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Radio chipset lowers complexity & time-to-market for ISM designs
Avnet Memec has announced the introduction of a chipset for Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) band radios. The chipset combines application-specific integrated passive devices with the industry's leading low-power transceiver. The advanced ISM radio chip-set solution is based on the new generation of companion chip products from silicon passive devices supplier IPDiA, which have been designed specifically for use with Semtech's SX1211 &nda...
Redpine Signals Launches Industry's First Simultaneous Dual-band and High Performance 450 Mbps 3x3 802.11n Chipset for Digital Home and Enterprise Applications
Maxi-Fi® BEAM450™ chipsets achieve industry leading 802.11n performance with advanced features like MIMO ML decoding, transmit beamforming and simultaneous dual-band
BlueRadios and Texas Instruments Deliver Bluetooth Low Energy and ZigBee
BlueRadios, Inc. introduces nBlue, BR-LE4.0-S2A a completely self-contained Bluetooth low-energy nano ampere network module that utilizes the Texas Instruments CC2540 system-on-chip, integrating an antenna, radio, microcontroller, and software stack into a 11.8x17.6x1.9mm package. A pin-for-pin compatible nBee™, BR-ZB-2A ZigBee nano ampere network module is also available with the TI CC2530 processor, and both are fully compliant with FCC and C...
MediaTek Announced the MT6573 Innovative Platform for Mainstream Smartphones
MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions today announced the availability of its MT6573 platform for mainstream 3G smartphones. Building on the proven track record of delivering innovative, feature-rich yet cost-effective solutions that meet consumer’s entertainment, communication and information needs, MediaTek is launching the MT6573 platform to address the acceleratin...
GreenPeak Chipset to power new ZigBee RF Remote Controls for Comcast’s Xfinity TV Service
GreenPeak Technologies today announced that Comcast Cable Communications has selected GreenPeak’s controller chips in conjunction with ZigBee RF4CE technology for use in television remote controls for its Xfinity TV service. The companies also are in the process of standardizing an MSO profile protocol optimized for service operators’ needs which will be open for all operators and CE companies to adopt.
Qualcomm Atheros and Broadcom Validate HomePlug AV Powerline Performance to Support Demanding Home Networking Applications
Qualcomm Atheros Inc and Broadcom Corporation today announced the companies' mutual commitment to HomePlug technology as the powerline solution for high-performance, carrier-grade and consumer home networking applications. The companies have validated the performance and reliability of their solutions when operating together, which support a variety of demanding home networking applications, including simultaneous transmission of multiple broadba...
GainSpan next-generation Wi-Fi module from Alpha Micro brings leading edge connectivity to more embedded devices
New from Alpha Micro is the GainSpan GS1500M, a high-performance 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi module together with enabling support for peer-to-peer networking that is designed for embedded devices which require next generation Wi-Fi connectivity services, such as security cameras, home appliances and industrial control systems. The module makes it easy to add Wi-Fi connectivity to standard 8-32 bit microcontrollers and is aimed at plug-and-play integratio...
National Instruments Announces Test Solution for 802.11ac WLAN
National Instruments has announced early access support for testing next-generation 802.11ac WLAN chipsets and devices. This announcement exemplifies how NI’s modular, software-defined wireless test platform continually expands to address the latest cellular and wireless connectivity standards including 802.11ac.
Nujira releases handset RF power amplifier characterisation system
Nujira Ltd. has launched a new handset RF power amplifier (PA) characterisation system, the NCT-T9102, targeted at OEMs, chipset suppliers and PA vendors wishing to measure the performance of Envelope Tracking RF PAs for low power applications. Nujira has developed this system specifically for characterising handset RF PAs under Envelope Tracking (ET) conditions, overcoming the huge challenge of characterizing PAs in ET mode using standard test e...
RF Micro Devices selected to support next-generation family of leading smartphones
RF Micro Devices, Inc. today announced it has been selected to support multiple next-generation devices for a leading manufacturer of 3G/4G smartphones. The next-generation devices include a highly anticipated LTE smartphone that will feature multiple variants of RFMD’s family of ultra-high efficiency WCDMA and 4G LTE power amplifiers.