Wireless Design & Development articles from December 2006

Wireless Design & Development archives from December 2006

Mobile marketing--will it entice or alienate the consumer?(Editorial)
December 1, 2006... As I reflect back On 2006 one thought reoccurs in my mind--if ever there was a year to be involved with the wireless industry in some way, it was this year. We saw many emerging technologies become a reality and new consumer-driven applications...

Simulator designed for virtual prototyping.(PRODUCT NEWS/ WHAT'S HOT)
December 1, 2006... Bluespec Inc. introduces an enhanced version of its Bluesim simulator meant for virtual prototyping and high-speed, source-level simulation and debug. Bluesim accelerates the product development cycle by delivering an accelerated...

WiMAX transceivers for mobile applications.(PRODUCT NEWS/ WHAT'S HOT)
December 1, 2006... NXP Semiconductors announces its WiMAX family of transceivers specifically designed for mobile and handheld applications. The 2.3 to 2.4 GHz UXF23480, designed for use within North America and Australia, and the 2.5 to 2.7 GHz UXF23460 for use...

Optimize and troubleshoot UMTS and GSM networks.(PRODUCT NEWS/ WHAT'S HOT)
December 1, 2006... Agilent Technologies Inc. introduces the W1314A receiver, which enables RF engineering teams to optimize and troubleshoot UMTS and GSM networks and quickly identify the cause of problems. The platform has options to support GSM, UMTS, IS95,...

ZigBee[TM] protocol platform.(PRODUCT NEWS/ WHAT'S HOT)
December 1, 2006... Microchip Technology Inc. announces three new products for IEEE 802.15.4 wireless networking. Microchip's MRF24J40 is a 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 transceiver targeted for the ZigBee[TM] protocol in RF applications requiring low power and good RF...

Grade 802.11n draft-compliant dual-band chipset.(WHAT'S HOT/ EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES)
December 1, 2006... Metalink Ltd. announces the second generation of its WLANPlus chipset. Designed to enable high-throughput, rich-content, quality-critical applications, WLANPlus provides the foundation for a robust, full-coverage wireless home entertainment...

High-frequency electromagnetic package.(WHAT'S HOT/ EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES)
December 1, 2006... Vector Fields launches its high-frequency electromagnetic package, Concerto. Featuers of the electronic design automation (EDA) software include enhanced solvers, sophisticated model parameterization and an enhanced scripting capability, which...

Application processors.(WHAT'S HOT/ EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES)
December 1, 2006... Marvell's new generation of application processors are designed for feature handsets, smartphones, GPS navigation systems and other consumer electronic devices. The PXA3xx family is based on the third generation of Intel[R] XScale technology...

Low power, high performance FPGAs.(WHAT'S HOT/ EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES)
December 1, 2006... Altera's Stratix[R] III family of FPGAs introduces an innovative FPGA architecture that goes beyond optimized process and circuit techniques. Unique features like Programmable Power Technology and Selectable Core Voltage deliver a combination...

Bluetooth development tool helps cut the size and cost of innovative headset for hard-of-hearing.(Sound ID commercialize an innovative headsets, using xIDE software development kit from Cambridge Consultants)
December 1, 2006... A powerful Bluetooth development tool has helped Sound ID to commercialize an innovative headset for the hard of hearing, which employs wireless communications to link an in-ear module with a remote microphone. The xIDE software...

WiFi RF interference tool helps university deliver a "forum publics".(University of Richmond installed a campus-wide wireless network)
December 1, 2006... At the University of Richmond, students matter. In fact, the University of Richmond recently installed a campus-wide wireless network, consisting of nearly 600 access points, to make it easier for students to work and communicate. And to keep...

Wire-free power technology.(WildCharge Inc. launched battery chargers)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... WildCharge, Inc. (www.wildcharge.com) announces a safe, wire-free electric power technology that eliminates user need to constantly plug in mobile electronic devices for electric power. The Scottsdale, Arizona-based WildCharge has developed...

Industry taps FusionDM for enabling mobile Internet services.(Bitfone Corp.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Bitfone Corporation announces the availability of its FusionDM solution, which gives operators and manufacturers valuable real-time OTA access of subscribers' phones to reduce complexity and accelerate the adoption of advanced mobile Internet...

VoIP and EV-DO Revision A (Rev A).(voice over internet protocol, evolution data optimized)
December 1, 2006... VoIP has become mass-market technology through the widespread availability of always-on cable and DSL broadband Internet access. But VoIP is about to arrive in the mobile broadband market. How? * Mobile VoIP phones--In 2007, a new class of...

Integrating functions on mixed-signal SoCs: system complexity, escalating cost pressures, shrinking available silicon and more restrictive quality requirements are among the increasing demands placed on ASIC designers.(System-on-Chip)
December 1, 2006... There are sensors throughout the electronic equipment you use on a daily basis. These components report various states and conditions, usually as analog signals, for processing by a central controller. Other signals that operate in the analog...

Designing graphics-rich mobile devices: a new architecture for video serializers and deserializers, built specifically for mobile devices, can address the demands for increasingly graphics-rich visual content.(MOBILE DEVICES--PART 1 OF 2)
December 1, 2006... The emergence of the "personal information" device" driven by rapid adoption of cell phones and their expanding panoply of features, capabilities and services is pushing the need for high resolution displays capable of displaying the...

The role of time-domain in the digital RF world: many emerging applications call for a highly-capable RF analysis tool that captures the dimension of time along with the traditional frequency and amplitude axes.
December 1, 2006... Many of today's RF signals change from one instant to the next. Some hop frequencies, others spike briefly, and then disappear. Many can have complex modulation that can dynamically change in an instant. And these activities can produce their...

Technology award: SDR Development Platform.(Software Defined Radio)
December 1, 2006... Texas Instruments Incorporated's small form factor Software Defined Radio (SDR) Development Platform was developed in collaboration with Xilinx Inc. and other third parties. It provides the entire signal chain hardware from antenna to baseband...