Wireless Design & Development articles from June 2002

Wireless Design & Development archives from June 2002

Low cost spectrum analyzer.(AeroComm SA3000)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... SA3000 is a compact PC-based instrument covering the 2.4 GHz ISM band. The device identifies optimal locations for wireless equipment and alerts installers to potential interference. Operation is menu-driven, and on-screen displays are easy to...

Integrated test platform.(AirAccess EV)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... AirAccess EV is an integrated test platform for CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Access Terminals (ATs). The closed loop system combines AirAccess EV, TAS4500 and SB-600 to provide high-speed data traffic analysis over an emulated CDMA network with RF...

Low distortion amplifiers.(Texas Instruments THS4502)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The THS4502 amplifier provides fully differential signaling with ultra-low distortion for support of 12- and 14-bit ADCs operating at sampling rates of 80 Msps) and beyond. The device's IMD3 is -95 dB below the carrier (dBc) and OIP3 is 50 dBm...

Resettable devices.(Tyco Electronics LVR)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The LVR series of resettable devices are designed for use in line voltage applications. The LVR series is rated at 240 [V.sub.AC], permitting maximum voltages of Up to 265 [V.sub.AC], and are available in hold currents from 50 to 400 mA. The...

Making sure the regulatory monster does not bite! (Up Front).
June 1, 2002... An ancient Chinese philosopher once said, "May you live in interesting times". For those of us doing regulatory, and especially those dealing with Part 15 unlicensed devices, that is an understatement of the events that are happening--we are...

Crystal oscillator. (What's Hot).(Fox Electronics F4500)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The F4500 offers an input voltage of 1.8 V [+ or -] 5%, with an operating voltage as low as 1.6 V. The F4500 Series also provides greater efficiency both in system design and in the operation of the oscillator. Greater system efficiency is...

Amplifier subassemblies. (What's Hot).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... CTT integrated subassemblies are designed for flexibility to ensure ease of manufacturing. These amplifier driven assemblies are designed for use in applications that include broadband EW systems, as well as high dynamic range radar systems...

Solid state RF amplifier. (What's Hot).(Athercom P/N SSPA 0.7-0.9-50)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The P/N SSPA 0.7-0.9-50 is a high power, solid-state power amplifier that operates from 700 to 900 MHz. It offers a minimum of 50 watts of linear RF power at room temperature. Saturated output power is typically greater than 60 watts across the...

SMT oscillator. (What's Hot).(Champion Electronics F17355BD VCXO)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The F17355BD VCXO operates in a frequency range extending from 620 - 726 MHz. This capability provides a now option for telecom manufacturers building equipment for data transmission in the OC-12 range. The F17355BD operates on a 3.3 V power...

Low cost oscilloscopes. (What's Hot).(Tektronix TDS2002, TDS2012, TDS2014, TDS2022, TDS2024)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The five models in the TDS2000 family (TDS2002, TDS2012, TDS2014, TDS2022, TDS2024) are available in 2- and 4-channel versions. These instruments deliver up to 200 MHz bandwidth and 2 GS/s maximum sample rate. This high sample rate delivers...

Cable assemblies. (What's Hot).(Tensolite)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Tensolite high-density shielded interconnects, low profile, micro-miniature, ribbonized coax cable and differential pair assemblies featuring Tyco Electronics MICTOR and Samtec's QTE and QSE coaxial and differential series connectors. ...

Microprocessor chip. (What's Hot).(Intrinsity FastMATH)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... FastMATH[TM] combine an innovative MIPS-based[TM] architecture in applications that would otherwise require banks of DSPs, FPGAs or desktop CPUs. Designed to scale beyond 4 GHz, the FastMATH[TM] processor delivers high performances on...

Test path to 3G leads to flexibility and multi-standard instrumentation. (Designer's Corner).
June 1, 2002... The migration to 3G (Figure 1) is littered with a variety of standards, none of which is the definitive answer that will be used globally. As we have gone from 2G to 2.5G formats, designers have been faced with the challenge of developing...

