Nordic Semiconductor-powered Bluetooth low energy modules ease development of Bluetooth 5 wireless solutions in ultra compact mHealth and wearables applications

Taiyo Yuden’s module employs the wafer level-chip scale package variant of Nordic’s nRF52832 SoC to meet the needs of developers of complex, space-constrained wireless products Oslo, Norway 2017/03/09 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Tokyo, Japan-based electronic component and wireless module manufacturer, Taiyo Yuden, has selected Nordic’s nRF52832 Bluetooth® low energy System-on-Chip (SoC) for its EYSHSNZWZ…

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Nordic Tech Tour

Nordic Semiconductor will be having a new round of Nordic Tech Tour seminars based on the nRF52 Series this time in South Africa. Join a seminar – get a free nRF52 Development Kit! When Where Venue Registration March 27th* Johannesburg, South Africa Protea Hotel by Marriott Midrand Register March 29th* Durban, South Africa Gateway Hotel by…

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Transforming retail with Bluetooth beacons

By John Leonard March 8, 2017 Bluetooth beacons offer a great opportunity for many industries to work more efficiently and improve their offering to customers. One of the most interesting applications is in the world of retail, where the phrase ‘know your customer’ is taking on a whole new meaning. Bricks and mortar retailers have…

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Custom MMIC in Orbit: Space Qualified GaAs MMICs per MIL-PRF-38534 Class K & MIL-PRF-38535 Class S

Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2017 Custom MMIC highlights the company’s space qualification capabilities for high performance GaAs MMICs. Customers seeking high MTTF, high FITs, and 100% electrical and visually inspected parts can trust in Custom MMIC to deliver the required quality and reliability. Over 70 commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) MMIC die products provided by Custom…

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Taoglas GPDF.47.8.A.02 Embedded GPS L1/L2 Stacked Antenna

The GPDF.47.8.A.02 is a 47.5×47.5 mm ceramic GPS L1/L2 low profile, low axial ratio embedded stacked passive patch antenna with 8 mm thickness. It is designed for highest accuracy centimeter level tracking in telematics applications for positioning technologies. Typical applicable industries are transportation, defense, marine, agriculture, and navigation. This antenna exhibits excellent gain and radiation…

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Qorvo’s QPB7400

Key Features Gain, return loss and bias externally adjustable On-chip active bias for consistent current and repeatable performance over temperature 50 – 1218 MHz bandwidth Low-noise: typical NF 3.5dB to 1218 MHz +5V biasing Idd = 105mA typical at Vdd +5V in application circuit 10.5dB typical gain in application circuit +41dBm typical OIP3 +60dBm typical…

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U-blox buys into idea of ‘smartphone on wheels’

By Zhu Shenshen | March 6, 2017 – Courtesy of www.shanghaidaily.com THOMAS Seiler, chief executive of Swiss firm U-blox, didn’t hide his enthusiasm when talk turned to the technology of “smart” cars during his recent visit to Shanghai. U-blox just completed the US$52.5 million acquisition of Shanghai-based SIMCom’s cellular modem product line, its research and development…

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