Jul 9, 2008
While 134.2-kHz low frequency (LF) RFID technology has been used to identify everything from livestock to automotive parts since the late 1980s, a host of new applications are demanding tags with improved performance in highly-metallic and other harsh industrial environments....
Jul 9, 2008
Ideal for clock generation, microwave radio and test equipment applications, Hittite's new GaAs MMIC active x 2 frequency multiplier chip will enable designers to achieve continuous output frequency coverage from 22 to 46 GHz. ...
Jul 9, 2008
Lockheed Martin has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a 56-month contract worth up to $240 million, to provide critical technologies for the Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station (AMF) Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS). ...
Jul 9, 2008
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Alliant Techsystems a Sounding Rocket Program Three (SRP-3) contract. ...
Jul 9, 2008
The Swiss Air Force will conduct a full evaluation of the JAS Gripen, manufactured by the Swedish aerospace company Saab, during the last week of July. It is the first fighter to be tested as part of their Air Force's fighter replacement program. ...
Jul 9, 2008
The U.S. Navy's newest Multifunction Towed Array (MFTA) is the first new surface ship array to be built for the U.S. Navy in 25 years and is configured as a long 3-inch diameter device that can be towed behind surface ships. ...
Jul 9, 2008
The HotSpot tools are portable, capacitive, discharge welding units that enable thermocouple wires to be transformed into freestanding beads or directly welded to metal surfaces for temperature sensing. ...
Jul 9, 2008
On Wednesday, June 25, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a report warning that radio frequency identification (RFID) techniques may disrupt the operation of Intravenous (IV) pumps and other medical equipment, and occasionally induce potentially hazardous incidents in other medical devices.
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Jul 9, 2008,
By Steve Grossman, Editor
Intelsat General Corp. has achieved a number of key milestones with a satellite payload that will demonstrate Internet Routing In Space (IRIS) for the U.S. military.
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Jul 8, 2008
MeshNetics announced its launch of the ZigBit 900, the world’s first RF module for sub-1 GHz band that uses the ZigBee PRO Feature Set. ...
Jul 8, 2008
Freescale Semiconductor is now sampling the next-generation MC13224 device in its single-chip IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee Platform-in-Package (PiP) family. ...
Jul 8, 2008
Jennic announces the introduction of a ZigBee PRO software stack to run on its JN5139 32-bit single-chip wireless microcontroller. ...
Jul 8, 2008
iPass Inc. announced it is greatly expanding its Wi-Fi coverage in China through a partnership with Coordinate Technologies Communication Limited (CTCL), a systems integrator that provides the Wi-Fi roaming hub for leading Chinese carriers. ...
Jul 8, 2008
Wavion announced the deployment of Wavion WBS-2400 Base Stations in the province of San Luis, Argentina. ...
Jul 8, 2008
Airband Communications Inc. announced expanded coverage of its high-bandwidth solutions in Phoenix...