Wireless Design & Development articles from March 2003

Wireless Design & Development archives from March 2003

Developer's kit.(Intersil PRISM Duette Access Point Developer's Kit)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The PRISM[R] Duette Access Point Developer's Kit is an 802.11a/g Dual Band AP Reference Design featuring a Wireless System-On-a-Chip (WiSOC). This eliminates the need for a separate host processor and provides Ethernet and WLAN functionality....

MMIC power amplifier.(Raytheon RMPA2453-251)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The RMPA2453-251 power amplifier is designed for high performance WLAN applications in the 2.4-2.5 GHz frequency band, optimized for 802.11b and g applications the low profile 16 pin 3 x 3 x 1 mm package, with internal matching on both input...

GSM/GPRS radio.(Skyworks Solutions SKY74073 Single Package Radio)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... SKY74073 Single Package Radio (SPR)[TM] is ideal for GSM/GPRS handsets. The combination of an EGSM900 PA block, a DCS1800/PCS1900 PA block, and impedance-matching circuitry allow for 50 ohm input and output and bias control circuitry in a 13 x...

Precision timing crystal.(Micro Crystal CC7V-T1A )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The CC7V-T1A is a miniature tuning fork crystal that has a package height of 0.85 mm and a footprint of 3.2 x 1.5 mm. Intended for clock, sleep mode, and other timing applications, the CC7V-T1A offers high stability, low aging, low power...

An emerging trend for wireless power amplifiers. (Up Front).
March 1, 2003... Power amplifiers are ubiquitous and indispensable in the world of wireless communications. Despite the recent economic downturn, mobile communications continues to grow at a 15% per year rate for new subscribers. To keep pace with the increase...

Bluetooth instrument. (What's Hot).(Advantest R4870)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The R4870 is a single-instrument form both RF and interoperability tests with the Bluetooth SIG specifications. The R4870 can be used during R&D and manufacturing to test a Bluetooth product's RF characteristics as well as its interoperability...

Downconverter modules. (What's Hot).(WJ Communications)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The CV Series of MCM converters targets specific wireless telecom bands. The CV210-1, CV210-3, and CV211-1 are dual-branch downconverter modules for cellular, PCS, and UMTS bands. Ultra-reliable GaAs MESFET and InGaP HBT process technology...

Simulation software. (What's Hot).(Airsoft Simplorer Power Suite )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The SIMPLORER[R] Power Suite is an integrated software package that address the demand for smaller, more reliable power designs in automotive, aerospace, and industrial automation. The suite combines an enhanced version of SIMPLORER and PExprt....

Bluetooth receiver. (What's Hot).(Berkeley Varitornics Systems Mantis)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Mantis is a low-cost wireless instrument that sweeps and verifies all nearby Bluetooth devices. The receiver is ideal for quick service sweeps and installs when device status (transmit, receive, ID, RSSI, PER) must be instantly acquired. Mantis...

Chip resistors. (What's Hot).(State of the Art S2512FK, S2010FK)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... State of the Art, Inc. (SOTA) introduces two series of tree full Kelvin four-terminal low value chip resistors suitable for current sensing applications. The S2512FK series measures .250" x .125" x .030" and is rated at 2 watts. The S2010FK...

Low noise MMIC VCO. (What's Hot).(Hittite Microwave HMC430LP4 and HMC431LP4)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Hittite introduces a pair of GaAs InGaP HBT MMIC VCOs with integrated resonators, negative resistance devices, varactor diodes, and buffer amplifiers covering applications from 5.0 to 6.1 GHz. The HMC430LP4 and HMC431LP4 are ideal for C-band...

Visual signal processor. (What's Hot).(ChipWrights CW4511)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The CW4511 visual signal processor (ViSP) is optimized for imaging algorithms. The CW4511 is power efficient and is designed for use in battery operated equipment. The CW4511 is built on a 32-bit fixed point CWv8 SIMD/vector DSP core. Multiple...

Frequency synthesizers. (What's Hot).(EM Research HLX-Series, LT-Series, THOR-Series, ESP-Series)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... EM Research introduces a series of small, fixed frequency and serially-programmable frequency synthesizers for military and hi-rel applications. Featuring low phase noise characteristics, these products are available in four package designs,...

Surface mount microphone. (What's Hot).(Emkay Innovative Products SiSonic)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Emkay introduces a surface mount microphone that is based on semiconductor technology. The surface mount capability of the SiSonic[TM] makes it ideal for mobile phones and handheld devices. The SiSonic utilizes MEMS semiconductor technology,...

