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Enabling the trend toward 'flat architectures' for the cellular network, Texas Instruments has announced the availability of a development platform for the recently ratified HSPA+ (High Speed Packet Access Plus) standard. Based on the wireless infrastructure-optimized, multicore TMS320TCI6488 digital signal processor, the platform offers updated WCDMA Receive Accelerator (RAC) software drivers and a reference platform. Now, base station manufactu...

By combining the math of PHY processing with the logic of MAC processing onto a single chip, Texas Instruments has advanced the functionality of digital signal processors (DSPs) for complex, multiprocessing Beyond 3G cellular infrastructure applications such as HSPA/HSPA+, LTE and WiMAX Wave 2. This new 65nm, single-core 1 GHz DSP also doubles acceleration, delivering improved data throughput and reduced latency for better quality of service &nda...

Texas Instruments has introduced a four-channel wideband digital repeater evaluation module (EVM) that isolates up to four non-contiguous spectrum bands, each as wide as 35 MHz. The TSW4100 also offers a digital filter design tool for wireless basestation OEMs. Taking advantage of TI’s data converter and digital signal processing technologies, the EVM can be used to rapidly implement a proof-of-concept repeater design, reducing time to mark...

Schroff has announced that its range of AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA chassis systems have undergone and passed rigorous testing at an independent laboratory to confirm their stability under extreme shock, vibration and earthquake conditions. With these open computing standards beginning to attract the attention of users in the industrial, transportation and defence sectors, it has become essential for systems to be able to cope with the most demandi...

picoChip has announced that it is collaborating with mimoOn to deliver the industry’s first complete LTE (Long Term Evolution) basestation reference design. The new PC86xx family of LTE reference designs cover the full range of eNode Bs from femtocells to multi-sector macrocells and is supported on the same common hardware platforms as picoChip’s WiMAX products. The system and its MIMO capabilities will be demonstrated at Mobile World Congr...

Green Hills Software has announced the immediate availability of its comprehensive software development solution targeting Applied Micro Circuit Corporation’s Power Architecture 405EZ embedded processor. Components of the Green Hills Software development toolkit include: royalty-free RTOSes, optimizing C/C++ compilers for Power Architecture, MULTI integrated development environment (IDE), virtual prototyping platform, DoubleCheck integrated sta...

When EPC Labs, manufacturers of shipboard Thermal Graphic Recorders and Data Acquisition Systems needed a custom power supply they found it on www.excelsys.com. Taking the unique part number provided by the online configurator, EPC contacted the nearest Excelsys distributor who was able to assemble and configure the power supply to EPC’s custom voltage and current needs. The supply was then dispatched within 24 hours using the distributor’s...

The need to add more design capability as well as increased warehousing has prompted leading power solutions specialist Powersolve to move to new premises in Newbury, Berkshire. At just over 20,000ft², the new facility provides Powersolve with more than double the storage space allowing the company to provide more of its product offering from stock.

Linear Technology has announced the LTC3520, a dual channel, 2MHz synchronous converter. One channel utilizes a synchronous buck-boost topology which can deliver up to 1A of continuous output current with inputs above, equal, or below the output. In single cell Li-Ion applications requiring a 3.3V output, the buck-boost topology can enable over 25% longer battery run-times compared to a standard buck converter.

International Rectifier has introduced the Mx series triple output DC-DC power converter design platform for space applications powering specific RF communication satellite applications. The Mx series offers industry-leading space ruggedness and low noise power performance in an open board assembly construction.