2007
Motorola’s RF Management Suite is an integrated set of management tools for enterprise mobility systems that addresses critical pieces of network management, including WLAN planning, monitoring, security, analysis and device management...
EMI contact rings feature custom diameters
Oct 31, 2007
Omega Shielding Products’ series of 22 electrically conductive contact rings are well suited for broad-ranging microwave cavity, tuning and EMI shielding applications...
Clock recover instrument minimizes jitter
Oct 25, 2007
The T-TECH model GPLL-8500 is a laboratory quality clock recovery instrument that recovers the clock from 8.5 Gbps data streams such as fiberchannel, then attenuates jitter using PLL methods. ...