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... |
Frequency Electronics acquires interest in Elcom
High precision timing, frequency control and synchronization products supplier Frequency Electronics, Inc. has acquired an approximate 20% interest in Elcom Technologies based in Rockleigh, New Jersey....
Programmable radio SoC integrates 2.4-GHz transceiver and flash microcontroller
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.’s next-generation programmable radio system-on-a-chip, the PRoC LP, integrates the proven, robust WirelessUSB LP 2.4-GHz transceiver with the low-cost enCoRe II 8-bit flash microcontroller. ...
Spanish PLC supplier taps austriamicrosystems' foundry service
Spain's silicon and software developer Design of Systems on Silicon S.A is using austriamicrosystems’ foundry service unit to produce advanced analog chip, DSS7800, for powerline communications. ...
Cypress, UPEK develop biometric security for USB flash drives
Using UPEK's fingerprint authentication solution, Cypress Semiconductor Corp. has developed a reference design for USB flash drives protected by fingerprint authentication technology. ...
Advanced SDR platform eases multiprotocol radio development
This article describes a low-cost integrated hardware and software platform employing a software-defined radio approach that expedites development of multiprotocol radios for military, public safety and commercial applications....
RFID: Newsworthy
Emerging Wireless Technology magazine presents a highlight of what's happening in the RFID market....
Xirrus' WLAN array named official Wi-Fi solution for Interop Las Vegas 2007
Xirrus, the only long-range, high-capacity Triple Play Wi-Fi platform in the industry that can effectively extend wired network capabilities to wireless...
Multimode RF transceiver advances WEDGE radio system
Wireless communication systems such as GSM, EDGE and CDMA are being augmented with 3G and Wi-Fi capabilities, making an efficient and cost-effective multimode solution essential. The RF transceiver is a key ingredient of any multimode solution. Its design presents several challenges that are magnified when distinctly different modes such as GSM and WCDMA must be hosted....
Correction
The November 2006 Editorial inadvertently implied that Andy Grove was the sole founder of Intel. In fact, Intel Corporation was co-founded by semiconductor...
Splitting the grid for optimal dynamic range and signal integrity
Modern digitizing oscilloscopes use analog-to-digital converters to convert real-world signals into discrete digitized values. Most oscilloscopes...
ZigBee finds traction in commercial building automation
A recent study titled Commercial Building Automation indicates that sensor networking technology ZigBee should start finding significant adoption in commercial building applications by 2008....
Log amps and directional couplers enable VSWR detection
In addition to signal distortions, inefficiency and standing waves, RF energy reflected by impedance mismatching between a transmission line and its load can also damage the signal source, such as a power amplifier....
Aperto increases investment in India
Aperto Networks has increased its investments in India to support its fast-growing customer base and demand for its WiMAX solutions....
Meeting the testing challenges of Wi-Fi-enabled devices
Familiarity with the guidelines and methodology of the standardized approach used by the Wi-Fi Alliance test engine for the certification of Wi-Fi-enabled application-specific devices (ASDs) can streamline the certification process and facilitate the performance testing of these wireless designs....
Semiconductors
802.11n chipset Metalink's second-generation WLANPlus is an 802.11n-draft-compliant dual-band chipset. The chipset family supports optional specifications...
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