Wireless Design & Development articles from August 2007

Wireless Design & Development archives from August 2007

Are new broadband speeds on the horizon?(UP FRONT)
August 1, 2007... Much to my surprise I recently read that the U.S. trails other industrialized nations in high-speed Internet access. According to a report commissioned by the Communications Workers of America (CWA), the median download speed in the U.S. is...

Mobile phone backup service.(EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES & MARKETS)
August 1, 2007... FusionOne, a leading provider of mobile phone synchronization services, announces the next generation of its MightyBackup mobile phone backup service. MightyBackup 3.0 provides backup protection for both user-generated and licensed content on...

Mobile access system supports nationwide rollout.(EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES & MARKETS)
August 1, 2007... NXP Semiconductors announces that its Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) cell-phone solution is being deployed in the very first nationwide commercial rollout of a UMA-based service in North America--the T-Mobile[R] HotSpot at HomeSM service...

Fingerprint modules.(EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES & MARKETS)
August 1, 2007... ODI Security, LLC, announces the introduction of low cost, power efficient, stand-alone fingerprint modules for the consumer and commercial markets. ODI Security designed and manufactured the new modules that utilize patent pending, high...

FibeAir IP-MAX wireless radios.(EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES & MARKETS)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Ceragon Networks Ltd. deploys Ceragon's FibeAir IP-MAX wireless radios to provide continuous communications of mission essential data for use during tropical storms and major hurricane events. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina,...

8- and 32-bit MCUs break bit boundaries.(PRODUCT NEWS: WHAT'S HOT)
August 1, 2007... Breaking new ground in 8- and 32-bit compatibility, Freescale introduces the first two members of its Flexis[TM] series of microcontrollers (MCUs). The MC9S08QE128, based on the S08 core, and MCF51QE128, the first device based on the...

L-band smart synthesizer eliminates external programming.(PRODUCT NEWS: WHAT'S HOT)
August 1, 2007... Z-Communications, Inc. introduces an ultra small Smart Synthesizer series, which eliminate external programming. SFS1250A-LF is a new class of synthesizer for high quality, fixed frequency stable signal source. The smart design takes care of...

Wide terminal resistor for high power applications.(PRODUCT NEWS: WHAT'S HOT)
August 1, 2007... KOA Speer Electronics introduces the WK73 wide terminal flat chip resistor providing high reliability and performance. This flat chip resistor features higher power ratings as a result of its enhanced heat dissipation, as demonstrated by the...

Single-package FXO device for VoIP equipment.(PRODUCT NEWS: WHAT'S HOT)
August 1, 2007... Teridian Semiconductor's 73M1866 and 73M1966 offer an innovative approach in addressing the Foreign-Exchange-Office (FXO) function. These two solutions facilitate good voice quality and significant BOM cost reductions in business critical and...

Complete memory subsystem simplifies system design for embedded applications.(PRODUCT NEWS: WHAT'S HOT)
August 1, 2007... SST announces its All-in-OneMemory product family, the SST88VP1107. By blending the key benefits of NOR, NAND and RAM in a unified architecture, the first All-in-OneMemory product comes configured with 512 kByte instant-on boot NOR, 128 MB...

BJTs deliver maximized power efficiency.(PRODUCT NEWS: WHAT'S HOT)
August 1, 2007... ON Semiconductor's low Vce(sat) bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) portfolio now includes PNP and NPN devices that incorporate advanced silicon technology. These transistors deliver maximized power efficiency and longer battery life than...

VoFi analyzer gives insight into call quality and troubleshooting.(PRODUCT NEWS: WHAT'S HOT)
August 1, 2007... AirMagnet Inc.'s AirMagnet VoFi Analyzer is a tool for monitoring and troubleshooting voice-over-wireless LAN deployments in the enterprise. VoFi Analyzer PRO 3.0 provides a dramatic improvement in understanding of voice traffic as it traverses...

WiMAX software enhancement supports 2G, 3G and 4G networks.(PRODUCT NEWS: WHAT'S HOT)
August 1, 2007... The Agilent wireless network optimization test platform for RF engineering and operation teams enables WiMAX test for IEEE 802.16e-2005 drive-test capabilities through a scalable, integrated, air interface measurement system. This software...

Selecting miniature passive components for WiMAX & WLAN applications: when exploring passive component options, asking the right questions upfront can ensure the correct component is selected for your design.(EYE ON PASSIVE COMPONENTS)
August 1, 2007... 1. Basic Design Steps for Selecting the Correct Standard Passive Component In a wireless world, consumers have come to expect smaller, faster, and more sophisticated electronic/electrical products from equipment manufacturers. The...

