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Local company develops wireless fingerprint identification system
14 November 2007, Trinity IoT, Ideco Biometrics
Ideco, sole distributor of Sagem biometric solutions in southern Africa, has developed a unique wireless identity management system based on fingerprint identification and verification, called IBIS. IBIS ...

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An antenna the size of a grain of rice
14 November 2007
Fractus, a pioneer developer of fractal antenna technology, set a new standard for antenna miniaturisation with the launch of its smallest antenna for the ISM 2,4 GHz band. The 3,7 mm by 2 mm Micro Reach ...

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SDR radio kit wins portable design award
14 November 2007
Xilinx's software-defined radio (SDR) kit, developed in collaboration with ISR Technologies, received the 2006 Portable Design Magazine Editor's Choice Award. The kit was selected among several hundred ...

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Miniature digital tuner modules
14 November 2007
Murata's SUMUDDJ family is a series of compact reception modules for terrestrial digital broadcasting services such as DVB-H, in what the company claimed to be the industry's smallest package at only ...

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Wideband temperature variable attenuator
14 November 2007, RF Design
EMC Technology has introduced a new wideband temperature variable attenuator (WTVA) optimised for performance from DC to 20 GHz. Using patented Thermopad technology, the WTVA offers high performance for ...

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Single-chip navigation processor
14 November 2007
STMicroelectronics has introduced a new automotive-grade application processor with embedded GPS for navigation and telematics. The processor couples with ST's GPS RF chip, creating a unique offering ...

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ZigBee modules - make or buy?
31 October 2007
This article focuses on the implementation of ZigBee products, and whether to make or buy the hardware platform. It discusses the pros and cons of designing from scratch using RFIC versus designing with ...

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Microwave Office 2007 released
31 October 2007, DS Communications
Applied Wave Research has announced the 2007 versions of its high-frequency software, the Microwave Office design suite and its system simulation software, Visual System Simulator (VSS). These latest ...

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Multimode wireless data modem
31 October 2007
CML has announced the launch of its new CMX7143, a highly integrated and adaptable multimode wireless data modem built on CML's proprietary FirmASIC component technology. The CMX7143 addresses the growing ...

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High gain, low noise LNA for GPS
31 October 2007, RF Design
NEC's SiGe:C LNA (low noise amplifier) IC family combines high gain with low noise figures and low current consumption. The latest addition to the family is the UPC8233TK. Designed for use as an input ...

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New, off-the-shelf RF protocol stack launched
31 October 2007, RF Design
Nordic Semiconductor has developed the Wireless Desktop Protocol, a complete RF protocol stack for advanced RF control devices that eliminates the need for engineers to write such a protocol themselves. ...

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Single-chip transceiver solution for USB dongles
17 October 2007, RF Design
Nordic Semiconductor's new nRF24LU1 is a 2,4 GHz transceiver enabling the implementation of ultra-compact, high performance USB dongles for wireless peripherals by providing a true single chip solution ...

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New FPGA IP enhances wireless infrastructure solutions
17 October 2007
Xilinx has released two high performance wireless connectivity LogiCORE solutions optimised for Xilinx 65 nm Virtex-5 LXT and SXT FPGAs, compliant with CPRI v2.1 and OBSAI RP3 & RP3-01 v4.0 connectivity ...

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Satellite tuner eliminates external LNA
17 October 2007, CST Electronics
Maxim's MAX2112 is a low-cost, zero-IF, direct-conversion tuner for satellite TV. It receives QPSK and 8PSK signals in the 925 MHz to 2175 MHz range, and down-converts them to baseband for demodulation. ...

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RF synthesiser with integrated VCOs operates to 5 GHz
3 October 2007
STMicroelectronics has unveiled a new RF synthesiser with integrated voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs) with very broad frequency coverage. The STW81103 is a single-chip device that operates up to ...

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RF crossover with integrated attenuator
3 October 2007, RF Design
The new XDBF from Florida RF Labs is an RF/RF and RF/DC crossover with an integrated 2 watt attenuator. The device operates up to 7 GHz and provides a small package that performs the two functions of ...

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Designing with wireless Rabbits: WiFi or ZigBee?
3 October 2007
Q: What is 98% of 8 billion?    A: One heck of a huge number. It is also a conservative estimate of the number of microprocessors sold this year into the embedded systems market. The wireless segment of ...

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Digital phase shifter for electronic warfare applications
3 October 2007, RF Design
The HMC543 from Hittite Microwave Corporation is a 4-bit digital phase shifter offered in bare die form, which is suitable for EW (electronic warfare) receivers, radar, satellite communications and beam-forming ...

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3G home base station radio for femtocell market
3 October 2007
Figures from ABI Research predict that there will be 102 million home base station, or femtocell, users worldwide by 2011. The femtocell handles cellular calls locally and traffic is then carried to the ...

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Highly integrated, low power RF transceiver
3 October 2007, CST Electronics
Maxim has introduced the MAX2830 single-chip, direct-conversion, ultra-low-power 802.11g/b RF transceiver with integrated power amplifier (PA), Rx/Tx/antenna diversity switches, and crystal oscillator ...

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