Wireless Design & Development articles from March 2004

Wireless Design & Development archives from March 2004

RFID--not just a few bytes anymore.(Up Front with ERN)(radio frequency identification device )(Editorial)
March 1, 2004... Not too long ago and in another life I wrote a column about something called "autodining." The participants in the program were consumers and restaurants. The consumer would carry a RFID "smart card" that would automatically transmit data to...

OEM Jammers.(What's Hot)(Noise Com introduces Original equipment manufacturers jammers)
March 1, 2004... Noise Com introduces a version of the OEM Jammers that have been successful in applications from arbitrary waveform signal jamming to broadband noise coverage and antenna array interference signals in electronic warfare. Examples of the...

WLAN antenna switches.(What's Hot)(Toshiba introduces wireless local area network antennas switches)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Toshiba introduces two new antenna switches that combine low insertion loss and low voltage operation with small UF6 or TU6 packages. The TG2216TU and TG2211FT are single pole, double throw switches that are suitable for use with antennas in...

Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes.(What's Hot)(Tektronics introduces TDS5000B Series of Digital Phosphor Oscillascopes)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Tektronix announces the TDS5000B Series Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes (DPO) featuring a customizable user interface and new context-sensitive, right mouse click menus. MyScope control windows in the TDS5000B Series oscilloscopes simplify the...

Power Management IC.(What's Hot)(Atmel Corporation Annoucnes AT73C204 power management Integrated Circuits )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Atmel announces the release of its AT73C204 Power Management standard product. The AT73C204 is designed to supply CMOS or CCD camera modules, MP3 or polyphonic ICs, multimedia co-processor, external memory module, wireless data connection such...

WCDMA power amplifier.(What's Hot)(SiGe Semiconductors announces rangechargers SE120 Wideband Code Division Multiple Access power amplifiers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... SiGe Semiconductor announces the RangeCharger SE5120 power amplifier for cellular handsets compliant to the WCDMA standard. The SE5120 is a single-band, three-stage power amplifier excellent linearity and efficiency. The power amplifier...

Megapixel image sensor.(What's Hot)(Micron Technology introduces MT9M011 1.3 megapixel image sensor)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Micron announces the MT9M011 1.3 megapixel image sensor--designed specifically for the mid- to high-end mobile market. The MT9M011 uses Micron's sensor architecture and next generation process, achieving excellent performance in key areas such...

WDCMA mobile phone tester.(What's Hot)(Willtek Communications introduces Wideband Code Division Multiple Access 4400 series tester)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Willtek announces its WCDMA System Option for the Willtek 4400 Series Mobile Phone Tester. The measurements are performed in non-call mode; a second version with call setup procedures will be available in later this year. Measurements supported...

Monolithic CMOS power amplifier.(What's Hot)(Silicon Laboratories introduces Si4300 monolithic Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor power amplifiers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Silicon Laboratories introduces the Si4300, a monolithic CMOS power amplifier for GSM cellular applications. The Si4300 integrates all functions between the transceiver and the antenna switch module, including complete power control circuitry,...

AMI Semiconductor joins FlexRay consortium.(News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... AMI Semiconductor integrated mixed-signal products and structured digital products for the automotive, medical, and industrial sectors has announced its associate membership to the FlexRay Consortium. The membership will strengthen the...

Digi-Key announces distribution agreement with Murata Electronics.(News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Digi-Key Corporation has added Murata Electronics as a vendor. Digi-key will inventory nearly 2,000 Murata components including ceramic capacitors, trimmers, resonators, thermistors, filters, inductors and potentiometers.

US Monolithics certified to ISO 9001 QMS.(News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The design and test facilities of US Monolithics LLC have been granted ISO 9001 standard certification for their QMS. The certification covers all operations at US Monolithics for design and test of broadband wireless transceiver MMICs and...

Anritsu test sets validated by Bluetooth board.(News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Anritsu Company, a member of the Bluetooth special interest group (SIG), announces that its MT8850A/MT8852A Bluetooth test sets have received "Test System Validation" status from the Bluetooth Qualification Review Board (BQRB) for radio layer...

MEC Northwest upgraded to 2000 certification.(News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... MEC Northwest, a manufacturer of custom circuit board assemblies, received its upgrade of ISO:9001 certification to the 2000 standard. The certification process was audited by TUV Rheinland.