Integrated front-end enables compact multi-carrier base station radio: the clear benefit of a compact multi-carrier common radio platform makes it a must-have in the portfolio of an equipment vendor today.(Cover story)
August 1, 2007... Wireless base station designers face severe challenges when it comes to delivering future-oriented, yet profitable solutions under dramatic cost pressure. A multi-carrier common radio platform in a small form factor is needed to allow faster...

Antenna system in die cast aluminum.(PRODUCT FOCUS: ANTENNAS)
August 1, 2007... Pacific Wireless introduces the Vagi Series[R] antenna system, which is constructed of die cast aluminum alloy with anticorrosion alodine finish. It comes standard with a 30" LMR240 pigtail with choice of an N female or N male connector and an...

Antenna handset device.(PRODUCT FOCUS: ANTENNAS)
August 1, 2007... Laird Technologies introduces its RadioAnt[TM] antenna. This technology provides an FM antenna solution that can be incorporated directly inside a handset device, offering improved performance, minimal size, case of installation and low cost....

Beam-width antenna.(PRODUCT FOCUS: ANTENNAS)
August 1, 2007... Cushcraft introduces its J33114V0, which offers high performance and versatility from 3.3 to 3.7 GHz. The beam-width antenna brings versatility to Cushcraft's broadband wireless access antenna suite. The J330114V01-AN offers 45, 60, 90 and 120...

Series antenna.(PRODUCT FOCUS: ANTENNAS)
August 1, 2007... Antenna Factor introduces the WRT series antenna which is suitable for applications such as wireless vending, security, traffic, or power equipment, which require an unobtrusive, tamper-resistant antenna solution. The 19 x 11 mm radome installs...

Wireless antenna measurement lab.(PRODUCT FOCUS: ANTENNAS)
August 1, 2007... ETS-Lindgren announces the release of the AMS-8050, a wireless antenna measurement lab that rolls on wheels. Although compact in size, the AMS-8050 performs like larger chambers and can be used for design validation, pre-certification testing...

Digital-output accelerometer.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Freescale Semiconductor expands its micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)-based sensor portfolio with Model MMA7450L, a three-axis digital-output accelerometer. It is available in a 0.8 mm thin plastic land grid array (LGA) package that is...

Interactive video platform.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Radvision announces its SCOPIA interactive video platform and 3G video gateway to power video communication systems. The video platform, an IMS ready video media server, and the 3G video gateway are the core infrastructure elements that enable...

Transceiver Series.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... RF Neulink broadens its portfolio of wireless data products to include the NL5000. The NL5000 transceiver series is a price/performance leader in licensed conventional radios in both the VHF and UHF frequency range. They provide increased...

Bench top power supply.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... R&R Technologies, Inc. announces its PS-1 portable bench top power supply with built-in rechargeable batteries that allow testing of low power circuits without cord or power-main limitations. This power supply can be used to set up long term...

2-Stage MMIC amplifier.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Sirenza Microdevices announces the release of the SUF-6000, 2-stage MMIC amplifier utilizing an advanced E-Mode pHEMT semiconductor technology. The SUF-6000 uses self-biasing network and broadband 50 ohm matching for ease of use and operates...

Transient voltage suppressor diode arrays.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Infineon Technologies announces a family of TVS (transient voltage suppressor) diode arrays intended specifically to protect CAN (controller area network) automotive control networks and industrial bus systems from voltage spikes as high as 30...

Wireless microcontroller.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Jennic Ltd. introduces a reference design which enables speech to be transmitted over an IEEE802.15.4 link using the company's JN5139 single-chip wireless microcontroller. The ready-made hardware and software design solution has been introduced...

High reliability mixer.(PRODUCT NEWS)(Correction notice)
August 1, 2007... Mini-Circuits introduces the ADE-R30WLH+, a high reliability mixer that features a time-tested diode quad in a hermitically sealed package. Operating over a wideband of 300 to 4000 MHz with an LO power of 10 dBm, it has a conversion loss of 7.5...

Current loop transmitter.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... OTEK Corp. announces the release of its Current Loop (4 to 20 mA) transmitter that is powered by existing 5 A C.T., eliminating the need for conduit wiring and limited distance due to voltage drop on the lines. The CTT is powered by the...

Wireless IC for M2M applications.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... CML Microcircuits introduces its CMX990, an advanced single-chip RF transceiver with integrated GMSK data modem for narrowband M2M (machine to machine) applications such as vending and cold-chain telemetry and traffic congestion monitoring...

