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| Wireless System Update e-Newsletter
| March 11, 2008
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Catch Up On Exclusive Embedded Technology From Embedded World
2008
Embedded World 2008, Nuremberg¹s annual electronics fest, is now
firmly positioned as the largest event of its kind and with close to 700
exhibiting companies it's easy to see why.
The technology on show ranged from major semiconductor innovations,
software developments and scores of embedded application examples
Electronic Design Europe was there to report on these.
To check out our selection of video interviews with some of the top
technologists at Embedded World 2008, CLICK HERE
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60 GHz Of Promise Land . . . Or Is It?
By Louis Frenzel, Communications/Test Editor
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Each week I hear more about products and plans for the unlicensed 60
GHz spectrum. Yes, that is 60 gigaHertz, or 60 billion cycles per
second. Very high frequency indeed. What can you do with frequencies
that high? Well, with all the progress in 60 GHz semiconductors, we are
about to find out. A 60 GHz wireless product is probably in the near
future.
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entire article...
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Great Gadgets, Beautiful Venue At MWC
2008
By Mark David, Group Editorial Director
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It's been a while since I was really blown away by a trade show.
I've been to a lot of them in the course of my career as a technology
journalist, but the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona really
stands out. Talk about feeling like you are in the center of the tech
universe—or at least the center of the cell phone galaxy.
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InGaP HBT Power Amps Fortify Wireless
Infrastructures
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Addressing base station applications across all cellular standards
and frequencies, the 1 W SPA-1426Z and 2 W SPA-1526Z exhibit reliable
backed-off linearity performance, a particularly critical parameter for
WCDMA applications.
Click here to read the full article.
For more ICs for Wireless Communications, click here.
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Reference Design Enables Complete
Wireless USB Systems
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Announced as the company's seventh reference design kit, the
Wireless USB Device Embedded Card reference design allows users to build
complete wireless USB systems, reportedly with minimal cost and risk.
When teamed with the company's wireless USB adapter, wireless USB Mini
Card, or Half Mini Card on the host side, the reference design's
hardware and associated software provide a complete, end-to-end
certified wireless USB solution.
Click here to read the full article.
For more Wireless Reference Designs, click here.
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External Device Servers Support Legacy
Devices
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Providing secure machine-to-machine IP connectivity, the Secure iLAN
and Secure iWiFi external device servers allow legacy devices with an
RS-232/-485 port to immediately communicate over the Internet via LAN or
Wireless LAN, respectively.
Click here to read the full article.
For more Communication Modules, click here.
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Cost-Effective Reference Designs Advance
Bluetooth Headsets
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Promising Bluetooth headset makers unique capabilities at a low
cost, the BlueVox 2 reference design boasts of zero-cost noise/echo
cancellation and very low power consumption. Touting a number of market
firsts, the package includes AuriStream toll-quality voice, simultaneous
pairing of multiple devices, and support for Bluetooth version 2.1+EDR.
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Mic Amp Claims Breakthrough In Noise
Suppression
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Employing proprietary far-field noise suppression technology, the
PowerWise LMV1088 dual-input microphone array amplifier reduces
background noise and improves voice clarity in mobile phones, two-way
radios, and powered headsets. According to the company, the device
dramatically improves the voice signal-to-background-noise ratio while
retaining natural speech quality.
Click here to read the full article.
For more Audio Processors, click here.
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Check Out the Latest Views and News from APEC 2008
Electronic Design's APEC 2008 Hotspot has the latest coverage on this
year's IEEE APEC tradeshow, including commentary from Analog/Power
Editor Don Tuite and product coverage fresh from the event. CLICK HERE.
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In our March 27 cover story,
Technology Editor Daniel Harris will look at the state of robotics
technology. Which development will we need to see the most before we get
a robot in every home?
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- Less expensive sensors
- Better development software
- Smarter artificial intelligence
- More engineers to design the technology
- Government
support
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take the poll. Remember to scroll down, the poll is at the bottom of the
page.
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Rev Up Your Interdisciplinary Design
Skills
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What happens when a microcontroller turns on a power FET, sending a
current pulse to a motor coil that develops a magnetic field that turns
the rotor shaft, advancing a timing belt that drives a pair of nip rolls
suspended on bearings in a web-processing operation on a form, fill, and
seal machine installed on a potato chip line at a Frito Lay plant in
central California? And how can you be sure that the encoders, prox
sensors, and other feedback devices you plan to use will accurately see
and report every relevant motion, machine state, and process condition?
And will the signals get through the networks fast enough, without being
corrupted, giving the controllers time to execute their algorithms as
intended? It’s a lot to think about, and it only scratches the
surface of what many engineers grapple with today. If you happen to be
one of them, then the place for you — where you can find answers
and meet others with similar concerns — is www.Mechatronic-Design.com.
Backed by some of engineering’s top information sources including
Machine Design, Electronic Design, Motion System Design, and
Power Electronics, Mechatronic-Design.com is the
interdisciplinary engineer’s desktop, toolbox, library, and lifeline
in one easily accessible place.
Find. Learn. Apply.
Mechatronic-Design.com
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Miss the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona? Check Out
Electronic Design's MWC Site.
Electronic Design's Mobile World Congress Design Hotspot is chock full
of information coming out of the hottest show in the industry for mobile
devices. We'll keep you up to date with the latest product and
technology news from the show as well as exclusive video interviews from
the show with Editorial Director Mark David and Technology Editor Lou
Frenzel. CLICK HERE.
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Voice Over WLAN: The Complete Guide
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Just recently I reviewed three of the newer offerings from Newnes
Press, an imprint of the publisher Elsevier. Voice Over WLAN: The
Complete Guide by Michael F. Finneran is a detailed look at the
digital voice over Wi-Fi movement. Newnes also has a new series of books
called “Know It All”. These are very large books—about 500 to 900
pages per clip—that summarize an electronic subject. They are up to
date and make great references. RF & Wireless Technologies is a
real encyclopedia of wireless knowledge. It has up to date chapters on
communications protocols and modulation, transmitters, receivers, radio
propagation, and antennas.
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