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Optimus & Jasper Wireless Power M2M in Portugal

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Connected devices platform provider Jasper Wireless and Portuguese mobile network operator, Optimus are now working together to wirelessly connect machine-to-machine, M2M, and consumer electronics dev...

RADWIN Chosen by Iberbanda to Expand Network Coverage

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Backhaul provider RADWIN has been selected by Spanish wireless service provider Iberbanda, to provide its sub-GHz backhaul system.

In the deal, Iberbanda has deployed the RADWIN 2000 point-to-point ...

Power Integrations launches online selection tool for LED driver designs

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Power Integrations has launched an online selection tool that enables users to rapidly identify the best power supply reference design for their LED lighting application.

The LED Design Selector allo...

Small Cell Forum & Open Mobile Alliance Cooperate on Apps

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

The Small Cell Forum, formerly the Femto Forum and the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) have established a cooperation agreement for OMA to develop API standards for small cells on a global scale. The ultim...

Diodes expands general purpose low voltage CMOS family

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Diodes Incorporated has expanded its low-voltage CMOS (LVC) general–purpose logic family, beyond single- and dual-gate products, with the addition of 10 popular functions in 14-pin TSSOP packages.

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Mouser develops new bill of materials tool

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Mouser Electronics has revealed its all-new Bill of Materials (BOM) Tool on its website, which promises to transform customers' imported bill of materials into an industry-leading part research and pu...

LTE operator selects Tekelec signaling router

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Mobile broadband business, Tekelec, has been chosen by a US tier one LTE operator to expand its new Diameter network.

The service provider will implement two new Tekelec Diameter Signaling Router (DS...

Acal BFi unveils Hectronic embedded computer module

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Acal BFi has launched a new Hectronic embedded computer based on AMD Fusion G-series APUs.

The H6059 Qseven module integrates the new AMD T40E and T40R ultra low-power dual-core and single-core accel...

TouchNetix module suits multi-touch applications in extreme EMC environments

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

TouchNetix has revealed the first product in their Brilliance series of projected capacitive touchscreen modules.

The TNxBR-104A001 is a complete 10.4 inch multi-touch module comprising a 2 mm chemic...

LSI introduces Axxia comms processor to accelerate mobile broadband

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

LSI has announced the AXM2500, the latest addition to its Axxia Communication Processor family.

Designed for wireless access and mobile backhaul applications, the highly integrated AXM2500 combines t...

LPRS unveils UHF narrow band telecommand modules

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

LPRS, European supplier of short-range radio devices, announces the availability of the multi-channel telecommand transmitter and receiver modules.

In addition to the high performance narrow band FM ...

ZTE to announce two new LTE handsets

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

ZTE, global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, is planning to launch two new LTE handsets running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with 1.2GHz and 1.5GHz chipsets at the f...

Government's CloudStore opens for business

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

CloudStore, the online appstore of the Government’s G-Cloud framework for cloud-based ICT services, is open for business.

CloudStore offers the public sector a cheaper, quicker and more transparen...

GCF Certified Devices in 5 LTE Bands in 2011

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

LTE is now being deployed on a global basis and there is a growing need for certified devices.

This certification is undertaken by the GCF, Global Certification Forum, is the body that has developed ...

Apple Wins Dispute Over "Slide-to-Unlock" Feature

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Apple has won a permanent injunction against Motorola Mobility in Germany over the slide to unlock feature used in their smartphones.

In this case, Apple has secured another injunction against an And...

Metro & Bus Strike at MWC?

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

News has come through about a possible strike of the metro and bus workers in Barcelona over the period of Mobile World Congress.

It is recognised that this could provide significant obstacles in the...

Acme Packet & BroadSoft Announce IMS Xpress

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

IMS has long been seen as requiring a very complicated network. Yet it is needed to support VoLTE, Voice over LTE, and many of the other facilities that LTE can provide. To meet the need, Acme Packet...

Intersil 3A Rad-Hard LDO Regulator

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Intersil has enhanced its power management portfolio with the addition of the ISL75051SRH, a radiation tolerant ultra-low dropout voltage regulator (LDO) that can operate over the full military temper...

New Silicon Labs Sub GHz Wireless ICs

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Silicon Laboratories has introduced a new family of high performance, low power sub-GHz transceivers. These are designed to maximize range and battery life for wireless systems.

The new Si446x EZRadi...

Concrete Walls To Generate Electricity

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

In a new development link up, German companies Heliatek and RECKLI, working together could place organic solar panels onto concrete building facades.

This new development project could enable archite...

Ixia & Alcatel-Lucent Test Next-Generation Packet Synchronisation

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Ixia and Alcatel-Lucent have undertaken a test of mobile backhaul packet synchronisation.

