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... |
Microcontroller Families boost sensing and wireless applications
Texas Instruments' five families of MSP430F2xx high-performance microcontrollers are low-power 16-bit general purpose devices that include units optimized for low-power ZigBee networks, wireless networks and automatic meter reading. ...
Improved GaAs process promises highly integrated RF front-ends
To dispel the notion that integration is the advantage of silicon, TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. has combined two GaAs processes to integrate previously incompatible functional blocks onto a single die. ...
Solid-state laser targets UAVs, UXOs and IEDs
The Boeing Company has successfully demonstrated that its Avenger-mounted 1 kW solid-state laser system can neutralize improvised explosive devices (IEDs)...
Complex antenna system simulation uses EM software
The sophistication of circuit and 3-D EM simulation tools has reached a point where complex system-level behavior may be simulated prior to fabrication. When EM simulation is combined with circuit simulation, the result is a powerful platform for the design and testing of complex antenna systems. Several enabling simulation techniques allow complex designs, while replicating real-world system-level behavior in these applications....
FPGA signal processing for radar/sonar applications
FPGAs have been used in radar and sonar systems for some time—mostly in support functions. However, as FPGAs get more sophisticated, performing and integrating more DSP functions in FPGAs is becoming the standard. As a result, radar- and sonar-system designers can rely on logic providers for optimized processing solutions, rather than on proprietary math functions....
Flexibility is the designer's best friend
Design engineering is more than a mere balancing act between finding the best options among a sea of possibilities, and then implementing those options...
Training program serves veterans and IT industry
The CompTIA Educational Foundation's Creating Futures program was initiated to provide underserved populations with access to quality training and employment...
Addressing the physical security of encryption keys
Physical security of an encryption key is of prime consideration in military applications. However, it is possible to achieve compliance with applicable regulations, as well as provide additional layers of protection, using specially designed components. These components use electrical and physical design techniques for the secure generation and storage of digital encryption keys....
Low-loss mast cable targets mobile communication systems
Many ground mobile communication systems used outdoors require a rugged flexible cable assembly that can withstand severe crushing or overbending situations,...
DC blocks suit towertop PAs
MECA expands its family of dc blocks with its outer and inner/outer models covering wireless band applications from 0.400 GHz to 3.000 GHz. ...
Gigabit-LAN switch includes ESD protection
Maxim Integrated Products’ MAX4927 is a quad Gigabit-LAN switch that integrates robust, ESD-protection structures....
Handheld spectrum analyzer operates up to 7.5 GHz
Boonton, a Wireless Telecom Group Company, has released a new 9103 handheld spectrum analyzer operating at frequencies up to 7.5 GHz. ...
Linear power amplifier is modular
Stealth Microwave's SM2527-47L is a solid-state GaAs FET based 50 W linear power amplifier designed for the broadband wireless access application. ...
Low-power MCU suits portable medical equipment
Texas Instruments’ MSP430FG4270 is a system-on-chip microcontroller unit that provides a complete signal chain for handheld medical applications. ...
MEMS devices significantly reduces tilt-sensor system size
Analog Devices’ ADIS16209 is a highly integrated, dual-axis inclinometer that makes extremely accurate, easy-to-use tilt sensing an affordable and accessible option for industrial equipment manufacturers. ...
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