RF & Microwave

Insight SiP has created a 8 x 8 x 1mm Bluetooth 5.4 module that includes its antenna, NFC and features such as A0A (angle of arrival) and channel sounding. Called ISP2454-MX, it is based on Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF54L15, which can also handle Bluetooth Mesh, Thread, Matter, other 802.15.4 protocols (Zigbee) and ANT communication alongside Bluetooth. Output power is +8dBm and ...

Materials developed for EMI shielding and RF absorption will improve the performance of military drones, predicts Rachid Ait El Cadi. Global conflicts and rising international tensions mean that drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are becoming high-demand tools in military arsenals. Some are classified as loitering munitions; these carry explosives or warheads often expended in attacks. Others are classified as ...

NXP has combined short-range 6 – 8.5GHz UWB radar, secure ranging and angle-of-arrival processing on a single chip. Called SR250, it is for “a world that anticipates and automates, enabling a variety of new user experiences based on location, presence or motion detection across consumer or industrial IoT applications”, claimed the company. It is said to support 3D angle-of-arrival and ...

Rohde & Schwarz is looking forward to times when nations mandate radar testing as part of annual vehicle inspections. It has created RadEst, a radar target simulator intended to function in the tough world of vehicle workshops. As well as simulating targets, the unit can measure radar parameters such as EIRP (equivalent isotropic radiated power) and occupied bandwidth. “With an ...

The Qorvo QPF4209 is an integrated front end module (FEM) designed for Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) systems. The small form factor and integrated matching minimizes layout area in the application. Performance is focused on optimizing the PA for a 5V supply voltage that minimizes power consumption to allow for systems that use digital pre-distortion to achieve the highest linear output power ...

Distributor Rutronik has added three surface-mount RTK-enhanced GNSS modules from Unicore to its portfolio. RTK – ‘real time kinematics’ – is a service that increases the accuracy of satellite navigation systems. UM982 GPS L1/L2/L5 BDS B1I/B2I/B3I GLONASS G1/G2 Galileo E1/E5a/E5b QZSS L1/L2/L5 SBAS 16 x 21 x 2.6mm UM980 BDS B1I/B2I/B3I/B1C/B2a/B2b GPS L1/L2/L5 GLONASS L1/L2 Galileo E1/E5a/E5b QZSS L1/L2/L5 SBAS ...

Kyocera AVX has released low-ESR C0G/NP0 dielectric RF MLCCs (multi-layer ceramic chip capacitors) “inspired by communications market demand for smaller RF capacitors that deliver repeatable performance”, it said. Called KGU, they come in values from 0.1 to 100pF with tolerances as low as ±0.05pF. They come in four chip sizes: 01005, 0402, 0603 or 0805 (EIA). Class I C0G, also ...

Farnell is now shipping the new high-power SPDT (Single-Pole Double-Throw) RF antenna switch from Toshiba. The SPDT RF (TCWA1225G) switch is important for the expansion of 5G networks. This is because the expansion requires antennae that are increasingly composed of complex signal transmission paths that need RF switching with low insertion loss and high input power, but in a compact ...

Toshiba has just released a 700MHz to 5GHz single-pole, double-throw antenna switch in a 1.9 x 1.9mm WCSP package. “TCWA1225G offers an input peak power of 46dBm – at 8dB PAR,” the company said. “This has been achieved by adopting Toshiba’s original CMOS process and optimising the internal switching circuitry.” The process also reduces insertion loss, typically to 0.6dB at ...

A grant from the Pivot into Space programme is funding a Novocomms R&D project to develop a next-gen PNT (positioning, navigation and timing antenna) system for use in space. Pivot into Space is a programme being led by the Midlands Aerospace Alliance. It has funding from the UK Space Agency that is matched by industry. The idea is for the ...