The demonstration highlighted that the Alcatel-Lucent Mobile Backhaul Solution can maintain accurate phase sy...

International Rectifier Extends PowIRstage

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

International rectifier, IR, has extended its PowIRstage family of power management chips to enhance, as the company states, the scalability and performance for space and thermally constrained computi...

Integrated RF Front-End Module for Wi-Fi Applications

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Microchip has announced the launch of a complete integrated RF front-end module for WLAN IEEE 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth systems.

This device is designated the SST12LF03 and it features a transmitter ...

Picor Cool-Power PI3106 Isolated DC-DC Converters

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Vicor has announced its new Picor Cool-Power PI3106 isolated DC-DC converter, delivering 50W of output power (12V output at 4.2 Amps) in a tightly-integrated 22 x 16.5 x 6.7 mm, surface mount package ...

Femto Forum Changes to Small Cell Forum

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

The Femto-Forum has announced that it has changed its name to the Small Cell Forum to reflect the forum’s work and support for all forms of small cell technology for enterprise, metro and rural smal...

Microsemi Participates in European Next Generation Aircraft Programme

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Semiconductor solutions provider, Microsemi is participating in a European funded programme to standardise electro-mechanical actuators for aerospace applications. The team uses a multi-disciplinary c...

Google Acquisition of Motorola Bid Approved

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

The European Commission has cleared Google to move ahead with its $12.5bn acquisition of Motorola Mobility.

EU Competition Commissioner, Joaquin Almunia stated that the regulators did not think the d...

Celcite Optimising Over Million Cells

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

The latest agreement that Celcite has signed means that they are now managing and optimising over a million cells worldwide.

Celcite, a provider of automatic optimisation tools and services for wire...

Vodafone Confirmed Interest in CWW

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

After recent speculation about a possible take-over, Vodafone has confirmed that it is in the very early stages of a potential offer for Cable and Wireless Worldwide, CWW.

A Vodafone release stated t...

Nujira RF Power Amplifier Characterisation System

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Envelope tracking specialist, Nujira has launched a new handset RF power amplifier, PA characterisation system.

Full PA characterisation is a notoriously difficult item to achieve. Characterising the...

Teseq Introduces 3-Phase Coupling/Decoupling Network Series

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

EMC systems and instrumentation provider, Teseq, has designed an additional 3 phase coupling / decoupling network series designated the CDN 3043 as an extension to the NSG 3040 multifunction generator...

TI WiLink 8.0 Five-In-One Wireless Connectivity

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Wireless connectivity often involves the use of several different radios. Take a typical mobile phone these days; it may incorporate radios for the different mobile phone technologies, 2G, 3G and now ...

Vishay Siliconix 30V P-Channel MOSFETs

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Vishay has expanded its power MOSFET family with two p-channel 30 V devices which provide very low on-resistance.

The new Si8497DB is stated to be the industry's first 30 V chipscale MOSFET in the co...

CommScope Launches GeoLEN for Mobile Location-Based Services

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

CommScope has made it possible for mobile operators to implement mobile location technology and maximize their investment in wireless location systems. With GeoLENs® Locate™, the newest offering fr...

Plextek FPGA Signal Processing for Kelvin Hughes

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Cambridge design house Plextek is working with marine navigation systems supplier Kelvin Hughes to develop and advanced FPGA based signal processing platform.

The advanced signal processing platform ...

25% Efficient Solar Cells Target for European Solar Cell Project

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Photo-voltaic or solar power is reliant on the efficiency of the solar cells that convert the solar energy into electrical power. The solar cells are currently not particularly efficient and any impro...

Linear Synchronous Rail-to-Rail Step-Down Regulator

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Linear Technology has introduced their LTC3600. This is a single resistor 1.5A, high efficiency, synchronous buck regulator that can be easily paralleled for higher current applications.

This new swi...

Peregrine Ships Billionth CMOS on Sapphire RFIC

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

RF fabless semiconductor provider, Peregrine has now shipped over a billion CMOS-on-sapphire RFICs.

This milestone was achieved as a result of shipments of its latest RF switch: SP8T which is one of ...

Aeroflex adds LTE-Advanced support to TM500 LTE Test Mobile

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Aeroflex's TM500 LTE Test Mobile now supports carrier aggregation, which is a key enabling technology for LTE-Advanced.

This feature allows multiple carriers comprised of either contiguous or non-con...

Microsemi delivers "space flight" FPGAs in ceramic package

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Microsemi has announced that its radiation tolerant RT ProASIC3 family of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) is now available in a ceramic quad flat pack (CQFP) package.

CQFP packages comply with...