In-Stat/MDR expands wireless research services.(News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... In-Stat/MDR announces the expansion of its Wireless research practice, with the addition of four new services focused on end-user trends within the U.S. mobile wireless market. The new areas of research include: mobile consumer markets; mobile...

Atsana secures US $10 million in equity financing.(News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Atsana Semiconductor announced it has raised $10 million USD in equity financing. The new round includes investments from Siemens Mobile Acceleration (Munich), GrowthWorks WV Funds (Toronto), Covington Capital Corporation (Toronto), Greenstone...

Raytheon JPS added to GSA schedule 70.(News)(General Servcies Adminstrations)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Raytheon JPS Communications has been awarded a GSA contract to make its available to the government community. JPS Communications offers an array of communications products and services designed to enhance the effectiveness of communications...

Bellwave Co. Ltd. selects CSR's BlueCore Silicon.(News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Cambridge Silicon Radio, a provider of single chip radio devices, announces that Bellwave Co. Ltd., the Korean mobile phone and data module design company, has selected CSR's BlueCore silicon for a new Bluetooth enabled GPRS handset design.

Tyco Electronics and SynQor form alliance.(News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Tyco Electronics Power Systems, Inc. and SynQor, Inc. have formed the Distributed-power Open Standards Alliance (DOSA). The alliance looks to ensure future DC-DC product compatibility and standardization within the power converter market. The...

Elcoteq partners with Kathrein.(News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Elcoteq Network Corporation, a provider of electronics manufacturing services (EMS) for the communications technology industry, and KATHREIN-Werke KG, a manufacturer of communications technology products, have agreed on substantial cooperation...

Mobliss is acquired by Index Corporation.(News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Mobliss, a provider of entertainment-focused mobile applications and messaging solutions, has been acquired by Index Corporation, a Japan-based multinational company and provider of mobile phone content and information. The transaction is...

Legra Systems and Funk Software form alliance.(News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Legra Systems and Funk Software announce a strategic relationship to provide customers with a wireless local area network (WLAN) security solution. The Legra-Funk Software solution enables companies to deploy enterprise-wide WLANs while...

Embedding passives: EM solvers coupled with fast algorithms--an efficient solution to analyzing embedded passives.(Passive Components)
March 1, 2004... Like it or not, today's technology mantra is smaller, lighter, faster, and feature-flush. And the only direction that can lead is to miniaturization. Unlike semiconductors, where size isn't as closely tied to frequency, with passives, size...

Tantalum capacitors.(Passive Components)(AVX speaks about the series of tantalum capacitors)
March 1, 2004... AVX Corporation's range of tantalum capacitors are suited for military and aerospace applications where absolute reliability and endurance in severe conditions are critical. The AVX tantalum product line for high reliability applications...

Film capacitors.(Passive Components)(Cornell Dublier Electronics introduces new edition of film capacitors)
March 1, 2004... Cornell Dubilier Electronics announces the newest addition to their line up of film capacitors. Type MEXY metallized polyester class X2 and Y2/X2 film capacitors are suited for across-the-line and line-to-ground interference suppression...

Programmable attenuators.(Passive Components)(Aeroflex introduces series of GaAs pin switch attenuators)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Aeroflex / Weinschel introduces a new series of GaAs and pin-switched programmable attenuators that are specifically designed for wireless/cellular, communication test, and RF simulation/emulation applications. Other features include high IP3,...

Trimmer capacitors.(Passive Components)(Temex Electronics introduces SM571 trimmer capacitor)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The SM571 is a Gigahertz trimmer with ultra linear capacitance variation, has a specified capacitance range from 0.8 to 6.0 pF across operating voltages up to 500 VDC. insulation resistance at normal operating voltages is higher than 10,000...

Broadband capacitors.(Passive Components)(American Technical Ceramics introduces 540L series broadband capacitors)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... ATC introduces the 540L series ultra-broadband capacitor (UBC), a capacitor assembly that delivers performance from 16 kHz through 40 GHz. The 540L UBC exhibits an insertion loss of less than 1 dB and a return loss of better than 15 dB. The...

Lead-free resistors.(Passive Components)(International Manufacturing introduces lead-free resistors)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... IMS announces the availability of lead-free compatible thick film chip resistor components for customers transitioning to lead-free circuit assembly. The first group of products available with lead free terminations includes IMS'...

