Mixed Signal/Analog

Linx Technologies (Linx), now part of TE Connectivity, introduces two stamped metal antennas designed for improved performance in a wide range of applications, including Internet of Things (IoT) devices, smart home networking, sensing and remote monitoring, and hand-held devices.

Agile Analog has announced the availability of a complete set of the key analogue IP needed to fast track an IoT design.

Designed by manufacturer of professional-grade audio equipment, OneOdio, the A10 Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Bluetooth Headphones are the perfect travel companion.

Antenova Ltd, the UK-based manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for IoT and M2M, is releasing a new, compact, and very efficient antenna for the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and ZigBee frequencies at 2.4-2.5GHz. This new antenna is named Invicta, part number SRFW082.

KYOCERA AVX designed and developed the custom high-performance antennas implemented in Swisscom’s new third generation WLAN-Box, the WLAN-Box 3, which can be used as a repeater or WLAN access point to significantly expand Wi-Fi coverage in residential applications.

Diodes Incorporated (Diodes) has announced the latest addition to its broad portfolio of ReDrivers with the release of a 1.8V low-power, 4 data lanes 2.5Gbps ReDriver.

Halo Microelectronics announced the release of its HL8261, a 4-channel USB Type-C port protector for all computing, docking, and adapter essentials.

The Worldwide Semiconductor Market is expected to increase 13.9% in 2022, continuing to grow by 4.6% in 2023.

Semtech Corporation, a global supplier of analogue and mixed-signal semiconductors, and advanced algorithms, announced its collaboration with SkyLab, an independent supplier of wireless sensors, GPS tracking and monitoring systems, and HeNet B.V., developers of the LongAP, to provide a dual-band network using Semtech’s LoRa devices in the the LongAP Pro gateway for Stena Line’s RoRo/Passenger vessel MV Stena Hollandica

At the end of 2025, Openreach, the infrastructure division of BT, will be switching off its copper network. This means that the UK’s analogue network – the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN) will no longer be available. Dan Whittington, Head of Utilities at Whitecode, looks how the UK’s digital upgrade will impact businesses and if they are ready for the ‘switch’.