Log amps and directional couplers enable VSWR detection 

Jan 1, 2007, By Anil Rachakonda and Larry Hawkins

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....

MLCCs employ reverse-geometry terminations 

Dec 21, 2006

TAIYO YUDEN's WK series of multiplayer ceramic capacitors employs reverse-geometry terminations and other design improvements to provide high performance relative to device size....

Semiconductor firm expands digital potentiometer family 

Dec 21, 2006

Catalyst Semiconductor has added five 32-tap devices to its family of digitally programmable potentiometers....

Bidirectional video filters/buffers enable connector sharing 

Dec 21, 2006

The MAX7481/MAX7482 from Maxim Integrated Products are bidirectional video filters/buffers that provide reconstruction filters and line drive buffers for both composite video and S-video signals in playback mode for consumer devices....

Fabless IC design company wins award 

Dec 21, 2006

Vimicro has received the Outstanding Financial Performance by a Public Fabless Company Award from the Fabless Semiconductor Association. ...

Signal generator offers four phase synchronous channels 

Dec 14, 2006

Novatech Instruments, Inc. has released a four-channel 170 MHz direct digital synthesizer table top signal generator with 0.1Hz frequency resolution and +/- 1.5 ppm accuracy. ...

RF Toolbox ensures signal integrity 

Dec 14, 2006

To enable signal integrity engineers to design, model, analyze, and visualize networks of radio frequency components commonly found in high-speed digital electronics, the MathWorks has unwrapped RF Toolbox 2. ...

RF flip-chip tuners tune TV and digital radio bands 

Dec 7, 2006

The MAX2161 and MAX2162 dual-band, dual-mode tuners for Japanese digital broadcasts from Maxim Integrated Products receive UHF and VHF band III and support both 1-segment and 3-segment broadcasts using the ISDB-T standard. ...

Power amplifier family suits point-to-point radios 

Dec 7, 2006

A line of power amplifiers for point-to-point radios from M/A-COM covers allocated point-to-point bands from 2.5 GHz to 19.7 GHz....

DSP includes enhanced memory and I/O bandwidth 

Dec 7, 2006

The TMS320C6454 DSP from Texas Instruments is a 1 GHz DSP based on the improved TMS320C64x+ DSP core and highest-performing DSP architecture. ...

Delta-Sigma ADC features differential input current cancellation 

Dec 7, 2006

Linear Technology's LTC2499 is a 16-channel delta-sigma ADC that communicates via an I²C-compatible serial interface and includes a unique analog input architecture....

Federal program services pave way for commercialization 

Dec 1, 2006

The Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology (CCAT) in San Diego, CA has announced plans to award business services that are designed to speed...

Fanuc Embedded Systems completes acquisition of Radstone 

Dec 1, 2006

GE Fanuc Embedded Systems, a unit of General Electric, has completed the acquisition of UK-based Radstone Technology. The combination of Radstone with...

Fuel cell technology enhances military robotics 

Dec 1, 2006, By Murali Arikara

Fuel cell systems can realize the full potential of military platforms, such as tactical robots, that are constrained by the limitations of conventional batteries....

Simulation enables accurate military receiver documentation 

Dec 1, 2006, By Paul P. Wollam

This article provides a better understanding and description of what receiver dynamics are about and shows how simulation can be of value in the development of military specifications....

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