Verification platform. (What's Hot).(Cadence Design Systems)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Cadence announces the Incisive[TM] verification platform for nanometer-scale IC designs. The platform enables a unified verification methodology from system design to system design-in for all design domains (embedded software, control,...

Switched filter bank. (What's Hot).(MITEQ)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... MITEQ offers a wideband integrated switchable LNA filter assembly. The switchable LNA filter assembly allows the user to switch between several overlapping frequency ranges. This system combines low loss, high rejection bandpass filters with...

Quad-band GSM integrated power amplifier. (Designer's Corner).
March 1, 2003... This article presents the RF3133, a 7 x 110 x 1.4 mm A1GaAs/GaAs Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor (HBT)-based 3 V GSM quad band PowerStar[TM] power amplifier (PA) module utilizing integrated passive components for all purposes but low...

SMT power inductor: Renco Electronics, Inc. (New Products).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The RL-7000 Series from Renco Electronics is just under 1 mm high and has a small footprint of 4.2 x 6.4 mm. The unique patented design of the RL-7000 uses ferrite shielding for complete suppression of EMI along with up to 2.5 Amps of...

Cable assemblies: Tensolite. (New Products).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... HM technology is now configurable to any shielding location and can utilize any coax cable with a maximum O.D. of .068". Group skew in the wafer or from wafer to wafer can be maintained accurately to within a few picoseconds to ensure all of...

SMD VCO family: ILSA America. (New Products).(11030 Series)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The I1030 Series is a family of eight different SMD packages varying in size from 12.7 mm square for existing applications to 5.0 x 4.0 mm for applications where small size is important. Frequencies available are 30 MHz to 4000 MHz in bands...

Transient voltage protector: ProTek Devices. (New Products).(PSOT15KCA/36KCA)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The PSOT15KCA/36KCA is a common-cathode dual line transient voltage protector. The series is suitable for RS-232, RS422 and 423 data lines, sensor I/O ports, and 12 and 33 V DC power protection. The series can be used as a two-line...

VME board: PENTEK, Inc. (New Products).(4205)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... This on-board Fibre Channel VME board offers a high-density solution with a variety of I/O and real-time processing options. Model 4205 comes standard with a Motorola Power PC MPC7455 processor and two programmable Xilinx Virtex-II FPGAs. This...

RF matrix switch: Matrix Systems Corp. (New Products).(11826)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Model 11826 switches 16 inputs x 16 inputs in both its video section and RF section. Features of Model 11826 include: switches 75 Ohms video, 50 ohms RF; recalls 40 configurations; non-blocking, full fanout; RS232-C and IEEE-488 interfaces;...

Flash memory products: SanDisk Corporation. (New Products).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The Connect product line includes four products--dual-function 128 megabyte (MB) CompactFlash[R] (CF) and 256 MB SD cards that combine Wi-Fi and flash memory as well as single-function CF and SD cards with Wi-Fi connectivity. The cards are...

Radio transceiver: Zarlink Semiconductor. (New Products).(ZL20250)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Zarlink's ZL20250 transceiver is a cell phone radio chip with full, two-way compatibility for 8PSK. The ZL20250 integrates receive and transmit circuits on the same silicon chip by using a high-performance, two-stage receiver design. The chip's...

Bluetooth module: TDK Systems. (New Products).(Intelligent Serial Module)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The Intelligent Serial Module allows developers to reduce cost and time of system integration. The module acts as a dumb serial-connected device to the host system. Its interface uses AT commands which control the various operations and the...

Transformer tester: Alpha-Core, Inc. (New Products).(PF-401)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The PF-401 is a bench top test system for transformers up to 10 KVA. It is a go/no-go system for production testing or incoming inspection. A LED display shows primary test voltage, no load current, core losses and up to five open secondary...

Software for analyzers: Agilent Technologies, Inc. (New Products).(Agilent 8960A distortion test suite)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Agilent introduces a software application for its spectrum analyzer families, which allows multichannel power amplifier (MCPA) designers to achieve the lowest possible distortion and highest linearity with the least amount of effort and...

Field test solution. (Test Equipment).(Anritsu Cell Master)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The Cell Master[TM] is an addition to Anritsu's family of handheld field test solutions. Combining the functionality of a cable and antenna analyzer, spectrum analyzer, power meter, and T1/E1 analyzer in a durable instrument that is less than 5...

