Wireless Design & Development articles from April 2002

Wireless Design & Development archives from April 2002

The safety of futuristic cars. (Upfront).
April 1, 2002... Wireless technology is an integral part of our lives, and continues to infiltrate different areas of our lives everyday. Laptops, PDAs, cellular phones, pagers -- we use these devices everywhere. For some reason, we feel that anyone should be...

High frequency laminate for microwave antenna use. (Full Spectrum).
April 1, 2002... GIL's GML 3160 roll-to-roll product adresses the need for smaller, thinner, and faster circuit board materials for next-generation high speed digital use. The product, part of GIL's new GML 3000 developmental series, provides exceptional data...

Coaxial matrices. (Full Spectrum).(Dow-Key Microwave P/N 4101-ENET)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Dow-Key Microwave, a subsidiary of Dover Corp., introduces the CANBus-based Switch Matrix, P/N 4101-ENET, equipped with a built-in Ethernet port. This switch matrix is designed with a highly modular structure, permitting rapid assembly of...

3 dB, 90 [degrees] Hybrid couplers. (Full Spectrum).(from Florida RF Labs)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Florida RF Labs announces the HybriX[TM] 3 dB, 90 [degrees] Hybrid coupler product group as the newest addition to the existing product lines of resistor products and high-end cable assemblies. The HybriX product group includes devices with...

UHF Radio Modem. (Full Spectrum).(Lemos International RM-232-433 Radio Modem)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... The RM-232-433 UHF Radio Modem provides a reliable wireless communications link between two serial devices. The RM-232-433 can be used in a variety of data communications applications that require a simple to use invisible data link. High...

Vector Network Measurement Systems: Anritsu Company. (New Products).(Anritsu MS462xD)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Anritsu Company introduces the MS462xD series of Scorpion[TM] Vector Network Measurement Systems (VNMS) that integrates mixed-mode S-parameters, embedding/de-embedding and arbitrary impedance features into the versatile network analyzer family....

Drop-in isolators: M2 Global Technology, Ltd. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... M2 Global Technology released two new drop-in isolators that support the growing 2090 to 2190 and 2110 to 2170 MHz bands. The M2 Global design addresses the increasing demand for non-beryllium oxide components. These drop-in components...

Cavity filter: Wireless Technologies Corporation. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... The miniature model W815F bandpass filter offers sharp attenuation to nearby signals emanating from pager and cellular stations. This 26 MHz Bw filter, centered at 915 MHz, is designed for spread spectrum data links. Featuring a low 1.5 dB...

L/C Circuit and Filter Network: Stetco, Inc. (New Products).
April 1, 2002... The 1008 L/C Circuit and 1812 Filter Network are passively integrated surface mount modules with an operating frequency range of 10 MHz to 3 GHz. These modules are designed to be precision tuned resonant circuits and lowpass and highpass...

Bluetooth multichip module: Ericsson Microelectronics. (New Products).(Ericsson Microelectronics ROK 101 007)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Ericsson Microelectronics' ROK 101 007 is a complete Bluetooth multichip module solution for cable replacement and point-to-multipoint applications. It provides robust performance with up to 7 slave units and incorporates onboard firmware to...

Transceiver module: Cirronet, Inc. (New Products).(WIT2411 )(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Cirronet released a high speed, low power WIT2411 transceiver module to provide OEMs with highly flexible wireless interconnectivity for a variety of devices and applications. Featuring an over-the-air data rate of 1.23 Mbps, the WIT2411 is...

Flip-chip array: ProTek Devices. (New Products).(LC0402FCxxC )(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... ProTek Devices has introduced the LC0402FCxxC Series of TVS flip-chips, which are designed for the protection of high frequency data line circuits applications for handheld products. The LC0402FCxxC Series is capable of protecting up to one...

Crystal oscillators: M-tron Industries, Inc. (New Products).(UVV and UVC series)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... M-tron introduced two new families of 5 x 7 mm crystal oscillators with frequency capability up to 800 MHz. Available in frequencies between 750 kHz and 800 MHz, the UVV series (VCXO) and the UVC series (Clock Oscillator) operate at 3.3 V and...

Linear-in-dB variable gain amplifier provides true RMS power measurements. (Designer's Corner).
April 1, 2002... A generally increasing demand for bandwidth, whether in cellular, broadband access, CATV, MMDS or LMDS applications, is drastically pushing the need for highly linear signal blocks. The tight channel spacing allocated by the FCC drives the need...

