The Source on Design and Technology for the Wireless and RF Engineer
Single Chip Termination and Filtering Solution
July 23, 2001 5:07 am | Product Releases | CommentsCalifornia Micro Devices Corporation (CAMD) announced the PACUSB-U1/U2/U3, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) termination and filtering product, for use in PDAs, two-way pagers, and Internet appliances. This device is available in a 6-pin SC70 package format, which is significantly smaller than the 6-pin SOT23 package....
MegOhmMeter
July 23, 2001 5:07 am | Product Releases | CommentsFluke®'s 1520 MegOhmMeter is perfect for testing insulation resistances up to 4000 Mohms and AC/DC voltages up to 600 V. It features a large backlit LCD which displays both an analog bar graph and digital readings simultaneously. The 15320 autoranges to the proper test voltage: 250, 500 or 1000 V....
Open Switch Fabric Interconnect: The Bridge Between Standards and Next Generation Communication Equipment
July 23, 2001 5:04 am | Product Releases | CommentsTim Miller, Vice President, StarGen, Inc. For the past several years, communication equipment OEMs have grappled with the forces of low-cost, time-to-market solutions and high-value, high-return investments. Those decisions have pitted standards-based, off-the-shelf chip design against state-of-the-art internal development....
Making Money in the U.S. Wireless Internet Market
July 19, 2001 9:56 am | Product Releases | Comments...
Battery Management Systems
July 16, 2001 11:59 am | Product Releases | CommentsChristie battery management systems are the recommended choice for servicing Marathon rechargeable batteries, delivering enhanced battery life and easy, professional servicing. Christie products, such as the easy-to-use ProEase™ UNIVERSAL 60 or the high-powered RF80-K, stand out with reliable performance, more standard features, and user-friendly functionality....
Traceable Temperature and Humidity Fax Logger(tm) with Alarm
July 16, 2001 5:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsDickson introduces the FX430™ and FX435™ with remote probe, temperature and humidity fax/e-mail loggers with alarms. These Fax Loggers are temperature and humidity data loggers that record and send data to you via fax or e-mail. The FX430™ and FX435™ plug into any standard phone outlet and can monitor temperature ranges from 0 to 100 ° F and humidity ranges from 0 to 95% RH....
Mini B Connetor
July 16, 2001 5:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe FCI Electronics I/O Connector Group announces the new USB Mini-B connector. The connector has been created for the USB On-the-Go portion of the USB 2.0 market. Designed to meet the specific needs of the consumer, portable and wireless electronics markets, the new connector offers advantages in design and performance....
Card Bus III Eject Header Series
July 16, 2001 5:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe FCI Electronics I/O Connector Group is pleased to announce its CardBus III Eject Header Series. Key features of the new line include an extremely lightweight and compact header design as well as a compact size and footprint consuming minimal board space. The simplified structure and minimal components provide high reliability and cost savings....
6.3WATT Amplifier
July 16, 2001 5:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsMSI Model MSH-4716803-TC deliver 38 dBm (6.3 W) of Power, an IP3 of 49 dBm & 2nd Harmonics below -40 dBc Typ. These amplifiers are an excellent choice for point and point to multipoint systems at 3.4 to 3.6 GHz. They include a temperature compensation circuit which has a ± 1.5 gain window....
High Power Band Splitter
July 16, 2001 5:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsA series of high power filters includes a diplexer capable of splitting the UHF and GPS bands while handling 50 watts of contiguous power. This configuration has a low loss of 0.4 dBa at the UHF (225 to 400 Mhz) and GPS (1217 to 1586 MHz) bands with isolation of 50 dBc. These units include a DC through path common to all ports allowing switching bias controls to be injected from any point within the system....
Bluetooth Antenna
July 16, 2001 5:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsKorean manufacturer AMOTECH, represented by MRC, has developed small surface mountable ceramic antennas with 3 dBi gain for use in Bluetooth and other 2.4GHz applications where small size and low weight are key factors. AMOTECH provides 3 kinds of antennas with different dimensions: 8 × 8 × 3 mm, 6 × 4 × 3 mm and 6 × 4 × 2 mm....
Cellular / CDMA Module
July 16, 2001 5:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe new EDX Cellular/CDMA Module™ is an add-on module to our multi-purpose tool, EDX SignalPro™. This module incorporates and significantly expands upon the cellular/PCS capabilities previously found in EDX's Network Design Module™ v3.2. The following technologies are supported in any frequency band: AMPS, TACS, NAMPS, TDMA (IS-136), GSM, CDMA (IS-95), iDEN®, GPRS, EDGE and 1XRTT (CDMA)....
Trimmer Potentiometer
July 16, 2001 5:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsMurata Electronics North America introduced its new ultra small (3mm) Closed Cermet Trimmer Potentiometer. The PVG3 Series can be utilized in the high peak temperature lead-free re-flow soldering process. Currently, the PVG3 series offers two terminal shapes: J-lead (PVG3A) and Gull Wing (PVG3G)....
