Wireless Design & Development articles from April 2006

Wireless Design & Development archives from April 2006

Data is coming to your communicator--but when?(Editorial)
April 1, 2006... Just about anywhere you go nowadays, within the wireless industry (talking shows, conferences, OEM visits here), the buzz is mobile data. Ah, mobile data... that ubiquitous platform that will take us to the next step and really make 24/7,...

WiBro power amplifier.(WHAT'S HOT / EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES)
April 1, 2006... ANADIGICS introduces a linear PA for Wireless Broadband (WiBro) applications. The AWT6235 operates in the 2300 to 2390 MHz frequency band and meets the OFDM linearity requirements of the WiBro high-speed data system. The new PA offers an ACLR...

Power amplifiers and drivers.(WHAT'S HOT / EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES)
April 1, 2006... MwT announces a family of eight high-linearity PAs for Wi-Fi (802.11 I and WiMAX (802.16d/e) standards for all three frequency bands: 2.4 to 2.7 GHz. 3.3 to 3.7 GHz and 4.9 to 5.9 GHz. The WPS series power amplifiers have Pl dB up to 36 dBm...

Bluetooth service testing products.(WHAT'S HOT / EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES)
April 1, 2006... Willtek Communications announces the Go/NoGo test solution for Bluetooth. The 4941 Bluetooth connectivity hardware provides the physical connection to a Willtek tester or PC, and consists of a Bluetooth adapter, cables and a rear panel for one...

WiMAX amplifiers.(WHAT'S HOT / EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES)
April 1, 2006... AR Worldwide announces the 15S5G7 and 30S5G7, 15 and 30 W amplifiers, respectively, designed for the 5 to 7 GHz frequency range. These broadband amplifiers are suited for testing WiMAX components because the amplified signal they produce is...

Broadband amplifiers.(PRODUCT NEWS / WHAT'S HOT)
April 1, 2006... M/A-COM announces a family of high power broadband amplifiers, which can be used in various applications, including communications and military electronic systems. The power levels, up to 16 W, are especially high for multi-octave GaAs MMICs...

Power amplifiers.(PRODUCT NEWS / WHAT'S HOT)
April 1, 2006... RF Micro Devices announces the RF3159 quad-band PA, designed to support EDGE mobile devices utilizing linear transmit architectures. The PA module is fully matched for easy implementation and is housed in a 6 x 6 mm package. The module is...

Two-way radio processor IC.(PRODUCT NEWS / WHAT'S HOT)
April 1, 2006... CML introduces the CMX7041 two-way radio processor 1C, the second two-way radio IC from CML Microcircuits' Firm ASIC[TM] family of products. The product is a full-function, half-duplex, audio, signaling and data processing IC, suitable for...

Microprocessor core.(PRODUCT NEWS / WHAT'S HOT)
April 1, 2006... TI announces its OMAP[TM] 3 architecture for mobile phones. TI's first OMAP 3-based device, the OMAP3430 processor, uses 65 nm process technology. OMAP 3 is based on the ARM" Cortex[TM]--A8 superscalar microprocessor core. This processor offers...

What is WiBro?(ON THE EDGE)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... WiBro is a variant of WIMAX. It is the Korean Wireless Broadband service based on the mobile WiMAX technology (IEEE 802.16e TDD OFDMA standard), a wireless high-speed broadband service able to deliver voice, data and video at speeds of up to...

WiMedia--the next generation.(WI-X)
April 1, 2006... The WiMedia Alliance will adopt existing industry-standard radio technology for the Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY). The radio portion will be based on the IEEE 802.15.3 wireless MAC and PHY specifications for high-rate...

The different flavors of WiMAX.(WI-X)(Table)
April 1, 2006... The Different Flavors of WiMAX 802.16a 802.16REV'd 802.1e FIXED OUTDOOR FIXED OUTDOOR LIMITED MOBILITY Applications Applications Applications...

