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February 6, 2006
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Today's Table of Contents:

1. Viewpoint: Newest Wireless Standard Gives Designers Choices, Not Compromises
2. Feature Article: RFID Forecasts, Players & Opportunities 2007-2017
3. Electronic Design Wire News
4. Single-Chip Solution Handles New Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR Standard
5. Bluetooth Platform Adds Noise-Canceling Software Capability
6. Tuners for Mobile Digital TVs Tackle Interferences Problems
7. High-Dynamic Range Driver Amp Suits Wireless Infrastructure Applications
8. MIMO Tester Takes Top Honors For Wi-Fi T&M Innovation
9. Happenings/Conferences

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1. Viewpoint
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Newest Wireless Standard Gives Designers Choices, Not Compromises

By Louis E. Frenzel

With so many standards to choose from, designers are not forced into compromises by existing standards when there always seems to be a new one that is a better fit. So I guess one more new standard is good news. This one offers another way to do RFID-like tracking and identification functions. Here is a quick introduction to this new wireless tool...

Read the entire article at:
http://www.elecdesign.com/Articles/ArticleID/14841/14841.html

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2. Feature Article
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RFID Forecasts, Players & Opportunities 2007-2017

IDTechEx has interviewed key RFID adopters and solution providers in the various applicational RFID markets. This research has been analysed in a brand new report giving an unprecedented level of
insight into the total RFID industry and what is really happening. Raghu Das, CEO of IDTechEx, summarizes some of the findings...

Read the entire article at:
http://www.elecdesign.com/Articles/ArticleID/14840/14840.html

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3. Electronic Design Wire News
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Tired of searching the Web for engineering news you can use? Now, electronicdesign.com features press releases, product announcements, and feature stories from sources like the PR Newswire, USA Today, The
Washington Post, and more.

To see today's news, handpicked daily by Electronic Design's technical editors, go to:
http://www.electronicdesign.com

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4. News
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Single-Chip Solution Handles New Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR Standard

The first member of Atheros Communications' Radio-on-Chip for Mobile (ROCm) family of Bluetooth solutions is the AR3011, the industry's first Bluetooth 2.1 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) solution for PCs,
according to the company. The highly-integrated, single-chip solution is aimed at laptops and desktops. It allows co-existence with wireless LAN (WLAN) and permits simultaneous use of multiple Bluetooth-based
devices...

Read the entire article at:
http://www.elecdesign.com/Articles/ArticleID/14842/14842.html

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5. News
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Bluetooth Platform Adds Noise-Canceling Software Capability

BlueCore5-Multimedia is CSR's most powerful multimedia silicon, offering superior sound quality for headset applications, with a signal-to-noise ratio of -95 dB and low power consumption. The single-chip solution integrates a powerful Kalimba DSP coprocessor running at 64 MIPS.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.elecdesign.com/Articles/ArticleID/14843/14843.html

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6. News
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Tuners for Mobile Digital TVs Tackle Interferences Problems

Microtune Inc. is attacking the difficult problem of interference disrupting the reception of real-time digital television by mobile TV phones with its Mobile MicroTuners and their ClearTune technology. The
technology delivers clear, sharp, stable pictures to consumers, even across overpopulated, hostile airwaves, and reduces the threat of interference from the phone's power amplifier...

Read the entire article at:
http://www.elecdesign.com/Articles/ArticleID/14844/14844.html

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7. News
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High-Dynamic Range Driver Amp Suits Wireless Infrastructure Applications

With a broad frequency range, high linearity, low noise figure, and exceptional reliability, the M/A-COM MAAMSS0070 single-stage driver amplifier is well-suited for general-purpose use in wireless
infrastructure. Applications include mobile basestation transceivers, cellular repeaters, WiMAX and WiBro customer premises equipment, and medical and test equipment. Usable bandwidth is 250 to 3800 MHz, and
it is easily optimized for specific bands by using external matching components...

Read the entire article at:
http://www.elecdesign.com/Articles/ArticleID/14845/14845.html

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8. News
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MIMO Tester Takes Top Honors For Wi-Fi T&M Innovation

The academy won't hand out its Oscars for another couple of weeks, but Frost & Sullivan has already named its 2007 Product Innovation of the Year Award for Wi-Fi Test & Measurement. And the award goes to:
Azimuth Systems Inc. for its ACE 400NB MIMO channel emulator.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.elecdesign.com/Articles/ArticleID/14846/14846.html

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9. Happenings/Conferences
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Wireless Developer Forum during the 3GSM Barcelona
Feb. 13-15
Barcelona, Spain
http://www.wirelessdeveloperforum.org/index.asp?page=product_main&type=71&id=106&format=wide

RFID Smart Labels USA
Feb. 21-22 February
Boston, Mass.
http://www.IDTechEx.com/USA

MuniWireless Texas 07
March 6-7
http://www.mw07tx.com/


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