Wireless Design & Development articles from May 2002

Wireless Design & Development archives from May 2002

`Big Brother' gets under our skin. (Up Front).(Applied Digital Systems' VeriChip)
May 1, 2002... Since September 11th, national security has never been more crucial. Popularity for national ID cards soared in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks. A survey conducted in March by Gartner Dataquest showed that 41% of people surveyed in the...

MEMS-based millimeterwave filters. (Full Spectrum).(Memscap)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... MEMSCAP has introduced a MEMS-based microwave filter technology. The new filters offer a high level of integration at the transceiver level while maintaining system performance requirements. The MEMS-based filters cut the cost of LMDS systems...

Wilkinson power divider. (Full Spectrum).(BroadWave Technologies 151-011-002)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... BroadWave Technologies introduced a 2-Way Wilkinson power divider that operates over a broad frequency range of 800-3500 MHz with 20 dB minimum port to port isolation. Model 151-011-002 offers power division asymmetry [+ or -] 0.3 dB, VSWR...

Evacuated Miniature Crystal Oscillator. (Full Spectrum).(Vectron International's EX-3801385 series)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Vectron International has announced the introduction of its Evacuated Miniature Crystal Oscillator (EMXO[TM]). The EX-3801385 series, low profile 4 Pin DIP EMXO is available at selected frequencies from 10 MHz to 80 MHz. The oscillators provide...

Power distribution systems. (Full Spectrum).(E-T-A Circuit Breakers X8340-S08, E-T-A Circuit Breakers X8340-S07)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... E-T-A Circuit Breakers announced the X8340-S08 and S07, two compact, high current, power distribution solutions. The rack-mounted X8340-S08 accommodates up to eight circuit breakers and protects expensive and critical equipment from short...

Linear integrated transceiver modules. (Full Spectrum).(Signal Technology)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Signal Technology's line of linear integrated transceiver modules are geared toward digital microwave radios utilizing 16 to 128 QAM modulation schemes and passing data through 155 Mb/s. These units consist of the Tx upconverter, intermediate...

Precision oscillators in network applications. (Designer's Corner).
May 1, 2002... The variety of oscillators and the applications they are incorporated in is always growing. The goal of this article is to shed some light on some of the applications of precision oscillators, for those that are new to this space or who just...

Hittite Microwave Corp.: Medium Power Amplifiers.(Hittite Microwave HMC413QS16G, Hittite Microwave HMC414MS8G)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Hittite introduces a pair of Hetero-junction-Bipolar-Transistor (HBT) Medium Power MMIC Amplifiers, operating between 1.7-2.8 GHz with up to +27 dBm output power and +40 dBm OIP3 from a single supply voltage. The HMC413QS16G is ideal for use as...

Morrow Technologies Corp.: Remote Spectrum Analyzers.(Morrow Technologies VC70)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Morrow Technologies' new line of VigilCom Remote Spectrum Analyzers features focused bandwidth design that reduces cost and size. The frequency range of their first model, VC70, is 60 MHz to 80 MHz. The VC70 is a solution for monitoring the...

StratEdge: test fixtures.(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... StratEdge introduces customized test fixtures for testing their high-frequency, leaded ceramic packages. The fixtures are designed to test the entire DC through 23 GHz frequency range and provide a simultaneous contact to all DC and RF traces....

Tensolite: coaxial phase adjusters.(Tensolite's 5050 Series)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Tensolite's 5050 Series Phase Adjuster provides continually variable phase shift over the frequency bands DC to 2, DC to 12, and DC to 18 GHz. The broadband DC to 18 GHz models offer a SWR of 1.35:1, a phase shift of 43 GHz, and an insertion...

9Co: timing signal generator.(9Co Stratum 3 STSG-200)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The 9Co Stratum 3 STSG-200 provides a small 2" x 2" solution for the stratum 3 timing applications. Its design allows the external control to switch the module into four different modes: Freerun, Lock on external REF, Lock on external REF2, and...

Catalyst Semiconductor: high speed serial EEPROMs. (New Products).(Catalyst Semiconductor CAT93HC46, Catalyst Semiconductor CAT24FC32)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Catalyst announced two high-speed serial EEPROM products. The CAT93HC46 with a microwire interface operates at 3 MHz, and the CAT24FC32 with an [I.sup.2]C[TM] interface operates at 1 MHz. The CAT24FC32 is ideal for low voltage and battery...

