One-stop solution for wireless PC Cards

22 May 2002 Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

FCI has launched an extended PCMCIA card kit for wireless antenna applications. Based on its ROCARD PC Card, this complete solution comprises antenna cover, end-caps, receptacles, and card shields. The kit offers customisation opportunities and is supported by manual, semi- and fully-automated assembly processes. Conforming to the PCMCIA Type II standard, this 5 mm deep wireless card kit can be equipped with either a 68-position or a Card Bus receptacle at one end, with an antenna cover or custom I/O end-cap at the other.

For an extended PCB equipped with an integral antenna, a two-part plastic antenna cover is used. Requiring no welding or gluing, the press-fit cover slots directly into the open end of the card shield to assure a rugged card construction. Tooling is also provided to open the card for in-field repairs. When an external antenna module is used in conjunction with the PCMCIA card, a variety of I/O end-caps can be fitted, including single and dual RF ports or the 15-pin PCMCIA connector. Further options are provided by a card shield variant featuring an opening for a SIM card, particularly useful in 'Card Phone' products.

The two-part stainless steel card shield ensures protection against EMI and is clipped together using integral metal-to-metal snap-fit latches. A plastic frame bar within the card shields adds rigidity and maintains PCB alignment. In a matt finish, the shields are available with or without a recess for product labelling.

FCI's ROCARD wireless card kit will address a wide range of applications in communication, consumer electronic, industrial instrumentation and mobile computing sectors and across a broad selection of technology platforms and methodologies including WLAN (IEEE 802.11), HomeRF, Bluetooth and HiperLAN2.

Further reading:

Wireless connectivity expanded
iCorp Technologies Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
Espressif Systems has introduced two new members of its ESP32 wireless SoC family: the ESP32-E22, the company’s first Wi-Fi 6E connectivity chip, and the ESP32-H21, an ultra-low-power Bluetooth LE microcontroller aimed at coin-cell and battery-powered devices.

Read more...

---

Integrated X-band radar front-end module
RF Design Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
Qorvo has introduced an X-band radar front-end solution that enables defence system designers to achieve higher performance without increasing size, weight or prime power.

Read more...

---

Introducing Aurata
CST Electronics Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
Antenova has launched Aurata SR4L112: a compact, high efficiency embedded 4G/LTE antenna engineered for long, narrow PCB designs.

Read more...

---

Multi-constellation GNSS module in a legacy-compatible footprint
Altron Arrow Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
Telit Cinterion has announced the SE869eK2L, a single-frequency L1 GNSS module designed to help device manufacturers upgrade legacy positioning designs with improved performance and cost efficiency, while preserving design continuity.

Read more...

---

Quectel expands 5G portfolio
iCorp Technologies Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
Quectel expands 5G portfolio with new Qualcomm- and UNISOC-based modules.

Read more...

---

Compact RTK design: More than just the receiver
iCorp Technologies Editor's Choice Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
In practice, engineers building compact RTK products keep discovering the same thing: the hardest component in the system is no longer the receiver. It is the antenna.

Read more...

---

Microchip advances Space-Grade timing performance
ASIC Design Services Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
Microchip Technology has expanded its atomic clock portfolio with the radiation-tolerant Space CSAC-SA65, a Chip Scale Atomic Clock designed to deliver precise timing for space systems.

Read more...

---

Channel emulator for 6 G and Wi-Fi 7/8
Concilium Technologies Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
With 400 MHz instantaneous bandwidth and support for carrier frequencies up to 23,6 GHz, Vertex 6.0 is the industry’s first channel emulator designed for next generation 6 G and Wi-Fi 7/8 testing.

Read more...

---

Secure, low-power Bluetooth LE SoC
NuVision Electronics Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
Silicon Labs unveils BG2B, its lowest-power Bluetooth LE SoC with industry-leading power efficiency, security, and integration.

Read more...

---

High-isolation RF switch optimised for broadband cable
Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
pSemi Corporation has announced the PE42727 UltraCMOS SPDT RF Switch, a high-isolation solution optimised for next generation broadband cable applications.

Read more...

---