Bluetooth modules for WPAN: National Semiconductor Corp. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... National Semiconductor introduced the LMX9814 Bluetooth[TM] WPAN (wireless personal area network) module to enable Class 2/3 Bluetooth connectivity in portable communications and computing devices. The LMX9814 measures 10.1 x 14 x 1.9 mm...

Medium power packaged pHEMT: Filtronic Solid State. (New Products).(FP50SOT343)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... The FP50SOT343 is designed for commercial systems using low noise amplifiers and oscillators operating over the RF and microwave frequency ranges. It features a low noise figure of 0.5 dB at 2 GHz making it suitable for use in receivers in...

Ceramic trimmer capacitors: Tusonix, Inc. (New Products).(Tusonix 528 and 538 )(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... The Tusonix 528 and 538 trimmers, which are all ceramic construction with optically flat interfaces, use nonferrous and silver-plated terminals and other metal parts to provide conductivity and problem-free soldering. The 518 trimmer occupies...

Rapid PCB prototyping for RF and microwave circuits: LPKF Laser & Electronics. (New Products).(LPKF ProtoMat L60)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... The LPKF ProtoMat[R] L60 circuit board plotter offers a working area of 49.1" x 14.75". The LPKF ProtoMat L60 fabricates all types of printed circuit boards, including FR4, RO 4000, and RT duroid[R]. www.lpkfusa.com * Write In 165 or Reply...

RF power amplifiers: IBM. (New Products).(IBM 2022 TDMA IS-54 power amplifier and the IBM 2018 CDMA IS-95)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... IBM announced a series of available RF power amplifiers fabricated using SiGe technology. These SiGe chips run cooler than GaAs and result in a measurable improvement in thermal reliability. The power amps can be manufactured in very small...

DC/DC converters: di/dt, Inc. (New Products).(di/dt SQ48)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... di/dt announces the SemiQ[TM] Family of One-Eighth Brick DC/DC converters. The SQ48 delivers up to 15 A of output current with minimal or no derating at elevated temperatures and low airflow. Since the SQ48 converters are pin-for-pin compatible...

Ceramic SMT GPS diplexer: K & L Microwave, Inc. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... K & L Microwave introduced a ceramic based GPS diplexer. The diplexer, with channels centered at 1227 and 1575 MHz is suitable for both manual and automated installation while enduring temperatures up to 205 [degrees] C during the reflow solder...

GaAs transistors for base station receiver designs: Agilent Technologies, Inc. (New Products).(Agilent Technologies ATF-551M4 and Agilent Technologies ATF-331 M4)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Agilent Technologies announced two additional GaAs transistors available in the company's MiniPak miniature leadless package. These GaAs transistors are targeted at PC card and base station receiver designs. The Agilent MiniPak measures 1.4 x...

Signal analyzer performs WCDMA FDD measurements. (Editors' Spotlight Test Equipment).(Rohde & Schwarz Signal Analyzer FSIQ from)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... The Signal Analyzer FSIQ from Rohde & Schwarz is now equipped to perform all important WCDMA FDD measurements. It provides the mobile radio standards of the generations 2, 2.5 and 3 in a single unit. Rohde & Schwarz has equipped its Signal...

Hand-held spectrum analyzer. (Editor's Spotlight Test Equipment).(Anritsu introduces the MS2711B )(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Anritsu introduces the MS2711B handheld spectrum analyzer that simplifies the testing and analysis of digital wireless signals. New key features include a preamplifier and tracking generator. With the preamplifier option, the MS2711B can...

Digital oscilloscope for analyzing complex signals. (Editor's Spotlight Test Equipment).(LeCroy 8500)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... LeCroy announced the launch of the second in its series of SiGe (silicon germanium) based WaveMaster[TM] models. The SiGe technology allows LeCroy to more than double two key specifications compared to its previous WavePro scopes: the bandwidth...

Wireless LAN/Bluetooth Test Station. (Editor's Spotlight Test Equipment).(Celerity Systems CS20310C)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Celerity Systems, a division of L-3 Communications, introduced their new CS20310C Wireless LAN/Bluetooth Test Station. Featuring 100 MHz of real-time bandwidth and 4 GB of memory, the CS20310C can capture, analyze, and playback up to eight...

Protocol tester with UMTS simulation and emulation features. (Editor's Spotlight Test Equipment).(Textronix K1297-G20)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Tektronix announced a new solution package that enables the development and deployment of more complex network elements for Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) mobile networks. The UMTS Solution Package for the K1297-G20 protocol...