Wilmore Electronics Company, Inc.: DC-to-AC inverters.(Wilmore Electronic 1600)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Wilmore's Series 1600 DC-to-AC inverters are designed to provide uninterupted power to AC-powered electronic equipment in data/communications network installations. Series 1600 inverters provide an isolated, regulated, frequency stable...

ProTek devices: flip chip TVS arrays.(ProTek Devices U0402FCxxC Series)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... ProTek introduces the U0402FCxxC Series, an unbumped flip chip TVS array. The U0402FCxxC Series is designed for small circuit board applications with limited size and space. All devices are bidirectional, making them ideal for differential line...

Fairchild Semiconductor International: N and P-channel MOSFETs.(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Fairchild Semiconductor introduced eleven new MOSFETs. These include single and common-drain dual devices in both N-channel, and P-channel versions. The new parts have breakdown voltage ratings from 20 V to 30 V, maximum RDS(on) ratings from 75...

TECOM Industries, Inc.: embedded antenna series. (New Products).(Tecom Industries 703748, Tecom Industries 703749)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... TECOM Industries, a TRAK Communications company, introduces models 703748 and 703749, an addition to their series of Covant embedded antennas. These new models are used in Wi-Fi, 802.11x, WLAN and PCMCIA laptop computer applications. The...

Wireless Technologies Corporation: EGSM diplexer.(Wireless Technologies W9410DE)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Model W9401DE is a low cost, extended GSM cavity diplexer for Micro Cell and repeater applications. Two 43 dBm carriers produce less than--130 dBc of IMD, fully meeting GSM standards with Type N connectors. Full EGSM band coverage, -85 dB,...

Displaytech, Ltd.: LCD character modules.(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Displaytech introduced standard LCD character modules that will operate on a single 3 volt supply. This product offering will have all other characteristics of the standard Displaytech product line. It will be available in a range of fluids,...

Anritsu Company: Vector Network Measurement Systems.(Anritsu MS462xD)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The MS462xD series of Scorpion[R] Vector Network Measurement Systems (VNMS) integrates mixed-mode S-parameters, embedding/de-embedding and arbitrary impedance features into the network analyzer family. This solution is ideal for manufacturers...

KOA Speer Electronics, Inc.: capacitor/inductor noise filter.(KOA Speer Electronics KC)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... KOA Speer KC 3-terminal capacitor/ inductors perform with little reflection and exceptional EMI attenuation for a wide frequency band and offer sharp cut-off characteristics for noise reduction in datalines. The KC series features a...

ILSI America: low jitter OCXO.(ILSI America I408)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... ILSI America's new OCXO series I408 offers low jitter stability at low cost. Its frequency range is up to 100 MHz. Short term stability is 1E-9/sec AV. Temperature stability is [+ or -] 0.08 ppm from 0[degrees]C to 70[degrees]C. Supply is 5 V...

Powercube: DC/DC converters.(Powercube MT)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Available in metal cases for EMI performance, the MT Series offers power ratings of 50, 100, and 150 W. These units are ideal for board mounting and distributed power systems in telecom applications. The MT Series converters offer features...

The Connor-Winfield Corporation: oven controlled crystal oscillator. (New Products).(AGOF5S3 Crystal Oscillator)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Base station and timing products designers can count on long-term aging and tight stability from the new C-W Model AGOF5S3 Crystal Oscillator. Frequency calibration is [+ or -] 1.5 ppm at time of shipment. Output is HCMOS/TTL compatible and...

Photofabrication Engineering, Inc.: beryllium copper contacts. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Photofabrication Engineering (PEI) manufactures a line of photochemically-etched electrical contacts made of beryllium copper for integrated circuit manufacturing. The line is suitable for products requiring exceptional hardness, strength,...

RF Connectors: panel mount SMA connectors. (New Products).(RF Connectors 3232-1 and RSA-3279-10)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... RF Connectors released two new SMA panel mount connectors for use with frequencies up to 18 GHz. The RS-3232-1 is a SMA Male connector, and the RSA-3279-10 is a SMA female. Both are made of gold plated contacts and Teflon insulation and feature...

Analog Devices, Inc.: IC for RF power measurement.(Analog Devices AD8362 signal converter)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The AD8362, a radio frequency integrated circuit (RF IC), is designed to measure complex modulated waveforms common to all next generation wireless infrastructure equipment. The AD8362 performs a precise root-mean-square (RMS) power level...