Ultra miniaturized capacitors.(Passive Components)(Murata Electronics introduces capacitors chip)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Murata Electronics announces the production of 01005 size chip monolithic ceramic capacitors. Measuring at 0.4 x 0.2 x 0.2 mm, the GRM02 Series has capacitance ranges between 2 pF and 15 pF for "COG" characteristics and 1000 pF and 10000 pF for...

Data encryption standard.(Product Highlights)(AeroComm speaks about the data encryption standards of transceivers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... For highly secure communications, D.E.S. has been implemented into 900MHz and 868MHz transceivers. The encryption uses an established algorithm and a 56-bit key stored in onboard EEPROM to protect data. AeroComm Inc., (800) 492-2320. * Key...

Tiny 900MHx transceivers.(Product Highlights)(AeroComm speaks about AC4490-1x1 transceivers)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
March 1, 2004... AC4490-1x1 is the wireless solution for tight space and limited resources. Popular concerns like size, speed, range, power, reliability and cost are all covered in just one square inch. AeroComm Inc. (800) 492-2320. * Easy installation:...

FPGA's role in the development of synthetic SARs: the old adage "big things come in small packages" can accurately describe a Sandia National Laboratories effort to make synthetic aperture radars (SARs) smaller, lighter, and cheaper.(field programmable gate-array)(Cover Story)
March 1, 2004... The coherent nature of the SAR signal combined with sophisticated processing algorithms presents an opportunity to exploit techniques such as high-sensitivity change detection, ultra-precise 3D terrain mapping, and moving target indication. ...

Wireless USB cuts the cord for multipoint-to-point systems: new 2.4 GHz technology brings simple and affordable connectivity to multipoint-to-point systems.(Featured Technology)(Universal Serial Bus)
March 1, 2004... Ubiquitous wireless technologies are evolving, at breakneck speeds, to offer alternatives to most, if not, eventually, all traditional hard-wired transmission systems. One of these promising and emerging technologies is wireless USB. While...

Using dither to address incongruence in analog to digital converters: spurs caused by regular interaction between an input sine-wave and the quantization levels, can present significant problems with signals that push the system noise floor below that of the A/Ds. Using dither can solve this problem, but should wideband or band-limited methods be applied?(Featured Technology)
March 1, 2004... Wideband and band-limiting are two methods that can successfully be applied to when using dither noise to reduce quantization spurs in A/D converters. The Problem The basic problem is that, when applying a "clean" sinewave input to...

Opimization of metal-metal comb-capacitors for RF applications: due to the large number of possible structural variations, the design and modeling of metal-metal comb-capacitors for RF and analog applications can be an arduous task. Using a rapid modeling process for these structures facilitates optimization.(Featured Application)
March 1, 2004... Although capacitors are relatively unglamorous components, their significance in RF circuits should not be underestimated. Especially today, circuits are pushing the limits of technology and mixed signal is the norm, rather than the exception....

TrenchFET power MOSFETS.(Semiconductor/ICs)(Vishay Intertechnology introduces inverter technology)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Vishay Siliconix incorporated announces a trio of 250 V n-channel TrenchFET power MOSFETs that offer the low on-resistance in the SO-8, PowerPAK SO-8, and D2PAK packages for this voltage rating. The Si4434DY (LITTLE FOOT SO-8), Si7434DP...

Power supply sequencers.(Semiconductor/ICs)(Analog Devices introduces sequencers ADM106x and ADM108x)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Analog Devices introduces two families of supervisor/ sequencing ICs designed for infrastructure systems, such as routers and add-drop multiplexers, and mobile phones and computers. The ADM108x Simple Sequencer and ADM106x Super Sequencer...

Low loss controller.(Semiconductor/ICs)(Linear technology introduces low loss controller LTC4411)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Linear Technology introduces the LTC4411, a low loss Power Path controller that controls an integrated P-channel MOSFET creating good diode function for power switchover or load sharing. When conducting, the voltage drop across the MOSFET is 28...

Color display drivers.(Semiconductor/ICs)(Dialog Semiconductor introduces color display drivers IC)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Dialog Semiconductor introduces color display driver ICs for wireless handsets. The new display driver ICs complement the Dialog Semiconductor devices already available for the wireless handset. Optrex' multi-addressing (MLA) enables fast...

