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Today's Table of Contents: 1. Viewpoint: WiMAX Calls For Broadband Revolution 2. In Search Of Wireless Mesh Networks 3. Semiconductor Market Faces 40 Percent Reductions 4. Co-located Tower Sites Grow In Popularity 5. Multi-Platform FPGAs Satisfy Multiple Needs 6. Nanometer Models Rev Up with New Parasitic Engines 7. Mobiles in Aircraft Almost Ready to Fly 8. RFIC Firm Expands into Asia 9. New Books > Wireless Network Coexistence > Space-Time Codes and MIMO Systems 10. In-Depth Coverage Links > Top Wireless-Security Vendors Vary In Their Approaches > Testing Braces Itself For Voice Over Wi-Fi 11. Happenings - Conferences 12. Happenings - Webinars

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*********** 1. Viewpoint *********** WiMAX Calls For Broadband Revolution By David Sumi, Product Manager, Multipoint Solutions, Proxim Corp.

The past year has seen renewed interest and activity in the broadband-wireless-access (BWA) industry. This flurry of activity has begun to spill over into the more mainstream networking world. It provides tantalizing glimpses of the new... Read the complete article at --> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehZk0CWyaL0Emn0BLiD0Ax Proxim --> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehZk0CWyaL0Emn0BLiE0Ay

******* 2. News ******* In Search Of Wireless Mesh Networks

Want to follow the real-time adventures of an intrepid explorer roaming through the wireless mesh jungles of Europe? Timothy J. Brown of VIA Technologies is currently traveling through Europe meeting developers of mesh networks. He has captured his experiences on his website called "Into the Mesh" through what he calls multimedia reporting (video editing, blogging, etc). Timothy's stated mission is to interact with and gain insight into people lives who live in areas covered by wireless mesh networks. Wireless mesh networks are an affordable last mile technology bringing wireless broadband connectivity to users in areas where established Telcos and ISPs for a variety of reasons (mainly economic) have chosen not to go. Into the Mess --> www.intothemesh.com Via --> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehZk0CWyaL0Emn0BLiF0Az Locast World --> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehZk0CWyaL0Emn0BLiG0A1

******** 3. News ******** Semiconductor Market Faces 40 Percent Reductions

The semiconductor industry has become inflated with hundreds of vendors competing in a crowded marketplace. However, within 10 years, 40 percent of today's semiconductor vendors are likely to leave the industry, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner analysts identified five mega-trends that will lead to significant changes in the industry during the recent Gartner Dataquest Semiconductor Industry Summit. These mega-trends include increasing device integration (Moore's Law), the increasing scale and size of manufacturing, the shift from business to consumer markets, the increasing role of service providers, and new and disruptive technologies. Gartner --> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehZk0CWyaL0Emn0BLiH0A2

******** 4. News ******** Co-located Tower Sites Grow In Popularity

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. recently announced that Nextel Communications Inc. has signed a five-year Master Lease Agreement (MLA) that allows Nextel to lease co-location space on Clear Channel's more than 1,300 wireless tower sites. The deal also allows Clear Channel to locate upon Nextel's 1,200 wireless sites in the United States. In 2002, Clear Channel ventured into the vertical real estate market, making thousands of towers, billboards, buildings, and entertainment venues, available for co-location of wireless antennas and equipment. Clear Channel claims that, unlike traditional tower companies, they offer their existing infrastructure without having to rely on leasing revenue to cover the cost of site acquisition and development. Clear Channel --> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehZk0CWyaL0Emn0BLiI0A3 Nextel --> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehZk0CWyaL0Emn0BHMs0AE ************************ ADVERTISEMENT ************************** WiLANTA-802.11 a, b & g test & analysis software

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******** 5. News ******* Multi-Platform FPGAs Satisfy Multiple Needs

Xilinx, Inc. just announced the immediate availability of silicon and a complete suite of design tools for its new Virtex-4 flagship product line. This introduction provides a multi-platform FPGA family produced using 90nm/300mm chip-making process technology. Notably, the Virtex-4 family is the company's second 90nm product line. Virtex-4 encompasses more than 100 technical innovations, offering designers a choice of 17 devices across three domain-optimized platform FPGA architectures: Virtex-4 LX FPGAs (logic-intensive designs), SX FPGAs (high-performance signal processing), and FX FPGAs (high-speed serial connectivity and embedded processing). http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehZk0CWyaL0Emn0BLiK0A5

