Incremental Improvements Define The 2012 Mobile World Congress |
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Louis E. Frenzel, Editor in Chief
The usual players all showed up at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona with lots of improved devices, but no real game-changing breakthroughs... |
MMIC Amplifiers Boast High Output Power
Three GaAs MMIC power amplifiers from Custom MMIC offer an output 1-dB compression point of greater than +28 dBm, with gain levels from 20 to 30 dB....
Differential Amplifier Optimized For Low Noise
Featuring a 3-dB bandwidth of 4.5 GHz, the Analog Devices ADL5566 is optimized for wideband, high IF, low distortion, and noise performance out to 500 MHz....
LTE Modules Offer Multi-Operator Support
Compatible with Windows 8, the Sierra Wireless AirPrime modules support 4G networks worldwide....
Tiny Chip Provides Ultra-Low Power NFC
The QCA1990 from Qualcomm Atheros is the smallest NFC SoC on the market, measuring 50% smaller than its competition....
Tiny Power MOSFETs Offer 43-mΩ On Resistance
Vishay Intertechnology’s latest 12-V and 20-V n-channel and p-channel TrenchFET power MOSFETs offer the industry’s lowest on resistance in the smallest CSP form factor....
Mobile Equipment Market Sees Double-Digit Growth In 2012
The mobile communications equipment market will grow by 13% this year, propelled by climbing shipments of mobile handsets and tablets, according to the IHS iSuppli Wireless Systems Market Tracker....
6-GHz Antenna Withstands 250-kmh Wind Speeds
The 6-GHz Category A SB6-W60B microwave antenna from Radio Frequency Systems is designed for tight urban locations and rugged outposts alike....
64-Mbyte Memory Squeezes Into 11.5- By 13-mm Form Factor
Samsung’s Pro Class 2000 64-Gbyte embedded multimedia card (eMMC) uses 10-nm class process technology supports high-density and high-resolution content such as full HD video on mobile devices....
VCO Operates From 183 To 219 MHz
The CVCO55FL-0183-0219 VCO from Crystek features a typical phase noise of –123 dBc/Hz at 10-kHz offset and +8.5-dBm typical output power....
Low-Power Pico Switches Boast 300,000-Cycle Lifespan
The KLT series of top-actuated pico switches from C&K Components offers 1.0N, 1.6N, and 2.2N actuation forces and a 30% tactile minimum....
Capacitors Maintain 20% Recommended Voltage Derating
Two TCJ surface-mount tantalum polymer chip capacitors from AVX Corp. provide excellent capacitance and low ESR for high-voltage applications....
Kit Adds Energy Harvesting To NFC/RFID Apps
The M24LR Discovery Kit from STMicroelectronics integrates everything engineers need to design battery-free electronic applications that can exchange data with ISO-15693-compatible smart phones enabled with NFC or RFID reader-writers....
Omnidirectional Antennas Stand Up To WLAN Interference
L-com’s Hyperlink line of horizontal polarized waveguide omnidirectional antennas now includes 2.4-GHz models in 9-dBi and 13-dBi versions....
Sync Probe Provides PTP Delivery And Assurance
The FSP 150SP sync probe from ADVA Optical Networking is designed to simplify the deployment and maintenance of 4G mobile networks. Its Precision Time Protocol (PTP) clock probe simultaneously supports synchronous Ethernet and IEEE 1588v2....
Taiyo Yuden MDMK4040 Power Inductor Boasts Big Bias Characteristic
Taiyo Yuden's MDMK4040 power inductor for choke coil applications measures just 4.0 by 4.0 by 1.2 mm, suiting the power circuits of low-profile digital devices like notebook PCs and tablets...
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