The Source on Design and Technology for the Wireless and RF Engineer
AVX’S New Board-to-Board Compression Connectors
May 8, 2013 10:33 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsAVX Corporation has extended its line of high-reliability board-to-board compression connectors for commercial, medical, and harsh industrial applications with the addition of an ultra-low-profile power connector. Featuring gold-plated beryllium copper (BeCu) contacts that are insert-molded within the insulator for location and mechanical stability.
Gowanda’s Small Non-Magnetic Inductor
May 8, 2013 10:32 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsGowanda Electronics has introduced the non-magnetic molded RF inductor series, SMG1812. The dimensions of the new SMG1812 are 4.8 (L) x 3.4 (W) x 3.5 mm (H). The overall size is more than 40% smaller than Gowanda’s SMG3013 series (the industry’s smallest non-magnetic molded RF inductor series until now).
RF Analysis Right at Your Finger Tips
May 8, 2013 10:31 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsImagine having the power of RF analysis right at your fingertips. Now you can master your wireless with a new generation of handheld touch tablet RF Analyzers from Kaltman Creations, the leader in RF Solutions for Pro-Audio Wireless. The RF-Vue is offered in several versions, but the flag ship model is the RF-Vue T10.
Ultra-Low Quiescent Supply Current
May 8, 2013 10:30 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsAdvanced Power Electronics has announced the APE2902, a high-efficiency VFM Step-up DC-DC converter for small, low-input voltage or battery powered systems with ultra-low quiescent supply current. Devices can operate from a positive input voltage between the start-up voltage and VOUT and convert it to a higher output voltage.
Carnegie Mellon Robot Uses Arms, Location & More To Discover Objects
May 7, 2013 9:38 am | by Carnegie Mellon University | News | CommentsA robot can struggle to discover objects in its surroundings when it relies on computer vision alone. But by taking advantage of all of the information available to it — an object's location, size, shape and even whether it can be lifted — a robot can continually discover and refine its understanding of objects, say researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute.
New Battery Design for Solar and Wind Energy Power the Grid
May 7, 2013 9:34 am | by Andy Freeberg, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory | News | CommentsResearchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have designed a low-cost, long-life battery that could enable solar and wind energy to become major suppliers to the electrical grid."For solar and wind power to be used in a significant way, we need a battery made of economical materials that are easy to scale and still efficient," said Yi Cui...
KAIST's Vivo Flexible Large Scale Integrated Circuits
May 7, 2013 9:23 am | by The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) | News | CommentsA team led by Professor Keon Jae Lee from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at KAIST has developed in vivo silicon-based flexible large scale integrated circuits (LSI) for bio-medical wireless communication.
Portable Device Provides Rapid, Accurate Diagnosis
May 7, 2013 9:13 am | by Massachusetts General Hospital | News | CommentsA handheld diagnostic device that Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators first developed to diagnose cancer has been adapted to rapidly diagnose tuberculosis (TB) and other important infectious bacteria. Two papers appearing in the journals Nature Communications and Nature Nanotechnology...
EU: Motorola May Have Violated Antitrust Rules
May 7, 2013 9:06 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsThe European Commission said Monday that Motorola Mobility may have abused its dominant market position by denying Apple the right to use technology essential for mobile phones. It is a violation of European Union antitrust rules for a patent holder to deny use to technologically essential...
BMC Software Agrees To Be Sold for $6.6B
May 7, 2013 9:04 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsBMC Software Inc. has agreed to be sold to a private investor group for about $6.6 billion in cash. The Houston-based maker of system management software for businesses said Monday that the deal is for $46.25 per share. That's less than 2 percent above Friday's closing stock price of $45.42.
Microsoft Touching up Windows 8 to Address Gripes
May 7, 2013 9:02 am | by MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsMicrosoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a slump in personal computer sales. The tune up announced Tuesday won't be released to consumers and businesses until later this year.
Skyworks’ Surface Mount Limiter Diode
May 7, 2013 8:21 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsSkyworks Solutions, Inc. has introduced a surface mount limiter diode for receiver protection applications. The CLA4608-085LF is a low capacitance silicon PIN limiter diode designed for high power applications ranging from 10 MHz to over 6 GHz.
TI Extends Remote Control Portfolio with New Bluetooth Solution
May 7, 2013 8:18 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsTexas Instruments Incorporated (TI) [NASDAQ: TXN] has announced the extension of its remote control solutions offering with a new Bluetooth low energy advanced remote control kit. As a technology, Bluetooth low energy allows for remotes...
Molex’s Next-Gen, High-Performance Memory Technology
May 7, 2013 8:05 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsMolex Inc. has introduced a portfolio of aerodynamic DDR3 DIMM sockets and ultra-low profile DDR3 DIMM memory module sockets, both of which are ideal for demanding memory applications in telecommunication, networking and storage systems, advanced computing platforms, industrial controls, and medical equipment.
Crystek's CVCO33BE-6000-6000 VCO
May 7, 2013 7:59 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsCrystek's CVCO33BE-6000-6000 VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) operates at 6,000 MHz with a control voltage range of 0.5 to ~4.5 V. This VCO also features a typical phase noise of -85 dBc/Hz @ 10 KHz and a 0.5” x 0.5” SMD package.
