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LTE-Advanced test scripts without programming skills
Anite has eased the development of test scripts for LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) device testing. Called ‘Scenario Mode’, it is an addition to the firm’s Development Toolset and offers a graphical interface...
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GaN-on-SiC HEMT packs 600W for pulsed power
Macom Technology Solutions has announced a ceramic GaN-on-SiC power HEMT for avionics. MAGX-001090-600L00 is a gold-metallised matched GaN-on-SiC RF power transistor optimised for pulsed avionics at...
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100G fibre links are interoperable at ECOC 2013
Xilinx will demonstrate a 100G link running at OTN data rates in participation with the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) at ECOC in London next week ( September 23-25). It will demonstrate...
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What is LTE-Advanced, and how is it going to be tested?
Prepare yourself for acronym soup as Electronics Weekly delves into the world of 4G phone networks to find out how three test equipment companies are dealing with the needs of chipset makers, phone...
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IBM and Semtech increase range of wireless sensors
IBM has worked with Semtech to develop a wireless sensor system capable of transmitting data up to a distance of 15km and it will be demonstrated at European Utility Week in Amsterdam October 15-17....
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Rohm develops high speed powerline comms devices
Rohm is developing a baseband IC compliant with HD PLC Inside, a newly developed embedded broadband high-speed power line communication technology designed for home appliances, BEMS, HEMS, and HAN...
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Tool debugs JESD204B links from fast ADCs
Analog Devices has released an FPGA-based reference design for communication with fast data converters over the JESD204B serial bus. Called the JESD204B Xilinx Transceiver Debug Tool, it includes...
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First mass trial of white-space wireless technology in Europe
White space radio is not exactly in the last chance saloon, but it is close. Touted since the middle of the last decade as the answer to many of the problems that plague wireless broadband...
View ArticleUp to 150Mbit/s from light bulb
Chinese scientist can deliver up to 150Mbit/s from a light bulb, claims Chinese media. Led by Professor Nan Chi of Fudan University in Shanhgai, the team has demonstrated communication to four...
View ArticleQualcomm intros gigabit powerline comms chip
Qualcomm Atheros has introduced in Amsterdam a HomePlug AV2 product powerline communications transceiver that can support gigabit links in the home using existing electrical wiring. The QCA7500 has...
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Qualcomm acquires network-on-chip technology
Qualcomm is reported to be acquiring a design team and technology assets from network on a chip firm Arteris. Neither company has officially conmfirmed the deal and so details are patchy at the moment....
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FUNcube-1 set for launch next week
The UK’s first amateur educational satellite will be launched on the 21st of November. Called FUNcube-1, and built by volunteers from AMSAT-UK, it is a CubeSat: 10x10x10cm and under 1kg, that will be...
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Antenna embroidered in the Midlands
A prototype garment incorporating an embroidered antenna has been produced by researchers from Nottingham Trent and Loughborough Universities. The antenna is said to be fully flexible, lightweight and...
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UK-based in-building network firm wins Huawei MIMO deal
Huawei and China Mobile have both selected Ranplan’s iBuildNet software tools for in-building wireless network design, simulation and optimisation. Huawei will use the UK-based Ranplan’s tools at its...
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Anite pushes channel simulator to 160MHz for 802.11ac
Anite has launched an 802.11ac capable stand-alone channel emulator with continuous 160MHz bandwidth support. “802.11ac phase one products support bandwidths of up to 80MHz, resulting in data rates of...
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Qualcomm to sample 20nm modem next year
Cristiano Amon executive vice president Qualcomm Qualcomm is to sample a 20nm chip early next year. The chip is an LTE Advanced modem called Gobi 9×35. The modem performs carrier aggregation up to 40...
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Anite and HiSilicon verify LTE-A carrier aggregation protocol
Anite has verified Release 10 LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) protocols in HiSilicon’s newly-developed LTE-A chipset. “HiSilicon’s chipset Balong720 is the world’s first LTE Cat6 platform supporting 20+20MHz...
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Bluetooth Smart updated to be LTE-friendly
Bluetooth focuses on LTE Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced an update to the Bluetooth Smart specification which will now include increased co-existence support for LTE and avoiding...
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CSR makes Bluetooth Smart practical for smart clothing
CSR has introduced a Bluetooth Smart development platform for low-power wearable electronics devices, such as smart watches and activity monitors. It has a form factor small enough for wearable devices...
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Low latency Ethernet chipset switches audio/video
AptoVision is launching at ISE 2014, Amsterdam (4-6 February), its first chipset supporting the transmission and switching of real-time, uncompressed Ultra-HD AV signals with zero-frame latency over...
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