Wireless Design & Development – The RF and Microwave Technical Source for the Design Engineer

LTE Femtocell Roadmap from Concept to Reality
Simplify Spectrum/Signal Analyzer Selection with Five Key Considerations
Welcome to Brainstorm!
Using Next-Generation Non-Stationary Noise Suppression to Enhance...

Brainstorm

Packaging and Miniaturization Q: How can semiconductor packaging help support these new advanced technologies so that gains at the wafer level are not lost at the system level? By Ralph Ebbutt, Tektronix Component Solutions The advancement of semiconductor process nodes and the demand for miniaturization creates multiple challenges for the packaging industry.

Automotive Electronics With all the new features consumers want in the cars they buy today, the number of automotive electronics, which require complex semiconductors, continues to increase.

Brainstorm: Renewable Energy Question: What type of innovation must take place to provide the ability to increase the efficiency of renewable energy while reducing its cost? by Shan Morgan, Sr.

More Brainstorm >>

Flywheel Systems Offer a Green Alternative to Power Protection When disaster strikes from harsh weather environments, power surges, or rolling blackouts, mission critical computing systems and manufacturing processes are at the highest risk of going down.

Most Efficient Rectifiers, the Flatpack2 HE Series Power Sources Unlimited announces the Eltek Valere Flatpack2 HE Series of high efficiency rectifiers. The combination of innovative design, efficiency and reliability makes the Flatpack2 HE rectifier a key component in your network.

RF Energy Harvesting Perpetually Powers Wireless Sensors Harry Ostaffe, VP of Marketing and Business Development Powercast Corporation Wireless sensor network (WSN) deployments are rapidly increasing. ABI Research reported that in 2010, WSN chip shipments grew >300 percent and wireless-enabled building automation sensors grew 80 percent.

More Renewable Energy Hub >>

Guest Blog

Digital Predistortion: Seeing Clearly in the House of Mirrors By Mike Woodward, Industry Marketing Manager and Chris Aden, Product Marketing Manager at MathWorks Correcting nonlinear power amplifier behavior is much easier when designing with simulation Working with power amplifiers (PAs) is like walking through a carnival house of mirrors–you see a distorted version of reality.

Make Your Tablets and Smart Phones Smarter - Add Serial Capability for Seriously Remote Data By Andrew C. Ross, Director of Wireless Applications for B&B Electronics To paraphrase Mark Twain, rumors about the demise of serial ports are greatly exaggerated.

Android Accessory Development with chipKIT MAX32 This video demonstrates a working application example from Microchip's Accessory Framework for Android™ running on the chipKIT Development Platform.

Buyer's Guide

Amplifiers	Passives
Components	Power
Development Kits/Platforms	Semis/ICs/MMICs
Digital Hardware/Components	Services
Frequency Translators	Signal Processing
Integrated Components	Signal Sources
Integrated Subsystems	Software
Interface/Interconnect	Test & Measurement
Materials	Transmission Components
Add My Listing >>

Industry News

Board Your Plane with Your Smartphone Near-field communication will help shorten wait times at the airport, as companies continue to experiment with the capabilities of the technology in mobile devices.

Airlines and Airports Step Closer to Near Field Communications SITA has taken the air transport industry a step closer to introducing near field communication (NFC) technology with the unveiling of the first proof-of-concept which uses the NFC chip inside smartphones.

NASA’s New Satellite Captures Amazing Hi-Res Image of Earth You’ve seen Earth, but you’ve never seen it like this. Suomi NPP, NASA’s newest Earth-watching satellite, has taken a high resolution image of Earth, one of the most beautiful such images ever created.

More Industry News >>

Market Events

Consumer Electronics Show RFID Journal Live Embedded Systems Conference International Microwave Symposium Semicon West AutoTESTCON European Microwave Week 4G World 2010 Electronica

Latest Releases

Software Increases 3D Simulation Capacity and Accuracy to Ease Verification of Complex MEMs Devices At the IEEE MEMS 2012 Conference, Coventor introduced the 2012 release of its best-in-class CoventorWare® solution for MEMS design verification and optimization.

Remote Operated Hydraulic/Magnetic Circuit Breaker The C-Series remote operated circuit breaker consists of a custom designed remote operated motor module (housed within a circuit breaker molding) coupled to a C-Series hydraulic/magnetic circuit breaker.

Dual 3A, 2.5MHz, 42V Boost/Inverting DC/DC Converter with Fault Protection Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT8582, a dual independent channel, step-up DC/DC converter with integrated fault protection features for output shorts, input/output overvoltages, and overtemperature conditions.

Latest Releases Archives >>