Wireless Design & Development articles from March 2006

Wireless Design & Development archives from March 2006

How intelligent are "smart" devices, really?(UP FRONT with ERN)
March 1, 2006... Lately, I've been hearing a lot about "smart" electronics and smartphones in particular. Much of the information I got from the CES and now much of what I'm now getting from the 3GSM conference is alluding to the fact that smartphones are the...

Handset antenna switch.(PRODUCT NEWS / WHAT'S HOT)
March 1, 2006... TriQuint Semiconductor introduces a high-power antenna switch for CDMA applications. The TQP4M3019 is sold in a 2 x 2 mm, 12-lead STSLP package. The switch, in SP3T (single-pole, triple-throw) configuration, provides desirable cross-modulation...

High-voltage BCD process.(PRODUCT NEWS / WHAT'S HOT)
March 1, 2006... Jazz Semiconductor announces its 0.5[micro] BCD process technology targeted at power-management ICs and high performance amplifiers and drivers required for consumer applications. The Jazz BCD process is a 40 V BCD process that features...

RF front-end module.(PRODUCT NEWS / WHAT'S HOT)
March 1, 2006... SiGe Semiconductor announces a complete RF front-end module for Wi-Fi products, designed to comply with the IEEE 802.1 In draft specification. The SE2545A10 integrates two full dual-band transmit/receive chains, required for MIMO operation. The...

Power amplifiers.(PRODUCT NEWS / WHAT'S HOT)
March 1, 2006... ANADIGICS announces two multi mode, multi-band PAs. The AWT6223 combines IMT-band WCDMA operation with quad-band polar EDGE functionality. The AWT6225 integrates an IMT-band WCDMA PA with quad-band GSM/GPRS capabilities. The PAs utilize the...

Variable gain amplifier.(PRODUCT NEWS / WHAT'S HOT)
March 1, 2006... WJ Communications announces the VG025 VGA, designed for various current and next generation wireless technologies such as GPRS, GSM, CDMA and W-CDMA. The VG025 is a high-dynamic-range VGA capable of achieving an analog attenuation range of up...

Voltage-controlled oscillator.(PRODUCT NEWS / WHAT'S HOT)
March 1, 2006... Z-Communications introduces the CLV 1630A-LF for demanding mobile communications systems. This RoHS-compliant model utilizes patented design techniques to deliver SSB phase noise of -11 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz away from carrier with a second harmonic...

System Chip FPGA family.(PRODUCT NEWS / WHAT'S HOT)
March 1, 2006... Lattice Semiconductor announces its LatticeSC[TM] System Chip FPGA family, fabricated on Fujitsu's 90-nm CMOS process technology utilizing 300 mm wafers. LatticeSC FPGAs have features that accelerate chip-to-chip, chip-to-memory, high-speed...

RISC crypto-controller.(PRODUCT NEWS / WHAT'S HOT)
March 1, 2006... Atmel[R] announces its AT91SC512384RCT, a low-power, high performance 32-bit RISC crypto-controller. This product is designed for the next generation of (U)SIM cards requiring high-speed interfaces with handsets, large storage capacity and the...

Antennas enable performance in a smaller size.(TECHNOLOGY FOCUS / MICROWAVE COMPONENTS)
March 1, 2006... As any designer knows, at any frequency up to 1/2 of the wavelength, a longer radio antenna operates more efficiently than a shorter one. With today's emphasis on tight design criteria, cramming more functionality into less space, while...

Superconducting electronics raise the performance ceiling for military electronics: as the annual increase in clock speed delivered by the semiconductor industry begins to slow, designers of high performance military systems are looking around for the next major innovation in electronics.(MILITARY / AEROSPACE / SECURITY)(Cover story)
March 1, 2006... Superconductivity is considered by many to be the next level of performance enhancements for electronic components. While CMOS still holds the top position for components in terms of acceptable performance, cost and economies of scale, and CMOS...

Program implications in embedded systems for COTS and RTOS: achieving RAMS objectives through disciplined application of real-time Java technologies in mission-critical systems.(Reliable, Available, Maintainable and Safe)
March 1, 2006... With more and more pressure on the aerospace and military industries to embrace COTS technology, designers and engineers, both directly involved and peripheral to wireless technologies, are looking at making cots devices reliable enough for...

A PLL module design for W-CDMA direct RF modulation systems: designing a unique PLL module for W-CDMA mobile with a direct modulation transmitter and super-heterodyne terminals receiver.(FEATURED TECHNOLOGY / MILITARY / AEROSPACE / SECURITY)
March 1, 2006... W-CDMA is one of the most important emerging technological platforms of next generation of 3G mobile communication systems. (1, 2, 3) Figure 1 shows the basic block diagram of this design. [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] This article discusses the...

Technology award: single-chip phone.(EDITORS' CHOICE / MARCH 2006)
March 1, 2006... Silicon Laboratories introduces the Si4905 AeroFONE[TM] single-chip phone, a fully functional and completely integrated single-chip phone. The AeroFONE solution offers software flexibility and high quality and performance. The Si4905...