Switching programmable attenuators. (Test Equipment).(MCE/Weinschel 8312)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Model 8312 from Weinschel offers 100 watts (average) power handling capability and are available in 0-15 dB or 0-31 dB configurations. This unit provides a flexible, easy to program, low cost solution for bench test/calibration setups and...

Verification system. (Test Equipment).(Computer Access Technology BTTracer/Trainer)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The BTTracer/Trainer[TM] is an advanced Bluetooth Verification System. Designed as all extension of the Merlin Bluetooth analyzer family and combining a Bluetooth protocol analyzer and a Bluetooth exerciser into a single UPAS module, this...

Handheld spectrum analyzer. (Test Equipment).(Willtek Communications)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Willtek communications announces a series of spectrum analyzers in the 4 GHz class enabling detailed component-level repair of mobile phones using handheld equipment. With a small footprint and large display the 9100 is designed for various RF...

RF power analyzer. (Test Equipment).(Keithley Instruments 2800 )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Keithley's Model 2800 RF Power Analyzer is optimized for high speed RF testing of wireless phones, RF1C power amplifiers, and related RF power devices. This compact, ready-to-run instrument comes pre-configured with the appropriate frequencies,...

Waveform generator. (Test Equipment).(Agilent Technologies 33220A)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The 33220A is a 20 MHz function/arbitrary waveform generator with variable edge pulses and pulse width modulation (PWM). The 33220A uses direct digital synthesis (DDS) techniques to create stable, accurate and clean output signals with low...

Calibrated Eb/No module. (Test Equipment).(Micronetics Noise Products Group)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Micronetics Noise Products Group introduces a filtered and calibrated noise module to quickly and easily set up Eb/No ratios for bit error rate (BER) testing of 70 and 140 MHz modems. Absolute No output is accurately calibrated at the filter...

Microwave test assemblies. (Test Equipment).(W.L. Gore & Associates Phaseflex)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... PHASEFLEX[TM] test assemblies are available in frequency ranges up to 65 GHz. These internally ruggedized microwave coaxial assemblies provide excellent phase and amplitude stability with flexure. The assemblies are ideal for vector network...

Microwave amplifier. (Test Equipment).(OPHIR RF 5143)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... OPHIR RF announces Model 5143, a robust, load tolerant 0.7-3.0 GHz 50 W solid-state amplifier. Covering all the major wireless telecom bands, this amplifier is suited for RF device and component testing. Model 5143 has a minimum small signal...

Test adapters. (Test Equipment).(Spinner North America )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Spinner North America offers push on test adapters in 7-16, N, TNC, and SMA interfaces for precision test applications where durability and repeatability are required. Typical VSWR is 1.02:1 (up to 2 GHz) and 1.08:1 (2-10 GHz). These adapters...

DSP Analysis Tools. (Test Equipment).(Texas Instruments)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Texas Instruments introduces an new DSP simulation technology that allows developers to simulate data in minutes. Accompanying the technology is the Analysis Took Kit for TI's TMS320C5000[TM] and TMS320C6000[TM] DSP platforms that enables...

RF peak power meters. (Test Equipment).(Boonton Electronics' 4400/4500 Series)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Boonton Electronics' 4400/4500 Series peak power meters offer an option enabling the instrument to trigger on events, as well as time. This allows a user-selected pulse to be captured, even when its timing is variable. The 4400A is for viewing...

Class A amplifier: Stealth Microwave. (New Products).(SL0825-40)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The SL0825-40 is a compact Class A laboratory amplifier operating from 800 MHz to 2.5 GHz. Output power, at P1db, is +40 dBm (minimum) with a +50 dBm OIP3. Standard features include: 39 dB linear gain (2 dB PTP), output mismatch protection and...

High frequency isolator: Raditek. (New Products).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... This high frequency isolator covers 27 to 60 GHz, with up to 4 GHz bandwidth and K or 2.4 mm connectors. RADI-42-44M-(2.4-1)-1W is a 42-44 GHz coaxial isolator with 2.4 mm connectors and 1 watt of power handling. The device operates over the...

DC/DC converters: Tyco Electronics Power Systems. (New Products).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The EQW series modules provide up to 25 A output current, using synchronous rectification technology and innovative packaging techniques to achieve ultra high efficiency of 90% at 3.3 V full load. A wide variety of models are available,...

