The Source on Design and Technology for the Wireless and RF Engineer
FIP Gaskets
October 1, 2001 4:41 am | Product Releases | CommentsA new line of Formed-In-Place (FIP) Gaskets is being offered by the Dymax Corporation. Curing completely upon exposure to UV light in seconds, these new FIP gaskets allow assembly of parts immediately. Called the GA100 Series, the new line is composed of 5 formulations that represent a range of properties suitable for a variety of different gasket applications....
LED Displays
October 1, 2001 4:41 am | Product Releases | CommentsDatel's new DMS-30PC-4/20-BS is the first 4/20 mA process monitor flaunting a full-size, vibrant blue display. These new LED readouts exploit recent silicon-carbide developments to present eye-catching "readability" unmatched by other display technologies. The large (0.56 inches/14.2 mm), brilliant blue digits are easily visible from as far as 20 feet, making them ideal for monitoring your most critical process parameters....
Potting Compounds
October 1, 2001 4:41 am | Product Releases | CommentsNew UV curing potting compounds provide an instant UV curing feature with the ability to cure at room temperature to depths of an inch or more and in areas under components where the light does not reach. Designated 960 A/B and 961 A/B, the new products are designed for ease of application through typical disposable tip static mix dispensers....
Operational Amplifier
October 1, 2001 4:41 am | Product Releases | CommentsA tiny 650 kHz, rail-to-rail output, operational amplifier that operates down to 2.7 V supply while consuming only 4.6 uA is now available from Micrel Semiconductor. The MIC861 operates from 5 V down to 2.7 V and provides a -3dB bandwidth of 650 kHz and a 400kHz gain-bandwidth product, yet consumes only 4....
Low Dropout Regulators
October 1, 2001 4:41 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe first two devices in a new generation of micropower CMOS low dropout regulators (LDOs) for battery-powered applications are now available from Micrel Semiconductor. Featuring the industry's best performance in terms of dropout, transient response and noise, the MIC5255 and MIC5256 expand Micrel's growing line of 150mA micropower LDOs in IttyBitty™ SOT-23 packaging....
Creating Winning mCommerce Business Models in the Financial Services Industry
October 1, 2001 4:40 am | Product Releases | CommentsBy Mark C. Giometti, Don Ragas, William Shipley and Matthew J. Whitehead, Accenture, Inc. Mobile commerce, or mCommerce, is something that financial services firms cannot ignore. Of the people using wireless today, only a small fraction are currently using it for financial services but that number is expected to grow rapidly....
Low Current Advantages of CMOS Technologies for RFIC Designs
September 28, 2001 11:49 am | Product Releases | CommentsCMOS is increasingly capturing the GHz frequency space as the RF technology of choice. By David Burnell, Mark Cavin, Craig Frost, and Eric Naviasky, Tality Corporation The time for broader adoption of straight CMOS radio frequency integrated circuits (RFIC) for mobile devices has arrived. Historically, RFIC designers have turned to relatively expensive processes such as Silicon BiCMOS (CMOS with a high performance bipolar NPN transist...
Overcoming the Limitations of Fixed Broadband Wireless
September 28, 2001 11:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsChanges in deployment economics are critical to moving towards truly pervasive broadband wireless access. BridgeWave Communications Fixed Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) systems provide the means to deliver services to subscribers who do not have access to low-cost wired alternatives based on Hybrid Fiber Cable (HFC) or DSL technologies....
Business Challenges and Opportunities In Tomorrow's Mobile Networks
September 28, 2001 11:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe underlying technolgy and engineering of next-generation fixed networks can be applied to mobile 3G. By Grant Lenahan, Telcordia Technologies " May you live in interesting times." This old adage may be particularly apt as the mobile industry moves into a new age. But what will be most interesting about our industry's future? Will the 3G1 radio standards enable higher data rates and improved spectrum efficiency? ....
Printed Circuit Technology in Base Station Antenna Design
September 28, 2001 11:45 am | Product Releases | CommentsDesigning antennas with consistent performance. By John Dobrick, Rogers Corporation Today's designers of base station antennas have at their disposal three proven technologies from which to engineer a design: air dielectric (all metal construction), cable, and printed circuit. There are many hybrids of these three basic approaches....
Gold-plated Contact Connector
September 28, 2001 11:45 am | Product Releases | CommentsFujipoly introduces the P Connector for use in portable electronics products. The P Connector's contacts can be arranged in accordance with any design consideration, making it an excellent choice for axis-type matrix applications where low-resistance, high density and exact contact positioning is required....
Ku-Band MMIC VCO
September 28, 2001 10:41 am | Product Releases | CommentsHittite introduces a Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor (HBT) MMIC VCO with an integrated divide-by-8 prescaler packaged in a low cost, surface mount 16 leaded QSOP package with an exposed base for improved RF and thermal performance. The HMC401QS16G features a Pout of > -8 dBm from a 5 V supply, SSB Phase Noise of -110 dBc/Hz @ 100 kHz, and no external resonator is needed....
Connectors for Repair Sites
September 28, 2001 10:41 am | Product Releases | CommentsAnderson Power Products (APP) introduces an innovation in connector installation for OEM repair sites and field service applications. APP's new Fuselok connector features a contact that contains pre-measured amounts of solder and flux to allow rapid, easy installation. The new connectors are available in 175 and 350 amp, 600 volts and has continuous AC and DC operation to fit cable sizes from 2 awg up to 4/0 wire sizes....
Bipolar Power Transistor
September 28, 2001 10:41 am | Product Releases | CommentsSTMicroelectronics has introduced the first in a family of very high-gain bipolar power transistors that feature extremely low saturation voltage, making it well suited for highly efficient low-voltage switching applications. Typical uses for the ST818A/B low-voltage, high-gain power transistors include power management in portable equipment and switching regulators in battery chargers....
SiGe:C Integrated RF Cascode Amplifier
September 28, 2001 10:41 am | Product Releases | CommentsMotorola Inc.'s Semiconductor Products Sector has introduced a cost-effective, high isolation cascode amplifier using Silicon Germanium:Carbon (SiGe:C) technology. This unique amplifier can help to simplify RF designs for 100 MHz to 2.5 GHz applications, and is available in the ultra-small SOT-343R miniature surface mount package....