Wind River commits to the Future Airborne Capability Environment Consortium

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Wind River has joined The Open Group’s Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Consortium as it releases the FACE Technical Standard.

The standard defines a common operating environment that ...

Berg research reveals massive container tracking growth

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Latest research from analyst firm, Berg Insight, reveals the number of active remote container tracking units deployed on intermodal shipping containers was 77,000 in Q4-2011 and will reach 1.0 millio...

Updates on Mobile World Congress 2012

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

The GSMA has provided an update on the MObile World Congress conference plan and keynote speakers for the forthcoming congress, which will be taking place 27 February – 1 March, 2012 at the Fira de ...

XP launches power supply selector and app

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

XP Power has unveiled two new online product selection tools for engineers that ease the process of choosing a power supply.

The product selector allows searching by product type, (AC-DC or DC-DC), o...

Ixia Introduces VoLTE HD Voice Test Application

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Voice and SMS services are the primary revenue sources for mobile operators, contributing close to 80% of the overall revenue.

Over-the-top (OTT) voice and video service providers are a significant t...

Adlink acquires LiPPERT Embedded Computers

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

ADLINK Technology has bought embedded PC system developer, LiPPERT Embedded Computers, Germany, for approximately 7M Euro.

"By leveraging LiPPERT's solid design methodology and process, the overall q...

EasySYNC releases hi-speed USB to multi-port industrial adapters

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

EasySYNC, developer of USB communications and instrumentation systems, has introduced a new family of rugged, adapter modules.

These products present a simple method for allowing legacy serial device...

Nujira Selects TowerJazz as Foundry Partner

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

RF power amplifier envelope tracking company Nujira has selected TowerJazz as its foundry partner for its recently announced Envelope Tracking, ET integrated circuit for mobile handsets. The NCT-L1100...

Nujira Launches NCT-L1100 Envelope Tracking Chip

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

RF envelope tracking technology company, Nujira Ltd has launched the first IC in its new Coolteq.L product family of Envelope Tracking, ET power supply modulators for mobile handsets. Designated the N...

Aeroflex introduces measurement suite for WLAN 802.11ac devices

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Aeroflex is adding 802.11ac support to its popular PXI 3000 Series test system to facilitate the worldwide growth of 802.11ac Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) mobile devices.

Wireless devices using...

Murata and Beta LAYOUT deliver UHF passive RFID starter kit

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Murata and Beta LAYOUT, rapid PCB prototyping business, have launched an RFID starter kit based on Murata’s MAGICSTRAP UHF passive RFID devices.

Aimed at engineers and developers wishing to quickly...

RADWIN Non-Line of Sight Backhaul

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Non-line of sight backhaul using MIMO technology is an innovative way for providing backhaul solutions in a variety of scenarios and in particular for small cells.

For LTE the number of cells will ne...

IC Insights predicts rapid growth for NAND flash memory market

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

IC Insights forecasts that 27 of the 33 major IC product categories defined by WSTS will experience growth in 2012, with 11 segments expected to grow better than the 7% forecast for the total IC indus...

Openet survey reveals poor engagement between mobile operators and customers

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Openet, a provider of Service Optimisation Software (SOS) to tier one communications service providers, reveals the results of a survey on how mobile operators use smartphones to engage their subscrib...

Adlink releases quad core processor-based fanless embedded computer

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

ADLINK Technology has released the Matrix MXE-5300 series of rugged, quad core, fanless computers, based on the high performance 2nd Generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3 processor and QM67 chipset.

The MXE...

TI unveils MCU solar kits

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Texas Instruments has developed two solar kits based on its C2000 32-bit Piccolo and Concerto microcontrollers (MCUs).

These new solar kits bring advanced peripherals, application-targeted developme...

Elliptic showcases tVault security architecture

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Elliptic Technologies has introduced the tVault Security Architecture that promises end-to-end security in connected devices.

tVault provides robust security inside Trusted Execution Environments (TE...

Amphenol HD-BNC High-Density Connectors

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Acal BFi is now sampling a new range of Amphenol RF connectors for applications in high-definition broadcasting, broadband and networking. The new high-density HD-BNC™ connectors are based on Amphen...

Plessey buys Cambridge GaN LED spin-out

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Plessey has bought University of Cambridge spin-out, CamGaN, formed to commercialise novel technologies for the growth of gallium nitride (GaN) high-brightness LEDs on large-area silicon substrates.

...

Small Cells are the Key for LTE Deployment

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

One of the key elements to LTE deployment has always been the adoption of small cells. In order to provide the increased data capacity, not only is it necessary to have spectrum efficient radio techno...

