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Making wireless walk through walls

December 3, 2015

3 December 2015: The wireless industry needs to work more closely with the construction sectors and better understand the interactions between radio signals and the built environment, if it is to deliver ubiquitous in-building mobile coverage, according to speakers at the CW (Cambridge Wireless) event yesterday. Delegates at the ‘Wireless in the built environment’, CW Radio Technology SIG event, hosted by law firm Bird & Bird and sponsored by Rohde and Schwarz, heard from leading experts from BRE, ip.access, University of Sheffield, The Knowledge Transfer Network and University of Bristol.

“Wireless is a key enabler for smart homes … Read More → "Making wireless walk through walls"

Nordic-powered Bluetooth Smart controllers transform home appliances into smart connected devices

December 3, 2015

Oslo, Norway – December 3, 2015 – Ultra low power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OSE: NOD) today announces that OORT, a Wroclaw, Poland-based company specializing in connected devices and the Internet of Things (IoT), has selected Nordic’s multiple award-winning nRF51822 Bluetooth® Smart System-on-Chip (SoC) for its OORT Bluetooth Smart controllers.

OORT’s Bluetooth Smart controllers enable home appliance manufacturers to turn any electronic or electromechanical device into a wirelessly connected one, thereby allowing consumers to directly control their smart devices via the OORT app on … Read More → "Nordic-powered Bluetooth Smart controllers transform home appliances into smart connected devices"

Smallest Microcontroller in STMicroelectronics’ STM32 F4 Series Enters Production, with Easy-Access Development Support

December 3, 2015

Geneva, December 3, 2015 – STMicroelectronics’ STM32F410 microcontrollers of the STM32F4 Access Line, now entering volume production and supported by the new NUCLEO-F410RB development board, establish a smaller, lower-power and lower-cost entry point to the high-performance STM32 F4 series.

The STM32F410 features the ARM^® Cortex^®-M4F core, giving performance of 125 DMIPS and 339 EEMBC^® CoreMark^{®</ … Read More → "Smallest Microcontroller in STMicroelectronics’ STM32 F4 Series Enters Production, with Easy-Access Development Support"}

Keysight Technologies Introduces USB Type-C™ Protocol Trigger, Decode Software

December 3, 2015

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Dec. 2, 2015 – Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) today introduced the industry’s first oscilloscope-based USB-PD (Power Delivery) protocol decoder software with real-time triggering and protocol decode performance. The Keysight N8837A USB-PD protocol trigger and decode software provides unique protocol decoder performance that enables engineers to verify and debug Type-C interfaces that implement USB-PD.

The Type-C connector introduced the enhanced capabilities of USB-PD. The CC line in the Type-C connector is a single-ended, BMC encoded, 4b/5b signal used for PD negotiation. USB-PD … Read More → "Keysight Technologies Introduces USB Type-C™ Protocol Trigger, Decode Software"

Microchip’s New Digital-to-Analog Converters Retain Settings Without Power Via Integrated EEPROM

December 3, 2015

CHANDLER, Ariz., Dec. 3, 2015 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the expansion of its Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) product line with the MCP48FXBXX families of devices. The six-member MCP48FEBXX DAC family offers integrated EEPROM to save DAC settings at power-down, while the MCP48FVBXX family provides lower-cost alternatives for applications that don’t require integrated memory. These low-power, single and dual-channel DACs feature 8, 10 and 12-bit resolution, a SPI serial interface, and are available in 10-pin MSOP packages. … Read More → "Microchip’s New Digital-to-Analog Converters Retain Settings Without Power Via Integrated EEPROM"

Mouser Shipping TI’s New CC1310 SimpleLink Microcontrollers

December 2, 2015

December 1, 2015 – Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking CC1310 SimpleLink™ ultra-low power wireless microcontrollers from … Read More → "Mouser Shipping TI’s New CC1310 SimpleLink Microcontrollers"

New 0 to 30 dB Millimeter Wave Continuously Variable Waveguide Attenuators from Fairview Microwave Operate to 110 GHz

December 2, 2015

Allen, TX – Fairview Microwave Inc., a supplier of on-demand microwave and RF components, introduces a new line of in-stock and ready to ship high precision waveguide variable attenuators operating to 110 GHz. Fairview’s new continuously variable waveguide attenuators can vary the attenuation level from 0 to 30 dB over the specified band allowing the user to dial in the attenuation level needed for their application.

The new waveguide attenuators from Fairview come in 5 unique models covering broad frequencies from 33 GHz to 110 GHz in five bands. These millimeter wave waveguide attenuators are commonly used in industries such … Read More → "New 0 to 30 dB Millimeter Wave Continuously Variable Waveguide Attenuators from Fairview Microwave Operate to 110 GHz"

Easily develop and pair intuitive automotive infotainment systems with one tap using TI’s NFC transponder

December 2, 2015

DALLAS (Dec. 2, 2015) – Enabling developers to bring the ease of NFC to automotive infotainment systems, Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced the industry’s first dynamic dual interface NFC transponder with Q100 automotive qualification.

The RF430CL330H-Q1 transponder enables simple secure pairing (SSP) using the Out of Band (OOB) association model for Bluetooth®, Bluetooth Smart and Wi-Fi® between an NFC-enabled smartphone or tablet and an automotive infotainment system. … Read More → "Easily develop and pair intuitive automotive infotainment systems with one tap using TI’s NFC transponder"

Cadence and Spreadtrum Collaborate on Virtual Reference Design Kit to Reduce Customers? Design Cycle by Up to 12 Weeks

December 2, 2015

SAN JOSE, Calif., December 2, 2015?Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) and Spreadtrum today announced they have developed a virtual reference design kit specific to Spreadtrum’s SC9830A ( http://www.spreadtrum.com/en/SC9830A.html ) quad-core system-on-chip (SoC) platform requirements. The availability of the kit enables their joint customers to accelerate their mobile product and application design cycles by up to 12 weeks, including time spent on schematic design, PCB design and power-aware signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) signoff simulation.

This virtual reference design kit is intended to guide engineers as they design the Spreadtrum … Read More → "Cadence and Spreadtrum Collaborate on Virtual Reference Design Kit to Reduce Customers? Design Cycle by Up to 12 Weeks"

Keysight Technologies’ UXM Enables 600 Mbps Data Throughput Testing with 4×4 DL MIMO, Carrier Aggregation, Advanced Integrated Channel Emulation

December 2, 2015

Highlights:

New UXM release enables 4×4 MIMO data throughput test
UXM adds TM9 and spatial channel models for realistic device performance verification

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Dec. 2, 2015 – Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) today announced the successful verification of category 12 data rates with just two component carriers using the UXM’s new downlink 4×4 MIMO capabilities. Using two 20 MHz component carriers, 64 QAM downlink modulation, and 4×4 downlink MIMO techniques, Keysight demonstrated 600 Mbps downlink … Read More → "Keysight Technologies’ UXM Enables 600 Mbps Data Throughput Testing with 4×4 DL MIMO, Carrier Aggregation, Advanced Integrated Channel Emulation"