Wireless
New LatticeECP4 Family Redefines Low Cost, Low Power FPGAS, Features High Performance Innovations
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has redefined the low cost, low power mid-range FPGA market with its announcement of the next generation LatticeECP4 FPGA family, with 6 Gbps SERDES in low cost wire-bond packages, powerful DSP Blocks and hard IP-based Communication Engines for cost- and power-sensitive wireless, wireline, video, and computing markets.
Wireless contact lens display closer to becoming a sci-fi reality
Hands-free information could stream across your contact lens, in a device that came one step closer to reality this week. In a new paper, University of Washington researchers demonstrated the safety of a prototype device tested in the eye of a rabbit. At the moment, the contact lens device contains only a single pixel of information, but the researchers say it is a proof of the concept that the device could be worn by a person. Eventually it coul...
New ways to harness energy at the press of a button
With the ECO 200, EnOcean is launching the third generation of its mechanical energy converters. Combined with the PTM 330 transmitter module the result is an entire system for batteryless wireless operations. This new pairing creates an optimum basis for speedy and simple implementation of energy harvesting switching solutions. EnOcean again shows the way for new possibilities of various self-powered wireless switching elements – in building a...
Quantenna Launches World's First 802.11ac Gigabit-Wireless Solution for Retail Wi-Fi Routers and Consumer Electronics
Quantenna Communications, Inc. has introduced the QAC2300 chipset, the world's first gigabit-speed IEEE 802.11ac wireless local-area networking (WLAN) solution. With 4x4 multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology, the breakthrough product brings best-in-class wireless broadband capabilities to bandwidth-intensive retail and consumer electronics applications. The technology is optimized for a variety of retail consumer electronics products i...
Fluke Networks Releases New Signature Updates to Protect Against Emerging Wireless Security Threats and Vulnerabilities
Fluke Networks today announced the release of new threat signature updates for its AirMagnet Enterprise 9.0 wireless intrusion detection and prevention system (WIDS/WIPS). The updates offer protection against wireless threats and vulnerabilities, including Karmetasploit and Apple’s new AirDrop feature. By utilizing its proprietary Dynamic Threat Update (DTU) technology, AirMagnet Enterprise offers the only wireless LAN (WLAN) security system o...
Dialog Semiconductor launches Smartpulse IP Gateway Reference Design for Wireless Sensor Networks
Dialog Semiconductor plc has announced a SmartPulse™ IP gateway reference design that enables SmartPulse and other DECT ULE home automation wireless sensor / actuator products to be connected to the web for remote management via smartphones, laptops and tablet PCs.
Paired Wireless Sensor / Gateway Demonstration using 2.4 GHz AIR Modules with TI SimpliciTI
In this demonstration, we use TI's EZ430-RF2500 demonstration kit -- together with Anaren's 2500R24A-EZ4x Target Boards and TI's SimpliciTI protocol -to manage a powered-on receiver and battery-operated sleeping transmitter that are paired in the field. The Transmitter then simulates a sensor input by transmitting 12-bytes at a 16Hz rate to the receiver -- and sleeping otherwise. The Transmitter is optimized for low power consumption to maximize ...
Xilinx Announces Key Connectivity IP Cores for Next Generation LTE and LTE-A Wireless Infrastructure Equipment
Xilinx, Inc. has announced the availability of three key connectivity IP cores that are vital for building programmable, flexible and cost effective 3G+/4G wireless base stations. Xilinx's Serial RapidIO Gen 2 v1.2 Endpoint LogiCORE™ IP, JESD204 v1.1 LogiCORE IP , and CPRI v4.1 LogiCORE IP all support connectivity standards and will help developers address design challenges in building new wireless equipment with higher system capacities.
RF6555 2.0V to 3.6V, 2.4GHz Front end module
RFMD’s new RF6555 integrates a complete solution in a single Front End Module (FEM) for ZigBee® and Wi-Fi applications in the 2.4GHz to 2.5GHz band. This FEM integrates the PA plus harmonic filter in the transmit path and an internally integrated LNA with bypass mode. The RF6555 provides a single balanced TDD access for Rx and Tx paths along with two ports on the output for connecting a diversity solution or a test port. The RF6555 also has cu...
Agilent Technologies Introduces Signal Processing Libraries for 802.11ac WLAN and 60-GHz 802.11ad
Agilent Technologies Inc. today released SystemVue 2011.10, the latest update to the leading design environment for wireless physical-layer architects. The release provides new digital signal processing reference libraries for emerging connectivity standards IEEE 802.11ac and 802.11ad, and delivers updates for 4G-LTE, 3G-HSPA and wideband digital predistortion libraries. These industry-first libraries will help PHY system architects and component...