Wireless Design & Development articles from July 2005

Wireless Design & Development archives from July 2005

A concept whose time has come.(UP FRONT with ERN)(Column)
July 1, 2005... From time to time an idea comes along that is so phenomenal that it just sends goosebumps down my spine. When I first read about disposable cell phones, I was so sure that it was a winner I plunked down what was left in my high-tech stock...

Wireless Ethernet Bridge.(PRODUCT NEWS / WHAT'S HOT)
July 1, 2005... The XPress Ethernet Bridge[TM] expands the capabilities of high-speed wireless networks by allowing host and client devices to communicate at a range of up to 15 miles (line-of-sight with a high gain antenna) at a data rate of 1.5 Mb/s. The XEB...

Smart card IC.(PRODUCT NEWS / WHAT'S HOT)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... EM Microelectronic announces the EMTCG176-3G, a flash memory-based smart card IC designed for use in SIM and Java cards for GSM mobile phones. The device is compatible with the ISO7816-3 Integrated Circuit Card (smart card) specification, and...

Broadband amplifiers.(PRODUCT NEWS / WHAT'S HOT)
July 1, 2005... AR Worldwide introduces two new models in its line of S series broadband amplifiers. Models 700SIG4 (0.8 to 4.2 GHz) and 800S1G3 (0.8 to 3 GHz) have rated power outputs of 700 and 800 W respectively. Both the 700S 1 G4 and the 800S 1 G4 have...

System design software.(PRODUCT NEWS / WHAT'S HOT)
July 1, 2005... Eagleware-Elanix announces GENESYS[TM] 2005, a new release of its RF and microwave design suite. This version includes WhatIF (a new frequency planning tool), Cayenne (a new time domain simulator), two new synthesis modules--Amplifier and...

ISM-band transceiver.(WHAT'S HOT)
July 1, 2005... XEMICS introduces the TrueRF[TM] XE1283, a combination of a full-featured ISM-band transceiver together with a low power RISC microcontroller. This combination of high-power transmitter and sensitive receiver means the link budget exceeds 128...

I/Q MMIC mixers.(WHAT'S HOT)
July 1, 2005... Hittite introduces seven GaAs MMIC I/Q mixers targeted to VSAT, microwave radio, test equipment, sensor and military applications from 6 to 23.6 GHz. The HMC526, HMC527 and HMC528 GaAs MMIC I/Q mixer die offer IF bandwidth of up to DC to 3.5...

Power amplifiers.(WHAT'S HOT)
July 1, 2005... TriQuint announces two amplifiers for broadband wireless access (BWA), 802.16 (WiMAX) and general S-band high power amplifier applications. The TGA2923-SG is a 10 W power amplifier optimized for 3.5 GHz BWA and WiMAX applications. The TGA2923...

Electromagnetic modeling software.(WHAT'S HOT)
July 1, 2005... Agilent introduces a 64-bit version of Momentum, its 3D planar electromagnetic software. The release offers improved accuracy, capacity and speed for design and verification of passive components and interconnects for RFIC, MMIC and...

M/A-COM's P25 selected by U.S. Army bases.(NEWS / BUSINESS / CONTRACTS)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... M/A-COM, Inc. has been awarded two separate contracts by the U.S. Army for [P25.sup.IP] Land Mobile Radio communications systems. The U.S. Army CECOM Acquisition Center awarded M/A-COM a $2.4 million contract for Fort Sill, OK, for a UHF...

Mahaska selects FONS for deployment of broadband communications network.(NEWS / BUSINESS / CONTRACTS)(Mahasaka communications)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Fiber Optic Network Solutions (FONS) Corporation announces that Mahaska Communications Group (MCG) has selected FONS Pathways[TM] outside plant solutions for the implementation of a "Fiber to the World" network that will deliver...

Aeroflex Inc. completes acquisition.(NEWS / BUSINESS / CONTRACTS)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Aeroflex Incorporated announces that it has completed the acquisition of the Test and Measurement Division ("SPG") of UbiNetics Holdings Limited pursuant to the terms set forth in its press release dated May 20, 2005.

3D, multi-gate transistor structures for next gen wireless devices.(TECHNOLOGY FOCUS / SEMIs/MMICs/RFICs)
July 1, 2005... It's no secret that our thirst for ultra-wide bandwidth, feature-rich wireless interconnect devices are taxing the limits of current bi-polar transistor technology. To that end, the last few years have seen development of transistors with...

Analog switches.(TECHNOLOGY FOCUS / SEMIs/MMICs/RFICs)
July 1, 2005... Vishay releases a family of analog switches designed for direct battery operation in portable applications. Offering low on-resistance and low-level logic control through the full voltage range of 1.6 to 4.3 V, the switches are aimed at end...

ATCA power design: ATCA power systems offer a number of advantages over traditional -48 V power rails. Among them are higher reliability, open specifications and individual circuit packs.(advanced telecom computing architecture)(Cover Story)
July 1, 2005... Since the completion of the PICMG[R] 3.0 specification two years ago, the ATCA systems built on this specification have seen a rapid adoption by OEMs, TEMs and carriers. Some TEMs and carriers are now explicitly calling out ATCA architectures...

True waveform portability in software-defined radio: the next level of configurable radio is being driven by and will be based upon the JTRS JPO's specifications for both military and civilian SDRs.(Joint Tactical Radio Program Joint Program Office )
July 1, 2005... Although SDR's guiding principle is "develop once, run anywhere," development all too frequently must start anew each time the hardware changes. The traditional practice of developing from text-based specifications is incompatible with SDR...

Trusted platforms for wireless devices: shifting functionality out of hardware into software offers significant benefits. In addition to reducing costs and conserving physical space, this process offers a plethora of new functional possibilities.(SPECIAL SECTION / MILITARY/SECURITY)
July 1, 2005... Five years ago, it might have seemed a stretch to suggest that, within the near future, cell phones would be able to switch automatically between licensed and unlicensed radio bands, effortlessly keeping evolutionary pace with radio standards....

Improving wireless voice quality with ADM: while ADM is a mature modulation technique and has been around for a while, pressure on cost and time to market breathes new life into this modulation scheme.(FEATURED TECHNOLOGY / PART I)
July 1, 2005... Short-range wireless digital voice transmission is used extensively in contemporary consumer electronics. Products such as cordless telephones, wireless headsets (for mobile and landline telephones) and baby monitors are a few items that use...

High-speed data converter.(EDITORS' CHOICE JULY 2005: TECHNOLOGY AWARD)(Product/Service Evaluation)
July 1, 2005... Analog Devices introduces a high-speed A/D converter that extends key converter specifications to new levels. The AD9445 is a 14-bit, 125 MS/s ADC that achieves a spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) above 80 dBc and a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)...