Dual resistor/capacitor snubber network series: Electronic Concepts. (New Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Electronic Concepts announced a series of film-foil capacitors that have externally mounted resistors for direct connection to standard ultra fast rectifiers in MD3CC packages, for snubbing high frequency switching transient in switch-mode...

Latching relay: Aromat Corporation. (New Products).(Aromat DQ relay)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The DQ relay, with 30 amps, measures 38 mm L x 29 mm W x 17.3 mm H. With one or two coil latching available, this relay helps conserve energy. The DQ is designed with high insulation distance of at least 8 mm. Contact arrangement is 1 Form A....

Surface mount circulator: Anaren Microwave, Inc. (New Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The Xinger[R]-brand surface mount circulator is a leadless, multilayer design starting at 1" x 1" x 0.29", for use in high power applications up to 100 watts, depending on mounting considerations. The circulator is available in 2.1, 1.9, and...

DC/DC converter family: Astec Power. (New Products).(Astec Power AEQ15AF48)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The AEQ15AF48 is a dual output quarter brick DC/DC converter. The converter features 5 V and 3.3 V outputs. The 5 V output can deliver a maximum of 12 amps while the 3.3 V can deliver up to 15 amps. The AEQ15 delivers 60 watts of output power....

L-band VCO: Z-Communications, Inc. (New Products).(Z-Communications V602ME20)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The V602ME20 generates frequencies between 1580 and 1810 MHz within 0.25 to 4.75 V DC of control voltage and exhibits a clean spectral signal of -100 dBc/Hz, typically, at 10 kHz from the carrier. The V602ME20 suppresses the second harmonic to...

Common mode filters: Frontier Electronics. (New Products).(Frontier Electronics CSF)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The CSF Series is specifically designed for power applications. Features include no gap "H" ferrite cores; continuous inductance and SFR flow; four sizes with vertical or horizontal core mounting with industry standard footprints; inductance...

Surface mount inductors: C&D Technologies, Inc. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... Offering DC resistance values down to 0.028 [ohm], the 2400 and 2600 series inductors are ideal for switching power supply designs and power line filter circuits. For applications where electrical noise is a critical factor, the inductors can...

Transceiver modules: Signal Technology-Wireless Group. (New Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... These integrated transceiver modules for FSK-type digital microwave radios are aimed at low to medium capacity applications with data rates from 1-45 Mb/s. The units consist of the Tx upconverter, Rx downconverter, a single internal Local...

Logic packaging. (Chipsets).(Texas Instruments' QFN)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... With 20/16/14 pin Quad Flat No-Lead (QFN) packaging for gate and octal bit width logic devices, designers can take advantage of reduced form factors in PDAs, cell phones, and other handheld consumer electronics, as well as in advanced...

GSM/GPRS transceiver. (Chipsets).(Silicon Laboratories' Aero)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... Silicon Laboratories' Aero[TM] GSM transceiver chipset provides a complete RF front end for dual and triple band GSM digital cellular handsets. The Aero transceiver eliminates the IF SAW filter, external low noise amplifiers (LNA) for three...

Triple band radio transceiver. (Chipsets).(RF Micro Devices Polaris Total Radio)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... RFMD introduces the POLARIS[TM] TOTAL RADIO[TM] solution, a highly integrated, triple-band radio transceiver plus power amplifier module for GSM/GPRS applications with EDGE receive capabilities. The POLARIS transceiver performs all RF functions...

Reference design. (Chipsets).(Infineon Technologies Telematics Communication Gateway)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... Infineon introduces the Telematics Communication Gateway[TM] reference design that integrates mobile phone, wireless networking and global positioning technology. The TCG reference design combines up to three wireless subsystems on a...

Dual-band power amplifier. (Chipsets).(RF Solutions RFS P5910)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The RFS P5910 is a single-chip power amplifier targeted for network interface cards (NIC) that can address both 802.11a and HiperLAN/2 at 5 GHz as well as 802.11b and 802.11g at 2.4 GHz. The part is suitable for orthogonal frequency division...

Dual mode card reference design. (Chipsets).(Intersil Corporation and Silicon Wave)
June 1, 2002... Intersil Corporation and Silicon Wave, Inc. announced availability of a mini-PCI card reference design that allows simultaneous operation of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi (802.11b) wireless connectivity in notebook PCs and other computing. The...