Diplexer combines WiMAX and WiFi bands.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Microlab/FXR announces its model BK-26N diplexer to separate or combine all the cellular wireless frequency bands from the WiMAX and WiFi bands above 3 GHz. With the 'Tuned-by-Design' approach, it maintains low loss and >50 dB isolation between...

Low-power wireless connectivity.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Freescale Semiconductor introduces the latest in its range of RF products with low-power wireless connectivity. The MC33696 PLL-tuned UHF transceiver and MC33596 low-voltage receiver are access and remote control devices designed to help...

Techniques for interpolation and digital upconversion: when choosing an interpolation technique, pulse-shaping or multi-stage interpolation methods should be considered.(DIGITAL INTERPOLATION)
August 1, 2007... Designers of today's software-defined radios and test instrumentation use a variety of digital signal processing (DSP) techniques to improve system performance. Interpolation is one DSP technique that can be used to increase the sample rate of...

Surface-moount power inductors.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... C&D Technologies introduces five series of bobbin format inductors. The 4500, 4600, 4700S, 4800S and 4900S offer a range of inductance values and current ratings to provide choices for different applications. Their compact design aids their...

Automated cable assemblies.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... IMS Connector announces its automated RF cable assembly line that features precise cutting, striping, crimping, tin-plating and assembling of center contacts. Cable assembly time can be reduced by 80 %. The line can be used for all flexible...

Multimedia applications processor.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Freescale Semiconductor announces its ARM9-driven iMX27 processor that offers high resolution video, security, design flexibility, impressive power management and re-use. Optimized for a broad spectrum of mobile consumer and industrial...

Stateful TCP and application layer test.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Agilent Technologies Inc. announces the hardware-based stateful TCP and application layer test integrated with multiservice QoS validation on its N2X multi services test solution. The Agilent N2X now offers unprecedented levels of traffic...

LTPS/CGS channel driver.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... National Semiconductor introduces its Model FPD95120, a 320-channel LTPS/CGS driver with partial display memory, one 24-bit RGB video interface and enhanced display quality. It provides 320 output source drivers with a 1 to 3 glass multiplex...

Microprocessor supervisory circuits.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... austriamicrosystems introduces its AS 1925 and AS1926 single ultra-low voltage microprocessor supervisory ICs that are designed to monitor supply rails of 0.9 to 1.5 V in [mu]P and digital systems without the need for external components,...

Integrated wideband downconverter RFIC.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Hittite Microwave Corporation introduces a integrated wideband downconverter RFIC, which is designed for use in virtually all wireless infrastructure applications including Cellular/3G and WiMAX/4G systems from 800 to 2700 MHz. The HMC334LP4E...

High-power output stage devices.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Nitronex announces the NPT25190 & NPT25240. These are the first products in its upcoming 48 V product line that are designed as high-power output stage devices from 2.3 to 2.7 GHz. Typical performance is rated using a mobile WiMAX waveform...

Power amplifier module.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Anadigics, Inc. announces its AWT6223 UMTS/EDGE penta-band power amplifier (PA) module for Samsung's SGH-I520 smartphone that is designed for the European market. The module incorporates proprietary second-generation...

Low dropout regulators.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. announces its CAT6217 and CAT6218 LDO regulators that source 150 mA and 300 mA output currents, respectively, in a small, five-lead, 1 mm profile SOT-23 package. They offer a low quiescent current combined with a...

Phase-matched balun.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Picosecond Pulse Labs, Inc. announces its Model 5310 phase-matched balun that uses proprietary technology that provides desirable phase and amplitude matching. It covers a frequency range that is approximately double that of the transformer...

Development platform.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Tundra Semiconductor Corp. and Freescale Semiconductor introduce a development platform that combines programmable digital signal processors (DSPs) with the Serial RapidlO (sRIO). The system was created to address interconnect bandwidth...

DC/DC converter modules.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... TracoPower announces its TEN 8WI series of high performance 8 W DC/DC converter modules that feature wide 4:1 input voltage ranges in a DIP-24 package with an industry-standard footprint. A high efficiency allows an operating temperature range...

LED lighting design guide.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... TT electronics OPTEK Technology's 6-pin PLCC LED has been specified by Microchip Technology Inc.'s LED lighting design guide and designed for use with their color-control software solution; while OPTEK's 1 W and 10 W lednium devices have been...

High isolation switch die.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Hittite Microwave Corporation announces the release of two high-isolation SPDT MMIC switches, which are suitable for test and measurement, microwave radio, industrial and military and space applications from DC to 15 GHz. The HMC607 is a GaAs...

Laptop analyzer.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... AirMagnet Inc. announces its laptop analyzer that natively decodes and analyzes 802.1 In Wi-Fi networks. The 7.5 version provides instant visibility into all wireless channels, devices, conversations, speeds, interference issues and the RF...

