Linear Voltage-Controlled Attenuator Operates Over Wide RF Range 

Jul 13, 2010, Louis E. Frenzel, Editor in Chief

Designed as a general-purpose block for high-performance wireless infrastructure applications, the Maxim Integrated Products MAX19790 operates from 250 to 4000 MHz and delivers 44 dB of linearly controlled dynamic range with a significant S21 flatness over frequency and all attenuation settings...

Super-Sensitive Schottky Diode Fits Applications To 10 GHz 

Jul 2, 2010, Louis E. Frenzel, Editor in Chief

The Skyworks Solutions SMS7621-040LF Schottky diode suits applications that can reach the 10-GHz range in detector circuits, sampling circuits, and mixer circuits in WLANs, cable television, satellite communications, land mobile radio, and infrastructure and military sectors...

Multicore DSPs Suit Wireless Infrastructure And Video 

Jul 1, 2010, Louis E. Frenzel, Editor in Chief

The OCT220 family of power-efficient DSP solutions from Octasic targets media gateways and HD video and wireless systems. In particular, the OCT2224W fits wireless baseband applications...

Class D Amps Extend Battery Life And Reduce EMI 

Jun 22, 2010, MD&D News Staff

The MAX98300 and MAX98302 mono/stereo 2.4-W/channel class D amplifiers from Maxim Integrated Products achieve the industry’s lowest power consumption. Also, they don’t need any EMI-suppression components...

Get More ESD Protection In The Same Space 

Jun 18, 2010, MD&D News Staff

The STMicroelectronics ESDA6V1-5TG provides an extra channel of ESD protection for netbooks and smart phones within the same dimensions as competing alternatives...

5-GHz Differential Amp Solves The Drive Problem 

Jun 15, 2010, Louis E. Frenzel, Editor in Chief

The 5-GHz ADA4960-1 differential amplifier from Analog Devices drives a wide variety of high-speed ADCs with 10-bit linearity to 500 MHz and 8-bit linearity up to 1 GHz...

RF Chip Makes Multimode Design A Snap 

Jun 8, 2010, Louis E. Frenzel, Editor in Chief

The Fujitsu MB86L10A RF transceiver covers LTE as well as UMTS/WCDMA/HSPA and GSM/EDGE. Ranging from 700 MHz to 2.7 GHz, it also boasts backward compatibility with a high-level programming model for radio control using DigRF/MIPI D3G and D4G open standard digital interfaces...

Dual-CPU Chipsets Now Sampling 

Jun 1, 2010, MD&D News Staff

Qualcomm is now sampling its dual-CPU Snapdragon MSM8260 and MSM8660 chipsets, which integrate two of the company’s enhanced cores running at up to 1.2 GHz and are designed to enable high-end smart phones...

System Makes M2M Data Acquisition Easy 

May 26, 2010, Louis E. Frenzel, Editor in Chief

With the R-LITE family of easy-to-use, GSM/GPRS remote monitoring systems from Saelig Company, you can transmit crucial information directly to your cell phone or to a secure Web site from anywhere in the world. Real-time information can be automatically transmitted at scheduled intervals or simply queried by sending an SMS inquiry...

Femtocell And Picocell Power Amps Exhibit Great Linearity 

May 24, 2010, Louis E. Frenzel, Editor in Chief

The Anadigics AWB7127 and AWB7123 PAs target femtocells, picocells, and in-home CPE. These highly efficient and linear devices also can support complex modulation schemes such as those used in WCDMA, HSDPA, and LTE interfaces...

4G SoCs Manage The Data Explosion With New Basestation Designs 

May 21, 2010, MD&D News Staff

The DesignArt Networks DAN3400 and DAN3100 SoCs provides a complete end-to-end development framework for any type of basestation product ranging from picocell access points to large-scale distributed macro BTS applications using any kind of mobile 2G, 3G, or 4G technology...

RF Front-End IC Targets Converged Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Mobile Devices 

May 18, 2010, Louis E. Frenzel, Editor in Chief

Targeting applications such as smart phones, netbooks, personal media players, and digital cameras, SiGe Semiconductor’s SE2601T RF switch/LNA front-end IC is designed to enhance the performance and functionality of converged Bluetooth/Wi-Fi chipsets that already have a built-in CMOS PA....

Tiny TCVCXO Yields Superior Temperature Versus Frequency Stability 

May 11, 2010, MD&D News Staff

The lightweight, compact Bliley Technologies T107A TCVCXO provides high temperature versus frequency stability performance, with stabilities as tight as ±0.5 ppm...

High-Performance RF Mixers Fit Wireless Infrastructure 

May 10, 2010, MD&D News Staff

Operating in the 2300- to 2900-MHz frequency range, the ADL5353 and ADL5354 high-performance RF passive mixers from Analog Devices target cellular basestation receivers, transmit observation receivers, and radio link downconverters...

Design Solution Enables Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit  

May 6, 2010, MD&D News Staff

A Bluetooth reference design platform from Broadcom Corp. is designed to enable improved audio quality and a more compelling user experience in a broader range of hands-free car kit devices. Built upon Broadcom’s BCM20741 Bluetooth SoC solutions for headset devices, the platform includes an upgrade to Broadcom’s SmartAudio sound and voice enhancement technology...

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