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Pulse Electronics Introduces 3-Feed Antenna for Operator-Independent Global Roaming of LTE Mobile Devices
Pulse Electronics Corporation introduces a new 3-feed antenna that enables operator-independent global roaming capability for LTE mobile devices. Compatible with EPCOS RF front-end module (FEM) technology, it is the only antenna that has been proven to support 16 frequency bands, including Japanese frequency bands in the 1.5 GHz range.
Agilent Technologies and Lime Microsystems Create New Method for Testing Advanced Wireless Systems
Agilent Technologies Inc. and Lime Microsystems today announced a custom pairing of test equipment, transceiver technology and control software that constitutes a new method for testing and evaluating advanced wireless systems. The evaluation platform, which includes a suite of test equipment and software, saves today’s digital and software-defined radio designers development time and cuts optimization cycles, helping to speed new products to m...
Broadcom Enables up to 10 Year Battery Life for Bluetooth Keyboards
Broadcom Corporation has introduced a new reference design and accompanying software that will dramatically increase battery life for wireless keyboards based on the classic bluetooth basic rate radio. Broadcom's new design, featuring updated firmware and innovative techniques designed to minimize power consumption, will yield a new generation of keyboards and other Human Interface Devices (HIDs) that could operate for the life of the product on ...
Saelig Introduces World's First iPhone - based WiFi Spectrum Analyzer and Power Meter
Saelig Company, Inc. has introduced WiPry-Combo - the world's first dynamic power meter and spectrum analyzer accessory for the iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone - offering a modern touch interface not available on PC-based instruments. WiPry-Combo turns an iOS device into an ultraportable spectrum analyzer and dynamic power meter.
TI introduces highest-density 6-A power module with integrated inductor
Texas Instruments Incorporated has introduced a new 6-V, 6-A synchronous integrated power module with integrated inductor, which achieves an industry-best 750 watts per cubic inch and peak power efficiency up to 97 percent. The TPS84610 provides excellent thermal performance of 12°C/W, which is 40-percent better than competing modules. The device simplifies telecom power designs for DSPs and FPGAs by combining the inductor and passives onto o...
Corelis Adds JET Support for TI Sitara ARM Microprocessors
Corelis announced ScanExpress JET support for Texas Instruments Sitara ARM Cortex-A8 and ARM9 microprocessors, specifically the AM37x, DM37x, and AM18x families. ScanExpress JTAG Embedded Test (JET) is a cutting edge test methodology providing at-speed testing of embedded processor-based electronic printed circuit boards and systems to detect, isolate, and diagnose structural and functional defects while minimizing test development time and resou...
TI’s new MSP430 microcontrollers enable more performance and higher precision in home automation, industrial and portable medical applications
Texas Instruments Incorporated has announced the MSP430F563x and MSP430F663x families adding more performance and features to its ultra-low-power 16-bit microcontroller portfolio. Developers can immediately take advantage of the microcontrollers’ larger memory, display capacity and analog peripherals, which enable high precision measurement and connectivity. The F563x and F663x devices meet the needs of portable measurement applications, in...
ETS Lindgren announces new series of 40 GHz power line filters
ETS Lindgren Ltd has announced a new series of enhanced multi-purpose radio frequency (RF) 40 GHz power line filters. The filters are designed to meet the highest performance standards required by defence and commercial applications. The N600X series filters from ETS Lindgren are ideal for screened room and anechoic chambers to ensure that both incoming and outgoing power supplies do not compromise the chamber's shielding performance. They are al...
Flexible FPGA and I/O designs with Kontron's extended VITA 57 offering
Kontron has announced the introduction of two new products, the Kontron FPGA Mezzanine Card FMC-SER0 and the Kontron VITA 57 Development Kit KIT-FMC-DEV, rounding off a robust portfolio of VITA 57 building blocks. With Kontron's already-established product line of 6U VME single board computers (SBCs) and VME/VPX FMC carrier boards, the latest VITA 57 product offerings further minimize non-recurring development time and cost.
Multiphysics Simulation Tool Accelerates Electromagnetic Design Projects
A powerful new version of the Opera electromagnetics simulator for Design engineers has been released by Cobham Technical Services. The latest software adds three-dimensional mechanical stress analysis, extending the tool's multiphysics capability to provide a single-step solution to complex design problems. By capturing mechanical deformation in conjunction with electromagnetic and thermal modelling, the integrated software can greatly reduce de...