Wireless
WAGO Bluetooth® ETHERNET Gateway
WAGO Corporation's new 758-915 Bluetooth® ETHERNET Gateway wirelessly transfers ETHERNET protocols, such as PROFINET, MODBUS/TCP or EtherNet/IP via Bluetooth® 2.0. Replacing communication lines between two automation systems, 758-915 features a 400 meter range courtesy of an international, license-free 2.4–2.480 GHz ISM band. This is ideal for mobile applications or those where cable-based data transmission would be too costly, complex or impossible.
RFMD Expands Portfolio of Broadband Components With New IQ Modulators Featuring Integrated Local Oscillators
RF Micro Devices, Inc. has announced it has extended its portfolio of broadband components to include two new low power IQ Modulators featuring integrated fractional-N synthesizers and voltage controlled oscillators (VCO).
Ultra-Broadband Conical Inductors
New "C" conical series leverages Gowanda's proprietary processes and expertise, and addresses market need for more standard and custom design options for communication applications
HIGH-SPEED DATA CONVERTERS AND IF DIVERSITY RECEIVERS FROM ADI MAXIMIZE RECEIVER SENSITIVITY AND DYNAMIC RANGE FOR 3G AND 4G CELLULAR BASE STATIONS
Analog Devices, Inc. have introduced four high-speed data converter products that support signal sampling rates necessary to accommodate multi-carrier radio platform requirements for today's 3G and 4G cellular infrastructure communication standards, including CDMA2000, UMTS/LTE, TD-SCDMA and TD-LTE.
Redpine Signals Launches Industry's First Simultaneous Dual-band and High Performance 450 Mbps 3x3 802.11n Chipset for Digital Home and Enterprise Applications
Maxi-Fi® BEAM450™ chipsets achieve industry leading 802.11n performance with advanced features like MIMO ML decoding, transmit beamforming and simultaneous dual-band
Qualcomm Atheros Announces Highly Integrated Connectivity Solution for Superior Performance in Smartphones and Tablets
WCN3660 Combo Chip Brings Dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM Radio Connectivity to Qualcomm's 28nm Snapdragon Family of Mobile Processors
Qualcomm Atheros and Wilocity Announce Tri-band Wi-Fi: Industry’s First Standards-compliant, Multi-gigabit Wireless Chipset
Qualcomm Atheros Inc., and Wilocity today announced the ,AR9004TB the industry's first tri-band Wi-Fi chipset that integrates the multi-gigabit performance of in-room 60 GHz band with seamless handoff to 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band Wi-Fi. The new AR9004TB solution is the first chipset capable of supporting a wide range of applications, from I/O to video to networking, at the same speeds as equivalent wired connectivity technologies, while maintaining whole home coverage and complete interoperability.
Atheros Raises the Standard for Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Combo Solutions
Extends Most Popular Computing Portfolio with World's First Monolithic Combo of 2-Stream, Dual-Band 802.11n and Bluetooth 4.0 for Tablets, Notebooks and Netbooks
Hittite Adds Two Variable Gain Amplifiers for Wideband Applications
Hittite Microwave Corporation has introduced two new Digital Variable Gain Amplifiers (VGA) which are ideal for automotive, broadband, cellular/3G, WiMAX/4G, test & measurement equipment and military applications between 500 MHz and 6 GHz.
Silicon Labs Powers Wireless Networking Solution with Energy Harvesting System
Silicon Laboratories Inc. has introduced the industry's most energy-efficient wireless sensor node solution powered by a solar energy harvesting source. The new turnkey energy harvesting reference design enables developers to implement self-sustaining, ultra-low-power wireless sensor networks for home and building automation, security systems, industrial control applications, medical monitoring devices, asset tracking systems and infrastructure and agricultural monitoring systems.
Skyworks Unveils Family of Broadband Quadrature Modulators for Cellular Infrastructure Market
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. has introduced three wideband quadrature modulators for cellular infrastructure and high performance radio link applications. Skyworks' modulators are the latest additions to its wireless infrastructure portfolio and designed to support the world's leading 3G and 4G base station providers.
Technical overview of the PFT architecture and comparisons against FFT & digital frequency converter techniques
This paper gives an outline description of the Pipelined Frequency Transform (PFT) hardware architecture, which was developed as an answer to the problem of channelising very wideband (80MHz+) signals.
Laird Technologies Releases Enhanced Bluetooth® BTM510/511 and BTM520/521 Wireless Stereo Audio Modules with New Firmware Update
Laird Technologies, Inc., today announced for the release of its enhanced Bluetooth® BTM510/511and BTM520/521 wireless stereo audio modules with new firmware update.
