Wireless

Microchip has announced the MRF24J40MA FCC-certified Radio-Frequency (RF) transceiver module and the MiWi Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Wireless Protocol Stack, based upon the IEEE 802.15.4 specification. Together the MRF24J40MA module and MiWi (P2P) stack can target a variety of wireless networking applications, such as industrial monitoring and control, home and building automation, remote control, low-power wireless sensor networks, lighting control and ...

The Radiometrix UHX1 is a 12.5kHz / 25kHz Narrow Band FM multi-channel VHF transceiver unit ideal for use in the new 169.4-169.475MHz European band. Squeezed into a compact, low profile package (67x30x12mm), it can provide a reliable data link capable of supporting rates of up to 5kbit/s or 1200 baud modem link over a range of more than 1km.

SiliconBlue has announced a new class of single-chip, ultra low-power FPGA devices, that set a new industry standard for price, power and space along with unprecedented ASIC-like logic capacity for battery-powered, handheld consumer applications. Manufactured on TSMC’s 65nm LP (low-power) standard CMOS process, the new single-chip iCE family of FPGAs incorporate the company’s proprietary NVCM (Non-Volatile Configuration Memory) technology, e...

QuickLogic's innovative connectivity platform targeting the handheld electronics product market, ArcticLink, is now available in compact wafer level chip scale packaging (WLCSP). ArcticLink reduces design time and risk for mobile product developers by embedding hard-wired host controllers with a programmable fabric – all in a single, low power device. The new 4.42 x 5.74 mm WLCSP version of this device saves considerable PCB space compared wit...

RF Solutions has launched its new FireBlade remote control system, which is housed in a rugged IP68 weatherproof enclosure. Supplied with an antenna and delivering a transmitting range of up to 1,000 metres, the ‘FireBlade’ system can be used in a variety of applications. These include lighting control, remote switching, industrial remote switching and access control. Each individual switch on each of the transmitters may be paired wi...

The CMX649 is an Adaptive Delta Modulation (ADM) voice codec – a complete multi-mode solution in a tiny SOIC package. The CMX649 is ideal for wireless digital voice/audio communications in both consumer and industrial applications, such as cordless telephones, cordless headsets, PC speech-to-text applications, digital voice storage, telematic voice recognition, Elevator systems and much more.

picoChip today announced the availability of the industry’s first LTE femtocell and picocell reference designs, the PC8608 Home eNodeB and PC8618 eNodeB respectively. Both PC86xx family small-cell LTE reference designs build on picoChip’s successes as the leader in femtocells. Both products can be combined with picoChip’s HSPA products and run on the same common hardware platform as the company’s industry-standard WiMAX reference design...

Jennic announces the industry’s first networking stack to enable a single-chip implementation for next-generation low-power wireless IP in embedded devices. By extending the widely understood IP protocol into the low power wireless domain, applications may leverage existing IP infrastructure and knowledge base, reducing development costs and time to market.

By bringing together a battery charger, a low-noise 300mA buck converter to power the baseband core, five LDOs for all critical digital, analogue, transmit and receive functions, and an I2C interface to control voltages dynamically, AnalogicTech’s AAT2601 allows designers of portable battery powered devices, including those targeted at the Chinese market, to optimise performance, reduce footprint and drive down cost.

Engineering samples of QuickLogic's latest customer specific standard product (CSSP) platform for the connectivity, intelligence, and logic requirements of handheld applications are now available. Based on QuickLogic’s patented ViaLink technology, PolarPro II offers ultra low power consumption combined with small-footprint packages. A very low power (VLP) mode freezes system operation, during which the static current drops to less than 5 mic...