HBT MMIC Power Amplifiers. (Editor's spotlight: amplifiers).(Hittite Microwave )
May 1, 2002... Hittite Microwave introduces a highly efficient family of Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor (HBT) MMIC Power Amplifiers, operating between 4.4-7.0 GHz with up to +29 dBm output power. These amplifiers are ideal for low cost UNII and HiperLAN...

CDMA power amplifier. (Editor's spotlight: amplifiers).(RF Micro Devices' RF6000)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... RF Micro Devices' RF6000-2 CDMA 50 power amplifier module is ideally suited for low-cost CDMA cellular transmitter applications and has been optimized for CDMA2000 1X. The miniature RF6000-2 is designed using RFMD's advanced third generation...

CDMA amplifier module. (Editor's spotlight: amplifiers).(Ophir RF introduces Model 5302360)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Ophir RF introduces Model 5302360, a 15 W, 3 FA CDMA power amplifier module available in several frequency bands, and operating from 28 V DC. Key features of this new module are higher efficiency (typically 15-18%) and 15 watts of mean CDMA...

Improving MMIC and RFIC design flows: new EDA technologies help to streamline the development of RF and microwave ICs. (Cover Story).
May 1, 2002... In the 1990s, digital application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) designers experienced a process and productivity revolution that was brought about by advances in electronic design automation (EDA). Integrated solutions that included logic...

Toko America, Inc: lowpass filter. (New Products).(LTF1608L )(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... TOKO America announces the availability of their LTF1608L multilayer ceramic lowpass filter with an 0603 footprint (1.6 mm x 0.8 mm) and a low profile of 0.9 mm. Manufactured with a proprietary ceramic material and process, the LTF1608L series...

Gowanda Electronics: surface mount RF inductors. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Gowanda Electronics introduced a new series of surface mount inductors--SMRF 1812--that offer a robust design with reliable performance. This new series is targeted for use in RF applications where board manufacturers require rugged inductors...

Tru-Connector Corporation: RF coaxial N adapters. (New Products).(Tru-Connector Precision N Adapters )(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Tru-Connector introduced a new series of precision N adapters that feature metrology-grade construction. Tru-Connector Precision N Adapters feature gold plated 303 stainless steel bodies, BeCu center conductors, Teflon[R] insulators, a swept...

Anaren Microwave, Inc.: 3 dB coupler. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Anaren has designed and launched new Xinger[R]-brand "pico" 3 dB couplers to support 1.7-2.0 GHz, 2.0-2.3 GHz, and 2.3-2.5 GHz bands. The couplers measure 0.2" x 0.25" x 0.05"--which is only 1/4 the size of Anaren's original Xinger-brand...

Decibel Products: dual band antenna. (New Products).(Model 721DD65ESXM and Model 721DD85ESXM )(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Decibel Products has released a line dual band diversity polarization antennas for dense urban coverage. Model 721DD65ESXM and Model 721DD85ESXM provide 65 degrees and 85 degrees coverage in independent bands of 1850 - 1990 MHz and 806 - 896...

Atmel Corp.: RF data control receiver. (New Products).(Atmel T5744)
May 1, 2002... Atmel announced a new RF data control receiver which simplifies design-ins. The receiver is transparent, which means that incoming data is directly forwarded to the output, the conventional first-time data validation and comparison is done by...

Celerity Systems, Inc.: Satellite Radio Signal Generator. (New Products).(CS2010SDARS)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Celerity Systems, a division of L-3 Communications, announced the introduction of the CS2010SDARS Satellite Radio Signal Generator, a solution for production testing of SDARS-capable radios. By providing the two satellite channels and the...

Cyntec: current sensing resistor. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Composed of metal foil material to achieve low resistance value for current detection function, the RL current-sensing resistor series from Cyntec provides a tool to enhance the current measuring accuracy in VRM, charger, DC/DC converter, power...

Linear Technology Corp.: instrumentation amplifier. (New Products).(LT1789-1)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Linear Technology released of the LT1789-1, a micropower instrumentation amplifier that features unmatched DC performance while drawing 95 mA maximum supply current. Optimized for low voltage single supply operation, the LT1789-1 maintains its...

Z-Communications, Inc.: VCO for Microwave Radios. (New Products).(SMV1885L)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Z-Communications released the SMV1885L surface mount low profile package VCO for Digital Microwave Radios. This compact packaged device has been specially engineered to lend itself for quick integration into PLLs. The SMV1885L will generate...

Amplifier Research: family of System Controllers. (New Products).(SC 1000 Series)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Amplifier Research (AR) created a family of System Controllers (the SC 1000 Series) that connect and coordinate multiple pieces of RF test equipment. Multiple amplifiers, antennas, signal generators, directional couplers, and spectrum analyzers...

