Clock Buffers Trim Additive Jitter 

Nov 19, 2010, MD&D News Staff

Residing in TSSOPs and QFN packages, the CDCLVC11xx, CDCLVD12xx/21xx, and CDCLVP12xx/21xx clock buffer families from Texas Instruments achieve the industry’s lowest additive jitter...

Power Amp Covers 2.3 to 2.7 GHz 

Nov 16, 2010, MD&D News Staff

With a 2.3- to 2.7-GHz bandwidth, the RF5632 power amplifier (PA) from RF Micro Devices specifically targets WiMAX systems including customer premises equipment, gateways, access points, LTE infrastructure, and wireless high-definition video distribution networks...

Basestation SoC Advances 4G Evolution 

Nov 12, 2010, MD&D News Staff

Forecasting double the performance of similar 3G/4G SoC devices while easing basestation design with floating-point capabilities, the TMS320TCI6616 SoC exploits Texas Instruments’ KeyStone multicore architecture and integrates the industry’s first multi-core DSP that processes both fixed- and floating-point math...

Class D Audio Driver Limits Dead Time, Transients In Diverse Apps 

Nov 11, 2010, MD&D News Staff

The Si824x Class D audio driver family from Silicon Laboratories provides exceptional high-fidelity performance, robust noise tolerance, and precise dead-time control for a wide range of digital audio applications...

RF Power Detector Sets Performance Benchmarks 

Nov 9, 2010, MD&D News Staff

The MAX2209A 800-MHz to 2-GHz RF power detector from Maxim Integrated Products achieves a 140-ns RF step-response time while consuming 3.9 mA of quiescent current and 25 μA in shutdown...

System-In-A-Package Receivers Slash Basestation Design Time And Cost 

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

Linear Technology’s LTM9004 and RF-to-digital µModule receivers integrate the key components for 3G and 4G basestation receivers (WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, LTE, etc.) and smart antenna WiMAX basestations...

Multi-Touch Technology Advances Slimmer Smart Phones 

Oct 29, 2010, MD&D News Staff

Supporting thinner displays and enhancing the user experience, tthe S-Touch FingerTip controller from STMicroelectronics offers true multi-touch capability with unlimited simultaneous touches...

Demodulator Targets Broadband Designs 

Oct 29, 2010, MD&D News Staff

The ADRF6850 demodulator from Analog Devices targets broadband applications such as cellular basestations, satellite communications, point-to-point radios, and defense systems. It offers the highest level of integration and functionality in the industry by combining five devices and three RF functions on one chip...

IQ Modulator Integrates PLL Synthesizer And Local Oscillator 

Oct 27, 2010, Louis E. Frenzel, Editor in Chief

The Texas Instruments TRF37017 puts a direct up-conversion IQ modulator on the same chip with a PLL and a wide-band VCO...

Low-Power Li-ion Charger Packs Protection 

Oct 25, 2010, MD&D News Staff

Linear Technology describes its LTC4071 as a 550-nA lithium-ion/polymer battery charger that integrates both the charger and battery-pack protection. Charge currents range to 50 mA...

LNAs Polish HSPA/LTE Performance 

Oct 18, 2010, MD&D News Staff

Enhancing HSPA and LTE system performance, the MAX2666 and MAX2668 LNAs from Maxim Integrated Products employ three programmable gain states, allowing dynamic adjustment of linearity and sensitivity...

GPS Module Requires Little Housing Space 

Oct 6, 2010, MD&D News Staff

Measuring a paltry 7 by 7 by 1.4 mm, the ORG4472 from Round Solutions may be the smallest GPS module known to market. The automotive/industrial-compliant module employs the company’s SiRF IV chipset...

Power Managers For Tablets Hit The New Oak Trail 

Sep 22, 2010, MD&D News Staff

A two-chip set from Maxim Integrated Products teaming the MAX8958 PMIC with the MAX17085B battery-charger and system-power IC readies for deployment with the emerging Intel Atom-processor-based Oak Trail platform in tablets and netbooks...

LNAs Enhance Basestation RF Performance 

Sep 17, 2010, MD&D News Staff

The MGA-633P8, MGA-634P8, and MGA-635P8 LNAs from Avago Technologies enhance RF performance while enabling space and cost savings for both new and redesigned wireless infrastructure basestations...

Reference Design Abets Popular 4G LTE Chipset 

Sep 15, 2010, MD&D News Staff

The Altair Semiconductor Digital Dividend (Band 20) Reference Design embarks has completed IOT testing with tier-one infrastructure vendors. It features the company’s FourGee Long-Term Evolution (LTE) chipset and interoperability-tested software stack...

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