RF & Microwave

Crystals announced by Jauch Quartz (J103) - in the JXSxx-WA quartz crystal series - are designed for wireless applications in a variety of settings.

Analog Devices has announced hardware for learning about analogue circuits and software-defined radio. USB-powered and controlled, ADALM2000 Active Learning Module includes: two analog differential inputs, two analog single-ended outputs, and two power supplies. 12bit 100Msample/s DACs and ADCs provide the digital interface, and once coupled with the firm’s Scopy software running on a computer (Windows, Linux or OS X), the ...

Nordic Semiconductor has launched its first Thread SDK, which uses the IEEE 802.15.4 PHY support in the firm's nRF52840 chip.

Embedded World 2017, starting in Nuremberg will Weightless-P network hardware in action. An alternative to LPWAN technologies in unlicensed spectrum, Ubiik is launching a Weightless-P Kit at the show, the Weightless Ignition Pack. The pack includes the hardware required to deploy, demonstrate, evaluate and develop Weightless-P IoT networks, says the company. Addressing the Internet of Things, the Weightless-P Specification, was ...

One of the smallest wireless ICs for Bluetooth v4.2 low energy enabled designs is available from Swiss firm EM Microelectronic.

Taoglas unveils its series of modular 5G massive MIMO antenna arrays, including the 5-6GHz Adaptrix CMM200.A

Xilinx integrates RF-class analogue technology into its 16nm MPSoCs resulting in a family of RFSoCs which eliminate discrete data converters resulting, it claims.

Murata has introduced the LQM18JN series of chip inductors for near field communication (NFC) applications

CMD240P4 from Custom MMIC of Massachusetts is DC to 22 GHz GaAs microwave distributed amplifier housed in a QFN leadless 4x4mm surface mount package. Gain is greater than 15dB of gain with a 2.2dB noise figure and 1dB compression point of +19dBm at 10GHz. There is a +28dBm IP3 and 50Ω matching eliminates the need for external RF port matching. “The performance levels ...

Qorvo has combined RF transceivers for communication protocols; ZigBee 3.0, Thread and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) in a single chip.   The ARM Cortex-M4-based GP695 SoC supports the IEEE 802.15.4, ZigBee 3.0, Thread and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) wireless protocols for connecting sensor networks. A feature is the combination of a Bluetooth-based smartphone interface with Thread or ZigBee 3.0 for smart home applications. An ...