Microwave components 26 January 2005, Denver Technical Products, Security Services & Risk Management E2v, formerly English Electric Valve Company of the UK, is a company that manufactures microwave products that include receiver protectors, passive limiters, low noise front ends, waveguide devices, mixers, ...
Researchers achieve rapid data transfer rates for mobiles 26 January 2005, Siemens South Africa Network managers searching for the most cost-effective and uncomplicated means of connecting disparate networks need look no further than the recently-introduced NetShield range of bridge media converters ...
Quiet VCO for mobile comms 26 January 2005, RF Design Z-Communications developed the V582ME18 for demanding low noise mobile communication applications. This miniature VCO generates frequencies between 1020 and 1100 MHz within a control voltage range of ...
GPS module now with proprietory weak signal tracking 17 November 2004, RF Design u-blox has introduced a GPS receiver module, the TIM-LH, with Antaris SuperSense Weak Signal Tracking technology. According to the company, SuperSense technology delivers tracking sensitivity beyond -158 ...
10 W TX/RX MMIC switch 17 November 2004, RF Design Hittite Microwave has released a 10 W GaAs PHEMT transmit/receive (T/R) MMIC switch for infrastructure and handheld/portable applications including cellular/PCS/3G, mobile radio, automotive telematics ...
RF transceiver enables 'minimalist wireless modems' 17 November 2004 "The miniature wireless modem end-product is now a reality," announced CML Microcircuits as it launched its new time, space and component-saving wireless data IC, the CMX990.
A single-chip GMSK packet-data ...
Invisible to the eye 17 November 2004 The good old car antenna is getting on in years. Today's vehicles are equipped with a large number of antennas that can do much more than just 'listen to the radio'. Researchers at DaimlerChrysler are ...
Logitech chooses Nordic's 2,4 GHz RF devices for cordless mouse 17 November 2004, Electronics Technology Nordic Semiconductor has announced that Logitech has selected its 2,4 GHz RF-devices for its next-generation wireless Logitech V500 Cordless Notebook Mouse. The nRF24XX family of 2,4 GHz products have ...
World's smallest GSM front end module 17 November 2004, Electrocomp Epcos claims to have set a record in miniaturisation with the development of the world's smallest GSM front-end module based on LTCC (low temperature co-fired ceramic). With a footprint of only 4,5 x ...
Smallest single-chip USB to UART bridge 17 November 2004, NuVision Electronics Silicon Laboratories has released what it claims is the industry's smallest and most integrated single-chip USB to UART bridge. The CP2102 simplifies the upgrade from RS232 to USB by providing a complete ...
Three-port SPI-4 packet-exchange devices 17 November 2004 IDT has expanded its portfolio of packet-exchange flow-control management (FCM) products to include three new system packet interface (SPI) devices that solve interconnect problems in Core/Metro/Edge-based ...
Non-PCI Ethernet controller targets networked consumer home electronics 3 November 2004 SMSC's second generation 10/100 non-PCI Ethernet controller, the LAN9118, addresses the growing demand to connect multiple PCs with printers and digital media at home. It targets embedded and consumer ...
GPS module said to be cost-optimised 3 November 2004, RF Design The TIM-LA is a new cost-optimised GPS receiver module from u-blox. Powered by the 16-channel, low-power ANTARIS chipset, it is equipped with a low-noise amplifier and is suitable for passive antennas.
The ...
RF chipset claimed to disrupt economics of low power/data-rate wireless 3 November 2004, Conferences & Events Integration Associates, a fabless semiconductor company, developed the innovative EZRadio FSK (frequency shift keying) receiver/transmitter chipset, intended to enable a new generation of low cost, high ...
Application: UART power-save feature drops current down to 15 micro-amps 3 November 2004, ASIC Design Services This article describes the Power-Save feature of Exar's single channel XR16L580 (L580) UART and the two channel XR16L2551 (L2551) and XR16L2751 (L2751) UARTs. Collectively, we shall refer to these three ...
Low-power UHF receiver 3 November 2004, MB Silicon Systems, Conferences & Events Micrel's single chip, ASK/OOK (on-off keyed) RF receiver IC, the MICRF009, provides the same function but with performance enhancements over the company's earlier QwikRadio receivers. Two key improvements ...
8-bit Flash MCU with UHF RF transmitter 3 November 2004, EBV Electrolink The MC86HC908QF4 is a member of Freescale Semiconductor's high-performance M68HC08 family of 8-bit microcontroller units (MCU), optimised for low-power operation with an on-chip UHF RF transmitter.
This ...
Basestation RF power amplifier biasing 3 November 2004, CST Electronics Power amplifiers used in basestations require biasing for proper RF performance. This article explains the two classes of biasing that are prevalent in the RF industry, analyses their characteristics, ...
Circuit-over-packet processor family 3 November 2004, News New low-density circuit emulation services (CES)-over-packet processors from Zarlink Semiconductors are claimed to be the industry's only end-to-end portfolio of circuit-to-packet devices. The three-chip ...