Coaxial switch matrix.(Hardware)(Dow-Key Microwave introduces Coaxial switch matrix)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Dow-Key introduces a coaxial switch matrix with CANBus control interface. The 5050 matrix performs from DC to 18 GHz as a 4 x 4 nonblocking switch matrix. The size of this unit (2.5 x 2.5 x 4" including semi rigid cables) makes it suitable for...

Evaluation kit for CMOS transceiver.(Hardware)(AMI Semiconductors introduces a kit of Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor tranceivers )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... AMI Semiconductor introduces a comprehensive evaluation kit for its AMIS-52000 single-chip, low-power, 433.92 MHz narrowband CMOS transceiver. The kit will help designers of industrial, automotive, and medical applications to evaluate and...

FBAR duplexer.(TX/RX)(Agilent Technologies announces Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator Duplexer)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Agilent announces a film bulk acoustic resonator duplexer for handsets, data cards, and other wireless products operating in the U.S. frequency band. The ACMD-7401 is built with Agilent's Microcap bonded-wafer chip scale packaging. This process...

Ring divider/combiners.(TX/RX)(Meca introduces hybrid dividers of high frequency )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Meca introduces two hybrid ring divider/ combiners designed to cover wireless bands from 0.810 to 0.960 GHz and 1.700 to 2.000 GHz with average RF power handling capability of 1,000 W (5 kW peak). Both products are suited for PCS band high...

Bandpass filter.(TX/RX)(Communications and Energy Corp introduces BPF-1920(140) bandpass filters)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Communications and Energy introduces the BPF-1920(140)N bandpass filter. The filter passes the entire PCS band (1850 to 1990 MHz) with a passband insertion loss of less than 1.0 dB (0.6 dB typical). Out-of-band selectivity is 20 dB for [+ or -]...

SMD isolators.(TX/RX)(Temex introduces Standard Microcircuit Drawing Isolators)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Temex introduces a range of RoHS compliant SMD isolators, designed to protect other microwave components from excessive signal reflection, and covering the frequency range 380-430 MHz. The isolators have a typical isolation of 12 dB, a VSWR of...

Low pass filters.(TX/RX)(Mini-Circuits speaks about low pass filters)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Mini-Circuits LFCN low pass filters and HFCN high pass filters deliver high rejection outside the passband and help to eliminate PC board space demand. The filters start in a 0.12 x 0.06" hermetically sealed package for use in military and...

Broadband differential switches.(TX/RX)(Pericom Semiconductors introduces broadband switches P13DBVxx, P13Lxx)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Pericom announces a new class of switch products that enable the handling of differential broadband signals in high-bandwidth applications. The PI3USBxx (USB), PI3DBVxx (Video), and PI3Lxx (LAN) switches. These switches provide operating...

Mobile infrastructure products.(Integrated Components)(WJ Communications introduces CV1xx single branch converters and amplifiers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... WJ Communications introduces four single-branch converter modules and a GaAs amplifier. The CV1xx series of single-branch converters are ultra-linear RF downconverters and come in a 28-pin, 6 x 6 mm QFN surface mount package. RF amplification,...

Pallet amplifier.(Amplifiers)(Richardson Electronics speaks about 400 W UHF LDMOS pallet amplifiers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The 400 W UHF LDMOS pallet amplifier from Richardson is designed for analog and digital TV transposers and transmitters. The amp incorporates microstrip technology and push-pull LDMOS configuration to enhance ruggedness and reliability. The...

Current-feedback amplifier.(Amplifiers)(Texas Instruments Inc introduces low-current amplifier)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... TI announces a low-current-feedback amplifier from the company's Burr-Brown product line, designed for applications in video signal processing, cable modems, wireless communications, and test instrumentation. At higher gains (G = +8), the...

High-voltage amps.(Amplifiers)(Tegam introduces high-voltage amplifiers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Tegam announces two high-voltage amplifiers, model 2340, a single-channel amp, and model 2350, a dual-channel version. These amps provide high-voltage outputs up to 400 Vp-p and feature a DC -2 MHz small signal bandwidth (-3 dB cutoff) as well...

