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Low-power Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combo module for battery powered IoT equipment
Murata has developed and begun mass-producing the low-power compact wireless module “Type 2GF” with built-in Infineon Technologies “CYW43022” Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/Bluetooth Low Energy combo chip. With the expansion of applications in the IoT market in recent years, there has been a rise in IoT equip
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Tagore HP GaN SPDT switches with 550W peak power for Radar and Cellular Infra
Tagore Technology introduced the TS8728N and TS8729N asymmetrical reflective single-pole two throw (SPDT) switches designed for broadband, high-power switching applications. The new feature-rich switches offer best-in-class insertion loss, power handling, high linearity, and high isolation performan
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Wireless MCUs supports Bluetooth LE 5.4, Zigbee, Thread, and Matter and cyber-protection regulations
STMicroelectronics with its new short-range wireless microcontrollers targeting applications such as wearables, smart objects across various domains, including smart homes, smart-bulbs, health monitoring, and smart appliances providing advantages such as miniaturization, ease of use, security, and a
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Qorvo acquired Beamforming RF IC vendor Anokiwave, founded by Nitin Jain
Qorvo acquired Boston, MA based Anokiwave, a company supplying chips for intelligent active array antennas for D&A, SATCOM and 5G applications. Anoki, is the word inspired by the Hindi language meaning extraordinary and unique. An Indian born Nitin Jain was Anokiwave's Chief Technology Officer, and
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em|bleu Bluetooth 5.4 Chip by EM Microelectronic for sleek and efficient devices
Switzerland based EM Microelectronic has unveiled its latest innovation, the em|bleu Bluetooth 5.4 chip, designed to meet the evolving needs of industries such as medical and automotive electronics. With a focus on miniaturization, power efficiency, and performance, this chip offers a compact and en
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Renesas launched new LP Bluetooth LE SoC for locationing and other markets
Renesas unveiled its new DA14592, a new Bluetooth LE SoC for power-efficient connectivity in broad range of applications such as connected medical devices to asset tracking and crowd-sourced location tracking. DA1459
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Semiconductor industry's first: PHY SoC for 5GNR/LTE small cell Open RAN radio
5G open RAN baseband semiconductor and software specialist Picocom launched semiconductor chip industry's first SoC optimised for 5G small cell Open RAN radio units (O-Rus). The PC805 small-footprint, low-power SoC supports flexible RF/bandwidth mapping and can be used for designing enterprise, in
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Wi-Fi 7 features and benefits: Enabler of AR/VR headset, wireless display, and cloud gaming
Latency is a big issue in wireless AR/VR headsets and also for future wireless displays. To support seamless real-time transmission of high-bandwidth extremely interactive video and graphics across devices, very small delays due to interferences and latency of the networks should be kept extremely
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Phased array antenna control and calibration solution for sat comm
To develop active electronically scanned arrays for satellite communications applications, Keysight is offering the Phased Array Antenna Control and Calibration solution to quickly test their designs during early validation. The range of benefits Keysight explains include: Proprietary phased a
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Wi-Fi Alliance starts Wi-Fi 6E certification program
Wi-Fi Alliance certification for Wi-Fi 6E, the latest standards delivering higher speed and lesser congestion is now available to deliver interoperability for devices operating in the 6 GHz spectrum. Wi-Fi 6E certification enables worldwide interoperability of Wi-Fi 6E devices. The 6GHz band ad
2 min readGaN MMIC amplifier delivers up to 100 W in a 7 x 7 mm QFN package
Qorvo announced launch of what it claims as industry's highest-power GaN MMIC power amplifier (PA) delivering up to 100 watts of saturated power in a small, 7 mm x 7 mm QFN package. Internally matched and Surface Mount Technology (SMT) packaged design saves from using external components and from u
2 min readAntennas for heavy duty harsh environment applications
Electronic component manufacturer AVX has announced a range of small low profile form factor rugged antennas for range of applications requiring less space, low weighing, and still delivering performance. With low height down to 6.7mm, they are designed to receive signals in the frequency range of
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