DC/DC converters: Datel, Inc. (New Products).(Datel LSN D3)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The LSN D3 Series SIP's are non-isolated DC/DC converters that accept 3.3 V inputs (3.0 V to 3.6 V input range) and deliver 1 V, 1.2 V, 1.5 V, 1.8 V, 2 V or 2.5 V outputs rated at 10 Amps. Employing standard single-in-line (SIP) packages (2" x...

Power supply software: Power Integrations, Inc. (New Products).(PI Expert 4.0)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... PI Expert version 4.0 automates the design of single and multiple output fly-back power supplies using TOPSwitch[R] and TinySwitch[R] product families. PI Expert quickly determines the critical components for an efficient power supply design in...

LSE free film: MACtac Technical Products. (New Products).(Mactac MACbond IB-2180)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... MACbond[R] IB-2180 is a double-side tape version of MACtac's low surface energy (LSE) free film, IF-2090, which is able to bond to low energy surfaces. The IF-2090 series is ideal for bonding to polypropylene, polyethylene and powdered-coating...

High frequency switches: RLC Electronics, Inc. (New Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... RLC introduced a new line of high frequency switches that are DC to 50 GHz. These switches are single-pole, double throw. Impedance is 50 ohms. Failsafe is 12 V DC at 250 mA nominal, 28 V DC at 140 mA nominal. Latching is 12 V DC at 120 mA...

Fan motor control IC: Zetex Inc. (New Products).(Zetex ZXBM2000)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The ZXBM2000 series of controller ICs offers a complete variable speed control solution for 2-phase, DC brushless fan and blower motors up to 100 W. Two phase drive outputs deliver up to 80 mA to a pair of external MOSFET or bipolar transistors...

Booster amplifier: Cellular Specialties Inc. (New Products).(Cellular Specialties Miniature Model 120)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... Miniature Model 120, a full duplex booster amplifier, provides up to 20 dB of gain with an output level of 25 dBm. The uplink and downlink gains are independently adjustable from 0 dB to 20 dB. Units are available to cover the AMPS, SMR and PCS...

Dual matrix: Matrix Systems Corp. (New Products).(Matrix Systems 12429)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... Model 12429 Dual 32 x 32 RS-422 matrix is applicable for automatic test equipment and multiple fan-out control. The matrix routes two RS-422 pairs of 32 inputs to 32 outputs. Model 12429 has a front panel keypad control and LCD display. Model...

Custom keyboards: Laube Technology. (New Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Custom keyboards and keyboard assemblies from Laube can be designed and produced for various instruments. Switch technologies available are conductive, rubber, membrane--snap dome, polyester dome or flat membrane or hybrid combinations....

SMD VCXO for SONET: NDK America, Inc. (New Products).(NDK America 7311E)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The 7311E series is a VCXO for wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) applications. Measuring 9.6 x 11.4 x 3.9 mm, it incorporates a 155 MHz fundamental crystal, bipolar oscillator circuit, and a selected multiplier/filter circuit. Frequency...

Battery servicing tool: Christie. (New Products).(Christie Electric DataFX)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... DataFX is an instrument for aircraft battery and cell monitoring. Features include a design with a large display screen for viewing up to 22 cell voltages simultaneously, print capabilities that eliminate the need for manual recording, and...

AC/DC power supplies: Datel, Inc. (New Products).(Datel DMS-PS-CM)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... Model DMS-PS-CM Series is ideal for driving modern transducers, op amps, and data acquisition components. The series accepts universal AC inputs (85-264 V AC @ 47-63 Hz) and delivers +5 V DC, +12 V DC and/or +24 V DC outputs from single, dual...

Power amplifiers: Alpha Industries. (New Products).(Alpha Industries AA026P2-A4 and AA032P1-A4)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The AA026P2-A4 and AA032P1-A4 broadband millimeter wave medium power amplifiers incorporate the patent-pending Alpha-2[TM] surface mount package for significant performance and cost advantages. The AA026P2-A4 has a frequency range of 23.5...

