Good reasons to use short-range RF for sensor monitoring 9 February 2005, RF Design With the skyrocketing cost of wiring and the growing demand for distributed and remote sensing, data acquisition and control, the role of wireless communications only gets bigger. Sensor manufacturers ...
High performance antennas for cellular communications 9 February 2005, Inteto Connect Modern technology not only brings along the freedom to easily communicate anywhere, anytime, but very often also brings technical problems. Cellphones are indispensable - but only if they are usable. ...
SAW resonators now two-in-one for increased safety 9 February 2005, Electrocomp Wireless keyless entry and tyre pressure monitoring systems based on SAW resonators are catching on in a big way in automotive engineering.
Apart from automotive applications, the number of radio-based ...
Dual-channel RMS power detector for RF 9 February 2005 Analog Devices has introduced what it says is the industry's first dual-channel RF root-mean-square (rms) power detector for precision measurement of transmit and receive signals up to 2,7 GHz. The AD8364 ...
'Wireless mesh' networks in wine country 9 February 2005, Mutronics Components Ref: z2801164m Wireless mesh networked sensors have invaded the wine country of Northern California, USA. Pickberry Vineyards, a 30-acre premium grape grower, is a family-run business in the Sonoma Valley. ...
Ultrawideband? - Show me the money 26 January 2005 There is not going to be a UWB Standard, and the two disputing sides - the UWB Forum and the MBOA Alliance -are going to market with their separate designs
New lead-free package for RF products 26 January 2005, CST Electronics, Residential Estate (Industry) WJ Communications, a leading designer and supplier of RF semiconductors and multichip modules, has announced it now offers lead (Pb)-free compliant products. First products to be offered in lead-free ...
Flexible supply chain at the Focus Final Assembly 26 January 2005 At the final assembly plant in Saarlouis, Germany, wireless network components optimise the construction of the Ford Focus motor vehicle. Mobile terminals and call buttons that are wirelessly connected ...
433 MHz ISM band transceiver 26 January 2005, MB Silicon Systems The MICRF506 is a single chip, frequency shift keying (FSK) transceiver intended for use in half-duplex, bidirectional RF links. This multichanneled FSK transceiver from Micrel is intended for UHF radio ...
New 2,4 GHz chips for wireless data solutions 26 January 2005 Chipcon has launched its first two products from the new SmartRF04 family of high performance RF-ICs. The CC2500 multichannel RF Transceiver and the CC2550 multichannel RF Transmitter, operating in the ...
Wireless module includes GPRS and Java 26 January 2005, Electrocomp The TC45 is a wireless module that combines the successful Siemens wireless module platform with the standardised open software platform of Java.
The TC45 with GPRS and Java means a new generation of ...
WLAN modules with built in amplifiers 26 January 2005, Electrocomp, Security Services & Risk Management The rapidly growing WLAN market calls for smaller and smaller transmitters in the form of CF or SD cards and USB connectors.
This in turn leads to demand for ultracompact modules. Measuring only 5,4 ...
A state-of-the-art Bluetooth chip 26 January 2005, Electrocomp, News & Events Infineon Technologies announced its new state-of-the-art integrated circuit for Bluetooth wireless applications, the BlueMoon UniCellular chip, which it claims is three times faster than any classical ...
NetShield provides cost-effective disparate network connectivity 26 January 2005, Security Services & Risk Management 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 ...
Innovative near-invisible antenna 26 January 2005 Webb Industries has introduced the 'Spectre' antenna, a near invisible, on-glass film antenna. Another innovation from Webb, a company that is fast developing a reputation as one of the most innovative ...
Bluetooth to help usher in The Mobile Office 26 January 2005 Wireless communication has once again become a 'hot' point of discussion, with the local ICT industry focusing on the benefits that organisations can derive from mobile data communication. Until recently, ...
ZigBee demonstration platform with free software stack 26 January 2005, Altron Arrow, Tempe Technologies Microchip Technology, a member of the ZigBee alliance, recently announced the PICDEM Z 2,4 GHz Demonstration Kit that supports the ZigBee standard protocol for wirelessly networked control and monitoring ...
Ultracompact GSM/GPRS and GPS combined module 26 January 2005, Electrocomp, Information Security Siemens introduced the first compact tri-band GSM/GPRS module equipped with a GPS receiver for satellite navigation. The XT55 combines GSM/GPRS with GPS technology to allow seamless tracking of goods, ...
