Cellular and GNSS Antennas for Virtual Livestock Fences and Smart Grazing Beef prices are at record highs because the U.S. cattle herd hasn’t been this small since 1951. The chronic shortage is due to drought and a host of other factors driving up the cost of raising cattle. As the value of each head soars, so does...
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Industry Standard M.2 Footprints Explained What Every Engineer Needs to Know Before Designing In a Wi-Fi Module Some wireless module datasheets list an M.2 form factor and call it done. What they don't tell you is that "M.2" is not a single specification — it's a family of mechanical form factors, keying configurations, and interface...
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Coilcraft's New low inductance power inductors are ideal for low voltage high-current DC-DC converters The KTA5050 Series molded power inductors offer ultra-low inductance values starting from 65 nH, making them ideal for today’s low-voltage, high-current DC-DC converters. Designed for single-phase and multiphase VRMs and PoL regulators, the KTA5050 delivers fast transient response, high current handling,...
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Ezurio Sona™ IF573 vs. Sona™ IF513: Performance vs Low Power Wi-Fi 6E Module Selection: When Each Wins Picking a Wi-Fi 6E module by leading with the spec sheet is backwards. Engineers who start with "what does this radio support?" end up over-specifying battery-powered devices or under-specifying high-density infrastructure nodes and those mismatches surface in late-stage...
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u-blox explores how Celeste LEO PNT complements GNSS for the mass market Low Earth Orbit signals add increased signal strength, geometry diversity, and robustness to GNSS. Thalwil, Switzerland – April 13, 2026 - u-blox, a global leader in positioning and short-range communication technologies for automotive, industrial, and consumer markets, is exploring how the introduction of...
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Watech Electronics and Analog Devices Enable Highly Linearized 5G Basestations Watech Electronics (WATECH), working together with Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), announced the development of a highly linearized and power-efficient RF solution for 5G macro base stations, supporting both wideband and narrowband operation across Band 1 and Band 3 frequencies. As 5G networks continue to scale,...
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nRF54L Series Wireless Chipset by Nordic Semiconductor The nRF54L Series from Nordic Semiconductor are Multiprotocol Wireless System-on-Chips (SoCs). They are designed for Bluetooth devices used in smart homes and industrial applications that require high memory capacity and a high number of GPIOs. These SoCs consist of a 128 MHz ARM Cortex-M33 core with a RISC-V co-processor, 0.5...
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MMD-1640LBH Frequency Multiplier by Marki Microwave The MMD-1640LBH from Marki Microwave is a GaAs MMIC Frequency Doubler that accepts an input frequency of 8 to 20 GHz and provides an output of 16 to 40 GHz. This frequency doubler is fabricated using GaAs Schottky diode technology and is designed for high-frequency synthesis and LO signal chain applications....
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RC-3MTS-50 Switch Matrix by Mini-Circuits The RC-3MTS-50 from Mini-Circuits is a mmWave Switch Matrix that operates from DC to 50 GHz. It is designed for 5G FR1/FR2 node testing, fail-safe and redundancy switching, and automated test equipment (ATE) applications. This unit consists of three independently controlled electromechanical transfer/DPDT switches, each configured based on a break-before-make architecture. This...
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UBX-M10150-CC GNSS Chipset by u-blox AG The UBX-M10150-CC from u-blox is a GNSS Chip that supports GPS and QZSS/SBAS, Galileo, and BeiDou constellations. It is designed for integration into wearable applications including sports, smartwatches, and other battery-powered devices with size constraints. This GNSS chip provides an optimal balance between power consumption and position accuracy. It uses LEAP...
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