Product suite.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Green Hills Software, Inc. announces that its product suite, including the MULTI integrated development environment, [micro]-velOSity royalty-free real-time operating system, TimeMachine tool suite, Green Hills compilers and Green Hills Probe,...

Code Division Multiple Access.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Andrew Corporation introduces a coverage solution for analog 450 megahertz networks converting to Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)-450 and FLASH-OFDM[TM] protocols that can provide capital cost savings of as much as 40%. The Andrew Node C...

SMA connectors.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Crystek releases the Red Box series of VCOs. They can be ordered from Crystek in a robust aluminum enclosure (1.25" x 1.25" x 0.58") with SMA connectors. This line will enhance the VCO's durability and make integration of a VCO into any...

Digital TCXO.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Maxim Integrated Products introduces the DS4026, a digitally controlled temperature compensated crystal oscillator (DC-TCXO) that provides frequency accuracy and stability over a wide operating temperature range (-40[degrees]C to +85...

802.11 n System on Chip.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Metalink Ltd. introduces its SoC (System on Chip) product line. Metalink's innovative WLANPlus SoC is an 802.1ln-compliant concurrent dual-band solution with integrated host network processor. By supporting operation on both the 2.4 GHz and 5...

Power Integrated Modules.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Tyco Electronics extends its MiniSKii solderless product family by adding 600 V, second generation PIM modules. The 600 V versions feature the latest Trench Fieldstop IGBT technology for low saturation losses. Its spring contact system enables...

Satellite converter system.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Link Microtek introduces a versatile satellite converter system that can be configured in a wide variety of ways to suit C-Band or Ku-Band applications and yet takes up 1U of rack space. Manufactured by L-3 Narda Satellite Networks, the V2200...

PTFE-based coreless semiconductor package.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Endicott Interconnect Technologies introduces the HyperBGA[R] which is a PTFE-based coreless semiconductor package that enables silicon devices to run at high speeds. The combination of the low loss, low dielectric constant material and strip...

Hermetic mixer modules.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Link Microtek introduces three connectorized hermetic mixer modules that are suitable for military, space, wideband telecom, industrial, microwave radio and test equipment applications from 4 to 38 GHz. Manufactured by Hittite Microwave...

Wideband frequency mixers.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Mini Circuits introduces a wideband frequency mixer which delivers 3.7 to 10.0 GHz. The Z.X05-14+ features low conversion loss of 6.7 dB type and high L-R isolation of 38 dB type. It contains a useable up and down converter and rugged uni-body...

Synthesizer product line.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Jackson Labs announces the FireFox synthesizer product line including the FireFox desktop synthesizer and the FireFox OEM module. The FireFox synthesizers combine a GPS disciplined high-stability, low phase-noise OCXO time-base with a...

Design flow.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announces its Reference Flow 8.0 that addresses design challenges at 45 nanometers, providing statistical timing analysis for intra-die variation, automated DFM hot-spot fixing and dynamic low-power design...

90 nanometer flash family.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Lattice Semiconductor Corporation announces the immediate availability of 45 ispLeverCORE[TM] Intellectual Property (IP) and third-party vendor IP cores for its 90 nanometer embedded FLASH LatticeXP2[TM] FPGA family. Lattice and its...

Modular RFID system with built-in I/O.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 1, 2007... Turck, Inc. introduces BLident, a modular RFID system with built-in I/O capability. Users can add up to eight channels of RFID plus additional discrete or analog I/O to comprise a single node.on the network. Built on the ISO15693 13.56 MHz HF...

Simplify debug and conformance test.(AUGUST 2007 : WDD EDITOR'S CHOICE: TECHNOLOGY AWARD)
August 1, 2007... Tektronix, Inc.'s RFXpress[TM] is an advanced software package that performs RF/IF/IQ waveform creation and editing of digitally modulated signals for AWG5000 and G7000 arbitrary waveform generators. RFXpress provides a user interface that...

Key considerations in developing mobile WiMAX systems.(FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY: WIMAX)
August 1, 2007... Mobile WiMAX is poised to be the next big opportunity for equipment vendors and for the communications industry in general. It promises per-user bandwidth at multimegabit rates, boosts spectral efficiency and supports IP convergence out to the...

Using multi-layer organic technology to enable new mobile WiMAX solutions.(FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY: WIMAX)
August 1, 2007... When it comes to developing a portable consumer WiMAX device, there several significant issues to address. Advances in other technologies have conditioned the public to expect continual improvements in functionality and performance in...