Wireless Design & Development articles from October 2006

Wireless Design & Development archives from October 2006

E-passports: are they the way to go?(State Department is nearing completion of its conversion program using RFID equipment technolgy)(Editorial)
October 1, 2006... The State Department is nearing completion of its conversion program for the hotly debated RFID-based electronic passports, or e-passports, despite warnings from security experts that these passports could be accessed or tracked by the wrong...

CSR launches wireless VoIP phone.(Cambridge Silicon Radio Ltd., voice over IP)
October 1, 2006... CSR plc introduces a VoIP phone based on the company's UniFi single-chip Wi-Fi technology. CSR has designed the new UniVox to enable manufacturers to produce wireless phones for residential use at low cost and low power with up to 20 hours talk...

Bluesocket selected to secure wireless networks.(from Smart City Networks)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Bluesocket has announced that Smart City, a provider of event technology in the US convention industry, has selected Bluesocket's BlueSecure wireless products for its 13 major convention centers across the country. Smart City has already seen...

Dragonwave to provide licensed wireless ethernet backhaul.(to EarthLink)
October 1, 2006... DragonWave Inc. announces that EarthLink has selected the company's AirPair solution for Licensed Wireless Ethernet backhaul in their municipal wireless network deployments. EarthLink has already been selected as the operator in Philadelphia,...

FOTA solutions on mobile phones.(Red Bend Software signed agreement with NEC Corporation of Japan)(firmware over-the-air)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Red Bend Software, a provider of firmware over-the-air (FOTA) updating solutions for mobile phones, has concluded an agreement with NEC Corporation of Japan to install Red Bend's vCurrent[R] Mobile FOTA updating technology on NEC's mobile...

Module for wireless sensor networking.
October 1, 2006... RF Monolithics' DM2200 combines low-power consumption components and RFM's Third Generation Virtual Wire[TM] radio to provide longer range than was previously possible with a battery-powered mesh networking node. The DM2200 is an embedded...

Locate problems faster.
October 1, 2006... LeCroy Corporation introduces three oscilloscope models that expand the bandwidth of the WaveRunner Xi and WaveSurfer Xs product lines. Also announced is WaveScan,[TM] an advanced search and analysis feature that is now standard on all...

5 W power amplifier for WiMAX basestation applications.(PRODUCT NEWS/ WHAT'S HOT)
October 1, 2006... Z-Communications, Inc. announces a high-linearity power amplifier (5 W average) for emerging 802.16 WiMAX basestation applications. The first in a series of power amplifier products for WiMAX, the ZPA3436-5W operates over 3.4 to 3.6 GHz band...

High-speed Serdes serial I/O capability.
October 1, 2006... Lattice Semiconductor Corporation announces the LatticeECP2M[TM] FPGA family, offering high-speed embedded SERDES I/O plus a pre-engineered Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) block. Based on the LatticeECP2 low-cost architecture, the LatticeECP2M...

Configurable processor core.
October 1, 2006... The configurable ARC[TM] 725D processor core is a complete processor product for complex system-on-chips (SoCs) targeted at demanding applications in consumer, networking, automotive and other markets. The 725D core's configurable memory...

Timing System offers timing debug features.
October 1, 2006... Cadence Design Systems, Inc. extends the capabilities of the Cadence[R] Encounter[R] digital IC design platform with the addition of its Encounter Timing System. This system provides customers a single source and consistent view of timing,...

Secure technology.
October 1, 2006... Linx Technologies introduces CipherLinx[TM], a security for Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) and remote control devices. This secure, encrypted technology offers an advanced level of security and features. CipherLinx is based on a core algorithm...

Thermal sensor features 2 SMBus serial ports.
October 1, 2006... Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX6638, a [+ or -] 1.0[degrees]C accurate thermal sensor with two independent SMBus[TM] serial ports. The dual SMBus interface allows a GPU card controller and a CPU board controller access the...