Ballmann Electronica GmbH: distortion tester. (New Products).(Ballmann S200 IMD )(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... The new Ballmann S200 IMD test system, distributed by SJ Technologie, comprises the S200 VNA chassis with the S200 software, plus a third internal synthesized frequency generator, 2 transmit test heads and 2 receive test heads. The S200 is a...

Vectron International: surface mount VCXO. (New Products).(VC-800)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Vectron has introduced a series of ultra miniature, surface mount, voltage controlled crystal oscillators. The VC-800, voltage controlled crystal oscillator, is a quartz stabilized square wave generator with a CMOS output and is tested at CMOS...

IFR Systems, Inc.: switching DC power supplies. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... IFR introduces a new line of variable-switching regulated DC power supplies. The Kikusui PAM Series has eight models in 2 kW and 4 kW versions. The series offers users a wide range of large-capacity power devices to limit temperature rise,...

Vishay Intertechnology: power MOSFETs. (New Products).(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Seven power MOSFETs in the PowerPAK[TM] SO-8 family were announced by Siliconix, a subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology. Designed for DC-to-DC converter applications, these devices will be used in notebooks, laptops, networking systems, and...

Zetex, Inc.: switched capacitor. (New Products).(ZXCP330E6)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... The ZXCP330E6 switched capacitor DC-DC converter provides a regulated 3.3 V output from a 2 to 4.4 V input with a maximum load current of 40 mA. The SOT23-6 packaged converter's low power and minimal external component count will suit Lithium...

Nova Engineering, Inc.: RF Signal Source. (New Products).(Nova Engineering NovaSource G6 RF Signal Source)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... The NovaSource G6 RF Signal Source includes frequency bands ranging from 2.4 to 5.875 GHz. The model provide coverage for emerging license-free ISM bands including 802.11 a, 802.11b, and Bluetooth, as well as bands populated by U-NII, HiperLAN,...

C&D Technologies, Inc.: DC-DC converters. (New Products).(NKA 1 W DC-DC converters )(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... The NKA 1 W DC-DC converters are supplied in sub-miniature, industry standard 14-pin DIP packages that deliver a board mounting height of 5.4 mm and a board mounting area of 19.5 mm x 9.8 mm. Devices in the series are available for 3.3 V, 5 V,...

Base station testing using a spectrum analyzer: the quality of service a wireless network operator can provide is heavily dependent upon the performance of the base station, a large portion of providing this quality depends upon the performance of the antenna and coaxial feeder connected to the base station.
May 1, 2002... Base station testing using a spectrum analyzer: the quality of service a wireless network operator can provide is heavily dependent upon the performance of the base station, a large portion of providing this quality depends upon the performance...

LEDtronics: right angle LED lamps. (New Products).(LEDtronics RAB362)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... LEDtronics introduces Series RAB362 LED (Light Emitting Diode) illuminators for back- and edgelighting applications. Featuring two diode chips, RAB362 LEDs deliver illumination to make displays, keypads and legends easier to read while...

Seiko Instruments USA, Inc.: battery protection ICs. (New Products).(Seiko S-8243)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... The S-8243A/B Series incorporates high-accuracy battery protection circuits, a battery monitor amp and a voltage regulator, therefore decreasing external component count and reducing board space by. 50%. Seiko's S-8243 BPIC features good...

Raltron Electronics Corp.: VCO for Bluetooth. (New Products).(Raltron Electronics RTVY-124)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Designed for low voltage battery powered products, particularly for wireless and Bluetooth applications, model RTVY-124 is ideal for advanced design applications where stability and high density packaging are critical. Incorporating an...

Wireless Technologies Corporation: PCS diplexer. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Model W1807D covers the A, B or C PCS blocks with good performance. This diplexer features very low insertion loss (70 dB. Return loss is www.duplexers.com * Write In 249 or Reply Online [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Krytar: doped barrier detectors. (New Products).(Model 603SK)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Model 603SK operates over the entire frequency range of 10 MHz to 40 GHz. Unit is available with an input connector of 3.5 mm, 2.4 mm of K male. Frequency response is [+ or -] 0.3 dB to 20 GHz, [+ or -] 0.6 dB to 26.5 GHz and [+ or -] 1.0 dB to...

Florida RF Labs: Directional Couplers. (New Products).(HybriX Directional Coupler)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... The HybriX[TM] Directional Coupler is available in three configurations. The internally terminated versions are 3-port devices with an input, output, and coupled port. These DS and DL versions employ two electrical configurations and a built-in...

