Communications

Fujitsu Microelectronics and Smile Telecoms Holdings today announced the realisation of the world’s first WiMAX Voice-over-IP (VoIP) phone and service for developing countries, enabled through the creation of an eco-system encompassing mobile carrier, handset, semiconductor and module partners. Fujitsu Microelectronics led technology partners in collaboration with Smile Communications Ltd., a subsidiary of Smile Telecoms Holdings, to produce ...

Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe and Teltonika collaborate to offer WiMAX operators a new and expanded range of WiMAX terminals. Teltonika, with R&D, production and support in Vilnius, Lithuania, will expand its wireless GSM, GPRS and HSDPA modules and terminals portfolio with new WiMAX terminals based on Fujitsu’s second generation WiMAX chipset and protocol stack. The first of these new terminals to come to market will be a triple-band half s...

SMSC, a semiconductor company that provides Smart Mixed-Signal Connectivity solutions, today announced the USB82640 and USB82660 single-chip, 2-port USB 2.0 hub controllers combined with memory card reader functionality, allowing customers to access navigation data and entertainment content stored directly on solid state memory cards. The introduction of these integrated connectivity devices marks the expansion of SMSC's portfolio of TrueAuto sol...

Advanced Micro Peripherals’ new VAC2000 PC/104-Plus multi channel video annotation and overlay controller board features two real time analog NTSC/PAL input channels. VAC2000 offers industry leading flexibility in mixing these with one another or with computer generated graphics and text for TV and VGA output. The VAC2000 hardware significantly relieves host processor loading and enables video systems to be created with modest, low power fan-le...

The latest M2M GSM modules from TDC offer higher performance, lower power consumption and a smaller overall size whilst retaining full software and plug compatibility with the existing modules. The Cinterion TC63i and TC65i modules from TDC are based on a 65nm ARM9 processor. This processor will run all software written for the ARM7 used on the TC63 and TC65, but is faster and draws less power.

Maxim has introduced the MAX2051, a high performance, fully integrated, 815MHz to 1550MHz SiGe passive mixer. Designed specifically for multicarrier cable head-end downstream video, cable modem termination systems (CMTS), video-on-demand and DOCSIS(R)-compliant edge QAM modulation, and wireless-infrastructure applications, the MAX2051 delivers an unparalleled combination of linearity and spurious suppression over an exceptionally wide IF bandwidt...

New from BVM is the CMB-374, a fanless barebone system is built around the LE-374 3.5in motherboard fitted with the Atom N270 ultra-low power processor running at 1.6GHz; mass storage can be added in the form of a 2.5” HDD or CompactFlash card. The unit offers low power consumption; the rugged enclosure of the unit acts as a heat sink as well as providing mechanical protection.

Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced a new family of miniature, low noise amplifiers that provide good linearity and low current consumption in VHF-UHF wide band applications where input signal strengths may be variable. The new SiGe cellpack devices are particularly suitable for stationary and mobile terrestrial tuner applications where they can be used to improve dynamic range and minimise distortion while reducing power consumption and com...

Datasound Laboratories has added the NEMA4/IP65 rated AHM-6812, powered by Intel’s 1.6GHz Atom Z530 processor, to it’s growing range of panel HMI solutions and provides industrial system designers with a serious alternative to conventional PLCs.

MSC Vertriebs GmbH has expanded its ETE family according to the ETX specification 3.02 with the Intel Atom processor technology based ETE-A945GSE embedded module. With the new configurable platform, MSC underlines its commitment to the worldwide proven ETX module standard and ensures the long-term availability of ETX products for at least another seven years. The ETX technology thereby remains attractive, also for new embedded computing designs.