Miniature bandpass filter: TOKO America, Inc. (New Products).(Toko America LTF2012B-F2R4B)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The LTF2012B-F2R4B multilayer ceramic bandpass filter has a 0805 footprint (2.0 X 1.2 mm) and a low profile of 1.0 mm. This filter delivers exceptional reliability and performance to 2.45 GHz platforms over a full temperature range of -55 to...

ESR capacitors: United Chemi-Con. (New Products).(United Chemi-Con PS)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The PS series is a radial lead miniature capacitor series featuring a solid functional polymer electrolyte that provides a low ESWR. The design offers stable performance and high reliability and can withstand lead-free alloy soldering. The PS...

In-memory DBMS: OSE Systems, Inc. (New Products).(Polyhedra DBMS)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... OSEs' in-memory relational database management system (DBMS), designed for embedded data management, offers improved performance as a result of client-server messaging, multithreaded design and fault-tolerant product enhancements. The Polyhedra...

Class 2 transformer: ATC-Frost Magnetics Inc. (New Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... ATC-Frost introduced a new class 2, 95 V A transformer with 120 V input voltage and 24 V output. It is also available in other voltages. All are UL and cUL approved to UL1585. Other Class 2 transformers are available from 5 V A in different...

Attenuator amplifier: TDL Technology, Inc. (New Products).(TDL Technology 439)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... Model 439, a two-channel attenuator-amplifier, has a gain rate of 118 dB in 1 dB steps (-78 dB to +40 dB). Gain is set by a front panel rotary encoder and displayed on an LCD. Each channel's gain can be set independently or together. A power...

Connectors: Anderson Power Products. (New Products).(Anderson Power Products Powerpole Pak)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The 2x5 configuration Powerpole[R] Pak connector offers panel mount and latching cable configurations. The Powerpole accommodates up to 10 of Anderson's PP 15/45 housings. The 2x5 Pak features cable strain relief and has the ability to...

Single-chip GPS solutions for emerging applications: the cost, power, and size of GPS solutions must decrease to support the increase in consumer application. (Cover Story).
June 1, 2002... Global Positioning System (GPS) technology has seen a dramatic increase in consumer applications and related commercial usage during the past few years. Key to this improvement has been a substantial reduction in the cost of GPS silicon, and...

SiC heaters: Morgan Advanced Ceramics (MAC). (New Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... MAC's Silicon Carbide (SiC) heaters are designed for use in process chambers where rapid heating to high temperature, with low contamination, is necessary. Fabricated from high purity Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), the heaters have a...

Development system: Linx Technologies. (New Products).(Linx Technologies MDEV-900-ES-XXX Wireless Development Kit)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The MDEV-900-ES-XXX Wireless Development System is designed to speed evaluation and integration of the modules. The master development boards feature encoder/decoder ICs with audible and relay-switched outputs for range testing, an RS-232 link...

MMIC power amplifier: Celeritek, Inc. (New Products).(Celeritek CMM1430-KU)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... Model CMM1430-KU is a 1 W power amplifier for transmit subsystem function in Ku-band VSAT applications. The amplifier operates from 13.75 to 14.50 GHz and offers 34.5 dB of linear gain, 32 dBm saturated output power and 50 ohm internal...

TCXO enables GPS systems: MF Electronics Corp. (New Products).(MF Electronics EF TCXO)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... High stability Series EF TCXOs provide the time/frequency stability needed by GPS systems for precise positioning accuracy. These TCXOs are available for 1.2 MHz to 40 MHz operating frequency, and for 3.3 V or 5 V DC supply. Units are offered...

Architectural synthesis for wireless design: a strenght of architectural sythesis is its ability to handle standards-based requirement for wireless networks. (ASIC Design).(Gartner Inc. forecast)
June 1, 2002... Demand for new wireless technologies continues to increase despite economic uncertainties. Market analysts, Gartner, Inc., forecast almost 800 million worldwide users of wireless data by 2004. The design of wireless products is among the most...

Coaxial matrix switch: Dow-Key Microwave Corporation. (New Products).(Dow-Key Microwave 13D12-480822T)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The reconfigurable CANBus-based integrated switch matrix (P/N 13D12-480822T) from Dow-Key Microwave is equipped with a built-in Ethernet port. This switch matrix is based on the standard design of the SP12T switch with internal termination. ...