The development of machine-to-machine communications: telematic systems combine telecommunications and computing, providing data communication between networked systems that are usually mobile in nature. As a result of employing such systems, companies profit and productivity is increased.
October 1, 2006... As the English philosopher and statesman Roger Bacon has said, "Man will build ships without oars, so that the largest of these may be navigated by one man. And incredibly fast vehicles that run on roads without animals. There will be flying...

Ultra-thin inductors.
October 1, 2006... Datatronic Distribution, Inc. announces the availability of the DR365-1 and DR365-2 inductors. The DR365-1 and DR365-2 inductors feature a seated height as low as 0.047" (1.2 mm) above the printed circuit board depending on the inductance value...

Modem IC for telemetry applications.
October 1, 2006... CML Microcircuits introduces the CMX869B--V.32 bis Modem IC with advanced DTMF for EPOS terminals. The CMX869B V.32 bis Modem IC is a versatile modem for new-generation telemetry and wireline data systems. This single chip product provides all...

Bluetooth & UWB: a future of unlimited possibilities: Bluetooth and Ultra-Wideband-enabled devices offer enhanced capabilities that will make possible new applications and change the way people collect information.(ultra wideband technology)
October 1, 2006... There are many ways to exchange information between personal devices. Cell phones, laptops, PDAs, MP3 players and desktop computers all have increasingly large amounts of data to transfer. Normally, a single technology is used between any two...

Dynamic adjustment of system parameters improves echo and noise cancellation: the complexities involved in the implementation of an echo canceller is due to the large amount of external factors in our everyday environment.
October 1, 2006... Speech quality is a critical factor in establishing consumer preference of mobile handsets, wireless networks, hands-free devices and other mobile communications systems. Acoustic echoes and noise are endemic in wireless communications. Signal...

Standardizing Wi-Fi test metrics for successful product design: the testing of Wi-Fi is much more challenging than testing traditional Ethernet networks. Testing in accordance with 802.11T will help ensure that 802.11 products meet the challenges and demands of enterprise networks.
October 1, 2006... To meet strict enterprise requirements for carrying mission-critical applications and data, the performance and stability of Wi-Fi equipment and systems must be properly and thoroughly tested. However, testing Wi-Fi is much more challenging...

Selecting an optimum ADC for receivers using simulation: a detailed behaviorally-based ADC model integrated with an ADS RF system simulator helps optimize specific performance criteria for a given ADC when applied to a particular wireless standard.(analog to digital converters modeling)
October 1, 2006... Modern communication receivers are now often designed using A/D conversion at some intermediate frequency. This simplifies and thus reduces the cost of the RF hardware and offers opportunities to improve performance using DSP techniques....

Crystal oscillator.
October 1, 2006... MMD Components introduces a single-oven/oven-controlled crystal oscillator. Using proprietary compensation and stabilization methods, the OCXOs can maintain a frequency stability as low as 1 ppb over an operating temperature range of...

Grid array.
October 1, 2006... Aries Electronics offers a ball grid array (BGA) to BGA adapter which resolves soldering issues that arise when BGA devices with RoHS-compliant solder balls are assembled with other devices whose connections are not lead-free. This adapter...

Power input module.
October 1, 2006... Tyco Electronics Power Systems, Inc. announces its PIM300 series, a 300 W power input module designed to comply with the Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (ATCA[TM], AdvancedTCA[TM]) specifications. PIM300 is targeted for high-density,...

Portable oscilloscope.
October 1, 2006... AEMC[R] introduces the OX 7104 CK portable oscilloscope. The oscilloscope is a 12-bit four-isolated-channel 600 V Cat III with up to eight traces on the screen. This all-in-one portable and rugged hand-held instrument features five...

Single-instrument unit.
October 1, 2006... Anritsu Company introduces CDMA2000[R] IX support for its MD8470A Signaling Tester, creating a highly-integrated single desktop instrument product in which user equipment (UE) developers and network operators can ensure CDMA2000 1X and PPP...

Technology award: security for RFID tags.(SecureRF Corporation's RFID tag device )
October 1, 2006... SecureRF Corporation's RFID tag device is based on a cryptography that is both lightweight and highly secure. Until now, existing security algorithms could not provide strong authentication and data protection on RFID tags. The reason: These...