National Instruments: signal conditioning modules. (New Products).(National Instruments SCC-CO20)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... The SCC-CO20 is a single-channel isolated current output module that delivers up to 20 mA and features a safety working isolation of 300 V per module. The module controls devices that provide a 0 to 20 mA current interface. The SCC-RLY01 is a...

AVX Corp.: SMT tantalum capacitors. (New Products).(0402 TACMicrochip)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... The 0402 TACMicrochip[TM] surface mount tantalum capacitor offers the high CV rating in an 0402 size and provides enhanced high frequency performance through superior ESR characteristics with temperature and voltage stability. Typical CV...

Optical Access: optical wireless solution. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Optical Access has developed a low cost optical wireless solution for transmission of 10BaseT Ethernet at full throughput in the atmosphere. These compact full duplex modules have a 10BaseT interface for direct wire connection to a network and...

Maxim Integrated Products: low dropout linear regulator. (New Products).(Maxim Integrated Products MAX1819)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... The MAX1819 is a 500 mA low-dropout linear regulator. This device fits in a 0.5 mm pitch, 6-pin UCSP[TM] package, which measures 2.3 mm squared and is 0.65 mm high. Re MAX 1819 delivers a guaranteed 500 mA load with 133 mV of dropout. The...

Beta Dyne, Inc.: DC/DC converters. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Beta Dyne introduced the PowerWatt[TM] series of DC/DC converters. The 50 W single output DC/DC converters are available in two pin arrangements: an SMD S version (1" x 2" x 0.380") and a through-hole T version (1" x 2" x 0.430"). High...

TRAK Microwave: WLAN ceramic filter. (New Products).(TRAK Microwave 311-00036)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... TRAK Microwave, a TRAK Communications company, introduces a new ceramic filter used in Wireless 802.11 x LAN (Local Area Network) applications including Wi-Fi, NIC (Network Interface Cards) and AP (Access Points). With a center frequency at...

Zentrix Technologies: low cost packaging. (New Products).(high power transistors)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Aimed for high power transistors in the 1 to 6 GHz range, these plastic-free, low cost microwave packages offer a combination of performance, reliability, and assembly costs. A variety of standard and custom packages, with power rating from 10...

BI Technologies: low profile inductor. (New Products).(BI Technologies HM64)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... TT electronics' BI Technologies Magnetic Components Division introduced a low profile (0.67 inches) surface mountable micropower inductor for portable platforms. The HM64 Series closed circuit inductors feature low EMI levels with current...

Hitachi Cable Manchester, Inc.: flexible serial ATA cable. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Hitachi Cable Manchester's Serial ATA cable is built for Serial ATA drives and is designed to replace the current cables used with Ultra ATA 66 and 100 disk drive systems. Serial ATA cable is available in 26 AWG and 30 AWG. A web tear feature...

Microwave Solutions, Inc.: 1 Watt amplifier. (New Products).(Microwave Solutions MSH-5213601)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... MSI Model Number MSH-5213601 delivers 30 dBm (1 W) of output power and an IP3 of 39.0 dBm. The typical specifications are: 18 dB of gain, 4.0 dB noise figure and 1.5:1 I/O VSWR. The current is 600 mA with +12 V applied. The amplifier has been...

Ericsson Microelectronics: DC/DC power module. (New Products).(Ericsson Microelectronics PKL 4118A PIT)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... The PKL 4118A PIT from Ericsson Microelectronics delivers 100 A at 1.8 V, in a high-density 62 W/[in.sup.3], high-efficiency enhanced half-brick format. This module offers 83% efficiency at full load, and is designed to handle input voltages...

Thunderline Z: surface mount Bell Pin. (New Products).
May 1, 2002... This feedthru, called a Bell Pin, has been developed to work with lightweight aluminum or brass housings, easily mounting to the bottom of the package creating true surface mountable parts with increased performance. Rated with a VSWR of less...

SaRonix LLC: clock oscillators to 350 MHz. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... SaRonix introduces the SDS3811, a high frequency LVDS clock oscillator. Using AT-cut bulk acoustic wave instead of surface acoustic wave (SAW) technology, the SDS3811 provides a five-fold improvement in frequency stability, resulting in a...

Alcatel: battery protection devices. (New Products).(Alcatel MTC-80901/80902/80904)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... The MTC-80901/80902/80904 is a family of single-chip Li-ion and Li-polymer battery protection ICs. Each product is available in two alternative packages. The "three-terminal, direct weldable package" is a packaging technology allowing for...

