Wireless

Tensilica has announced the immediate availability of the Bluetooth sub-band codec (SBC) decoder and encoder for its popular HiFi 2 Audio DSP, which can easily be integrated into system-on-chip (SOC) designs. Now designers of cellular phones, portable music players and other devices can easily design in Bluetooth capabilities, along with over 50 other audio standards already available, that run on the HiFi 2 Audio DSP.

ON Semiconductor has introduced the industry’s first integrated bi-directional device, with positive and negative (+/-) overvoltage protection (OVP) for cell phones, MP3/4, PDAs and GPS systems, and overcurrent protection (OCP) for portable accessories such as FM transceiver, loud speakers and flash modules.

At this year’s Mobile World Congress (16-19 February), CommAgility, Tata Elxsi (Booth 2D98, Hall 2) and Axis Network Technology (Booth Hall 1 - Stand 1H29) will demonstrate a WiMAX base-station reference solution including WiMAX baseband processing and WiMAX Remote Radio Heads. The three companies worked together at integrating their reference designs and commercial products into a base station reference design.

Diodes Incorporated has introduced two low voltage Omnipolar parts that substantially reduce power consumption in battery-powered, hand-held devices and dramatically simplify production processes. Uses include contact-less lid or display orientation and position detection tasks in notebooks, mobile phones, digital still cameras and camcorders.

Radio module manufacturer Radiometrix is to participate at this year’s Southern Manufacturing & Electronics exhibition held at Five, Farnborough. Covering automation/robotics, design/prototyping, test/measurement and electronic components, it is the largest regional show of its kind in the UK, with over 400 suppliers exhibiting.

Just announced by specialist distributor, Admiral Microwaves, is the latest ZigBee Ready module from US manufacturer, California Eastern Laboratories (CEL). The Apex series ZAXM-201 is a new addition to the Apex range. Designed to suit a wide range of applications, be it ZigBee or IEEE 802.15.4, the module is based around the Ember EM250 platform.

LPRS, manufacturer of easy-Radio, Europe’s most popular wireless modules and distributor of many market leading modular wireless products and accessories, now offers a wide range of Pro-Wave components for proximity detecting applications.

Leading electronic components distributor Focus EDL introduces the MX16-SL micro-acoustic speaker for use in applications where a slim design is desired. Called the MX16-SL, it is a slim 3.05mm speaker with a free field resonance frequency of 600 Hz for powerful low-frequency performance with a sensitivity of 73.5 dB/W/m and an impedance of 7.5 ohm.

Maxim has introduced the MAX9892, a shunt-mode, audio click-and-pop eliminator designed for portable multimedia devices. This simple IC provides 35dB of click-and-pop suppression to eliminate the irritating audible artifacts generated during startup and shutdown cycles.

Analog Devices has announced the availability of two downloadable software tools that greatly simplify RF systems design. The ADIsimRF design tool easily calculates a variety of parameters within an RF system including cascaded gain, noise figure, power consumption, and more. ADIsimPLL Version 3.1 development software, a new generation of ADI’s popular phase-locked loop (PLL) circuit-design and evaluation tool, assists users in evaluating, desi...