Wireless & Communications

S.E.A. Datentechnik, a National Instruments Alliance Partner, has launched a series of mobile communication modules that have been designed specifically for the NI CompactRIO platform and are equipped with the new Zynq-based NI cRIO-9068 controller. The SEA 9751 and SEA 9754 modules enable users developing monitoring and measurement systems based on CompactRIO to access the entire application remotely.

Peregrine Semiconductor, a fabless provider of high-performance radio frequency integrated circuits (RF ICs), is expanding its family of MultiSwitch STeP8 dual single-pole, seven throw (SP7T/SP7T) UltraCMOS antenna switches which have been optimised to handle the significant carrier aggregation challenges of 4G mobile wireless applications as adopted by leading RF front-end module suppliers. The PE42128x devices have been designed to support simultaneous multi-band operation of up to 14 frequency bands while delivering exceptional linearity, insertion loss performance and small size.

Link Microtek will be using this year’s European Microwave event to highlight a new broadband dual-channel coaxial rotary joint that employs special contacting technology to give it long life in commercial and military satellite communications applications.

u-blox, the Swiss-based provider of wireless and GPS/GNSS semiconductor components, has announced the opening of an LTE RF (Radio Frequency) design centre in Cork, Ireland. It is the company’s fourth R&D centre focusing on chip design for embedded 4G wireless communications.

Samsung Electronics has announced that it has begun mass producing what it claims in the world"s fastest embedded memory - the eMMC 5.0 devices - in 16 gigabyte (GB), 32GB and 64GB densities for next-generation smartphones and tablets.

Micrel has launched the SY88053CL and SY88063CL, limiting post amplifiers that are suitable for FTTH XGPON and 10GEPON OLT (Optical Line Terminal) applications supporting the build out of next generation PON networks. This product family is also suitable for use in fiber optic transceiver modules for multi-rate applications up to 12.5Gbps supporting Ethernet, Fibre Channel, OTN, and CPRI/OBSAI data rates.

STMicroelectronics has revealed that its NFC / RFID-enabled memory device has been integrated into the Classe Cube refrigerator from Dongbu Daewoo Electronics. The recently launched Classe Cube is able to offer a variety of innovative services to consumers and is being marketed as “Korea’s first NFC fridge.”

Link Microtek, a manufacturer and supplier of microwave and RF components, has launched a family of high-performance filter products for protecting Freeview TV channels from interference when 4G mobile phone networks are rolled out across the UK.

Samsung Electronics has announced that its secure contactless smart card chip has been selected by the VDV-Kernapplikations GmbH & Co. KG (“VDV-KA”), the Association of German Transport Undertakings, to power eTicket Deutschland cards starting from mid 2013. eTicket Deutschland is VDV-KA’s electronic fare management standard in Germany and over eight million transportation cards are expected to be issued throughout Germany from 2013 to 2016.

Wolfson Microelectronics has announced that the company’s WM5102 High Definition (HD) Audio Hub has been adopted by Sharp for its new range of AQUOS smartphone and tablet devices. The WM5102 provides for exceptional audio quality in the AQUOS PHONE ZETA SH-06E and AQUOS PHONE si SH-07E, as well as the upcoming AQUOS PAD SH-08E tablet, all from NTT Docomo.