WiMAX Forum[TM] selects Korea's TTA as first WiMAX certification lab in Asia.
April 1, 2006... As the industry works aggressively to develop mobile WiMAX products based on the ratified IEEE 802.16e-2005 standard, the WiMAX Forum announces that it has selected the first test laboratory dedicated to the certification of WiMAX products in...

Voltage-controlled oscillator.(WI-X)
April 1, 2006... Z-Communications announces the C-band (3250 to 3700 MHz) VCO for WiMAX applications. V844ME24-LF offers a low phase noise performance of-86 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset away from carrier. This model provides an average tuning sensitivity of 165...

WiMAX: challenging the status quo--an executive summary.(WI-X)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... WiMAX is standards-based technology enabling the delivery of last-mile wireless broadband access. Conformance and interoperability testing for the fixed variant. 802.16-2004, will lead to commercial deployment of WiMAX-Certified[TM] gear in...

WiMAX Forum organizational structure: WiMAX board of directors.(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... WiMAX Support Staff * Membership Administration * Program Management * Website Administration * WiMAX Policy Administration * Process Improvements * F2F Event Planning & Logistics * Database and Tools Management...

Micro electro-mechanical systems testing and failure-analysis challenges.(Editorial)
April 1, 2006... MEMS are being seen as one of the most promising emerging technologies to advance the development of next generation wireless devices. MEMS promises to shrink devices, lower power requirements and, most importantly, enable new and cutting-edge...

Architectures for mobile RF convergence.(Cover story)
April 1, 2006... As mobile portable devices, such as cellphones, PDAs and laptop computers, acquire multi mode multi-band wireless connectivity, there is an ever-increasing need for greater levels of RF integration. Space, cost and power-consumption constraints...

Interfacing a low-voltage processor with 3 V SD/SDIO or MMC cards.
April 1, 2006... Today's world of shrinking real estate, multiple power requirements, diverse interfaces and multiple solutions present the designer with a dizzying array of options. As processors evolve in complexity and function, they will place even more...

Introducing digital techniques to radio products.
April 1, 2006... This article will present an introduction to the use of digital demodulators, as compared to a conventional FM receiver used with an analog demodulator, such as a PLL, or more commonly, a limiter-discriminator. It will present the case that...

Radio module solution.(TECHNOLOGY AWARD)
April 1, 2006... RF Micro Devices introduces a complete POLARIS 2[TM] TOTAL RADIO[TM] Module solution, comprised of a cellular transceiver module and a cellular transmit module for handsets operating on GSM/GPRS and GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks The performance, size...

WCDMA power amplifiers.(AMPLIFIERS)
April 1, 2006... ANADIGICS introduces its third generation High-Efficiency-at-Low-Power (HELP3[TM]) wideband CDMA (WCDMA) power amplifiers (PAs) (the AWT6273, AWT6278 and AWT6279). The amps offer low power consumption and provide full compliance with HSDPA...

LNA pair.(AMPLIFIERS)
April 1, 2006... Hittite announces GaAs pHEMT MMIC low noise amplifiers which are suitable for cellular/3G basestation and repeater applications. The HMC376LP3E and HMC382LP3E operate from 700 to 1000 MHz, and 1700 to 2200 MHz, respectively. These new LNAs...

Power amplifier.(AMPLIFIERS)
April 1, 2006... The SSPA 2.2-2.3-20-ODU is a high power amplifier that is employed in an outdoor unit configuration. This amplifier consists of an AC/DC converter, multiple amplifier assemblies, output filtering and an environmentally sealed housing. It...

GaAs MMIC power amplifier.(FEATURED PRODUCT)
April 1, 2006... Mimix Broadband announces a GaAs MMIC power amplifier optimized for linear operation. This two-stage power amplifier is excellent for modulation levels up to 64 QAM and has a typical third-order intercept point of +34 dBm. The device also...