Enclosures for I/O devices: Hoffman. (New Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Hoffman has added ten new enclosure models to the INLINE[R] Instrumentation Enclosure Series. The enclosures are designed to meet the specifications of newer I/O devices. Full-length mounting brackets welded to the top and bottom of the...

LDO regulators: Micrel Semiconductor. (New Products).(Micrel Semiconductor MIC3730X)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... This family of three low-voltage, high current low-dropout regulator (LDO) ICs are ideal for powering low-voltage ICs where real estate is limited but performance requirements are high. MIC3730X LDOs are manufactured in S-Pak packaging and...

High energy LEDs: LEDtronics, Inc. (New Products).(Ledtronics L120CW3KB-22D)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The 3 mm (T1) white discrete LED maximizes the options available to engineers and designers. Part number L120CW3KB-22D, water-clear, 8000K 3mm (T1) white LED integrates a SiC/ GaN diode with optical grade epoxy to produce a 3500 mcd...

Surface mount delay line: Anaren Microwave, Inc. (New Products).(Anaren Microwave Xinger band delay line)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The Xinger[R]-band delay line is ideal for feed-forward and pre-distortion amplifiers. These miniature 1" x 1" x 0.05" (2 and 5 nS) and 1" x 1" x 0.1" (10 nS) SM units save board space and assembly time--plus, no cable-trimming. They are...

Integrated turnkey system: Keithley Instruments, Inc. (New Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The addition of fully integrated factory configurations for hybrid DC/RF/optical switching to the System 40 product line allows users to specify systems with configurations that include cards from Keithley's Model 7090 family of optical...

Low capacitance array: ProTek Devices. (New Products).(ProTek Devices SRV05-4)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The SRV05-4 array features ultra low capacitance (3 pF) per line. Designed for protection against Electrostatic Discharge (ESD), the SRV05-4 clamps the effects of electrical fast transients on the power bus. The SRV05-4 is ideal protection for...

Radio transceiver modules: Signal Technology-Wireless Group. (New Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Signal Technology released a transceiver for 38 GHz ultra high capacity point-to-point and point-to-multipoint radio applications. These modules are designed for next generation radio platforms utilizing 4 to 256 QAM modulation and passing data...

DC/DC converters: D1 International, Inc. (New Products).(D1 International 5E01)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The 5E01 DC/DC converter is part of the 5E Series offering over 20 high efficiency converter models having pi input filters, a wide 2:1 input voltage range, and isolated outputs. Input voltage ranges include: 9-18, 18-36 and 36-72 V DC. Units...

Shield bead ferrite chokes: Prem Magnetics, Inc. (New Products).(Prem Magnetics SPG-100 and SPG-101)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The Prem SPG-100 and SPG-101 are designed to attenuate EMI and other unwanted signals in a circuit without contributing to power losses at lower frequencies or DC. These two units offer vertical-mount arrangement. Impedances range from 20 [ohm]...

Two piece fastener: Micro Plastics, Inc. (New Products).(Micro Plastics Dome and Tack)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The "Dome and Tack" molded, two piece Nylon fastener features a locking mechanism, which is totally enclosed to prevent tampering. These "Dome and Tack" fasteners are for use in a pre-punched hole, and there will be no sharp exterior edges...

Power entry module: Schurter Inc. (New Products).(Schurter EF)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The EF series is UL rated up to 20 amps at 250 volts. The power inlet is according to IEC/EN60320-1/C20 and the circuit breaker is according to IEC/EN 60934 and UL 1077 (for equipment). The circuit breaker provides manual reset of the circuit...

Analog output modules for PCI: National Instruments. (New Products).(National Instruments NI PCI-6731 and NI PCI-6733)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... With the 16-bit NI PCI-6731 and NI PCI-6733 analog output modules, engineers and scientists can control waveform amplitudes with higher resolution at frequencies commonly associated with lower resolution products. These modules are ideal for...

