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... |
RFID quick tips and resources
Despite the fact that RFID technology has existed for decades, issues still need to be resolved....
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...
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....
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....
Semiconductors
802.11n chipset Metalink's second-generation WLANPlus is an 802.11n-draft-compliant dual-band chipset. The chipset family supports optional specifications...
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....
Products
Amplifiers Ultralow-noise JCA amplifiers Endwave Defense Systems' line of ultralow-noise JCA amplifiers includes more than 20 models to cover many of...
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....
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....
GaN power transistors poised for growth, LDMOS promises to maintain lead
While bringing the latest developments in gallium nitride (GaN) power transistors for microwave applications, this report sheds new light on the GaN market as this technology moves toward production....
New step-down converter uses just 2.0 mm × 2.1 mm of circuit-board real estate
Advanced Analogic Technologies Inc.’s new AAT1149 is a high-performance, 400-mA step-down converter. ...
5-A, low-voltage single-supply LDO regulator targets communications and base stations
Micrel has introduced its MIC69502, a 5-A, low-voltage, single-supply, low drop out (LDO) regulator. ...
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