Bipolar Darlington amplifier.
October 1, 2006... Avago Technologies announces the ADA-4789 linearity silicon bipolar Darlington amplifier available in a low-thermal resistant SOT-89 package for use up to 2.5 GHz. The ADA 4789's unconditional stability and broad bandwidth performance make it...

High power amplifiers.
October 1, 2006... AR Worldwide RF/Microwave Instrumentation adds two higher power amplifiers to its family of broadband, hybrid, solid-state and traveling wave tube (TWT) microwave amplifiers. The Model 35ST1G18 delivers a conservative 35 W minimum at the...

Two-stage driver amplifiers.
October 1, 2006... M/A-COM, a business unit of Tyco Electronics, announces low-cost, two-stage driver amplifiers, the MAAMSS0072 and MAAMSS0073. The broad frequency range, high linearity and reliability make this family suited for a variety of wireless...

GaAs high power amplifiers.
October 1, 2006... TriQuint Semiconductor announces the release of two high-OTOI (output third order intercept) gallium arsenide (GaAs) amplifiers. These amplifiers, designated TGA4530 and TGA4530-SM, are designed for point-to-point radio, K-band satellite...

High-frequency circuit material.
October 1, 2006... Rogers Corporation introduces its RO4230[TM] high frequency circuit material. RO4230 circuit material extends the capabilities of the RO4000[R] product series into antenna applications. This ceramic-filled, glass-reinforced hydrocarbon-based...

Track-and-hold IC.
October 1, 2006... Hittite Microwave Corporation introduces the HMC660LC4B Wideband Track-and-Hold IC, which offers a desirable bandwidth and true 9-bit linearity performance to simplify wideband data acquisition in very high performance test equipment, ATE....

Monitors with capacitor-adjustable timing.
October 1, 2006... Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX 16025/26/41, theMAX 16027/28/42, and the MAX 16029/30/43 voltage monitors with capacitor-adjustable timing delays developed to meet complex power-sequencing requirements. The MAX16025/27/29 have...

GaAs MMIC features output power adjust.
October 1, 2006... Mimix Broadband, Inc. introduces a gallium arsenide (GaAs) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) four-stage power amplifier with the unique feature of output power adjust. Using 0.15 micron, gate-length GaAs pseudomorphic high electron...

Converter modules suited for FPGA applications.
October 1, 2006... Murata Electronics introduces the high-speed response MPDRX series of DC/DC converter modules. These Point-of-Load (POL) non-isolated devices are particularly useful in field programmable gate array (FPGA) and micro-processor applications. They...

48 V power system.
October 1, 2006... Power-One Inc. introduces the Aspiro 48 V power system, providing shelf-based rectification, battery management and distribution. The Aspiro power system utilizes digitally-controlled rectifiers that can adapt, without derating, to a wide range...

D/A converter.
October 1, 2006... Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX19692, a 12-bit, 2.3 Gs/s D/A converter that can directly synthesize high-frequency and wideband signals in multiple Nyquist zones. The MAX 19692 directly synthesizes signals with tip to 1 GHz...

Data acquisition modules and controllers.
October 1, 2006... National Instruments announces the DAQ modules for PXI Express. The NI PXIe-6259 and NI PXIe-6251 M Series modules deliver fast analog and digital I/O with up to 250 MB/s dedicated per-slot bandwidth. The PXI Express M Series DAQ modules...

Network analyzer.
October 1, 2006... The R&S ZVA40 is a network analyzer with a frequency range from 10 MHz to 40 GHz. The ZVA40 allows the user to perform measurements on passive and active components as well as antenna measurements in radar/satellite applications. Featuring a...

Microwave laminate.
October 1, 2006... Arlon Inc. introduces the CLTE-XT microwave laminate, a micro dispersed ceramic PTFE composite utilizing a woven fiberglass reinforcement to provide a high degree of dimensional stability, critical in multi-layer designs. CLTE-XT utilizes thin...

