Wireless
IDT Announces Digital Step Attenuator That Reduces Transient Ringing Up To 95 Percent in Cellular Base Station and Other Applications
IDT today announced a new digital step attenuator that reduces transient “glitches” during most significant bit transitions by up to 95 percent in multi-standard 4G, 3G, and 2G cellular base station and industrial applications.
High purity waveforms, simply
Direct digital synthesis (DDS) technology is used to generate and modify high-quality waveforms in a broad range of applications in such diverse fields as medicine, industry, instrumentation, communications, and defence. By Brendan Cronin, Product Marketing Engineer working with the CPT Group within Analog Devices.
Silicon Labs Expands Wireless Portfolio with Ember ZigBee solutions
Silicon Laboratories today announced the addition of Ember ZigBee solutions to its portfolio of low-power wireless embedded devices for the Internet of Things. Available now through Silicon Labs’ global distribution channel, the EM35x system-on-chip and network co-processor products and EmberZNet PRO software enable designers to develop high-performance, low-power and reliable 2.4 GHz wireless mesh networking solutions for smart energy, home au...
u-blox expands positioning portfolio with parallel GPS/GLONASS module
u-blox announces the IT530M, a surface-mount, parallel GPS/GLONASS receiver. Together with u-blox’ line of recently announced u-blox 7 multi-GNSS modules, the company’s ultra-compact positioning module portfolio now addresses all positioning and navigation requirements.
IDT to Develop Integrated Receiver Chip based on Qualcomm’s Wireless Power Technology
Integrated Device Technology and Qualcomm have today announced a collaboration to enable IDT’s development of an integrated circuit for consumer electronics devices based on Qualcomm’s WiPower Technology. This IC will be designed to meet the requirements of Qualcomm’s new near-field magnetic resonance wireless power charging solution that is designed to provide spatial freedom for charging consumer electronics, such as mobile phones and oth...
NXP Boosts Small Cell Wireless Base Stations With High-Performance RF
NXP Semiconductors today introduced a new portfolio of LDMOS power transistors designed for small cell wireless base stations. With dedicated solutions for both picocell and microcell architectures – which average 1 to 2 W, and 8 to 12 W, respectively – the RF power transistors span frequency ranges from 700 MHz to 2.7 GHz and include the world’s first asymmetric MMICs, as well as low-cost, low-power plastic devices.
Ericsson launches stadium-optimized Wi-Fi solution
Attending a sports match, concert or other event in a full stadium is a great experience that many people instantly want to share with friends and family, by - for example - uploading videos and photos to social networking sites. But interacting via Facebook, Twitter or SMS during such events can sometimes be tricky - due to the sudden increase in network traffic.
Linear introduce the SmartMesh LTC5800 SoC and LTP5900 Module families
Linear Technology’s Dust Networks product group introduces the SmartMesh LTC5800 (system-on-chip) and LTP5900 (module) families, the industry’s lowest power IEEE 802.15.4E compliant wireless sensor networking products. SmartMesh ICs and modules enable tiny sensor “motes” to be designed with a battery life of over 10 years, while companion network manager components enable the development of highly robust and secure wireless sensor network...
Laird Technologies Releases RM024 RAMP Wireless Module
Laird Technologies today unveiled the release of its RM024 Range-Amplified MultiPoint (RAMP) wireless module. The RM024 RAMP module is backward compatible with the popular LT2510 module and also offers a new RF front end for improved sleep, an improved link budget, and a switchable antenna output.
Microchip’s New SMSC JukeBlox 3.1 SDK and CX875 Wi-Fi Network
Microchip Technology today announced its latest-generation SMSC JukeBlox Wi-Fi connectivity platform, featuring the JukeBlox 3.1-AAP (part # JB3.1-AAP) Software Development Kit (SDK) in combination with the new CX875 Wi-Fi Network Media Module.