Wireless & Communications

CSR has launched a new series of dual mode Bluetooth 4.1 compliant platforms, designed to give greater flexibility to developers looking to create low latency and ultra-low power wireless gaming controllers. The CSRB5341 and CSRB5342, part of the CSR BlueCore range, will provide developers with turnkey solutions for wireless gaming controllers and HID applications from a single device.

Peregrine Semiconductor is extending its high frequency portfolio with the introduction of the UltraCMOS PE42542 and PE42543 18 GHz SP4T broadband RF switches. This expansion of the company’s high-frequency portfolio represents the first RF SOI switches to deliver a high-performance alternative to incumbent gallium arsenide (GaAs) technology.

Link Microtek, a specialist supplier of microwave and RF subsystems and components, is now offering a new range of high-performance miniature variable attenuators covering microwave frequencies up to 26.5GHz.

Dialog Semiconductor has expanded further into the Smart Home and Human Interface Device (HID) market with a design win that will feature in a number of OEM wireless Remote Control Units (RCUs) for Smart TVs and set-top boxes from SMK Corporation. This will further strengthen Dialog’s position in high-volume connected home devices, having recently deployed its Bluetooth Smart Technology in wireless PC peripherals.

Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has announced that it will soon be introducing technology that will enable consumers to transfer a music track or high-resolution image wirelessly between devices in literally the’ blink of an eye’. TEE will launch its family of TransferJet USB adaptors for tablets, mobile phones and PCs in Europe during the fourth quarter of 2014.

CSR has partnered with Lenovo to make its new S9 and S52 Smart TVs, the world’s first TVs with fully featured Bluetooth Smart remote controls. The remotes, which are currently available in China, are not only low power but also have increased responsiveness, and make controlling TV content a much more user-friendly experience.

Freescale Semiconductor has introduced a range of fully programmable wireless charging ICs and reference designs which target automotive and consumer applications. The new Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) Qi-certified transmit controller ICs and reference designs are fully qualified and are now available. As feature-rich, power-hungry mobile devices become more popular with consumers, new wireless charging system deployments in offices, hotels, airports and other public spaces are driving demand for highly flexible solutions that allow for more innovative, highly customisable implementations.

Peregrine Semiconductor has unveiled the UltraCMOS PE42424 high-isolation, SPDT switch which has been optimised for 802.11ac carrier and enterprise Wi-Fi access points. A successor to last year’s PE42423, the upgraded switch is 75 percent smaller and features a 60-percent increase in power handling and a 350-percent faster switching speed. The PE42424 is intended for transmit/receive switching applications for outdoor Wi-Fi access points that require high power handling and rugged, high-temperature performance.

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. (“MACOM”) has announced a new GaN on SiC HEMT Pulsed Power Transistor for civilian and military radar pulsed applications. The MAGX-000035-015000 and MAGX-000035-01500S are gold-metalized unmatched GaN on Silicon Carbide RF power transistors which have been optimised for a variety of RF power amplifier applications.

New from Link Microtek the AMCOL-1-T medium-power coaxial termination is particularly suitable for use in HF and VHF systems that are deployed in demanding environments where installation and maintenance may be carried out with gloved hands.