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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Qorvo® Powers Electronic Warfare Systems with New Spatium® Ultra-Broadband Amplifiers

THREE NEW PRODUCTS HAVE THE OUTPUT POWER OF TUBE AMPLIFIERS IN COMPACT, SOLID-STATE MODULES GREENSBORO, NC – March 2, 2017 – Qorvo® (Nasdaq:QRVO), a leading provider of innovative RF solutions that connect the world, has introduced three new solid-state power amplifier (SSPA) modules that further expand the power and frequency range of the company’s Spatium®…

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Getting started with Bluetooth low energy development

Download the Free eBook: Click here “Getting started with Bluetooth low energy development” Making a product with Bluetooth low energy technology has become easy. In this eBook you will learn everything you need to get started developing a product based on one of the ICs in the nRF52 Series. Read more about: How to get started…

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Nordic Semiconductor nRF52832 SoC-based Bluetooth low energy wireless universal motion controller and goggles expand mobile VR experience

The Moonshot motion controller employs Nordic SoC to provide Bluetooth low energy wireless connectivity to smartphones inserted in Merge VR Goggles for more immersive virtual reality Oslo, Norway 2017/03/02 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that San Antonio, TX-based virtual reality (VR) company, Merge VR, has selected Nordic’s award-winning nRF52832 Bluetooth® low energy System-on-Chip (SoC) for its…

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Throughput and long range demo

The new Bluetooth 5 specification promises twice the speed and 4 times the range. Doubling the speed is achieved by increasing the on-air datarate to 2Mbps, while quadrupling the range is achieved by lowering the bitrate to increase the sensitivity of the receiver. We at Nordic have made a demo showing these features with our…

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First laptop with AirFuel wireless charging

By Get Connected Blog March 1, 2017 Wireless charging technology has been around for a while now, but a new deal to incorporate the technology into Dell equipment should launch it into the mainstream later this year. The new Dell Latitude 7285 2-in-1 featuring Airfuel-certified technology was one of the highlights at this year’s CES,…

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Nordic-powered Bluetooth low energy Suunto multisport GPS watches provide 80 preset sports modes and sport-specific metrics to improve training effectiveness

Suunto Spartan Ultra and Spartan Sport take advantage of the nRF51822 SoC to monitor altitude, time, distance, and calories consumed and wirelessly connect with smartphones Oslo, Norway 2017/02/28 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Vantaa, Finland-based Suunto, has launched the Suunto Spartan Solution, multisport GPS watches employing Nordic’s multiple award-winning nRF51822 Bluetooth® low energy System-on-Chip (SoC)….

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