CSR CD-Quality audio enhances user experience for new Samsung Bluetooth stereo headset
CSR plc today announced that its innovative aptX™ high-fidelity audio compression technology is a key feature in the new Samsung HS3000 Bluetooth Stereo headset, enabling Samsung to create a Bluetooth headset offering wireless stereo audio quality that is virtually indistinguishable from that of wired stereo audio devices.
New Tensilica IP Core Targeted to Dataplane and Signal Processing Functions Such as Imaging, Communications and Networking, Boost Data Bandwidth 4X
Tensilica, Inc. has announced that it is extending its leadership in IP cores for compute-intensive dataplane and DSP functions such as imaging, video, networking and baseband wired/wireless communications. Any application that requires extensive data processing will significantly benefit from the breakthrough features - particularly those that quadruple data bandwidth - built into Tensilica's new Xtensa LX4 dataplane processor (DPU) for SOCs (system-on-chips).
PLX First to Market with Three-Lane PCI Express Gen2 Switch, Adds Four-Lane Device to Industry’s Broadest Portfolio
PLX Technology, Inc. have announced the industry's only three-lane PCI Express® (PCIe®) Gen2 switch, and a new four-lane PCIe Gen2 switch, both of which are in the market's smallest 10x10mm QFN packaging. With samples available in early July, the PLX® ExpressLane™ PEX8603 (3 lanes, 3 ports) and PEX8605 (4 lanes, 4 ports) switches offer very low power requirements, down to 0.6W typical, have exclusive optional x1 and x2 port configurations, along with unique debug diagnostic circuitry backed by powerful free software tools.
PLX Achieves 300 Meter Reach with 10GBase-T Transceivers
PLX Technology, Inc. has announced it has successfully demonstrated 10Gbps Ethernet data and electrical transfer, in full compliance with the IEEE 802.3an standard, over a distance of 300 meters using typical, widely installed Cat6A unshielded twisted pair copper cable
Sequans Announces New WiMAX Chip for Handsets and Tablets
4G chipmaker Sequans introduced its newest Mobile WiMAX chip, the SQN1310, today at CTIA's Wireless 2011 annual trade show. The new chip leverages the architecture and software of Sequans' SQN1200 series technology while providing higher levels of integration, enabling a smaller design footprint and reduced system cost.
Industry Leading Wideband PLL with Integrated VCO
Hittite Microwave Corporation has introduced the HMC830LP6GE, an industry leading low noise, wide band, Fractional-N Phase-Locked-Loop (PLL) with integrated Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO). It is capable of generating continuous frequencies from 25 MHz to 3000 MHz. The HMC830LP6GE features industry leading phase noise and spurious performance across all frequencies, making it the best choice for applications that require excellent signal quality performance and high SNR
New Atheros SmartLink Technology Delivers Highest Performance for Powerline Connectivity
Atheros Communications, Inc. has announced SmartLink™, a new technology that enhances the performance and coverage of powerline technology by transferring data across all three electrical wires—line, neutral and ground. Analogous to Wi-Fi switched antenna diversity, this new offering increases data throughput and is able to deliver carrier-grade multiple HD video streams within a single home.
Atheros Introduces Industry’s Most Advanced Dual-Band, Dual-Stream Wi-Fi Chip for High Performance Audio Visual Consumer Experiences
AR9374 Chip Offers 2x2 Dual-Band 802.11n MIMO Solution and 40MHz Transmissions to Support High Data-Rate USB and Embedded CE Applications
Broadcom Accelerates the Emerging Market Transformation to HDTV
As the momentum to deploy HDTV programming intensifies throughout the world, Broadcom Corporation has announced its next-generation 40nm high definition (HD) satellite set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution.
CSR brings the benefits of HD voice to the mainstream with first fully qualified Wideband Speech enabled Bluetooth audio platform
CSR today announces wide-ranging platform support for the freshly-ratified HFP 1.6 Bluetooth profile which includes Wideband Speech – often referred to as High Definition voice or HD voice. Its BC6145 is the first mass-market mono headset solution to support this new hands-free profile, enabling OEMs to begin producing high-quality HD voice-ready products immediately.
RFM Introduces Battery Operated Wi-Fi Sensor Modem
RF Monolithics, Inc. have introduced the first new product from its expanded M2M business initiative announced last year and the first of the RFM2M™ family of M2M Wireless Sensor Network Platform building block products.
Analog Device's introduces first single-chip 5-KVRMS signal and power isolated RS-485 trancievers for safe high-voltage systems
Analog Devices, Inc. has introduced the ADM2682E and ADM2687E, the industry's first single-chip 5-kVrms signal- and power-isolated RS-485 data transceivers that meet the safety isolation requirements of high voltage systems in motor, power and energy control systems. The new data transceivers also feature ±15-kV ESD protection on the bus pins.