High voltage contact lead assemblies: Reynolds Industries Inc. (New Products).(Reynolds Industries Hi/Mate contacts)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The Hi/Mate contacts are miniature high voltage electrical contact assemblies and are supplied terminated with Hi Voltage FEP cables. The insertion and removal procedures of these assemblies utilize the same tools as standard #12 38999 series...

System platform: Tracewell Systems, Inc. (New Products).(Tracewell Systems S34)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The S34 is offered in CompactPCI, cPCI 2.16 (Packet Switching) and VME64x architectures. The S34 is ideal for tele/datacom, military/COTS, test and process control. The S34 features advanced power, cooling and monitoring capabilities and is...

Frequency hopping radio: RF Neulink. (New Products).(RF Neulink SS-900)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... RF Neulink introduces the SS-900, a 900 MHz frequency hopping radio for the ISM band. This package comes in a DIN rail mount with a RS-232 serial data port. No license required, full 1-watt RF output. Designed for industrial and SCADA...

Coaxial connector interface: RF Connectors. (New Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The 1.0/2.3 coaxial connector interface is an effective way to save space in electronic assemblies. Designed per CECC 2230 and DIN47247, this connector series is ideal for telecommunications applications, especially in high speed switching...

LCR meter: QuadTech, Inc. (New Products).(QuadTech LCR meter)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The LCR meter is designed for fast throughput of component evaluation in a high volume production environment. The 1730 features measurement of 12 impedance parameters, 0.1% accuracy, test frequencies to 100 kHz, high resolution LCD graphical...

Synchronization Module: Champion Technologies, Inc. (New Products).(Champion Technologies CTM5100)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The CTM5100 Advanced Frequency Synchronization Module synchronizes to external references, outputting a clean, stable, low jitter downstream clock. The CTM5100 accommodates two reference sources (primary and secondary) via programmable inputs,...

Miniature cavity filter: Wireless Technologies Corporation. (New Products).(W2641F bandpass filter)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... Model W2641F bandpass filter offers sharp rejection to nearby interfering signals from radar and other ISM inband services. The 80 MHz bandwidth allows high data rates while offering a low 0.5 dB insertion loss. With a 1.4:1 VSWR, the filter...

Transmit signal processor: Analog Devices, Inc. (New Products).(Analog Devices VersaCOMM AD6623)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The VersaCOMM[TM] family of digital converters, the AD6623, is a 104 MSPS, four-channel transmit signal processor (TSP) designed for multi-mode, multi-standard wireless base station architectures. The AD6623 is used in the transmit signal path...

Signaling Tester for 3G WCDMA: Anritsu Company. (New Products).(Anritsu MD8480A)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The MD8480A WCDMA Signaling Tester is a solution used for verification of 3GPP WCDMA mobile stations and mobile station chipsets. Simulating a WCDMA base station, the MD8480A is used in the development phase to verify the modulation and...

600 W power supply: UNIPOWER North America. (New Products).(Unipower Quick-Set PowerCassette power supply)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The Quick-Set PowerCassette, with model numbers starting with PCH-S and TPCH-s, comes in both chassis mount and hot-swap versions. The units provide up to six outputs, including a 5 V DC, on-ampere independent standby output. Maximum continuous...

Operational amplifiers: Micrel Semiconductor. (New Products).(Micrel MIC920 and MIC921)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The MIC920 and MIC921 are decompensated derivatives of the MIC918 and MIC919. Decompensation enables the MIC920 and MIC921 to achieve a higher slew rate and gain bandwidth product for the same power consumption while still maintaining...

Thin film transistor LCD: Optrex America. (New Products).(Model T-51380L050J-FW-P-AB)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... Optrex introduced a 5" diagonal analog TFT (thin film transistor) LCD with integrated NTSC decoder module and backlight with inverter that can be designed into security/monitoring/surveillance systems, car television screens, and GPS. Inputs...

Low voltage batteries: Maxell Corporation of America. (New Products).(Maxell TL414R)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... The TL414R battery withstands temperatures of 260[degrees]C for several minutes. The TL414R has an operating voltage of 1.2 V and a capacity of 1.0 mAh, and measures 4.8 mm in diameter with a height of 1.4 mm and weighs 0.07 gram. This titanium...