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Wireless Systems Design UPDATE
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May 8, 2007
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Today's Table of Contents:

1. Viewpoint: Rabbit Ears And Radios Enter The HD Age
2. ZigBee Modules Simplify Adoption In Industrial Networks
3. Wireless Boards Target Home Theater, Mutiroom Audio Systems
4. 26.5-GHz MEMS Switch Offers Low Loss, High Linearity
5. Tiny, Low-Power RF Module Handles 868-MHz ISM Applications
6. Fast Ethernet Switch Supports Wide Range Of Wired, Wireless Networks
7. PXI-Based RF Switches Target Video And Comm Testing
8. Zero-IF TV Tuner Module Reduces Costs In Digital Terrestrial TV
9. Happenings/Conferences:
- IEEE/MMT-S International Microwave Symposium
- IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation
- Wireless Communications Association (WCA 2007)

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1. Viewpoint
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Rabbit Ears And Radios Enter The HD Age
By Louis E. Frenzel, Wireless/Communications Technical Editor

If you have a big-screen HDTV, you probably get your HD channels via cable or satellite service at an extra cost of about $10 per month or more. But did you know that you could get your local HDTV directly off the air for free?

Read the entire article at:
http://www.wsdmag.com/Articles/ArticleID/15515/15515.html

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2. News
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ZigBee Modules Simplify Adoption In Industrial Networks

For many engineers who lack RF or wireless experience, implementing a ZigBee network can be a challenge. But all they really need are some complete, ready-to-go modules. AeroComm's line of ZigBee Your Way transceiver modules can drop right into many industrial applications with minimum fuss.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.wsdmag.com/Articles/ArticleID/15521/15521.html

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free webcast!
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Innovations in Battery and Charger Technologies for Portable Electronic Devices
By Don Tuite, Analog/Power Editor
Wednesday, May 16
2 p.m. Eastern/ 11 a.m. Pacific

Electrical and mechanical engineers designing portable electronic devices need to understand the latest technologies offered by battery, power-management IC, and battery-charger IC vendors. Join Analog/Power Editor Don Tuite as he reviews common electrical and mechanical design challenges with portable devices and then explains how new portable power technologies can overcome these challenges and improve performance. Sponsored by Micro Power Electronics, this free, hour-long webcast will provide critical knowledge of portable power management for portable devices and battery charging.

To register, go to:
http://www.electronicdesign.com/micropower

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Wireless Boards Target Home Theater, Mutiroom Audio Systems

The Melody Wing SP advanced wireless audio solution from SST Communications brings uncompressed, wire-equivalent sound quality to home entertainment applications. Comprising the SST11SC03 transmitter and the SST11SC04 receiver, the wireless system allows one product design to meet the certification requirements of multiple markets.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.wsdmag.com/Articles/ArticleID/15505/15505.html

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26.5-GHz MEMS Switch Offers Low Loss, High Linearity

The TT1244 SPDT MEMS switch made by TeraVicta Technologies operates over a broad bandwidth of dc to 26.5 GHz. It delivers low insertion loss and very good linearity while keeping its size and power consumption down.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.wsdmag.com/Articles/ArticleID/15506/15506.html

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Tiny, Low-Power RF Module Handles 868-MHz ISM Applications

The TinyOne Lite RF Module from One RF Technology occupies only 38 by 21 mm of board space (at 3 mm high) while delivering low-power 868-MHz ISM radio communications at low cost.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.wsdmag.com/Articles/ArticleID/15507/15507.html

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Fast Ethernet Switch Supports Wide Range Of Wired, Wireless Networks

The AR8216 from Athernos Communications is a six-port, 10/100 Ethernet switch that suits a broad array of wired and wireless networking applications, plus mainstream IEEE 802.11n and 802.11g wireless router and gateway applications.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.wsdmag.com/Articles/ArticleID/15508/15508.html

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PXI-Based RF Switches Target Video And Comm Testing

With the release of 11 new units, National Instruments has doubled its PXI-based RF switches for 50-ohm (PXI-254x series) and 75-ohm (PXI-255x series) RF applications. All 11 modules hold insertion loss to under 2.1 dB at the specified bandwidth and keep VSWR below 1.75 at bandwidth.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.wsdmag.com/Articles/ArticleID/15509/15509.html

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Zero-IF TV Tuner Module Reduces Costs In Digital Terrestrial TV

The MAX3580 fully integrated direct-conversion TV tuner from Maxim Integrated Products lowers costs by eliminating the need for external filtering components. The device, which employs a zero-IF architecture and onboard RF-tracking filter, suits digital-video-broadcasting-terrestrial applications.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.wsdmag.com/Articles/ArticleID/15510/15510.html

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9. Happenings/Conferences
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IEEE/MMT-S International Microwave Symposium
June 3-8
Honolulu, Hawaii
http://www.ims2007.org

IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation
June 10-15
Honolulu, Hawaii
http://hcac.hawaii.edu/conferences/aps2007/

Wireless Communications Association (WCA 2007)
June 11-14
Washington, D.C.
http://www.wcai.com


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