Bluetooth Low Energy wirelessly connected in-ear thermometer provides continuous, accurate temperature measurement of babies and children

Courtesy of Nordic Semiconductor Cosinuss’ ‘degree°’ employs Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF52840 advanced multiprotocol SoC to wirelessly sync temperature data to a parent’s smartphone or tablet Oslo, Norway 2017/10/25 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Munich, Germany-based body sensor company, cosinuss°, has selected Nordic’s nRF52840 Bluetooth® Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) advanced multiprotocol System-on-Chip (SoC) for its ‘degree°’ in-ear wearable thermometer for…

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Laser Direct Structuring (LDS) Technology

Courtesy of Taoglas Laser Direct Structuring (LDS) is a mature technology widely used in the Mobile, Automotive, Medical, Industrial and Consumer Electronics markets. It allows higher levels of functional integration and is particularly useful for high-performance antenna integration. Taoglas is now offering LDS Technology to address customer needs for smaller, higher performance products with integrated…

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Versatile GaAs MMIC Mixers Help Increase Dynamic Range of Radar and RF Communication Applications

Courtesy of Custom MMIC Custom MMIC has announced three new GaAs MMIC mixers for C-band, X-band, K-band, and Ka-band applications. The CMD251C3 fundamental mixer, CMD252C4 I/Q mixer, and CMD180 fundamental mixer deliver best-in-class isolation and conversion loss performance while offering low input power requirements. These new MMIC mixers help increase dynamic range while reducing LO power and subsequent filtering…

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Nordic Semiconductor nRF5 SDK

Courtesy of Nordic Semiconductor Software Development Kit for the nRF51 Series and nRF52 The nRF5 SDK provides a rich and well tested software development environment for the nRF52 Series and nRF51 Series devices. The nRF5 SDK is intended be used as a foundation for any generic Bluetooth® Low Energy, ANT or proprietary 2.4Ghz product development. New in…

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CMD251C3

Courtesy of www.everythingrf.com RF Mixer by Custom MMIC The CMD251C3 from Custom MMIC is a general purpose double balanced mixer with a RF/LO frequency from 4 to 8.5 GHz. It has a low conversion loss of 7 dB, high LO to RF isolation of 45 dB, and a high input P1dB of 21 dBm across the bandwidth. The…

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MMIQ-0520H

Courtesy of www.everythingrf.com RF Mixer by Marki Microwave The MMIQ-0520H from Marki Microwave is a high linearity, passive GaAs MMIC IQ mixer with a RF/LO frequency range from 5 to 20 GHz and IF range from DC to 6 GHz. It provides up to 40 dB of image rejection due to the excellent phase and amplitude balance of…

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Nordic Semiconductor adds Embedded Studio IDE support for nRF51 and nRF52 SoC development

Courtesy of Nordic Semiconductor Engineers designing nRF51 and nRF52 Series Bluetooth Low Energy SoC applications now gain free access to SEGGER’s commercial Integrated Development Environment Oslo, Norway 2017/10/23 Ultra low power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA today announces it has signed an agreement with Hilden, Germany-based SEGGER Microcontroller GmbH & Co. KG to license…

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Volume production of Nordic Semiconductor nRF52810 SoC brings Bluetooth 5 to even the most cost sensitive, mass-market wireless devices

Courtesy of Nordic Semiconductor In addition to Bluetooth 5, nRF52810 SoC brings over-the-air (OTA) application updating, previously a feature of Nordic’s high-end nRF52 Series SoCs; an optimized Nordic S112 SoftDevice (RF protocol stack); and the latest Nordic nRF5 SDK that allows designers to get lower-cost, mass-market products to consumers with all the key benefits of the…

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Selecting the best inductor for a DC/DC converter

BY LEN CRANE, Director of Technical Marketing Coilcraft, Inc. www.coilcraft.com  Courtesy of www.electronicproducts.com While DC/DC conversion circuitry has matured to the point that there are “cookbook” design aids as well as software to help, selecting the right power inductor is a critical aspect of converter design. This requires a good understanding of inductor performance and of…

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Smartwatches – the all‑in‑one wearable

Courtesy of u-blox From the Apple Watch, to the Samsung Gear and Huawei 2, more and more smartwatches are popping up every day on people’s wrists. What started as a luxurious fashion accessory is becoming increasingly respected as a useful wearable. Key to the smartwatches’ newfound appeal has been the increasing capability of today’s best…

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