Clock oscillators: MF Electronics. (New Products).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The micro G-Series of clock oscillators are introduced by MF Electronics. The series of oscillators have a 5 x 3.2 mm footprint. The surface mount series develop user-specified 0.5 MHz to 135 MHz output frequency and are compatible with HCMOS...

Internal wireless LAN antennas: a key to maximizing data throughput. .(Cover Story)
March 1, 2003... Ensuring high, reliable wireless data throughput, especially in fringe coverage areas, can be a difficult design challenge for wireless LAN device engineers. System sensitivity plays an important role in maintaining high data throughput, but...

Notch filters: Micro-Tronics. (New Products).(BRM5071, BRM50702)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... These notch filters are designed to reject the 2400-2500 MHz Bluetooth ISM frequency band. They are ideal for EMC testing. Model BRM5071 passes DC--2 GHz and 3-12 GHz with passband insertion loss of 1.5 dB maximum and VSWR of 2.0:1 maximum....

Displays: J-Works, Inc. (New Products).(Model JSB815)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Model JSB815 connects to any USB port and provides control of all LCD text displays that have the industry standard HD44780 controller. The JSB815 provides the control and display power from the USB port allowing a single small size module to...

Prematching tuners: Maury Microwave. (New Products).(MT902 probe mount and pre-match tuners)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The MT902 probe mount and pre-match tuners operate from 8 to 50 GHz. There are three configurations: a high frequency 21.5 to 50 GHz pre-match tuner; a low frequency 8 to 21.5 GHz pre-match tuner, and an 8 to 50 GHz wafer probe mount. The MT902...

Spectrum analyzer: IFR. (New Products).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The 2395 26.5 GHz spectrum analyzer is lightweight, portable, and comes standard with a 6.4 inch color LCD display. The instrument stores up to 1,000 screen traces and 2,000 operational states. The 50-ohm input can accept signals between +30...

Low jitter VCSO: Temex. (New Products).(QES211)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The QES211 series has a frequency range of 2.0 GHz. Phase noise for the devices at 1 kHz is -90 dBc/Hz or better, allowing jitter to be reduced to less than 0.2 ps rms. The QES 211 series features sine outputs, displays [+ or -] 50 ppm absolute...

Regulator IC: Siliconix incorporated. (New Products).(Si9185)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The Si9185 is a 500 mA CMOS low dropout regulator that features a compact, thermally enhanced MLP33 PowerPAK package. The Si9185 has a low dropout of 150 mV at 500 mA. The device is specified for input voltages from 2 V to 6 V and is available...

High density front end: Unipower Corporation. (New Products).(TPCM3000)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... This front end supply is designed to power 12-volt Intermediate Bus Architecture (IBA) systems. Maximum output current is 54.2 amperes, giving a total of 650 watts of power. Model TPCM3000 has operating features that include universal 85 to 264...

Bluetooth adapters: Mitsumi Electronics Corp. (New Products).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Mitsumi introduces a line of adapters for Bluetooth, including USB, car hands-free, and Bluetooth modules. The Bluetooth USB adapters are for both long and short range distances (Class 1 and Class 2 are available). The line offers high...

Radio measurement platform: Anite. (New Products).(U-RAMS UMTS)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The U-RAMS UMTS radio measurement platform enables the ability of the user to perform RF conformance tests, as specified by the 3GPP, on their handsets. The U-RAMS incorporates automated conformance test scripts, as well as a comprehensive set...

Test and development system: Tracewell Systems, Inc. (New Products).(T-Frame for AdvancedTCA)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Tracewell announces the T-Frame for AdvancedTCA[TM], resulting in an 8-slot system providing all the functionality and control of a fully compliant Advanced CTA shelf with the added benefit of open access to test points and in-circuit test...

Interconnect system: ITT Industries, Cannon. (New Products).(Tempus CBC20HS 1000/2000 and 4000 Series )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The Tempus[TM] CBC20HS 1000/2000 and 4000 Series are designed on a 2 x 2 mm square grid, allowing for easy circuit trace routing in both horizontal and vertical directions. Features of the series include shielded transmission structure in both...

Analog switch: Fairchild Semiconductors. (New Products).(FSA3357)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The FSA3357 device is a single pole/triple throw (SP3T) CMOS analog switch. The switch features an [R.sub.DS(on)] of 6 Ohms resulting in minimal signal attenuation. The devices 0.01% total harmonic distortion (THD), coupled with its -60 dB...

