Wireless
Qualcomm and NEC further the commercialisation of virtualised and Open RAN
During MWC Barcelona 2023 Qualcomm Technologies and NEC Corporation highlighted their continued commitment to push the commercialisation of next-generation networks with the introduction of the latest 5G vDU from NEC.
Payment solution for small devices enables NFC charging
Smart wearables and IoT devices are becoming increasingly popular for a variety of applications as they offer more functionality despite severe space and power constraints. By adding NFC capabilities to wearables, they can be used to pay in stores or gain access to public transportation and office buildings.
New series supports hand-held and mobile GPS/GNSS applications
An Infinite Electronics brand recently introduced an innovative series of mil-spec GPS/GNSS antennas for use in various small form factor and mobile applications.
Inspired by the natural world to address urgent operational challenges
Global conflict, climate issues and food insecurities, amongst other things, require solutions to protect human life and assure the delivery of essential supplies. Animal Dynamics is taking inspiration from the movement of nature to address the world’s complex, urgent and dangerous operational challenges by building an intelligent autonomy solution. Electronic Specifier’s Kiera Sowery further explores.
Renesas presents wireless power transmitter tech at ISSCC
Renesas announced that the company presented advancements of charging technology for mobile devices at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco. During the conference, Renesas described its single-chip wireless power transmitter solution that measures AC and DC transmitter power.
Analog and Marvell showcase next-gen 5G mMIMO radio unit platform
Analog Devices, a global semiconductor specialist that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge, and Marvell Technology, a specialist in data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, have announced their next-generation 5G massive MIMO (mMIMO) reference design platform with support for Open RAN.
Ultra-low-power bi-directional wireless mesh network modules
NeoCortec, manufacturer of ultra-low-power bi-directional wireless mesh network modules, has signed a new distribution agreement with service-oriented special distributor, Endrich Bauelemente Vetriebs.
Keysight and Samsung to demonstrate 5G non-terrestrial networks data connection
Keysight Technologies, Inc. and Samsung Electronics' System LSI Business have teamed up to demonstrate 5G New Radio (NR) non-terrestrial networks (NTN) enabling satellite-to-smartphone data connections at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2023 (MWC23).
Results of FWA field trial on unlicensed 60GHz spectrum announced
Pharrowtech, which designs and develops CMOS-based mmWave hardware and software for next-generation wireless applications, has announced the completion of a successful fixed wireless access (FWA) field trial with Telenet, a Belgian internet service provider (ISP) which is part of Liberty Global.
pSemi 5G mmWave switch reaches volume production
pSemi, a Murata company focused on semiconductor integration, announces the production readiness of a new SP4T switch targeted for wideband and high frequency applications up to 52GHz.