Presidio Components, Inc.: DC Blocking capacitor. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Presidio Components has announced a new DC Blocking capacitor for applications from 10 kHz to 50 GHz. The capacitor is an integration of Presidio's patent pending single layer technology and traditional multi-layer capacitor technology. The...

Fox Electronics: crystal oscillators. (New Products).(F4100 Series)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Fox Electronics has extended the frequency range and stability options of its F4100 Series crystal oscillators to 170 MHz with stabilities as tight as [+ or -] 50 ppm (F4105) for all conditions. A 3.3 V HCMOS miniature surface mount device, the...

Keithley Instruments, Inc.: data acquisition cards. (New Products).(Keithley Instruments KPCI-PIO32IOA and KPCI-PDISO8A)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... The KPCI-PIO32IOA and KPCI-PDISO8A isolated digital I/O data acquisition cards for the PCI bus provide high-level digital sensing and switching (up to 60 V and 350 mA). With 32 and 16 channels respectively, the KPCI-PIO32IOA and KPCI-PDISO8A...

Oki Semiconductor: 32 bit Micro-Controller Unit. (New Products).(ML674000)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Oki Semiconductor unveiled the ML674000, an ARM[R] core-based 32-bit Micro-Controller Unit (MCU). The ML674000 was developed to provide a flexible, off-the-shelf, low-cost solution to designers seeking shorter development times. As a general...

Elcom Technologies, Inc.: low noise synthesizer. (New Products).(DFSS)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Elcom's DFSS synthesizer offers switching speeds of 30 microseconds. The small ruggedized package (4.00" x 3.75" x 1.20") is designed for SATCOM, wireless communication and military applications. The DFSS unit includes a fixed L-band and...

Motorola--SPS: RF LDMOS devices. (New Products).(MRF5S21090)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Motorola announced their next generation of RF LDMOS devices designed specifically for the 3G base station infrastructure market. Each device in this family will be optimized for specific frequency bands. Motorola's HV5 family of RF LDMOS...

Micrel Semiconductor: SiGe fabrication process. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Micrel's new, 0.6[micro]m ASSET-2 Silicon Germanium (SiGe) process allows the company to have the necessary technology to move into the 10 Gbps communication space. The GigaPro[TM] product line will address high-speed applications with data...

Tektronix, Inc.: portable base station tool. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Tektronix announced a new 3G measurement capability for its portable base station field tool. The NetTek[TM] base transceiver station (BTS) tool with Options WD1 and WR1 provides UMTS/WCDMA test capability and enables mobile network operators...

C-MAC MicroTechnology: frequency translator. (New Products).(CFPPL-1)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... C-MAC introduced a range of surface-mount frequency translators designed to synchronize GSM, UMTS and other cellular base stations to telecommunication network backbones like SDH/SONET or ISDN. The CFPPL-1 range exhibits very low noise...

Murata Electronics North America, Inc.: dual channel active filter. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Murata introduced ah integrated dual-channel active filter device (tentative part number AF-9533) for 5 GHz 802.11a WLAN baseband filtering. The dual-channel anti-aliasing filter consolidates the discrete components required to filter out...

Spectrum Control, Inc.: EMI filters. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Spectrum Control introduces a new line of EMI/RFI power filters with current ratings to 75 amps designed for use in 48 V and 60 V applications. These filters feature a turn on/turn off window, overvoltage protection, and short-circuit...

Z-Communications, Inc: low noise VCO. (New Products).(SMV2560A)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... The SMV2560A is a surface mount, low profile VCO for Wireless Internet systems. The SMV2560A generates frequencies between 2535 and 2675 MHz within control voltage range of 0.4 to 2.9 V DC. The device measures 0.3" x 0.3" x 0.08". Spectral...

Cornell Dubilier: SMT capacitor. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Cornell Dubilier's Type AEB SMT Aluminum Electrolytic capacitors delivers high voltage performance, and up to 5000 hours of load life @ 105[degrees]C. The AEB series is available in seven, vertical, cylindrical case sizes ranging from 10 x 13.5...

Infineon Technologies: multimedia baseband IC. (New Products).(S-GOLD)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Infineon Technologies has begun shipping prototypes of S-GOLD, the first member of their new multimedia platform for wireless applications. S-GOLD, combining a GPRS/EGPRS class 12 modem with high application performance and high fidelity stereo...