Adhesive dispensing system: Fishman corporation. (New Products).(Fishman LDS9000 )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The Fishman LDS9000 linear dispensing system features a handheld gun with a linear actuator-driven mechanical lead screw that smoothly pushes an adhesive through a plastic syringe and out the tip. Providing fully repeatable dispensing, the gun...

Thermistors: KOA Speer Electronics, Inc. (New Products).(NT73)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The NT73 negative tempco thermistors feature anti-leaching nickel barrier terminations (90/10 solder plated, standard) and twelve standard resistance values from 1.0 k[ohm] through 150 k[ohm]. Sizes 0603, 0805, and 1206 are available. A power...

Assembly system: Palomar Technologies. (New Products).(Digital Dispensing technology)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Palomar announces Digital Dispensing[TM] technology on its 3500-II Die Bonder. The system increases throughput by doubling the speed in small dot adhesive die bonding applications. It enables high speed, reliable application of adhesives,...

Miniature transformers: C&D Technologies, Inc. (New Products).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The 786 series transformers are available in surface mount and through-hole versions and are ideal for applications such as line coupling, matching, and isolation. Inductance values are to 10 mH and isolation ratings of 1 kVrms. The...

Dual rate VCXOs: NDK America, Inc. (New Products).(7311J, 7311Q, 7311T )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The 7311J series has a 155.52 MHz/FEC rate (selectable) with a single CMOS output signal. The 7311K series has a 622.08 MHz/FEC rate selectable) with a single ended sine wave output signal. The 7311Q series has a 622.08 MHz/FEC rate (selectable...

Omnidirectional antenna: Pacific Wireless. (New Products).(InWave Series)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The InWave Series operates in the 2400 to 2483 MHz ISM frequency range. Model PAWIN24-3 features vertical polarization, 3 dBi antenna gain, and 90[degrees] of beamwidth. Model PAWIN24-3A (flat cone) is 7.0" x 2.75". Model PAWIN24-3B (cone) is...

Miniature BNC: Trompeter Electronics. (New Products).(UCBJR250-N )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The UCBJR250-N is a miniature PCB-mounted right angle bulkhead BNC jack designed to address the issue of reducing size and improving density of OEM equipment. The 250 series includes straight and fight angle plugs, bulkhead cable jacks, and...

Conductive adhesive: Tra-Con, Inc. (New Products).(TRA-DUCT 826D01)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... TRA-DUCT 826D01 is a high temperature conductive adhesive designed for die and heat sink attach. It is available in BIPAX packaging as well as a one-part Pre-Mixed and frozen adhesive. This adhesive will adhere to ceramics, glass, most metals,...

Timing module: Conner-Winfield Corporation. (New Products).(MSTM-S3-IT3)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The MSTM-S3-IT3 family of simplified control timing modules operates in the temperature range of -40[degrees] to 85[degrees]C. The device acts as a complete system clock module for Stratum 3 timing applications. Other features include: 5 V...

SiGe transistors: Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (New Products).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... These transistors are targeted for use in ultra-high-frequency LNAs used in WLANs and GPS. The SiGe transistors offer high power gain and efficient power usage, combined with low-noise performance, and are available in two forms, optimized for...

Coaxial relay modules: VXI Technology, Inc. (New Products).(SMP6103, SMP6301)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The SMP6103 1 x 31 coaxial tree and SMP6301 (4) 1 x 4 self-terminated coaxial trees ensure that excellent crosstalk and isolation specifications are maintained by using RF relays with bandwidths that exceed 2 GHz and low-loss coaxial...

Multi-anode capacitors: AVX Corporation. (New Products).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The TPM multi-node capacitors offer design engineers an ultra-low ESR, high capacitance high ripple current capacitor. The capacitors are available in the "E" (7343-43) case size, and feature capacitance values from 470 [micro]f to 1000...

Push-pull DIN connectors: MECA Electronics. (New Products).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... MECA introduces a family of phase and amplitude matched Wilkinson power divider/combiners furnished with quick-mating 1.0/2.3 push-pull DIN connectors for ease of cabling on system applications from 0.800-2.200 GHz. Standard models are...

DSP toolkit: National Instruments. (New Products).(LabVIEW DSP Test Integration Toolkit )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... LabVIEW DSP Test Integration Toolkit allows engineers to integrate LabVIEW graphical development environment with Texas Instruments Code Composer Studio development tools, reducing test and development time of TI's DSP systems. As an...

