Designed for outdoor kiosks and enclosures including telecomms, battery backup, industrial and other cabinets, Laird has developed a smaller, more efficient option to cool or heat vital electronics. The AA-230 series air-to-air ThermoElectric Assembly (TEA) offers lower cost of ownership by maintaining the appropriate temperature range using less energy than standard air-to-air systems due to its high coefficient of performance.

  Improving the reliability of cellular coverage, Laird's AA-480 series outdoor cooler keeps people connected during a power outage by protecting the emergency batteries used in wireless base stations.

Laird has announced the SR-54 series bi-directional programmable controller for Thermoelectric Assemblies (TEAs) with built-in monitoring and control intelligence. Standard off-the-shelf controllers are too complex or do not have the basic alarm and control features required to run a TEA effectively. With the SR-54, Laird has created a ready-to-use, customisable, thermoelectric controller with built-in monitory and control intelligence.

A dual-function, board level material that simultaneously improves signal integrity and temperature stability of electronic circuits has been introduced by Laird. Today as designers fight to fit more functionality into each circuit board, signal integrity is becoming more important than ever before. At the same time as devices become ever thinner, smaller and more compact, space on circuit boards is difficult to come by.

Today’s mobile medical device simply needs to be connected securely and wirelessly to the enterprise to provide integration to the Electronic Health Record as well as to the mobile clinician. The 2015 healthcare environment provides many challenges such as the number of mobile users, the BYOD trend, the construction materials of the facility, the enterprise WLAN design and ultimately the performance characteristics of the WLAN enabled radio...

A dongle that enables sophisticated, legacy equipment to be converted for mobile or wireless use is being introduced by Laird, the company announced today. Legacy devices that have an OS and a USB port, but no in-built Bluetooth or BLE functionality can be easily converted to wireless with Laird’s BT900-US Series, an intelligent BTv4.0 dual-mode dongle for Bluetooth and BLE.

Laird has announced its participation in 2015's IncisorTV Roundtable. The theme for the 2015 roundtable is ‘Innovation and connectivity in the Internet of Things’, and the discussion will be held alongside the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on Wednesday 7th January, 2015.

Laird announced the release of the new BT900 Series, intelligent dual-mode modules for classic Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). The fully approved, programmable module features Laird’s innovative, event-driven smartBASIC programming language, which significantly reduces OEM development risk and speeds time to market. The BT900 series allows anyone to easily and quickly add wireless capabilities to their embedded device such as a ba...

Laird's LTE/MIMO antennas will be installed on a major domestic automobile manufacturer’s North American vehicles, beginning with model year 2015. Enabling 4G/LTE cellular connection to mobile devices, infotainment and safety options inside the vehicle, the antennas offer drivers and passengers a superior in vehicle experience.

WiFi and HCI modules, which when combined are claimed to enable seamless integration of Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity for enterprise and industrial applications, have been released by Laird. The the 45 series Enterprise-Grade WiFi modules and BT830 Series Bluetooth v4.0 UART HCI modules are suitable for AIDC devices, medical devices, barcode scanners and M2M connectivity. 

Laird has announced that two of its WLAN antennas have been used by a Japanese electronics manufacturer to improve infrastructure locally. The PDM24519, a WLAN 3-port MIMO antenna, is part of a WiFi system installed in the Shinjuku downtown area, while the OC24527, a WLAN OMNI antenna, is part of a tsunami monitoring system installed along the pacific coast line.

The patent pending Ultra Phantom low profile vertical antennas have been introduced by Laird Technologies. The manufacturer has claimed that the devices is the industry’s smallest high-performance omnidirectional low profile UHF antenna designed for use in government, public safety and industrial/commercial market segments.

Laird has expanded its international reach and proximity in Vietnam by opening a manufacturing plant near Hanoi - its first in country. This will enable the global technology company to better serve manufacturers of smart phones, portable electronics and other devices.

Laird has introduced a simple online tool enabling engineers to quickly narrow down Laird’s extensive Bluetooth offerings and choose the optimal Bluetooth module solution for their specific project requirements. The LairdBluetooth Selection Tool is an invaluable resource for engineers to choose from Laird's portfolio of more than 50 Classic Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy options.

Laird has introduced a new white paper, entitled "Testing Wi-Fi Functionality in Medical Devices". Exploring the importance of testing Wi-Fi functionality for medical devices, the new white paper is an excellent tool for medical device manufacturers looking to embed Wi-Fi radios into their products.

A new Ultra-Low Height Two-Piece Board-Level Shield as been announced by Laird. Responding to the demand for increasingly miniaturized electronic devices, this new product offers an innovative, patent pending EMI shielding solution for compact electronics with tight space requirements.   

Laird have introduced the Edge Guide Clip-on Strip, which reduces installation and labor costs. Available in custom lengths, the RoHs compliant Edge Guide Clip-on Strip is perfectly suited for almost all applications where Printed Circuit Boards need to be grounded and/or shielded.

Rick Morse has been appointed as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Laird's Wireless Automation and Control Solutions Business, a unit of Laird’s Wireless Systems Division.

Laird announced the release of the CL024 transceiver from its Embedded Wireless Solutions unit. The CL024 transceiver is a Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) radio designed for license-free operation in the 2.4 GHz Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) band. Mass production quantities of modules are available now from all Laird global distributors as either stand-alone units or in preconfigured starter packs for point-to-point networks.

Laird Technologies have today announced the release of an updated version of the Laird Connection Manager. This new version will enable administrators of mobile computers and other business-critical mobile devices to save time and resources by configuring and managing WiFi and Bluetooth radios from a single simplified interface.