A/D Converter Provides Twice the Sample Rate for Wireless Communications
Texas Instruments introduces an ADC that combines 12 bits of resolution with a 1-GS/S sampling rate, effectively doubling the amount of signal bandwidth that can be captured in a single ADC. The ADS5400 offers an unmatched signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 59 dBFS and 75 dBc spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) in first Nyquist, and 58 dBFS SNR and 70 dBc SFDR performance for intermediate frequencies (IFs) beyond 1000 MHz.
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MCU Family Achieves 20 nA Sleep Currents
Microchip Technology offers the PIC24F16KA family of 16-bit microcontrollers with new nanoWatt XLP™ eXtreme Low Power Technology. The PIC24F16KA family features the world's lowest sleep-current consumption microcontrollers, with typical sleep currents as low as 20 nA.
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SDR Solution for GSM/EDGE Basestations
Octasic Inc. announces a Software Defined Radio (SDR) platform for GSM, EDGE and EDGE Evolution Base Transceiver Station (BTS) applications. Vocallo BTS is the first product that uses the company's Digital Signal Processing (DSP) technology.
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NFC Controller Delivers Fully- Compliant Platform
NXP has unveiled a truly industry-standard Near Field Communication (NFC) controller, delivering a fully compliant platform for handset manufacturers and operators to introduce next-generation NFC devices and services.
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FIR Filter with Integrated Gain and Compression
Quickfilter Technologies Inc. has developed an audio applications-specific FIR (Finite Impulse Response) filter chip that will enable audio equipment designers to achieve higher audio quality at a low cost.
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A Year in Wireless 2009
Read this year's edition to find out what major decisions were made by all four industry alliances and how they will impact OEMs, design engineers and service providers. Also in this issue, a 2009 regulatory summary will be presented and a peek into what to expect in the coming year regarding FCC initiatives.
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Controller Kits Tap Into High-speed PCIe Bus
Two new controller kits for the ScanWorks platform for embedded instruments from ASSET InterTech can, according to the company accelerate test throughput by plugging into the high-speed PCI Express (PCIe) bus in the personal computer where ScanWorks is running.
Power Modules Meet Increased Power and Energy Monitoring Demands
Ericsson has announced a new series of Power Interface Modules that save board space for core processing functions and enable system architects to design equipment with energy monitoring features, enabling the use of optimization algorithms to reduce overall board power consumption.
Industry’s First SAR ADC with SPICE Model
Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced a successive-approximation-register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with a downloadable TINA-TI SPICE model, enabling system designers to simulate and characterize the full analog signal chain in software for the first time.
