Wireless

Semtech has announced the SX1212 UHF transceiver and SX1213 UHF receiver, two new devices in the company’s RF solutions platform that boast the industry’s lowest receive current consumption. The SX1212 is a single-chip transceiver that operates in the 300MHz to 510MHz frequency range with a receive current of only 2.5 mA (typ). The SX1213 is a single-chip receiver for the same frequency range and with the same low receive current level. Bot...

Circuit Design, Inc., the leading supplier of narrowband radio modules, has begun sale of the small multi-channel transmitter CDP-TX-05M-R and receiver CDP-RX-05M-R. The CDP-TX-05M-R and CDP-RX-05M-R include nearly all the parts necessary for industrial-use radio transmission in a small and robust shielding case.

Laird Technologies today announced the release of its new RFID HD RooTenna series that offers six options of integrated RFID antennas covering 865-960 MHz. The RooTenna series integrates a high-performance RFID antenna and a compartment for reader electronics into an IP-67 rated weatherproof housing enclosure, making it ideal for harsh environments.

Yageo Corporation has announced the release of its PF1206 ultra-low resistance current sensor designed for mini portable device applications. Featuring a comprehensive resistance range of 1 to 50 milli-ohms and temperature coefficient of 75ppm/ºC, Yageo's PF1206, manufactured using in-house metal foil and metal alloy processing technologies to combine PCB substrate and resistance foil, is capable of delivering 5-10% less temperature rise than s...

Ha-VIS RFID from HARTING is a fully integrated radio frequency identification (RFID) system that offers a high degree of flexibility to simplify the implementation of scalable solutions in different application sectors. The new system combines rugged, high-performance RFID readers with powerful data pre-processing to ensure high-speed data transmission and optimum dynamic network performance.

Wolfson Microelectronics has announced the WM2000, a low power, high quality receiver speaker driver with Wolfson myZone ambient noise cancellation (ANC) technology built in. Wolfson myZone is a new and revolutionary type of ambient noise cancellation technology that uses feed-forward, rather than the usual feedback systems, to provide up to 20dB of noise cancellation during a call. When applied to mobile phones, Wolfson's innovative ANC technolo...

Molex has produced its 20 millionth 3D antenna using LDS technology, since it started production last summer. Laser Direct Structuring (LDS) technology offers flexibility and geometric 3D design freedom in making antenna products over conventional flex-antenna technologies.

u-blox, a leading fabless provider of embedded positioning and wireless communications solutions, has successfully deployed its assisted GPS software solution together with its online Assistance (satellite locator) Service to power Location Based Technologies’ PocketFinder and PetFinder family of real-time personal GPS locators.

The latest addition to Murata's family of piezoelectric ceramic speakers is ultra-thin, just 1.2mm in thickness, with side ventilation in its sturdy metal housing helping to keep the thickness down. The VSLBP1913E series' unique rectangular shape improves its frequency response and minimises 'dead-space' in handheld devices. The series' flat frequency response makes it suitable for the replay of voice and music in today's thin and stylish mobile ...

Available now from Solid State Supplies are two internal PCB antennas from Pulse which represent an easy way to achieve 2dBi gains with omnidirectional radiation patterns for 360° coverage, in a very compact size. The antennas are designed with machine to machine (M2M) communications in mind and the range includes both ISM2.4GHz and GSM models.