Courtesy of everything RF : RF Variable Attenuator by Custom MMIC The CMD282 from Custom MMIC is a 2-bit Digital Attenuator that operates from DC to 40 GHz. Each bit of the attenuator is controlled by a single voltage of either 0 V or –5 V. The attenuator bit values are 4 dB and 8 dB,…
Courtesy of u-blox : Connecting cities to the information age Studies show that by 2020, cities will have nearly 1 billion smart meters and that 50 million street lights will be smart street lights. Let’s highlight the key market drivers fueling this Smart City application growth. Sustainability A preliminary requirement for a Smart City investment is…
Courtesy of Nordic Semiconductor : Bluetooth Low Energy and ANT+ heart rate monitor Nordic’s nRF52832 multiprotocol SoC supports Cardiosport’s ‘TP5 Heart Rate Monitor’, enabling transmission of medical-grade heart rate and heart-beat interval data to sports/healthcare apps and devices Oslo, Norway 2018/06/14 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Cardiosport, a Hampshire, U.K.-based OEM in the sports/healthcare industry, employs Nordic’s…
Courtesy of Pasternack : Bits on Baluns – Part 2 Balun Performance Metrics There are many different types of baluns and the type of balun used in microwave RF designs depends on the bandwidth required, the operating frequency, and the physical architecture of the design. Most baluns usually contain two or more insulated copper wires twisted together and…
Courtesy of Qorvo : New 5G Infrastructure Solutions HIGHLY INTEGRATED PRODUCTS ENABLE OPERATORS TO COST-EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FROM MA-MIMO TO MILLIMETER WAVE GREENSBORO, NC – June 12, 2018 – Qorvo® (Nasdaq:QRVO), a leading provider of innovative RF solutions that connect the world, today introduced five new power amplifiers and front end modules that further expand its portfolio of…
Courtesy of Pasternack : New Line of 40 GHz Skew Matched Cable Pairs New Flexible Skew Matched Cables Provide 1 ps Delay Match and VSWR of 1.4:1 IRVINE, Calif. – Pasternack, a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has launched a new line of skew matched cables for use in high-speed digital tests of…
Courtesy of Nordic Semiconductor : Gateway and peripheral sensors employ Nordic Bluetooth Low Energy wireless technology Dexatek Technology’s ‘∑CASA’ home automation system employs Nordic’s nRF52832 SoC enabling gateway to control up to 16 nRF52810 SoC-based peripheral sensors concurrently Oslo, Norway 2018/06/13 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Dexatek Technology, a Taiwan-based Internet of Things (IoT) solutions company, has…
Courtesy of Qorvo : Ultra-Compact, GaN X-Band FEMs for Radar Applications FOUR-IN-ONE PACKAGING COMBINES SIZE, WEIGHT, POWER AND COST ADVANTAGES WITH HIGH RF SURVIVABILITY GREENSBORO, NC – June 12, 2018 – Qorvo® (Nasdaq:QRVO), a leading provider of innovative RF solutions that connect the world, high-performance, X-band front end modules (FEMs) designed for use in next-generation active electronically scanned array…
Courtesy of u-blox : Applications – Meeting the challenges of tomorrow’s vehicles The automotive and transport market covers a vast amount of applications. The u‑blox product portfolio is designed and developed for such applications, saving both time and money for improved efficacy and operation. Autonomous driving A car without a driver? What not long ago sounded like…
Courtesy of u-blox : With UBX-P3, u-blox accelerates V2X active traffic safety UBX-P3 is the industry’s smallest concurrent dual-channel vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication chip. It is based on the DSRC/802.11p standard. The UBX-P3 takes u‑blox’s commitment to shaping the future of active safety and autonomous driving technologies to the level of industrialization. Driven by demands for reducing…