DMM/Switch System: Keithley Instruments, Inc. (New Products).(Keithley Instruments 7711 and 7712RF)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Keithley introduced two RF multiplexer modules for its Model 2700 and 2750 Multimeter/Switch Systems. The Model 7711 and 7712 RF switch modules provide wideband signal routing solutions that complement the DC/low frequency switching and...

Enclosure vents: W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (New Products).
April 1, 2002... W.L. Gore & Associates offer their PREVENT[TM] enclosure vents. The vents are comprised of a ePTFE membrane structure that allows an enclosure to "breathe" with changing temperature, preventing pressure differentials from building up that can...

Drop-in isolators and circulators: Raditek. (New Products).
April 1, 2002... RADITEK's newest stripline drop-in model, the SS series, covers 700 to 3600 MHz at 10% bandwidth with industry standard sizes. Capable of handling 110 watts of reflected power, these units are ideal for Cellular/PCS projects. ...

Screwless wire connector: Tyco Electronics. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Tyco Electronics announced the availability of a new board mount wire connector. The vertical screwless wire connector is a cross between a conventional board mount wire connector and a terminal block. The BUCHANAN brand product is a low cost...

Flexible DSP solution key to high speed WLAN growth; performance improvements have opened broader opportunities to designers. (DSP Solutions).(Systemonic Tondelayo 5 GHz chipset)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... High Speed Wireless Local Area Networks are fast emerging as the next major growth area in the wireless communications field. With improvements in performance and speed driven by new standards, wireless is becoming indispensable to a wide range...

Test and development system: Tracewell Systems, Inc. (New Products).
April 1, 2002... Tracewell Systems announced a new variant of its patented T-Frame[TM] test and development system that provides the board access, convenience, and diagnostics of the original T-Frame, with the high performance of a CompactPCI Packet Switching...

High Reflective Thin Film Transistor LCD: Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas. (New Products).(Sharp Microelectronics HR-TFT LCD)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Sharp introduced a 3.5" High-Reflective Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display (HR-TFT LCD). This highly portable display features brightness levels, color, and low power consumption in a thin, lightweight form factor, making it ideal for...

High speed FIFO microcircuit: Maxwell Technologies. (New Products).(Maxwell Technologies 7206F)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Maxwell Technologies introduces the 7206F high-speed FIFO microcircuit, which features greater than 100 krad (Si) total dose tolerance. The 7206F is organized in such a way that the data is read in the same sequential order that it was written,...

Heat exchanger air filters: Universal Air Filter. (New Products).
April 1, 2002... Universal Air Filter introduced new heat exchanger air filters that are NEBS-compliant for telecommunications enclosure applications. Heat exchanger technology allows telecom equipment design engineers to reduce reliance on conventional air...

Surface mount sampling phase detectors: Alpha Industries, Inc. (New Products).(Alpha Industries SPD1101-111, SPD1102-111, and SPD1103-111)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Alpha Industries introduces the SPD1101-111, SPD1102-111, and SPD1103-111 surface mount sampling phase detectors that utilize a hybrid assembly design to produce improved throughput and repeatability at lower costs. The sampling phase detectors...

Logic family extends battery life: Texas Instruments, Inc. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Texas Instruments introduced a new logic family, Advanced Ultra-Low Voltage CMOS (AUC) which are optimized at 1.8 V but are operational to sub 1 V levels. The AUC family provides significant benefits to portable consumer electronics, computing...

Six-phase power analyzer: Yokogawa Corporation of America. (New Products).(Yokogawa WT1600)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Yokogawa introduces the model WT1600, a six-phase power analyzer designed with an advanced feature set. In addition to offering from one to six input elements, the WT1600 has Ethernet capability, 12 MB of internal memory, a 2.1 GB hard drive,...

Ceramic chip capacitor: AVX Corporation. (New Products).(AVX Hi-Q Series)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... AVX introduces the Hi-Q[TM] Series of MLC capacitors, offering superior electrical characteristics for various high frequency applications. Ideal for use in high power RF applications, these products feature ultra low equivalent series...

Deploying RF-MEMS for LMDS/MMDS applications: MEMS technology is enabling next level integrated product solutions. (LMDS/MMDS Applications).
April 1, 2002... The networking industry now recognizes that digital radio systems offer the most attractive deployment solution for multi-point applications. However, competitive costs for such wireless systems depend on higher levels of integration,...

