By Julien Happich – Courtesy of www.electronics-eetimes.com The single-chip Bluetooth low energy nRF52840 System-on-Chip (SoC) from Nordic Semiconductor includes support for new long range and high throughput features of the soon-to-be-released Bluetooth 5 specification, plus radio support for IEEE 802.15.4, more extensive Flash and RAM memory availability, and a new radio hardware architecture with increased output…
Dermot O’Shea, Co-Founder and Joint CEO Taoglas The adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies has certainly been on the rise, and just about every industry in every corner of the globe has made strides forward with IoT projects. We’re seeing Smart City initiatives pop up around the world, Smart Metering projects mandated by governments,…
The QPD1017 from Qorvo is an internally matched discrete GaN on SiC HEMT that operates from 3.1 to 3.5 GHz. It provides a saturated output power of 56.6 dBm (457 W) with a gain of 16.5 dB and has a PAE of 60%. The transistor requires a supply voltage of 50 V and consumes up…
RF Amplifier by Custom MMIC www.custommmic.com The CMD240P4 from Custom MMIC is a distributed RF amplifier that operates from DC to 22 GHz. It provides flat, stable gain of 15 dB and a 1 dB compression point of +19 dBm. The amplifier has a low noise figure of 2.2 dB and +28 dBm IP3. The…
Termination by API Technologies – Inmet | Visit website The PPT975-200LP from API Inmet is a low PIM, flanged termination that operates from DC to 4 GHz. It can handle up to 200 W of power, has a resistive tolerance of 5% and a VSWR of under 1.25:1. This termination has been designed to dissipate…
HIGH-THROUGHPUT 5 GHZ AND 2.4 GHZ FEMS SUPPORT NEWEST GENERATION OF WI-FI DEVICES GREENSBORO, NC – January 4, 2017 – Qorvo® (Nasdaq:QRVO), a leading provider of innovative RF solutions that connect the world, has introduced a new family of 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi Front-End Modules (FEMs) that pave the way for smaller, more…
About 3 weeks ago, we wrote about the use of mm-wave for outdoor small cells in a blog post about small cell backhaul and how the market research companies see the explosive growth starting from 2017. At the same time, there is a push for virtualization of the macro cell base stations using Cloud-RAN (C-RAN)…
Vitir’s ‘MergeRF’ technology employs Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF51822 SoC to provide Bluetooth low energy wireless connectivity and roaming in mesh network of multiprotocol bridges Oslo, Norway 2016/12/19 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Norway-based wireless network solutions company, Vitir, has selected Nordic’s multiple award-winning nRF51822 Bluetooth® low energy (previously known as Bluetooth Smart) System-on-Chip (SoC) for its…
Background Many different industries and application areas make use of standalone devices. These are devices that without need for interactions are used to control local equipment. A good example is a heating control system hidden in the basement of a building, quietly doing its work without any need for interaction with the device. There are…
Designed as a rugged, low-profile synthesizer for airborne radar systems operating from 4 to 20 GHz RENO, NEVADA, JANUARY 3rd, 2017 The ZFR-20000-XA is a multi-octave frequency synthesizer operating from 4 to 20 GHz with fast switching capability (<100 µSec) and <-60 dBc spurs across the entire range. The ZFR offers a low profile design…