RFM Diversifies its Short-Range Radio Products by Adding Wi-Fi® & Wi-Fi + Bluetooth® Combination Modules
The Three New WLS-Series Modules Released Offer OEMs High-Performance, Low-Cost, Standards-Based Radios for faster Time-to-Market
RFM Introduces ZigBee Pro Module with Footprint 20-50% Smaller Than Competing Modules
RF Monolithics, Inc. have introduced the ZPM3570 2.4 GHz ZigBee Pro module at the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) 2011 in Silicon Valley. Its small size, 1MB data logging flash memory, and ZigBee Smart Energy and Home Automation Profiles support, makes the ZPM3570 ideal for enabling smart homes that can control appliances, lighting, environment, energy management and security. According to the ZigBee Alliance, "Smarter homes allow consumers to save money, be more environmentally aware, feel more secure and enjoy a variety of conveniences that make homes easier and less expensive to maintain."
Broadcom Showcases Next Generation Connectivity Solutions for Cloud Computing, Green IT and Converged Data Center
Broadcom Corporation opened the Interop show with the latest award-winning line-up of connectivity solutions for cloud computing, green IT and converged data center, including its latest StrataXGS® BCM56840 10/40 GbE switch series, a Best of Interop finalist.
Lattice announces 4 x 3.125Gbps SRIO capability on the mid-range LatticeECP3 FPGA family
Lowest Cost, Lowest Power Programmable Gen2 SRIO Solution Available
D/A converter supports multi-carrier wireless standards using half the PCB space of competing devices
Analog Devices' AD9146 TxDAC® D/A converter features low noise and industry's fastest 1.2-GBPS data rate in a 7mm x 7mm LFCSP package.
CEL’s MeshConnect™ Sub-G Modules Deliver Superior Performance
CEL launches first sub-GHz modules combine exceptional range and power efficiency with a wide variety of software platforms, enabling easy to build networks and decreasing time to market.
STMicroelectronics Offers the World’s Smallest and Most Accurate Location-Placing Solution
STMicroelectronics have announced a complete hardware solution for advanced sensing applications with 10 degrees of freedom (DoF)2
CSR's SiRFstarIV GPS powers location awareness in new Samsung GALAXY S II smartphone
CSR has announced that its SiRFstarIV GPS architecture is powering location awareness in the newest version of Samsung's flagship smartphone, the GALAXY S II. Samsung chose the SiRFstarIV because its unique technologies enable the GALAXY S II to achieve superior GPS performance while operating in the electrically noisy environment found in today's feature-packed smartphones.
Anaren Launches New Line of Xinger(R)-III Brand, Surface-Mount Doherty Combiners for Wireless Amplifiers
Anaren, Inc. has announced that it has launched a new line of Xinger-III brand Doherty combiners that offer considerable size and performance advantages over traditional Doherty solutions — which are printed directly onto printed circuit board (PCB)
Anaren Launches New Line of Xinger(R)-III Brand, Surface-Mount Doherty Combiners for Wireless Amplifiers
Anaren, Inc. has announced that it has launched a new line of Xinger-III brand Doherty combiners that offer considerable size and performance advantages over traditional Doherty solutions — which are printed directly onto printed circuit board (PCB)
LATTICE ANNOUNCES 4 x 3.125Gbps SRIO CAPABILITY ON THE MID-RANGE LatticeECP3 FPGA FAMILY
Lowest Cost, Lowest Power Programmable Gen2 SRIO Solution Available
RivieraWaves announces the world’s first Bluetooth® 3.0 qualified baseband IP
RivieraWaves announced today that it has successfully passed the Bluetooth Qualification with its Bluetooth 3.0 baseband Intellectual Property (IP).
Atmel New Evaluation Kits Target Wireless ZigBee PRO and RF4CE Applications
Atmel® Corporation announces the availability of the ZigBee RF4CE wireless evaluation kit designed for ZigBee PRO and ZigBee RF4CE application development and prototyping. Atmel is also launching the REB231ED-EK evaluation kit with antenna diversity support for the Atmel AT86RF231 device.
Powercast Debuts Battery-less, RF-Powered Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensor System for Building and Industrial Automation
Powercast Corporation announces its Lifetime Power® Wireless Sensor System for wireless environmental monitoring in HVAC control and building automation. Remote radio frequency (RF) transmitters broadcast RF energy that perpetually powers wireless sensor nodes without batteries or wires.
Telit launches worldwide smallest 2G module with integrated A-GPS receiver
Telit Wireless Solutions introduces the GE864-GPS. The new quad band module is the smallest, and most efficient GSM/GPRS M2M module on the market with embedded GPS receiver in a compact BGA form factor. The combined solution is especially suited for highly integrated positioning solutions in automotive, tracking or security applications requiring 2G network connectivity in a very small footprint.
