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Wireless Systems Design UPDATE
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November 9, 2006
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Today's Table of Contents:
1. Viewpoint: A Bent Piece Of Metal
2. Feature Article: New Passports Go High-Tech With Smart Chips
3. Electronic Design Digital Edition
4. Wireless Bridge Extends ZigBee/802.15.4 Range To 40 Miles
5. Wi-Fi Modules Handle Monitor Tasks In Embedded Applications
6. UWB Hub Is Certified, Launched In Japan
7. WiMAX Conformance, Production Solutions Verified And Delivered
8. Electronic Design LIVE! At electronica 2006
9. High-Linearity Power Amps Target 3G Infrastructure
10. Happenings/Conferences


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1. Viewpoint
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A Bent Piece Of Metal

By Louis E. Frenzel

As wireless devices have continued to move to higher and higher frequencies, antennas thankfully have gotten smaller. Now instead of the "whip" antenna that used to be a common sight on cordless phones, cell phones, and other wireless devices, antennas are typically totally internal. If you see any vestige of an antenna on a product, it is a small protrusion at most. But that does not make it any less important...

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http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=3F813:8857EF
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2. Feature Article
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New U.S. Passports Go High-Tech With Smart Chips

To enhance border security and facilitate international travel, the U.S. State Department is adding smart chip technology to passports. These e-passports integrate the latest concepts in electronic document protection and readability using a secure smart chip that can be scanned at authorized passport control points ...

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http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=3F80F:8857EF
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3. Electronic Design Digital Edition
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Now, you can read Electronic Design in a new, interactive format that allows you to:

Page through the issue instantly online-no downloading required!
Click on hot links for direct access to advertiser Web sites
Send e-mails to contacts referenced in the magazine
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Copy the issue to your computer for offline reference

Check out the digital version of the November 6, 2006 issue. The online version is fully compatible with most Web browsers. We hope you enjoy the new digital edition of Electronic Design.

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http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=3F80E:8857EFd=CpS0Qegtdyn87
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4. News
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Wireless Bridge Extends ZigBee/802.15.4 Range To 40 Miles

Because the ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4 standards focus on low-cost, low-power wireless monitoring and controlling of electronic devices, ZigBee modems typically must be located within 100 to 300 feet of each other to communicate. Many customers, however, want to connect ZigBee/802.15.4 networked devices to monitoring locations beyond the range ZigBee affords...

Read the entire article at:
http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=3F814:8857EF
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5. News
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Wi-Fi Modules Handle Monitor Tasks In Embedded Applications

The Wi-Fi Alliance, an organization that tests and certifies the interoperability of 802.11 wireless local-area network (WLAN) products, announced its plans to certify the interoperability of the so-called draft-n products that are being sold prior to the full and final ratification of the 802.11n standard...

Read the entire article at:
http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=3F812:8857EF

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6. News
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UWB Hub Is Certified, Launched In Japan

The Y-E Data Ltd. Ultra-Wideband (UWB) hub product, which is based on the Wisair chip set, has received TELEC certification and is ready for the market...

Read the entire article at:
http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=3F811:8857EF

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7. News
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WiMAX Conformance, Production Solutions Verified And Delivered

The WiMAX-specific design validation and production solutions from Agilent Technologies have been successfully delivered to and accepted by several customers. The tools consist mainly of the PSA series spectrum analyzers and ESG vector signal generator...

Read the entire article at:
http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=3F810:8857EF

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8. Electronic Design electronica 2006 Survival Guide
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Four days; 14 halls; 3500 exhibitors.
Where do you start?
Let Electronic Design Europe Editor-in-Chief Paul Whytock be your guide.

Visit:
http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=3F818:8857EF

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9. News
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High-Linearity Power Amps Target 3G Infrastructure

The AP601, AP602, and AP603 power amplifiers were developed on WJ Communications' proprietary 28-V indium-gallium-phosphorus (InGaP) heterojunction bipolar transistor (gallium-arsenide) process to ensure high performance and outstanding linearity across the 800- to 2200-MHz range. With their high efficiency, the new amplifiers allow basestation designers to reduce power consumption without sacrificing performance...

Read the entire article at:
http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=3F815:8857EF

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10. Happenings/Conferences
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5th Annual Broadband Wireless Forum
December 11-14
Cambridge, U.K.
http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=3F819:8857EF

PTC '07 Beyond Telecom
January 14-17
Hilton Hawaiian Village
Beach Resort & Spa,
Honolulu, Hawaii
http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=3F81C:8857EF

WCA Global Expo & Business Symposium
January 16-19
Fairmont Hotel
San Jose, Calif.
http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=3F81B:8857EF

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