High Speed Serial Data cable assemblies: Circuit Assembly Corp. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Circuit Assembly (CA) has launched its High Speed Serial Data cable assemblies, designed for high performance, mass storage applications. CA has designed its cable assemblies to meet the stringent electrical requirements for crosstalk, skew,...

Conformal coating process: Chomerics, a division of the Parker Hannifin Corp. (New Products).
April 1, 2002... Chomerics introduced the ECOPLATE[TM] metallic conformal coating process, an automated system that applies a pure metal coating over plastic or metal electronic housings. Shielding performance of the ECOPLATE 5030 tin/zinc alloy exceeds 75 dB...

Phase noise TCXO: Rakon Limited. (New Products).(Rakon TXO4080 oscillator)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Rakon released a TCXO with enhanced stability features of sub ppm stability performance, over a temperature range of -40 [degrees] C to 85 [degrees] C. This through hole temperature compensated crystal oscillator has a wide range of frequencies...

Heat exchangers: APW. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... APW expanded their line of McLean brand ProAir[TM] heat exchangers. There are now seven ProAir[TM] heat exchangers models available in 15 or 230 volt and 50/60 Hz configurations. Efficiencies of these units range from 4 W/[degrees] F to 84...

S-Band VCO: Z-Communications, Inc. (New Products).(Z-Communications V800ME20)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Z-Communications introduces a signal source device for demanding SONET applications. This device delivers -0.5 [+ or -] 2.5 dBm into a 50 [OMEGA] load with a nominal 5 volt supply while drawing less than 25 mA. The V800ME20 exhibits second...

Wireless LAN chipset: Intersil Corp. (New Products).(Intersil PRISM GT)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Intersil announced a WLAN chipset designed to support the new 802.11g high-rate WLAN Draft Standard. Intersil's PRISM GT chipset will enable wireless networking systems to attain data transmission speeds up to 54 million bits per second (Mbps),...

RF power amplifier: Maxim Integrated Products. (New Products).(Maxim Integrated Products MAX4000/MAX4001/MAX4002 family)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The MAX4000/MAX4001/MAX4002 family of power controller ICs is intended for closed-loop bias control of GSM power amplifiers (PAs). These devices operate in the 100 MHz to 2.5 GHz frequency range, supporting GSM/GPRS, EDGE, or TDMA cellular...

Connectors and adapters: Tensolite. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Less than two-thirds the size of the SMP, achieving reduced spacing as little as .130", Tensolite's SSMP fulfills the design demands of smaller, lighter systems. Additionally, the SSMP offers expanded operating frequencies to 60 GHz, while not...

Slim panel 60 [degrees] sector antenna: European Antennas Ltd. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... European Antennas has developed a slim panel 60 [degrees] sector antenna with 16 dBi gain that can be used for FRA base stations for either the ISM band (2.4 to 2.5 GHz for Wireless LAN) or for 2-way MMDS applications (2.5 to 2.7 GHz). With a...

CMOS RF transmitter: Chipcon AS. (New Products).(Chipcon CC1050,)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Chipcon AS released the CC1050, an integrated RF transmitter for the 300 MHz to 1000 MHz SRD (Short-Range Device) frequency bands. The CC1050 requires a minimum of external components. The very low current consumption extends battery life. Key...

Surface mount BNC connector: Trompeter Electronics. (New Products).(Trompeter Electronics UCBJE20)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Trompeter introduces a new 75 ohm edge-mount circuit board BNC connector, the UCBJE20. The design of this gold plated connector features a center pin in-line with the plane of the board for signal performance (-23 dB return loss at 3 GHz). The...

Embedded Bluetooth stack: Alcatel Microelectronics. (New Products).(Alcatel Microelectronics Alcatel MTC-60180)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Alcatel and TTPCom Ltd. announced the availability of embedded stack Bluetooth solutions for headset and cellular applications. With two Mbits of flash memory and an on-chip ARM7 processor, Alcatel's MTC-60180 platform is a flexible solution...

Ultraviolet LED: Bivar, Inc. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... BivarOpto[TM], the Optoelectronics Division of Bivar, introduced high powered ultraviolet LEDs featuring typical intensities from 500 mcds (700 mcds maximum), with a typical stable wavelength of 400 nm. The new Ultraviolet LED Series...

Voltage Controlled Crystal Oscillator: MF Electronics Corp. (New Products).(MF Electronics M6306)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... High Reliability (HiRel) Model M6306 Voltage Controlled Crystal Oscillator (VCXO) is designed to ensure full [+ or -] 50 ppm frequency capture range in the most violent extremes of climate and use. It is created for phase locked loop and...

