Different technologies needed to support diversity of applications that will make the IoT market

Courtesy of www.iot-now.com Robin Duke-Woolley, the chief executive ofBeecham Research, met Thomas Seiler, the chief executive of u-blox, a provider of wireless semiconductors and modules for consumer, automotive and industrial markets, at the CTIA show in September 2016. They discussed emerging low power wireless technologies, the direction of the industry and u-blox’s future plans. Robin Duke-Woolley:…

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Nordic Power Profiler Kit allows easy and affordable power measurement during embedded software development with nRF51 and nRF52 Bluetooth low energy SoCs

The Power Profiler Kit is a development tool designed to allow embedded software engineers to profile power consumption of embedded solutions during development. This can be done easily at a cost low enough to allow every engineer to have a kit on their desk Oslo, Norway 2016/10/13 Nordic Semiconductor today announces the availability of its…

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Getting started with Radar

Courtesy of www.siversima.com If you are looking for innovative solutions to measure distances or speed, radar sensors might be the right solution for you. With this technology dusty, smoky or foggy environments will not prevent you from getting precise results. With remote sensing you can acquire information about an object without direct contact.  Radar Development Kit gives…

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Nordic Semiconductor Bluetooth low energy-powered dual actuator provides wireless remote control and operation of electrically-adjustable beds

LINAK TWINDRIVE TD4 dual actuator employs Nordic’s nRF51822 SoC to allow manufacturers to design beds controllable from a smartphone or tablet Oslo, Norway 2016/10/12 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Danish electric linear actuator system manufacturer, LINAK, has selected Nordic’s multiple award-winning nRF51822 Bluetooth® low energy (previously known as Bluetooth Smart) System-on-Chip (SoC) for its new…

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PE41901 Image Reject Mixer

www.psemi.com The PE41901 is a passive double-balanced, Ku band mixer with image rejection. It integrates two mixers, a local oscillator (LO) path 90-degree coupler and RF port baluns on a single die. Integrating these functions provides good image rejection, reduces LO leakage and improves LO to RF isolation. This mixer operates with single-ended signals on…

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Ultra Low Power: Separating hype from reality

By John Leonard October 12, 2016 The phrase ‘Ultra Low Power’ gets thrown around a lot in IoT circles these days. It’s a useful descriptor in some cases, but mostly it’s nothing more than a buzzword that can be ignored in the product development process. Let’s look at why. What is Ultra Low Power? The…

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Nordic-powered Bluetooth low energy wireless switcher allows electric guitarists to simultaneously and remotely control amplifiers, effects pedals, and MIDI equipment

The ‘MOON MO-1’ wireless switcher from Aalberg Audio employs Nordic’s nRF51822 SoC to remotely wirelessly control multiple instruments and audio equipment Oslo, Norway 2016/10/10 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Aalberg Audio, a Norwegian manufacturer of wireless audio equipment, has selected Nordic’s multiple award-winning nRF51822 Bluetooth® low energy (previously known as Bluetooth Smart) System-on-Chip (SoC) for…

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Sivers IMA Introduces World’s First Transceiver Chip for FCC’s New V-Band Frequencies

Sivers IMA have introduced the world’s first transceiver chip which includes coverage of the new FCC V-band frequencies 64-71 GHz, that were recently made available in the United States. The complete transceiver has been developed on Silicon-Germanium. This transceiver module for the V-band, provides a fundamental platform, including the relevant building blocks, for their ongoing…

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