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Not More WLAN Alphabet Soup! Just when you thought it was safe, another 802.11 standard variation has emerged on the scene. This standard is known as 802.11n. Its intention is to enable next-generation Wi-Fi, which is capable of sustaining data throughput in excess of 100 Mbps.... September 2004 [Cover Story] Software Works So You Don't Have To Traditionally, the cover of Wireless Systems Design has featured a product, component, or design tool that in some way stands out from the rest. The cover product may flaunt lower power, lower cost, or higher performance. Or, it may have been... September 2004 [On The Wireless Front] On The Wireless Front Thanks to its introduction of a 256-kB, electrically erasable and programmable ROM (EEPROM) embedded smart card, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. now offers a full lineup of high-performance, high-capacity smart-card technologies. The smart-card... July/August 2004 [Editor's Note] Wireless Takes An Unexpected Detour Have you ever considered how many things in lifeeven if they seem strangely oppositeare actually intertwined? I recently discovered this phenomenon while car shopping with a friend. Halfway through the process, I was frustrated by... July/August 2004 [Cover Story] Software Drives Ultra Wideband Home Ultra Wideband (UWB) is used to transmit digital data over a wide spectrum of frequency bands with very low power. This wireless technology can carry huge amounts of data over a short distance. Thankfully, UWB is not prone to the signal... July/August 2004 [On The Wireless Front] On The Wireless Front Milpitas, California A new RF active mixer from Linear Technology provides linearity and signal-to-noise performance that match that of passive mixers. As a result, it allows designers to build 3G cellular... June 2004 [Editor's Note] Where Do We Go From Here? Over the course of the past few years, the wireless industry has undergone a major transformation. Technological advances and economic hardship have resulted in major consolidation within certain market segments. Many wireless companies have simply... June 2004 [Cover Story] Chip Set Widens ZigBee's Web Right now, a multitude of wireless-connectivity standards exists. Each of these standards promises to fill a unique void in the path toward total wireless-network connectivity. Many experts agree that getting to this connected reality is possible. Yet... June 2004 [On The Wireless Front] On The Wireless Front Norcross, Georgia Eagleware Corp. is shipping the latest version of its popular suite of design software for RF and microwave engineers. Known as GENESYS 2004, this release includes many features like new... May 2004 [Editor's Note] Functionality Meets Form On New Path I admit it. As a consumer, I have always been partial to Motorola cell-phone products. You must understand that I am generally EXTREMELY rough on my cell phone. That's why Motorola products have always worked well for me. As the old Timex slogan... May 2004 [On The Wireless Front] Wireless Front Sunnyvale, California Maxim Integrated Products now offers the MAX3747/MAX3747A 3.3-V, low-power, multirate limiting amplifiers with a programmable loss-of-signal (LOS) indicator. Pin-compatible to the Micrel... May 2004 [News] Nanoscale Dimensions Gain Greater Visibility The study of nanotechnology focuses on materials and devices with very unique structures. Essentially, these structures exhibit novel and significantly improved physical, electrical, chemical, and biological properties due to their nanoscale... April 2004 [Editor's Note] Cell-Phone Market Forges New Path Oftentimes, I am asked to explain the food chain of the cellular-phone market. Let me make this simple. Consumers are attracted by cellular-phone service. The varieties of available services are made possible by cell-phone functionality.... April 2004 [Cover Story] ADC Takes On Cellular Base Stations Cellular base stations currently present many challenges. They remain complex in design and operation while carrying a significant price tag. Weighing heavily on this cost and complexity are the individual cellular base-station components. Among these... April 2004 [On The Wireless Front] On The Wireless Front Chelmsford, Massachusetts Hittite Microwave Corp. now offers four high-IP3, GaAs MMIC low-noise amplifiers (LNAs). These products are ideal for receiver applications in wireless base stations. Each pHEMT LNA... March 2004 [Cover Story] DUC Eclipses Competitive Offerings The cellular-infrastructure market continues to face its own set of challenges. Consider, for example, that the single most expensive component on a base station is the multi-carrier power amplifier (MCPA). Depending on the MCPA architecture and... March 2004 [On The Wireless Front] On The Wireless Front Santa Clara, California National Semiconductor Corp. now offers a high-performance CMOS analog-to-digital converter (ADC). This ADC requires 75% less power than most comparable products on the market. The... March 2004 [Editor's Note] Will Data Reign As The Next Big Thing? There's no denying the fact that momentum is growing in the wireless industry. But what's driving that trend? In my opinion, it all boils down to one thingdata! As far as I'm concerned, data is the next big thing in both the wireless industry... February 2004 [On The Wireless Front] On The Wireless Front Milpitas, California Linear Technology now offers the LTC1407A and LTC1407 analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). These 14-b and 12-b, 3-MSample/s ADCs have two simultaneous sampling inputs. Plus, the... February 2004 [Editor's Note] Out With The Old - In With The New? Happy New Year! It's time once again for industry analysts to come out in droves. Each one offers a slightly different perspective on the hot trends for 2004. With so much speculation in the air, my staff and I have chosen not to further pollute the... |
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