Trends for protecting wireless WANs and LANs: a retrospective look at wireless security issues that made an impact on the wireless market in the last year and unique challenges that will be faced in the year ahead. (Wireless Security).
April 1, 2002... By 2003, technology analyst projections estimate that 23 million users in the U.S. alone will use wireless LANs (WLAN), with the Asia-Pacific region and Europe showing tremendous growth as well. Such well-known companies as UPS, FedEx and...

Cylindrical connectors: Amphenol Industrial Operations. (New Products).(Amphenol Industrial Operations AMPHE-LITE)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Amphenol Industrial Operations has launched its new AMPHE-LITE line of connectors. The rugged and environmental 38999-type connectors provides an economical interconnect solution for a wide variety of harsh environment commercial/industrial...

Communications service monitors: IFR Systems, Inc. (New Products).(IFR Systems 2944)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... IFR Systems announced a new communications service monitor for testing conventional AM and FM radio systems to 1.05 GHz. The 2944 1.05 GHz communications service monitor is designed for maintenance, repair, and field testing of AM/FM analog...

Microwave antennas: Radio Frequency Systems. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Radio Frequency Systems (RFS) introduced the RFS MINIGRID Antenna. The grid design provides greater mechanical strength, yet results in significant weight reduction and reduced tower loadings, while also providing high protection against wind....

Triaxial Relay: Matrix Systems. (New Products).(Matrix Systems 7900)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... The Matrix Systems 7900 series is a Triaxial Pair Relay available in sizes ranging from 2 - 24 throws. It features DC up to 800 MHz depending on the number of throws, low EMI, and low VSWR. Applications include switching MIL-STD-1553 bus...

Surface mount microphone offers new options; microphones based on MEMS technology bring new options to designers. (Voice Technology).
April 1, 2002... MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) products utilize robust processes from the semiconductor industry to make a wide variety of electronic devices smaller, more reliable and cheaper to manufacture. In simple terms, MEMS is the creation of...

Receiver for GPS applications: Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (New Products).(Fujitsu Microelectronics America and Global Locate's Fujitsu GL-16000)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Fujitsu and Global Locate Inc. jointly introduced a fast, low-power receiver that lets wireless phones receive GPS satellite signals indoors. Designed to add location capabilities to wireless products, the GL-16000 GPS baseband processor has...

Cable connectors: Tensolite. (New Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Tensolite's SMP connectors offer applications engineers important advantages. SMPs can be used up to 40 GHz, and their small size permits connector spacing as close as. 170", which reduces the packaging size. SMP connectors weigh less than...

Wideband VCO: Vari-L. (New Products).(Vari-L VCO793-1500T)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Vari-L Model VCO793-1500T generates frequencies from 1000 to 2000 with control voltages from 0 to +20 volts. The unit typically requires 25 mA of current from a +12 V supply voltage. Typical phase noise at 10 kHz offset is -100 dBc/Hz. Typical...

MMIC Power Amplifier: Hittite Microwave Corp. (New Products).(Hittite Microwave HMC-415LP3)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Hittite Microwave introduces a Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor MMIC Power Amplifier, which operates between 4.4 and 6.0 GHz and is packaged in a low cost, leadless surface mount package with an exposed base for improved RF and thermal...

DSP architecture: OSE Systems, Inc. (New Products).(OSEck real time operating sysyem)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... OSE Systems announced the OSEck, a full-featured, compact kernel optimized for hard real-time with minimum overhead for the Texas Instruments TMS320C64x digital signal processor (DSP) architecture. OSEck combined with OSE, a robust,...

Thermal test environment: Temptronic. (New Products).(Temptronic ThermoFixture)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... * Temptronic ThermoFixture is designed and developed for a wide range of applications from component, module, and PCB testing to characterizing high performance devices and assemblies at temperature. The ThermoFixture accessory provides a...

Broadband Noise Generators: Atlantic Microwave Limited. (New Products).
April 1, 2002... Delivering up to one watt of white Gaussian noise, the new ANG series of Broadband Noise Generators from Atlantic Microwave Limited offers individual instruments with multi-octave coverage in the overall frequency range from 10 Hz to 18 GHz...

Switching power supplies: MicroPower Direct. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... The ADB 16 series from MicroPower Direct is a family of miniature, low cost, AC/DC switching power supplies. They feature a universal AC input range, compliance to CEThirteen models operate from a universal AC input of 90 V AC to 264 V AC and...