PCI mezzanine card.(Digital Hardware)(Thales Computers introduces Peripheral Component Interconnect mezzanine card )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Thales introduces a front panel data port (FPDP) PCI mezzanine card, designed to provide data acquisition in VME or CompactPCI SBCs used for digital signal processing. The board is available in SA, RA, and RC versions, making it suitable for...

EDGE chipset solution.(Digital Hardware)(Texas Instruments announces Enhanced Data rates Chipset)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... TI announces its first complete EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution) chipset and reference design, suitable for EDGE-enabled applications such as multimedia, gaming, camera functionality, and video. The solution and reference design...

ADSL crystals.(Signal Sources)(ILSI Aerica introduces Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... ILSI America offers several different crystals in the ILCX(XX) family for ADSL applications at 17.66 MHz and 35.328 MHz. Crystals feature tight tolerances and stability for DSL, ADSL, and cable modem chipsets. SMD packaging, with two or four...

HCMOS oscillators.(Signal Sources)(Crystek crystals introduces High-Density Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Crystek Crystals announces a low phase noise HCMOS oscillator providing -165 dBe/Hz noise floor. The product is offered in a clock version CCHD-950 ora VCXO version CVHD-950. Both are packaged in an FR5 9 x 14 mm SMD package. The oscillator...

Crystal oscillator.(Signal Sources)(MMD Equipment introdcues Temperature-Controlled Crystal Oscillator )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... MMD Components (Monitor & Quartztek) introduces a TCXO. The MTT series measures 5.0 x 3.2 x 1.5 mm and has a frequency range of 12 to 26 MHz. Suitable for industrial and military applications, the series has an operating temperature of...

Free running DROs.(Signal Sources)(Raditeck introduces Dielectric Resonator)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Raditek's new tree running DROs have coverage from 4.5 to 48 GHz and better than 1ppm/[degrees]C stability. Good VSWR with low noise and power consumption accompanied by small size makes this a stable platform. With manual frequency tuning...

Analog multiplier XOs and VCXOs.(Signal Sources)(Phaselink introduces P560 series Variable Crystal Osscillators and Crystal Osscillators)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... PhaseLink introduces the P560 series of VCXOs and P66X series of XOs using an innovative non phase lock loop analog frequency multiplication technology. Available in 2X and 4X varieties, the P560 series is capable of generating 50 to 800 MHz...

Frequency synthesizers.(Signal Sources)(Em Research speaks about SLX series of surface mount frequency synthesizers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... SLX-series surface mount frequency synthesizers from EM Research feature fixed-frequency or serially-programmable outputs in bands from 100 MHz to 3 GHz. Bandwidths are available from octave at fc [less than or equal to] 600 MHz to 20%...

C-band synthesizer.(Signal Sources)(Elcom Technologies introduces Cband synthesizers )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Elcom introduces a C-band synthesizer with 125 KHz or 1 KHz step, up to 1.5 GHz bandwidth, and an integrated PLDRO requires 6 W of DC power. Typical frequencies are 4.5 to 5.5 GHz, 5.1 to 5.7 GHz, 6.5 to 7.6 GHz, and 7.2 to 7.7 GHz. The...

Stand-alone VCOs.(Signal Sources)(National Semicounductor introduces monolithic Variable Crystal Oscillator )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... National Semiconductor introduces the first member of a family of stand-alone, monolithic VCOs for mobile handsets. The LMX2604 is designed for the GSM and GPRS cellular markets. The product provides on-chip RF VCOs for GSM at 880 MHz to 915...

Cable assembly.(Interconnect)(W.L. Gore and Associates Inc introduces cable assembly for blackplane interface)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Gore announces a cable assembly for the ZD backplane interface. The GORE EYE OPENER[R] ZD cable assembly uses ePTFE as the dielectric core for the digital interconnect cable. The helically wrapped core ensures controlled electrical properties...

Analyzer cards.(Test And Measurement)(Acqiris USA enhances AP240 and AP 235 ananlyzer cards )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Acqiris USA offers its Model AP240 and AP235 dual-channel reconfigurable analyzer platforms with a Sustained Sequential Recording (SSR) firmware capability. The firmware enhances the analyzers' ability to acquire, store, and transfer sequential...

Noise option for emulator.(Test And Measurement)(Spirent Communications enhances its SR5500 wireless emulator)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Spirent announces an enhancement to its SR5500 wireless channel emulator. Spirent has added an Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN) option to the emulator. This option reduces the complexity and time required to fully qualify receiver...