VCSO designed for high-performance PLLs.
October 1, 2006... Crystek Corporation introduces its Model CVS575--a 622.08 MHz Voltage Controlled SAW Oscillator (VCSO) that is designed for high performance PLLs. It is suited for telecommunications applications needing to meet low jitter generation...

Circuit simulator speeds time for results.
October 1, 2006... Magma[R] Design Automation Inc. announces the availability of FineSim[R] SPICE, a circuit simulator that speeds time to results for simulation and analysis. Based on advanced algorithms, FineSim SPICE can be parallelized over multiple CPUs for...

Data acquisition and analysis software.(MI Technologies introduces its MI-3000 Data Acquisition and Analysis Software)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... MI Technologies introduces its MI-3000 Data Acquisition and Analysis Software. The Version 3.3 includes new features to enhance microwave antenna, radar and radome test and measurement acquisition, plotting and data file analysis. The features...

Multi-connector technologies on a single platform.
October 1, 2006... Onanon, Inc. announces the availability of the MultiWise connector, a connector technology that combines pins, contacts and blades on a single platform, giving engineers the power to design greater conductivity and functionality into small...

Cell phone platform.
October 1, 2006... Agere Systems announces the TrueNTRY[TM] X125, a platform designed for delivering more affordable entry-level cell phones that feature compact disc-quality music. The TrueNTRY X125 platform consists of semiconductor system chips, software and a...

Process design kit.(KITS)
October 1, 2006... Applied Wave Research, Inc. (AWR) and Peregrine Semiconductor announce the availability of a process design kit (PDK) for Peregrine's UltraCMOS complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) silicon-on-sapphire (SOS) process in AWR's Analog...

Non-inductive resistors.
October 1, 2006... BI Technologies introduces a power electronics design with the means to specify the appropriate wattage to more accurately meet design specifications. TT electronics, BI Technologies SMT Division, has further extended its range of non-inductive...

Pulse-withstanding chip resistors.
October 1, 2006... TT electronics introduces IRC Advanced Film Division's pulse-withstanding chip resistors that combine extended surge values with high voltage ratings. Designated the PWC Series, the resistors are available in 0805, 1206, 2010 and 2512 chip...

RoHS-compliant RF attenuators.
October 1, 2006... Meca's RoHS-compliant, compact 2 W 612 series attenuators cover all wireless bands from DC to 6.0 GHz and are available in attenuation values from 1 to 30 dB in 1 dB increments. Standard attenuation values of 3, 6, 10, 20 & 30 in N, BNC & TNC...

X-band Antenna.
October 1, 2006... mWAVE Industries, LLC announces model number RPS2P2-80-S. This antenna is a light-weight and highly portable transmit/receive 2' diameter cassegrain X-band antenna. The antenna is designed for military satellite communications operating in the...

Antennas for use with RFID scanners.
October 1, 2006... European Antennas Ltd. introduces two, slim antennas for receiving and transmitting data within RFID scanners with focused-beam radiation pattern. RFID is a major wireless technology transforming the tracking of goods and assets in retail,...

GaAs attenuators.
October 1, 2006... Skyworks introduces a family of general purpose gallium arsenide (GaAs) attenuators with distortion performance for various types of linear applications including UMTS, WCDMA, WiMAX and WLAN. These GaAs digital single-positive-control step...

Panel antennas allow integration of electronics.
October 1, 2006... Pacific Wireless introduces the "Roo2" second generation RooTenna[c] line for 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. The Roo2 offers wide-band compartment antenna solutions for the 2300 to 2700 MHz and 5150 to 5850 MHz frequencies in addition to being a...

Dual full-bridge MOSFET driver.
October 1, 2006... Allegro announces the A3986, a dual full-bridge gate driver with integrated microstepping translator suitable for driving a wide range of medium to high-power, bipolar two-phase stepper motors. The A3986 addresses the market need for a low-cost...

Embedded processors.
October 1, 2006... Microchip Technology Inc. announces the 1.5A LDO that incorporates shutdown, power good, programmable power good delay and bond-wire compensation, all on a single chip. The MCP1727 is a highly efficient, low-power LDO that provides high output...