Wireless
Maxim’s Essential Solutions Anticipate the Next-Generation Cellular Network
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc announces several essential HetNet solutions needed for next-generation base-station equipment. The solutions include single-chip multiband radio transceivers, broadband gain blocks, direct RF synthesis DACs, and intelligent, digital, point-of-load controllers.
RFMD expands wireless portfolio with highly integrated variable gain amplifier
RF Micro Devices, Inc. today announced the release of the RFVA0016 – a highly integrated one-quarter watt (¼W) analog-controlled variable gain amplifier. RFMD’s broadband RFVA0016 VGA features external matching to allow operation in all RF bands between 400 to 2700MHz with a single module.
RFMD introduces industry-best WiFi Front End Modules at IEEE IMS 2012
RF Micro Devices, Inc. today announced the release of four high-performance front end modules (FEMs) for next generation WiFi applications. The RFMD® RFFM8200, RFFM8500, RFFM8202, and RFFM8502 are highly integrated FEM solutions covering multiple WiFi standards and frequency bands, particularly IEEE802.11n and the emerging 802.11ac specification.
AVX develops miniature wideband coupler with high directivity for wireless applications
AVX Corporation has developed a new wideband directional coupler with high directivity. Based on thin-film multilayer technology, which provides the miniature part with excellent frequency performance and rugged construction for reliable automatic assembly,
IDT Announces Industry’s Lowest-power Low-distortion Mixer for 4G Wireless Base Station Transceivers
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. today announced the industry’s lowest-power low-distortion diversity mixer for 4G wireless base stations. A member of IDT’s Zero-Distortion family, the new device reduces distortion while simultaneously reducing power consumption in Long Term Evolution and time-division duplexing wireless communication architectures.
Peregrine Semiconductor Announces Its Highest-Linearity Switches for 4G LTE Applications
Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation today announced from booth # 2009 at the International Microwave Symposium (IMS2012) in Montreal, its highest-linearity switches for 4G LTE applications. The HaRP technology-enhanced SP10T PE426161 switch meets the stringent second-harmonic requirement of -80 dBm for Band XIII—making it the highest-linearity switch in the Peregrine portfolio.
Peregrine Semiconductor Expands Digitally Tunable Capacitor Product Line
Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation today announced from booth # 2009 at the International Microwave Symposium in Montreal, two new Digitally Tunable Capacitors—the PE64101 and PE64102 DTCs.
NXP's miniscule BGU8006 Low-noise Amplifier offers enhanced GPS
NXP Semiconductors N.V. unveiled the BGU8006 low-noise amplifier – the smallest GPS LNA on the market today designed for tiny portable devices. Available in an extraordinarily tiny WLCSP, the latest GPS LNAs have a footprint of just 0.65 x 0.44 x 0.2 mm and require just two external components, saving 38 % in PCB space compared with the smallest solution on the market today.
Broadcom Accelerates Wi-Fi Adoption with Next Generation Combo Chip and Wi-Fi Display Dongle New Wireless Innovations Extend Wi-Fi Media Experience to Broader Range of CE Devices
Broadcom Corporation today unveiled two new solutions that will enable a consumer video experience that spans mobile devices, smart TVs and other consumer electronics. The new products include Broadcom's first combo chip optimized to add dual-stream, dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity to CE devices and an integrated wireless dongle design that will bring Wi-Fi Display (now called Wi-Fi Miracast) to existing digital TVs and media boxes...
Avago Technologies Announces Wireless Solutions for 3G/4G Small Cell Base Stations and Portable GPS Systems
Avago Technologies today announced the availability of multiple new wireless products targeted at macrocell and small cell base stations and portable GPS systems. “Driven by the unrelenting demand for connectivity everywhere and the huge growth in cellular traffic, picocells and femtocells are helping to offload the macrocells in a heterogeneous network of macrocells and small cells” explains Allen Chien, Product Manager for Wireless Products...