UniSA Satellite System Sends Data for a Song
May 6, 2013 3:24 pm | by University of South Australia (UniSA) | Articles | CommentsA new communications system being trialed at the University of South Australia (UniSA) could radically lower the cost of using satellites to send and receive sensor information collected in Australia’s vast unpopulated areas.
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Secura Key Launches New RFID Flat Pad Antenna
May 6, 2013 11:20 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsSecura Key announces the release of its new Model ET-ANT 13x9 flat pad antenna for read/write desktop applications, such as library checkout, inventory systems, or other track and trace applications requiring the reading of any articles, documents, and books, which are identified with HF contactless labels.
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Mohu Announces SkyHDTV Outdoor Antenna
May 6, 2013 11:13 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsMohu has announced its outdoor/attic-mounted antenna, featuring aweight of 3 lbs., a 1-inch thickness, and he SkyHDTV. Weighing three pounds and measuring only an inch thick, the a progressive multidirectional antenna that has redefined antenna technology for the consumer market.
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Printable 'Bionic' Ear Melds Electronics and Biology
May 2, 2013 11:21 am | by Princeton University, Engineering School | News | CommentsThe researchers' primary purpose was to explore an efficient and versatile means to merge electronics with tissue. The scientists used 3D printing of cells and nanoparticles followed by cell culture to combine a small coil antenna with cartilage, creating what they term a bionic ear.
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RFS’s New Omnidirectional Antenna
May 2, 2013 9:50 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsRadio Frequency Systems (RFS) has announced a new omnidirectional antenna specifically designed for broadband in-building distribution of modern wireless communication systems such as LTE, GSM, CDMA, PCS, 3G, WiFi, and WLAN services in Q2 to the North American market.
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Mohu’s Jolt Antenna Amplifier
May 2, 2013 9:49 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsMohu has announced the release of the Jolt, a sophisticated antenna amplifier designed with CleanPeak Filter technology. By leveraging this technology, the Jolt rejects troublesome high-power cellular and FM signals, maximizing the alliance of your antenna and your television's tuner...
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Cree and Eta Devices to Demonstrate Power Amplifier for Mobile Base Stations
May 2, 2013 9:45 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsCree, Inc. [Nasdaq: CREE] and Eta Devices, Inc. (Cambridge, MA) have announced their power amplifier for mobile base stations. Current generation mobile base station amplifiers employing silicon LDMOS transistors can provide amplifier efficiencies up to 45 percent.
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Autosplice Introduces New Antenna Contact Technology
May 2, 2013 9:43 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsAutosplice has introduced a new series of compact surface mount contacts for antenna applications in mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. The new single-piece contact designs are suited for Near Field Communications (NFC) Antenna requirements...
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Stackpole’s CSRF Series of Foil-On Ceramic Carrier Current Sense Chip Resistors
May 1, 2013 11:03 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsThe CSRF0603 is available in resistance values from 5 to 10 milliohms in 1 percent tolerance and 75 ppm TCR. The CSRF0402 is available in resistance values from 10 to 15 milliohms in 1percent tolerances and 200 ppm TCR.
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Maxim Integrated’s AFEs Double Accuracy
May 1, 2013 10:57 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsMaxim Integrated Products, Inc. [NASDAQ: MXIM] has announced it is sampling the MAX14920/MAX14921, high-accuracy, 12/16-channel cell-measurement analog front-ends (AFEs) that lower battery-management electronics costs by up to 35%.
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B&K Precision Introduces Modular DC Electronic Load System
April 30, 2013 9:44 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsB&K Precision has announced its new MDL Series, a modular programmable DC electronic load system. The MDL Series comprises six unique modules ranging in power from 200 to 600 W. Any combination of these modules can be installed for multi-channel operation in the 4-slot MDL Series mainframe...
LISTED UNDER: Antennas, Base Station | Antennas, Broadcast / Satellite | Antennas, Cellular / Micro / Pico CellSoftBank Allows Sprint to Conduct Talks with Dish
April 29, 2013 11:10 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsSprint Nextel says SoftBank is allowing it to seek more information from Dish Network related to its rival bid for the third-largest U.S. cellphone company.Overland Park, Kan.-based Sprint has agreed to sell 70 percent of itself to Japan's Softbank Corp.
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Silicon Labs’ Single-Chip Digital Radio Receivers
April 29, 2013 10:25 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsSilicon Labs [NASDAQ: SLAB] has introduced a single-die antenna-input-to-audio-output digital radio receiver solution developed for the global portable and consumer electronics markets. Leveraging software-defined radio technology, the new monolithic Si468x receiver ICs bring FM, HD Radio...
LISTED UNDER: Antennas, Base Station | Antennas, Broadcast / Satellite | Antennas, Cellular / Micro / Pico CellKymeta First to Successfully Demonstrate Ka-band Satellite Link Using Flat-Panel Metamaterials MSA-T Antenna
April 28, 2013 6:38 pm | by Kymeta | News | CommentsKymeta has announced that it successfully closed a link with a Ka-band DTH satellite transporting high definition TV signals.The connection used an aperture size of 15 by 17 inches and was about one centimeter thick. The antenna was powered...
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Challenges with Microcell Deployment & Configuration
April 19, 2013 10:11 am | by Sinisa Peric, Chief R&D Engineer, QRC Technologies and Thomas Callahan, GM & CTO, QRC Technologies | Articles | CommentsWith cellular phones becoming not just voice, but now also data appliances, there is a growing need for operators to provide wide area (3-5 mile) coverage that assures high-rate data and voice services in nearly every location. What used to be considered “acceptable” gaps in coverage, like isolated homes...
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