Surface mount transformers: Frontier Electronics. (New Products).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Frontier Electronics introduces a series of surface mount CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Light) inverter transformers. Four sizes are available: SIH0901 (8.5 x 30.5 x 5.0, 3 W); SIH1005 (9.7 x 30.0 x 50, 3.5 W); SIH1202 (12 x 25.5 x 5.0, 3.5...

Conductive epoxy: Tra-Con, Inc. (New Products).(TRA-BOND 2929)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The TRA-BOND 2929 is a two part silver-filled epoxy designed for electronic bonding coating, and sealing applications that call for high flexibility while maintaining excellent electrical conductivity and mechanical properties. It readily bonds...

Battery system: EnerSys Inc. (New Products).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The PowerSafe DDm battery system provides long service life and excellent performance for a variety of applications that require large capacity valve-regulated batteries. The cell design of the DDm incorporates thick 0.25" positive plates for a...

Power connectors: American Conec Corporation. (New Products).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... American Conec introduces its filtered combo D-SUB power connectors with integrated die cast back shell. Filter capacitors are fully integrated into the connector with capacitance ranges of 1.3 nF up to 100 nF. This filtered power connector has...

Quick disconnect adapters: RF Connectors. (New Products).(RF Connectors RFF-1445 series)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... RF Connectors' quick disconnect series includes adapters, connectors, and cable assemblies for BNC, F, N, TNC, and Mini-UF interface applications. The series includes: RFF-1445, F male QD to F female; RFT-1242, TNC female to TNC male QD;...

DC/DC converters: SynQor. (New Products).(Synqor NiQor)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The NiQor[R] Series of non-isolated SIP DC/DC converters can deliver up to 15 amps of total output current. The first modules introduced in the series have a 3.0-3.6 V input range and deliver up to 15 amps of current at 2.5 V, 1.8 V, 1.5 V, 1.2...

PCB fuse clips: Keystone Electronics Corp. (New Products).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Rated for 6.3 to 15 Amps operation, the expanded selection of "Snap-in" or "Press-in" 2AG, 3AG, and 5 mm PCB mounted fuse clips are available with or without orientation tabs and end stops to ensure safety and design integrity. They are...

Solid state power amplifier: Aethercomm. (New Products).(Aethercomm SSPA 9.5-10.5-10)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The SSPA 9.5-10.5-10 operates from 9.5 to 10.5 GHz. The P1dB at 25[degrees]C is 20 watts minimum. The saturated output power is 30 watts typical at 25[degrees]C. Typical small signal gain at minimum attenuation is 45 dB. Noise figure is 4 dB...

DC/DC controller: Linear Technology Corporation. (New Products).(Linear Technology LTC3832)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The LTC3832 is a high efficiency stepdown DC/DC controller for converting input supplies ranging from 3 V to 8 V to an output voltage as low as 0.6 V up to 15 A. The LTC3832 provides a very low output voltage with [+ or -] 1% accuracy to power...

Rack mount power supply: HiTek Power. (New Products).(HiTek Power OL330 and 0L400 )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The OL330 and OL400 high-voltage 19" rack mount power supplies incorporate switch-mode technology. The design utilizes high-frequency MOSFET switching techniques, incorporating low RDS (ON) MOSFETs switched at 50 kHz, combined with...

Processors: Texas Instruments. (New Products).(Texas Instruments OMAP161x)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... TI introduces five OMAP processors with on-chip security that increases the performance of advanced applications including graphics, multimedia content, and Java. The processors include three devices in the OMAP161x series that can be coupled...

CDMA Transmitter: Berkeley Varitronics Systems, Inc. (New Products).(Berkeley Varitronics Systems Crocodile CDMA Transmitter)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Crocodile[TM] CDMA Transmitter now features an optional internal CW module allowing Crocodile to transmit a continuous wave signal from 25 to 45 watts (cellular) or 10 to 20 watts (PCS) depending upon the configuration. Both CDMA and CW are...

PCI DSP board: Traquair Data Systems, Inc. (New Products).(Traquair Data Systems HEPC9 PCI DSP)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The HEPC9 PCI DSP carrier board can be used individually or in groups to form power DSP systems. Each HEPC9 can support a combination of up to four HERON DSP, FPGA, and I/O modules. This approach enables up to 9600 MIPS of integer DSP...