Hardware Design

Wideband I/Q Demodulator Improves Basestation Receiver Performance 

Feb 2, 2012, Lou Frenzel, Communications Editor

The Linear Technology LTC5585 ultra-wide-bandwidth direct conversion I/Q demodulator operates over from 700 MHz to 3 GHz, covering virtually all cellular basestation frequency bands....

AFE Outfits DSP/FPGA/MCU-Based Systems  

Feb 1, 2012, MD&D News Staff

The CMX7861 analog front end (AFE) from CML Microcircuits combines codec, embedded signal processing, and auxiliary system support for interfacing between analog and digital systems....

Thin-Chip LEDs Forecast Smaller End Products 

Jan 29, 2012, MD&D News Staff

With a height profile of 0.8 mm, the VLMx1300 series chip LEDs employ Vishay’s ChipLED technology to create ever-smaller end products....

Security Engine Fortifies 4G LTE Backhaul Apps  

Jan 26, 2012, MD&D News Staff

The Elliptic Technologies SPP-230 accelerates IPsec packet processing to allow for multi-gigabit/s performance by providing complete IPv6 ESP and AH-packet transform support....

AFE Chips Target Femtocells, Picocell Basestations, And Other SDRs 

Jan 20, 2012, Lou Frenzel, Editor-in-Chief

The Texas Instruments AFE7225 and AFE7222 AFE chips perform fast and accurate conversions in the signal chain while consuming minimal power. ...

Battery Holder Goes Both Ways 

Jan 18, 2012, MD&D News Staff

Yokowo’s four-blade battery connector allows for horizontal and vertical blade insertion, and its compact size yields a pitch reduction from 3 mm to 2.5 mm. ...

Analysts Sniff Out First Use of RF MEMS Part 

Jan 11, 2012, MD&D News Staff

The Samsung Focus Flash Windows smart phone employs a MEMS-based antenna tuning module labeled A2101 in a die-on-LGA package near the antenna connectors....

Tunable Antenna Module Simplifies Design For Multiband 4G LTE Devices 

Jan 10, 2012, MD&D News Staff

The SkyCross VersiTune-LTE tunable antenna module optimizes MIMO performance, supports up to 12 frequency bands, and enables device OEMs to conveniently integrate advanced antenna technology into 4G LTE devices....

Touch Controllers Forecast Unique Mobile Products 

Jan 10, 2012, MD&D News Staff

The next-generation maXTouch S series touchscreen controllers from Atmel assume position as key players in the design of unique and intuitive touchscreen interfaces for displays up to 17 in. diagonal....

PLLs Trim Phase Noise 

Jan 9, 2012, MD&D News Staff

Promising the utmost in phase noise performance, the ADF4151 and ADF4196 phase-locked loop (PLL) synthesizers from Analog Devices target designs such as basestations, pulse, and Doppler radar....

Glasses-Free Mobile 3D Technology To Be Displayed At CES  

Jan 6, 2012, MD&D News Staff

MasterImage 3D’s glasses-free HD 720 resolution 3D display for a 4.3-in. smart phone and WUXGA (1920*1200) resolution 3D display for a 10.1-in. tablet will be demonstrated at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas....

Mixed-Signal Chips Eye Mobile And Home Markets 

Jan 6, 2012, MD&D News Staff

Maxim Integrated Products’ TINI family of mixed-signal systems-on-a-chip (SoCs) and codecs free up board space for differentiating features in smart phones, tablet PCs, smart TVs, and home-monitoring cameras....

Integrated Optical Sensor Delivers Optical Fusion 

Jan 5, 2012, MD&D News Staff

Detecting light like a human eye, Maxim’s MAX44000 houses three optical sensors, two ADCs, and digital functionality in a compact device....

Single-Chip Optical Touch Controller Increases Performance 

Jan 4, 2012, MD&D News Staff

Neonode and Texas Instruments have announced the NN1001, the world’s first ultra-low-power single-chip optical touch controller, which reduces BOM costs, increases performance, and adds functionality to consumer products....

Quantace Q845 ET Third-Gen Envelope Tracker Accelerates 

Dec 27, 2011, MD&D News Staff

Hitting speeds 100 times faster than conventional devices, the third-generation Q845 ET single-chip envelope tracker from Quantace Inc. enables power-amplifier efficiency to reach theoretical limits and boost peak transmit power....

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