Planning microwave radio systems for 3G networks; networks, including 3G (UMTS) cellular ones, will carry ATM circuits over them. As ATM was designed assuming fibre as the bearer medium, limited error detection or correction is employed. However, microwave radio is a suitable medium for ATM transmission, and current radio planning rules can be used. (3G Infrastructure).
April 1, 2002... Microwave radio link design involves specifying equipment configuration and antenna type and sizes to meet a particular quality objective. In the past, radio links had to meet a quality objective strict enough to carry high quality voice...

GPS receiver module: Murata Electronics North America, Inc. (New Products).(Murata Electronics GPS RX)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Murata introduced a new Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver (RX) device for enhanced 911 wireless phones, GPS and telematics manufacturers. The GPS RX (part number LMRX3JBA-082) combines five separate components into one package, cutting...

Off line switching regulator series: ON Semiconductor. (New Products).(ON Semiconductor NCP1050)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... ON Semiconductor unveiled the NCP1050 family of off-line switching regulators for power conversion applications below 40 W. These devices consume less than 250 milliwatts during no-load conditions. These new ICs combine a 700-volt power-switch...

Single hybrid transformer: Prem Magnetics. (New Products).(Prem Magnetics SPT-060)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Prem Magnetics' has introduced the SPT-060, a 600 [OMEGA]:600 [OMEGA] single hybrid transformer that connects a 2-wire port to a 4-wire transmit and receive port. It provides excellent performance in a small overall size. In a single...

1 W DC-DC converters: C&D Technologies. (New Products).
April 1, 2002... These 3.3 V input, sub-miniature, 1 W dual-output DC-DC converters offer significant space and component count savings to low-voltage industrial distributed power architectures requiring dual DC outputs from a single DC rail. Featuring a...

CD-ROM for communications products: TDK Semiconductor Corp. (New Literature).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... TDK Semiconductor has released a 2002 Data ROM (CD) of its new IC products for the rapidly growing broadband communications and consumer access markets. The Data ROM includes more than 500 page views of ICs for optical fiber network equipment,...

Updated CD catalog: Unipower Corporation. (New Literature).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Unipower's new CD Catalog, version 2.0, is a complete update of an earlier version. The CD features the latest additions to the OEM and Telecom lines of power solutions. The CD features tabular guides to both OEM and Telecom product lines....

Measurement and Automation Catalog: National Instruments. (New Literature).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... National Instruments Measurement and Automation Catalog 2002 is now available both in print and on the Web. The NI printed catalog is a readily accessible resource that details the complete line of NI solutions with comprehensive tutorials and...

Vision sensor catalog: Cognex Corp. (New Literature).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Cognex announced the availability of a new product catalog for its In-Sight[TM] family of low cost vision sensors. The 44-page catalog is targeted at manufacturing engineers, automation engineers, and others interested in adding an automated...

Test and measurement products: Keithley Instruments, Inc. (New Literature).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Keithley Instruments announced the availability of its 400-page, full color 2002 test and measurement products catalog. The catalog provides engineers with detailed information and specifications for Keithley's electronic test and measurement...

Test equipment catalog: Tektronix, Inc. (New Literature).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Tektronix recently published their 2002 Test, Measurement, and Monitoring Products Catalog. The 760-page catalog includes a full color, new product section that highlights the latest advancements in optical, mobile, video, and instrumentation...

Film capacitor brochure: Electronic Concepts, Inc. (New Literature).
April 1, 2002... The facilities, capabilities, and products manufactured by Electronic Concepts are described in a new, 14-page, full color brochure. A three page foldout shows the vertically integrated steps utilized to build its capacitors. This encompasses...

Communications power magnetics: Premier Magnetics. (New Literature).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Premier Magnetics published a new product catalog for its telecom magnetics, power conversion magnetics, and DC-DC converter product lines. The (4/2-color) 56-page catalog lists key features and physical dimensions as well as graphs of general...

Telecommunications tools: Jonard Industries Corporation. (New Literature).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Jonard's new catalog presents a comprehensive listing of their products. The catalog is in full color and organized for easy location of specific tools. www.jonard.com * Write In 197 or Reply Online [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Power IC Data Book and Design Guide: Power Integrations, Inc. (New Literature).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Power Integrations released its 2001-02 Data Book and Design Guide, a new sourcebook for a wide selection of high-voltage monolithic switcher ICs. The 336-page document incorporates complete technical specifications and design support...