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... |
Skyworks introduces integrated GSM/GPRS power amplifier module
Woburn, Mass. -- Skyworks Solutions Inc. announced the expansion of its family of power amplifier (PA) modules with a 6 mm x 6 mm x 1.2 mm module for tri-band GSM/GPRS cellular handsets....
Giga-tronics announces low-noise, high power microwave synthesizer
San Ramon, Calif. -- Giga-tronics Inc. announced the introduction of its 2400 series microwave synthesizer, which the company says is the industry's first general purpose microwave synthesizer delivering both low phase noise and fast frequency switching capabilities, simultaneously....
Maxim introduces single-chip 802.11b transceiver with integrated PA and switch
Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Maxim Integrated Products Inc. announced the expansion of its WLAN RFIC product line with the MAX2822. According to the company, it is the industry's first 802.11b, single-chip transceiver with an integrated power amplifier and transmit/receive switch....
Cypress Semiconductor samples 2.4 GHz radio system-on-a-chip priced under $2
San Jose, Calif. -- Cypress Semiconductor Corp. announced that it has begun sampling its WirelessUSB LS. The company claims it is the industry's lowest-cost 2.4 GHz radio system-on-a-chip -- currently priced under $2 and moving below $1 over the next two year....
Handset market increased 2 percent in second quarter says market research
Oyster Bay, N.Y. - The total handset market increased to 107 million units in the second quarter of 2003, demonstrating a marginal increase of 2 percent sequentially and 12 percent growth year-on-year, says a market research report from Allied Business Intelligence (ABI)....
Centurion unveils tri-band micro antenna
Lincoln, Neb. -- Centurion Wireless Technologies Inc. announced the tri-band D-Puck internal antenna for 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g applications....
M/A-COM agrees to supply GPS antennas to Ford
Lowell, Mass. -- M/A-Com, a business unit of Tyco Electronics Corp., announced an agreement with Ford Motor Co. to provide GPS navigation system antennas for several of its vehicle lines....
Ceramic Interconnect Technology -- The Next Generation IIDenver, Colo.April 27-28, 2004
The growth of wireless communications in both developed and developing nations continues to create a host of opportunities for which ceramic technology is enabling. Automotive applications, and MEMS sensor and energy areas are moving from the laboratory to commercial status. The conference will have speakers representing global industrial, academic and government laboratories presenting developments across the spectrum of ceramics applications....
Berkeley Varitronics adds functionality to Beetle receiver
Metuchen, N.J. -- Berkeley Varitronics Systems Inc. announced it expanded the functionality of its Berkeley's Beetle handheld wireless receiver -- designed for installing and maintaining direct sequence CDMA 802.11b local area networks -- to allow for antenna alignment of many point to multi-point solutions....
Topical Workshop on MEMS, Related Microsystems and NanopackagingBoston, MassachusettsNovember 20-22, 2003
Sheraton Boston Hotel
Boston, Massachusetts
November 20-22, 2003...
Over 930 million new wireless service subscribers by 2007, says market report
Scottsdale, Az. -- The next five years will see more than 931 million new wireless services subscribers, and by 2007 the total worldwide wireless population will exceed two billion subscribers, says a report by In-Stat/MDR. Throughout the forecast period, the annual subscriber growth will average over 186 million....
Planar Monolithics debuts miniature threshold detector
Frederick, Md. -- Planar Monolithic Industries Inc. introduced its newest miniature 2 GHz to 18 GHz threshold detector, model number TD-23T-SS-218. It has an input operating range of -18 dBm to -23 dBm over the full frequency range. The threshold level is internally fixed to provide a minimum signal level of -23 dBm. The input VSWR is < 2.5:1, operating temperature is -5° C to +85° C, and the response time is < 100 uS. The device us...
Hittite expands MMIC VCO line
Chelmsford, Mass. - Hittite Microwave Corp. announced the release of eight new MMIC VCOs that cover wireless infrastructure, test equipment, microwave radio and military applications between 2 GHz and 6.8 GHz....
Polymer Assembly emerges with high-density, low-temperature flip chip assembly
Billerica, Mass. -- Polymer Assembly Technology (PAT) -- a new company founded by industry veteran Jim Clayton, former director of research and development at Polymer Flip Chip Corp. -- has emerged offering flip chip technology with high density, low-temperature processing through the use of polymer conductive adhesives....
Harmonics and double side bands
I've received many responses to my first RF Fundamentals column. There were two messages I overwhelmingly received. First, many people wrote that this...
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