Crystal oscillator.(FEATURED PRODUCT)
April 1, 2006... EM Microelectronic introduces the EM1564, a 32 kHz crystal oscillator. This ultra-low power circuit integrates a 32.768 kHz tuning fork crystal and an advanced CMOS circuit assembled in a specifically designed package. The EM1564 combines the...

C-band VCO.(SIGNAL SOURCES)
April 1, 2006... Z-Communications announces their C-band (2865 to 3165 MHz) voltage-controlled oscillator. The V810ME05-LF offers a low phase noise performance of -91 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset away from carrier. This model combines linear tuning with good...

Clock oscillators.(SIGNAL SOURCES)
April 1, 2006... Connor-Winfield's series of SMT clock oscillators are fixed-frequency, crystal oscillators designed for use in all applications requiring precision clocks. They are available in [+ or -] 20, 25, 50 and 100 ppm overall frequency tolerances....

Voltage-controlled SAW oscillator.(SIGNAL SOURCES)
April 1, 2006... Crystek Crystals announces a 1 GHz VCSO. Crystek designed the module using FR5 PCB and SAW crystal technology. The oscillator features--135 dBc/Hz phase noise at 10 kHz offset. The CVCSO-914-1000 comes in a 9 x 14 mm SMT package. It uses a +5 V...

Ultra-linear COFDM amplifier.(DIGITAL VIDEO BROADCASTING)
April 1, 2006... Stealth Microwave introduces the SM2025-42LS, an ultra-linear GaAsFET amplifier designed for digital video broadcast applications. The unit operates from 2.0 to 2.5 GHz with a PldB of +42 dBm and OIP3 of +61 dBm, allowing for +35 dBm (minimum)...

System- and transistor-level simulation.(FEATURED PRODUCT)
April 1, 2006... Xpedion announces an interface to Simulink[R] from The MathWorks to couple system- and transistor-level simulation for RE design. Designers can use Simulink[R] in conjunction with the GoldenGate RFIC Simulator to bridge the gap between...

System software.(SOFTWARE)
April 1, 2006... Tendril announces the Tendril Service Broker v1.0 on a second low-power wireless network platform--the EmberZNet 2.0 ZigBee-compliant network stack. The software is also compliant with the EmberNet proprietary network platform. The Tendril...

Event identification software.(SOFTWARE)
April 1, 2006... Agilent announces event identification software that allows digital designers who use Infiniium oscilloscopes to identify signal integrity issues found in electronic designs. The software works by scanning through thousands of acquired...

Design and analysis software.(SOFTWARE)
April 1, 2006... Xilinx announces the latest version of its PlanAhead[TM] software, a hierarchical design and analysis solution that, along with Xilinx ISE[TM] software, delivers an advantage for Xilinx Virtex-4[TM] and Spartan[TM]-3 FPGAs. The release also...

Chip-optimization technology.(SOFTWARE)
April 1, 2006... Cadence announces its manufacturing-aware chip-optimization product Cadence[TM] Chip Optimizer, a silicon-proven full-chip-optimization system. Cadence Chip Optimizer is used alter conventional place and route and before design tape-out. The...

Modeling solution.(SOFTWARE)
April 1, 2006... CoWare announces a standards-based modeling solution for platform-driven ESL design with the release of CoWare ConvergenSC[R]. The solution consists of a new standards-based modeling library for SystemC transaction-level modeling (TLM) and...

Cell phone LED driver.(FEATURED PRODUCT)
April 1, 2006... Linear Technology announces the LTC3209-1 and LTC3209-2, highly integrated, 850 kHz, low-noise, high-efficiency lx/1.5x/2x multi mode charge pumps. They can each drive up to eight LED current sources at up to 600 mA of total output current. The...

Power MOSFETs.(SEMICONDUCTORS/ICs)
April 1, 2006... NEC Electronics America introduces the latest additions to its line of low-voltage power-management devices (PMDs), the uPA2450B and uPA2451B power MOSFETs. Developed using NEC Electronics' advanced packaging technology, these dual N-channel...