Wireless

A technology that has been commercially available for more than 15 years is gaining new momentum in the growing home automation, control and security network industry. Digital Enhanced Cordless Telephone (DECT) was once confined to commodity products such as consumer cordless phones. But with the recent development of the DECT ULP ultra-low-power operating mode, DECT is now opening up a new market for battery-powered wireless sensor / actuator ne...

Laird Technologies, announced the licensing of apt-X audio codec technology for use in its Bluetooth BTM510/511 and BTM520/521 wireless stereo audio modules. apt-X technology optimizes the objective sound quality of stereo audio channeled over the 2.4GHz ISM band from Laird Technologies’ BTM510/511and BTM520/521 wireless modules. Each module incorporates the CSR BlueCore5 Bluetooth 2.1 system-on-a-chip which is used extensively in digital ente...

STMicroelectronics has introduced a device that provides an extra channel of ESD (Electro-Static Discharge) protection within the same dimensions as competing alternatives — 25% more channels to deliver a space-efficient solution for designers of feature-rich, tightly packed portable gadgets such as netbooks and smartphones.

UK-based EMS Global Tracking (formerly known as Satamatics Ltd.), a division of EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELMG), and a leader in global telematics and tracking solutions has integrated the u-blox GPS chip UBX-G5010 into its recently unveiled Osprey Personal Tracker. Combining u-blox’ GPS receiver chip with Inmarsat communication technology, the Osprey offers dependable global positioning and two-way satellite communication for trackin...

Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) announced that Sirius Mobility has selected Fujitsu’s leading WiMAX Wi-Fi reference platform to enable a versatile, high performance 4G WiMAX CPE designated CW6200i.

Libelium, a technology leader in wireless sensor networks, announces a new Agriculture Sensor board for its Waspmote platform. The new board enables up to fourteen environmental parameters to be monitored in a wireless sensor network. This sophisticated monitoring brings extreme precision to crop growing in vineyards and greenhouses by enabling irrigation and climate control to be matched to local conditions.

Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) is demonstrating the latest 4G WiMAX terminals based on its leading triple-band system solution, on Stand 31, Hall 10, at this week’s WiMAX Forum Global Congress. Fujitsu’s WiMAX portfolio addresses the market needs for dedicated VoIP solutions, including stationary, embedded and low power mobile terminals. The company’s WiMAX chipset, comprising the MB86K52 triple-band transceiver, MB39C316 power man...

DAILY RFID, a Chinese leading manufacture of RFID tags and readers, has developed its new UHF Gen2 RFID tag. The UHF tag operates at a frequency range of 860MHz to 960MHz and complies with ISO18000-6B and ISO18000-6C standards.

Three new series of high efficiency antennas for M2M applications from leading antenna supplier Pulse are now available from Solid State Supplies. These latest products to be added to Pulse's range include the W1900 series of stubby antennas, the W1920 series of blade antennas and the W3538 series of standalone PCB antennas for internal use. All the antennas offer high efficiency, small form factor, penta-band operation for M2M access to global c...

Focusing on analog and power functions that enhance user satisfaction and market success, Fairchild Semiconductor offers mobile handset designers an auto-selecting Hi-Speed USB switch with an integrated cap-free headphone audio amplifier. The FSA2000 is an industry first, and reduces component count, board space and BOM cost.