******** 6. News ******** Nanometer Models Rev Up with New Parasitic Engines

Mentor Graphics Corp. recently introduced new resistance and capacitance engines for its full-chip, transistor-level parasitic extraction solution, Calibre xRC. The company has also developed hierarchical netlisting and optimized back annotation capabilities between Calibre xRC and Nassda's high-performance simulation platform HSIMplus. Calibre xRC's new engines, combined with the company's LVS layout vs. schematic tools, are designed to handle nanometer effects. They provide BSIM4.0 simulation models that can accurately measure, extract and analyze these new parasitics in a geometrically accurate way with smaller netlists, helping to preserve performance, capacity and yield. Mentor --> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehZk0CWyaL0Emn0paM0AU Nassda --> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehZk0CWyaL0Emn0BEdj0AP

***************** 7. International News ***************** Mobiles in Aircraft Almost Ready to Fly

Soon you could be using your mobile phone on flights as easily as you do on the High Street, reports an article in the BBC News. A two-year investigation has shown that mobiles can be used on planes without interfering with navigation systems. Plane maker Airbus, which carried out the research, said the positive result paved the way for the widespread use of mobiles on aircraft. Airbus said it was planning to put in-flight mobile phone technology on its aircraft by 2006. BBC News --> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehZk0CWyaL0Emn0BLiL0A6

***************** 8. International News ***************** RFIC Firm Expands into Asia SiGe Semiconductor today unveiled its plans to expand its operations in Asia. This expansion is a response to increasing demand for its wireless power amplifiers and RF front-end solutions among consumer electronics manufacturers. Thanks to significant manufacturing efficiencies, the leading brand names in consumer electronics rely on Asian original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original design manufacturers (ODMs) to produce more and more of their products. So far in 2004, SiGe Semi has shipped more than 20 million power amplifiers and RF front-end solutions to ODMs and OEMs in China, Taiwan and Korea. SiGe Semi --> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehZk0CWyaL0Emn0pCc0AM

************** 9. New Books ************** Wireless Network Coexistence By Robert Morrow ISBN: 0071399151 Publisher: McGraw-Hill

This work deals with the integration and practical applications of the entire range of wireless services, including Wi-Fi, Wi-Media, ZigBee, and Bluetooth. It discusses what each of the services has to offer, what can be accomplished with each, and how each fits into an integrated wireless solution. McGraw-Hill --> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehZk0CWyaL0Emn0BLiM0A7

Space-Time Codes and MIMO Systems by Mohinder Jankiraman ISBN 1-58053-865-7 Publisher: Artech House

MIMO is the technology that is advancing the wireless industry from 3G to 4G systems. This book will serve as an essential guide to this major development in wireless communications. It takes you step-by-step from the basics of MIMO through various coding techniques, to topics such as multiplexing and packet transmission. Artech House --> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehZk0CWyaL0Emn0BLiN0A8

**************************** 10. In-Depth Coverage Links **************************** The growing demand for integrated security on a multitude of wireless-device and network products is a marketing boon for gateway, hardware-chip, and software developers. To learn more, read: "Top Wireless-Security Vendors Vary In Their Approaches." Security story --> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehZk0CWyaL0Emn0BLiO0AA

As long as wireless test can depict its roaming time and behavior, VoWi-Fi Seems Fated To Inherit Wi-Fi's Popularity. To learn more, read: "Testing Braces Itself For Voice Over Wi-Fi." http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehZk0CWyaL0Emn0BLiP0AB

***************************** 10. Happenings - Conferences ***************************** Technology Review's Emerging Technology Conference Sep 29 - 30, 2004 Kresge Auditorium, MIT Campus, Cambridge, MA http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehZk0CWyaL0Emn0BLiQ0AC

PCIA Wireless Infrastructure Conference October 5-7, 2004 Gaylord Texan Convention Center, Dallas, TX http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehZk0CWyaL0Emn0BJSC0AY

Design of High-Speed PCB October 18-19, 2004 Embassy Suites, Marlborough, MA http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehZk0CWyaL0Emn0BDDV0AW

************************** 11. Happenings - Webinars ************************** Electronic Design TECHcast Electronic Design's Editor at Large, Dave Bursky hosts a round table webcast featuring the industries leading companies. This webcast will be held on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 2:00 PM EST. Sponsors: Altera, Fujitsu, AMI Semiconductor, LSI Logic TECHcast --> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehZk0CWyaL0Emn0BLiR0AD

Agilent Advanced Network Analyzer Measurements eSeminar http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehZk0CWyaL0Emn0BJRq0AJ

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