Wireless

CML Microcircuits has announced the CMX138, a comprehensive audio processor designed primarily for the growing market of analogue ‘leisure’ two-way radio products (FRS, MURS, PMR446 and GMRS). Highly integrated by design, the CMX138 offers high performance and low-power consumption, extending end-product battery life to the maximum.

The RF Solutions key fob was first designed to withstand a journey on the handlebars of a Triumph Bonneville motorcycle travelling at up to 90mph for 8 hours in the pouring rain. The concept has proved a tremendous success story as the company celebrates the delivery of its millionth radio-transmitting key fob.

Silicon Laboratories has announced the expansion of its broadcast audio portfolio to include four new FM receivers. The new additions include full-featured devices with embedded antenna support to enable FM radio reception without an external wired headset and the industry’s smallest devices for space-constrained applications. Leveraging Silicon Labs’ proven RF technology, the new FM receivers make it easy to add FM functionality to an array ...

Incorporating automatic noise squelch and a 1200 baud modem, the TR1M 128-channel 12.5kHz / 25kHz Narrow Band FM transceiver module is the latest release from Radiometrix.

Following the successful launch of its 2-4 GHz MicroTCA transceiver platform at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Lime Microsystems has achieved a single chip multi-band multi-standard reconfigurable transceiver IC. The first test chips back from the foundry have been tested and meet the original requirement for a highly frequency agile transceiver IC, operating from 375MHz to 4GHz. Sending and receiving data has been demonstrated successfully ...

Addressing increasing consumer demand for GPS, Bluetooth wireless technology and FM radio in mobile handsets, Texas Instruments has announced its NaviLink 6.0 (NL5500) solution, said to be the industry’s first single chip that combines assisted global positioning satellite (A-GPS), Bluetooth 2.1 and ultra low power technologies, as well as FM receive/transmit capabilities.

Advanced Power Components has announced that Nanotron’s 2.4 GHz CSS smart nanoLOC AVR module is available now, exclusively through their APC-Hero division. The smart nanoLOC AVR RF module is the first IEEE802.15.4a CSS radio module with precise indoor and outdoor ranging capabilities. Working at a range of up to one kilometre, the module is also unique in allowing data transmission between modules at a speed of 2MB/second.

The new RF Solutions ‘Typhoon’ RF modem provides fast and reliable wireless data communications at an exceptionally competitive price. Supplied in a tough IP68 rated ABS enclosure with an RS232 cable and an 868MHz ¼ wave whip antenna, the ‘Typhoon’ modem requires only a 9 to 12VDC (1A maximum) power supply.

Intersil has introduced advanced and flexible battery authentication ICs for cell phones, featuring the company’s FlexiHash technology. The ISL9206 and ISL9206A are cost-competitive battery authentication ICs that incorporate Intersil’s FlexiHash+ engine. It provides very high levels of security using a basic challenge/response scheme based on 32-bit challenge code and 8-bit response code.

A new wide dynamic range mean-squared RF detector from Linear Technology sets a new level of accuracy and speed performance. The LT5570 provides accurate RMS (Root-Mean-Squared) power measurement of a 40MHz to 2.7GHz AC signal over 60dB dynamic range, even with a modulation crest-factor of up to 12dB. It offers best-in-class measurement accuracy of ±0.5dB over its full dynamic range and over a temperature range of -40°C to +85°C. Moreover, the...