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... |
Multi-Band Repeaters Extend In-Building Coverage
Promising to extend in-building coverage while maintaining low cost of ownership, Powerwave Technologies’ Nexus FT 4229 dual- and FT 4629 six-band repeaters support high-capacity, multi-operator operation....
SMT Tantalum Chip Caps Achieve Stellar DCL
Vishay Intertechnology’s TL3 series Tantamount SMT tantalum molded chip capacitors claim an industry first with a dc leakage current (DCL) as low as 0.005 CV....
CDMA 1xRTT Modems Take On Industrial Chores
Distributed by Richardson RFPD, the easy to use M100CDMA CDMA 1xRTT modems from Maestro Wireless Solutions target industrial machine-to-machine (M2M) applications....
Chip Integrates More Than Five Radios
The Texas Instruments WiLink 8.0 line comprises 45-nm single-chip solutions that integrate up to five different radios and set the stage for next-generation mobile Wi-Fi, GNSS, NFC, Bluetooth, and FM transmit/receive applications....
100-THz Frequency Comb Forecasts Ultra-Fast Laptops And Smart Phones
A University of Pittsburgh Laboratory of Ultrafast Dynamics research team has generated a frequency comb with a bandwidth beyond 100 THz, demonstrating part of the electromagnetic spectrum between infrared and microwave light....
Linux/Windows Wi-Fi Module Carries Single-Digit Price Tag
Priced at less than $10 per unit, Connect One’s Nano WiReach USB miniature Wi-Fi module integrates a CPU and memory to create an 802.11n-compliant WLAN....
GPS/GLONASS Module Ensures Easy And Accurate Navigation
Promising to triple satellite visibility, the Jupiter SL869 dual GPS/GLONASS module from Telit Location Solutions dramatically improves navigation performance by providing access to both the Russian GLONASS global navigation satellite system and the U.S. GPS....
LTE Platform Mates With Dual-Core App Processor
To boost multimedia performance, ST-Ericsson’s NovaThor L8540 LTE/HSPA+/TD-HSPA-enabled smart-phone platform integrates a 1.85-GHz, dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 application processor and an LTE/HSPA+/TD-HSPA modem on a 28-nm die....
PAs Meet Advanced RFFE Challenges
The Anadigics ALT6181 multimode-multiband PA (MMPA) is a single-module solution for quad-band GSM/EDGE and dual-band WCDMA/LTE mobile applications....
CMOS Switches Simplify And Improve RF Front Ends
Peregrine Semiconductor’s SP8T and SP10T RF switches help manage the messy circuitry contrived for the radio-frequency front ends in the latest multimedia, multimode, and multiband smart phones....
Ecosystem Accelerates Adoption Of Next-Gen Wi-Fi
Heralding the next phase of Wi-Fi evolution, Qualcomm Atheros’ 802.11ac Wi-Fi ecosystem enables HD video-grade connectivity across crowded networks....
Smart Reset Chips Warm Frigid Widgets
Embarking as STMicroelectronics’ latest Smart Reset chips, the STM6519 and STM6524 provide an easy method for resetting frozen products like mobile phones and media players....
Grandmaster Clock Delivers Cutting-Edge Timing And Sync
The Symmetricom TimeProvider 5000 (TP5000) carrier-grade IEEE 1588-2008 Grandmaster Clock fulfills timing requirements with additional enhancements to match the stringent frequency and phase synchronization requirements of next-generation networks....
Wideband I/Q Demodulator Improves Basestation Receiver Performance
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
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....
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