Plextek has developed a suite of image processing functions that allow high-quality video to be sent over data links with widely-varying bit rates, such as wireless links deployed in demanding environments. By identifying objects and areas of interest in the image and intelligently assigning different amounts of image compression, video quality can be maintained for important image areas whilst reducing it in others. Together with real-time motio...

Designing electronic equipment within the emerging ‘E-band’ of 71-76GHz and 81-86 GHz is raising new issues that were not present at lower frequencies. This is the subject of a discussion that Plextek’s Liam Devlin will present at the next ARMMS conference. The paper, titled ‘The Design of E-band MMIC Amplifiers’ will look at the design and implementation of E-band MMIC amplifiers including the choice of process, the...

Plextek has picked up the top accolade at the Cambridge News Business Excellence Awards, being named Business of the Year. The award caps off a fantastic 12 months for Plextek after receiving two Queen’s awards and celebrating its 20th birthday last April, being named ‘Consultancy of the Year’ at the British Engineering Excellence Awards (BEEAs) and being ranked in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA.

Plextek, the Cambridge-based electronics and communications design consultancy today announced that it is cooperating with TriQuint Semiconductor, a leading RF products manufacturer and foundry services provider, on a co-marketing agreement. The agreement adds Plextek to TriQuint’s third party RF design resources website which refers TriQuint’s foundry services customers to proven, specialist RF design services. These customers can no...

Plextek, the Cambridge-based electronics and communications design consultancy today announced a new spin out venture - Telensa Ltd. - focused on the commercialisation of a new cost effective wireless system for actively controlling, monitoring and metering large populations of outdoor street lights, so they can be managed with maximum energy and operational efficiency.

Plextek, the Cambridge-based electronics and communications design consultancy today announced a new spin out venture - Telensa Ltd. - focused on the commercialisation of a new cost effective wireless system for actively controlling, monitoring and metering large populations of outdoor street lights, so they can be managed with maximum energy and operational efficiency.

The Location Based Services (LBS) market is now being driven by application developers rather than the technologies. This was one of the conclusions from the Cambridge Wireless event, ‘How do we make location a desirable experience?’ that was hosted and sponsored by design consultancy Plextek Ltd.

Plextek, the Cambridge-based electronics and communications design consultancy, has been listed in the 2009 ‘Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA’ - a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over a five-year period, in which Plextek grew an impressive 411%, seeing it ranked 440th.

Plextek, the Cambridge-based electronics and communications design consultancy has been named 'Consultancy of the Year' at the 2009 British Engineering Excellence Awards (BEEAs). In winning the award Plextek beat off stiff competition from other nominees including Lotus Engineering, Shearline, ARRK R&D and Aardvark Engineering. The BEEA judging panel was impressed with Plextek's range of design capabilities and its market reach within the com...

Plextek, the Cambridge-based electronics and communications design consultancy has launched a range of strategic consulting activities to cover environmental advice and evaluation. Plextek is now able to help clients in communications equipment and services markets to evaluate technology options that both benefit the environment and make sense economically. A commercial advantage can also be generated thanks to the current dynamic regulatory envi...

Liam Devlin, director of RF integration at Cambridge-based electronics and communications design consultancy Plextek, will be hosting a workshop at the 22nd IEEE System on Chip Conference, 9-11 September, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The workshop, which takes place on the Thursday, is titled ‘Microwave IC Design for Broadband Receivers’ and will showcase Plextek’s expertise in Microwave IC design and consultancy.

Plextek, the Cambridge-based specialists in electronics design and supply of surveillance products, will be showcasing its expertise in situational awareness for ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance) at the DSEi 2009 exhibition. In addition to announcing a series of performance enhancements to its Blighter surveillance radars, Plextek will also be showcasing the company’s product design capabilities for ...

Plextek, the Cambridge-based electronics and communications design consultancy, has become a supplier within the 3rd iteration of the UK MoD's Framework Agreement for Technical Support (FATS 3). Plextek's broad range of services can now be easily accessed by the MoD and other government departments and organisations including the Home Office, Metropolitan Police Service, Forensic Science Laboratory, Meteorological Office and HM Revenue and Custom...

Plextek, the Cambridge-based electronics and communications design consultancy, today announced that it has won two coveted Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, in Innovation and International Trade. Plextek has shown superb growth in its international sales, nearly trebling exports over the last three years to an aggregate of £48m. The company has also been recognised for its continued innovation, particularly in the field of wireless tech...

Plextek has launched its customisable core processor module which combines a robust hardware platform, Microsoft WinCE 6.0 R2 operating system and comprehensive Board Support Package (BSP), is designed to provide the processing power and interfacing capability to support rapid integration into a range of automotive and consumer applications. Plextek is also able to customise the module’s form factor and connectivity for other target solutio...