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ADAS Radar technology based on 28nm CMOS
Analog Devices, Inc. announced the Drive360 28nm CMOS RADAR technology platform that builds on its established ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems), MEMS, and RADAR technology portfolio widely used throughout the automotive industry for the past 20 years. Analog Devices is the first to offer automotive RADAR technology based on an advanced 28nm CMOS process and the […]
Integrated mmWave modem supports 57-71GHz band
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. introduced its next-generation 10Gbps-class millimeter wave (mmWave) modem for wireless infrastructure carrier-class deployments in both access and backhaul. The IDT® RWM6050 is the industry’s first highly integrated mmWave dual modem (PHY + MAC + ADC/DAC + beam forming) targeting applications such as fixed wireless broadband access, WTTx (Wireless To The Edge), […]
Low noise/high gain pHEMTs target Ku and Ka Band apps
CEL is introducing low-cost pHEMTs (pseudomorphic High Electron Mobility Transistor) targeted for Ku and Ka Band Satellite Receiver applications. These CEL pHEMTs are drop-in replacements to the Renesas pHEMTs, also offered by CEL. Typical applications are LNBs (Low Noise Block) in Digital Broadcast Systems (DBS), and downconverters in VSAT systems and 24GHz sensors. These new […]
Multilayer organic high-pass filters target 0.74 – 2.83GHz wireless apps
Based on AVX’s patented and proven multilayer organic (MLO) high density interconnect technology, the new HF Series MLO high pass filters utilize high dielectric constant and low loss materials to help engineers integrate high Q passive printed elements, such as inductors and capacitors, in multilayer stacks with land grid array surface mount packaging that’s expansion-matched […]
Dual wideband mixer with programmable gain amplifiers enables 5G wireless access
Linear Technology introduces the LTC5566, a new wideband, high dynamic range dual channel mixer with integrated programmable variable gain IF amplifiers. This dual mixer has a very wide, 300MHz to 6GHz input frequency range, specifically optimized and with extensive characterization at the emerging 3.6GHz and 4.5GHz 5G bands, as well as the established 4G bands. […]
RF SOI platform boasts 80-fsec RonCoff spec
Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. announces the UltraCMOS 12 technology platform. Now in production, this next-generation RF SOI platform boasts a RONCOFF performance level of 80 fs—a 25-percent improvement over the last generation. To develop the 300 mm UltraCMOS 12 platform, Peregrine collaborated with GLOBALFOUNDRIES, a leading full-service semiconductor foundry. A key metric for RF switching, RONCOFF is Peregrine’s […]
Software helps optimize simulations of 5G MIMO systems
Remcom announces the release of Wireless InSite® MIMO, a new version of its site-specific radio propagation software that simulates the detailed multipath of large numbers of MIMO channels while overcoming the increased level of computations required for traditional ray tracing methods. With a tremendous increase in the number of connected devices and mobile data demand […]
Wireless modules feature secure Bluetooth, dual-band 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi with 2×2 MU-MIMO
A new series of advanced Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules that are designed to help developers and inventors connect billions of objects to the Enterprise Internet of Things (EIoT), especially in challenging RF environments like hospitals and large industrial facilities, was announced today by global wireless technology leader Laird. These break-through wireless solutions — advanced 802.11ac […]
Waveguide bends operate from 5.85 to 90 GHz
Fairview Microwave Inc., a supplier of on-demand microwave and RF components, launched a new line of waveguide bends operating from 5.85 to 90 GHz across 12 frequency bands (from C band to W band). These waveguide bends are frequently used in applications such as high-efficiency RF, test benches, instrumentation, microwave and mm-wave transmissions, MILCOM, SATCOM, […]