Frequency converter.(Test And Measurement)(Anritsu Co introduces FCN4760 frequency converter)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Anritsu introduces the FCN4760 frequency converter that can be used with its Spectrum Master MS2711D to conduct interference analysis measurements on IEEE 802.11a networks. Covering 4.7 GHz to 6.0 GHz, the product combination is designed for...

Component analyzer.(Test And Measurement)(Advantest America Inc introduces componnet analyzer R3860A's)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Advantest introduces the R3860A RF component analyzer that features a four port receiver architecture at 20 Gttz and a sweep speed of 5 ms/point. The R3860A's receiver-perport design eliminates matrix switching of ports to receivers and has...

Bluetooth[R] RF testers.(Test And Measurement)(Rohde & Schwarz speaks about radio frequency testers R&S CBT , R&S CBT32)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The R&S CBT and the R&S CBT 32 from Rohde & Schwarz are two Bluetooth testers for development, production and verification. The test sequences are in line with specifications and can be set according to user requirements. The testers perform...

Differential probe.(Test And Measurement)(Agilent Technologies Inc introduces 1.5 GHz differential probes )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Agilent introduces a 1.5 GHz differential probe. When the Agilent InfiniiMax 1130A differential probe is paired with Agilent's Infiniium mixed signal (MSO) and digital signal oscilloscopes (DSO), the system delivers probing connectivity to R&D...

Sensor calibrator.(Test And Measurement)(TEGAM Inc introduces senor calibrators)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Tegam announces its model 1827 RF power sensor calibrator, which calibrates within the frequency range of 100 kHz to 18 GHz using one standard. This product is able to calibrate most power sensors in 30 minutes or less. It has two switchable RF...

Option for generators.(Test And Measurement)(Noise Com introduces a new software for generators)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Noise Com introduces a new software option for the GPS7500 noise and interference generator that delivers forward, reverse, and a unique forth/back frequency sweep over the 40 MHz output bandwidth at the L1 and optionally at the L2 or L5, GPS...

FSK chipset.(Subsystems)(Integration Associates Inc introduces radio frequency shift keying receivers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Integration introduces its EZRadio frequency shift keying receiver/transmitter chipset, which will enable wireless applications for the toy, consumer electronics, automotive, and building security markets. EZRadio combines automatic antenna...

Front-end modules.(Subsystems)(Epic Communications introduces radio frequency front-end modules)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Epic Communications introduces an RF front-end module, the FM2402. The product is designed to replace as many as 60 RF and passive components and can drop-in to developers' and manufacturers' WLAN 802.11b/g end-products. The module uses...

Components catalog.(Books/CDs/Reviews)(Schaffner EMC Inc introduces a component catalog)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Schaffner announces its EMC Components Shortform catalog that details the company's line of feedthrough capacitors and filters; PCB, IEC-inlet, single-phase, and three phase filters; output components; RFI suppression chokes, and pulse...

Guide for potting compounds.(Books/CDs/Reviews)(Dymax Corp introduces a guide for UV/visible light curing compounds)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... DYMAX[R] introduces a selector guide that describes six one-component UV/visible light curing compounds and an expanded line of four UV Trigger Cure[R] two-part resins. The guide shows applications that utilize the technology of these compounds...

LTCC products catalog.(Books/CDs/Reviews)(mini circuits introduces Low temperature Co-fired Ceramic handbook)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Mini-Circuits introduces its Blue Cell Designer's Handbook available on their website (www.minicircuits.com). Blue Cell Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC) technology provides the means to produce multiplayer circuits using multiple layers...

Test and measurement catalog.(Books/CDs/Reviews)(Keithley Instruments Inc introduces a test catalog)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Keithley announces availability of its 2004 catalog of test and measurement products. In addition to detailed technical information, this reference includes product selection guides to help instrumentation and test system buyers and specifiers...

Active down-converting mixer.(Technology Award)(Linear Technologies speaks about the converting mixer LT5522 its overview and usage)
March 1, 2004... Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT5522, a new, high linearity, active down-converting mixer with integrated RF transformer. With a frequency range of 600 MHz to 2.7 GHz, the device is well positioned for wireless infrastructure...