VLSI Solution reveals all-in-one MP3 audio system-on-a-chip

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

VLSI Solution has unveiled the VS1005 SoC, a highly integrated all-in-one chip for audio processing applications.

The VS1005 System-on-a-Chip contains an extensive set of peripheral interfaces. Inclu...

INSIDE Secure wins major smartphone contract

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Near field communications chips and software from INSIDE Secure are to be integrated into next-generation smartphones from a leading mobile phone manufacturer.

Scheduled for introduction by the middl...

Powervation introduces power-saving synchronous buck controller

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Powervation has developed the PV3101, the new single phase digital DC/DC controller featuring the company’s Auto-Control adaptive loop compensation technology.

The PV3101 uses a proprietary DSP/RIS...

Ixia joins first public cloud infrastructure test

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Ixia has taken part in the first public test of a cloud infrastructure in conjunction with EANTC and Cisco.

EANTC-independently led testing that showcased Cisco’s end-to-end functionality required ...

ip.access wins Telenor Group deal

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Developer of small cell mobile technology, ip.access, has signed a global agreement with mobile network operator group, Telenor Group, for the supply of end-to-end small cell solutions.

The frame agr...

Defence Equipment Minister Peter Luff opens TRaC's new laboratory

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

On February 2nd, 2012, Peter Luff MP, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology was guest of honour and carried out the formal opening at the inauguration of TRaC's brand new Southern La...

Actisense unveils engine monitoring unit

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

UK marine electronics developer, Actisense, has announced the EMU-1, a specialised Analogue to NMEA 2000 Interface, designed to operate specifically with engines.

Working in conjunction with the UK d...

Aeroflex unveils three low-cost broadband signal analysers

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Aeroflex has developed three low-cost broadband signal analysers that locate, record, and analyse complex communications signals for commercial, military, and aerospace applications.

Based on the com...

Teseq buys Milmega to strengthen RF amplifier offering

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Teseq Holding, developer of instrumentation and systems for EMC emission and immunity testing, has acquired UK-based MILMEGA, designer and manufacturer of solid state, high-power microwave and RF ampl...

Ofcom reveals 22 percent increase in UK broadband speeds

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

UK consumers are achieving 22 per cent faster broadband speeds at home than they were 12 months ago, new Ofcom research reveals.

In November 2011, the average actual UK residential broadband speed wa...

Switchtec showcases Sirena multi-functional beacons and sounders

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Distributed by Switchtec, Sirena’s M-Line range of beacons and sounders is based on a simple concept of three modular domes and five modular bases and promises to provide a custom fit for all signal...

Libelium unveils wireless sensor e-Learning platform

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Libelium has unveiled an e-Learning platform that promises a highly interactive service for system integrators who need to develop and deploy wireless sensor networks in a short timeframe.

With wirel...

Texas Instruments unveils RFID mini-transponders for animal tracking

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Texas Instruments has developed the "world’s smallest" half-duplex radio frequency identification (RFID) mini-transponders that enable customers to embed tags into smaller objects across a broader r...

StarChip and CEA-Leti to drive Smart Card applications forward

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Smart Card IC designer, StarChip, and French semiconductor research institute, CEA-Leti, have joined forces to develop a contactless front end for Smart Card applications including transport, banking ...

LEM announces ITZ transducer series

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

LEM has introduced the ITZ series of transducers for galvanically-isolated, ultra-accurate precision DC, AC and pulsed current measurements in industrial and laboratory applications.

The high-accurac...

Silicon Labs claims smallest and lowest power customisable clock ICs

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Silicon Laboratories claims to have developed the industry’s smallest and lowest power customisable clock generators.

Available in a 1.7 mm-squared package, Silicon Labs’ new Si512xx clock genera...

ARM Posts Record Results

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC

ARM Holdings, the Cambridge, UK based chip designer, has posted forecast-beating fourth quarter figures. These show the company’s profit jumping to £69m (GBP69m) against expectations of a £55m fou...

Ofcom study points to spectrum shortages in sub-20GHz bands

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Ofcom has just unveiled the results of an independent report which considers demand for frequency bands currently used by point to point fixed links over the next 5-10 years.

Analysis reveals suffici...

Vicor Unveils Online IBC Power Simulation Tool

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Vicor has unveiled a new IBC Power Simulation tool that enables power system designers to interactively model the electrical and thermal performance of intermediate bus converters in application-speci...

Linear Technology introduces wideband I/Q demodulator with IIP2 optimisation

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 UTC

Linear Technology has unveiled the LTC5585, an ultrawide bandwidth direct conversion I/Q demodulator with outstanding linearity performance (IIP3 = 25.7dBm and IIP2 = 60dBm at 1.95GHz).

The device is...