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An Old Favorite Has A New Twist Lately, it seems like everyone who is connected to the wireless-handset market is concerned with convergence. Previously, such convergence meant having one device that could function as both a phone and an e-mail/wireless-Internet device. In other words, people thought the trend would be toward carrying a single device rather than a cell phone, Blackberry, and more. Yet only a small fragment of the market—mostly... February 2005 [Editor's Note] Billing Issues Leave Users Unsatisfied A few months ago, my husband and I decided to purchase new cell phones. We opted to stay with our existing carrier and called to see what type of deals were available for new phones. When we found out that we were each eligible for a $150 rebate, we went to the store to compare the newest makes and models. It quickly became clear that we could choose a basic 2G phone or a full-featured phone with all of the newest bells and whistles—video capability, color display, camera, etc. There... February 2005 [Cover Story] Structured ASICs Plan To Outpace FPGAs System architects generally turn to application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) when designing ICs for high-volume, high-performance applications. Yet the development of such ASICs calls for expensive design tools. It also invites high development costs and extended time to market. To conquer these problems, Altera recently introduced its third-generation structured ASIC: the 90-nm HardCopy II family. The HardCopy II structured ASICs were created as an alternative to... January 2005 [Editor's Note] Services Put An End To Simple Times Did you ever watch any of those old, black-and-white science-fiction movies? They were so forward thinking in their depiction of technology. A spaceship crew, for instance, was often shown talking via handheld devices that were part of complex communications systems. Yet the moviemakers' imaginations only went so far, as the films always showed wired devices. As we begin 2005, the situation is the opposite: It's becoming harder to imagine a world that's not wireless. Over the past... January 2005 [News] Short Clips TeleCIS Wireless, Inc. (www.telecis.com) announced its intent to enter the WiMAX broadband-wireless arena by building upon its success in the WLAN chip sector. The company wants to provide cost-effective, multi-protocol system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions that combine WLAN and WiMAX technologies on a single chip. David Sumi, who is Secretary of the WiMAX Forum and has a seat on the forum's Board of Directors, has joined TeleCIS as VP of Marketing. In addition, TeleCIS raised a... December 2004 [Editor's Note] Tell Us Your Worst Design Nightmares The past few years have been tough, to say the least. Sales have dropped, cutbacks have been implemented, and staffs have been trimmed. As engineering companies have become more "streamlined," one would think that projects would run more smoothly.... December 2004 [News] Wireless Gadgets Make The Holidays Bright Holiday celebrations are filled with traditions. Here at Wireless Systems Design, we have some traditions of our own. Over the last couple of years, we've added an emphasis on "Wireless Gadgets" to the final issue of the year. This year,... December 2004 [News] Bluetooth GPS Navigation System Directs Users Many high-end vehicles come with in-car navigation systems. For those vehicles that aren't equipped with navigation, some companies have come out with impressive aftermarket systems. Instead of buying these systems, however, many consumers would... December 2004 [News] Wireless-Networking Products Continue To Advance The ease and convenience of wireless networking continues to attract more home and small-office/home-office (SOHO) users. As wireless-networking products drill further down into the consumer population, however, they must fulfill some different and... December 2004 [News] Bluetooth Headset Blocks The Wind On a windy day, using a cell phone outdoors can be so noisy that conversation is impossible-or at least intolerable. To combat this noise, Cardo Systems, Inc. (www.cardowireless.com) has debuted the scala-500. This versatile, comfortable, and... December 2004 [News] Portable Media Players Top Many Wish Lists For tech-savvy people, electronic products have become "must-have" gifts during the holidays. The past few years have seen rising holiday sales of cell phones, MP3 players, digital cameras, and high-definition and plasma TVs. Now, handheld... December 2004 [News] Media Content Flies Through Home Bigger and better home entertainment is a consumer fantasy. Yet entertainment systems also must be extremely intuitive. Don't forget that most consumers never even wanted to learn how to program their VCRs. Now, companies want to give users a way to... December 2004 [News] All-In-One Device Delights Travelers Today's business travelers have to be connected at all times. Unfortunately, their destinations aren't always equipped to help them-especially when it comes to wireless access. To keep travelers and SOHO users wirelessly connected, SMC Networks... December 2004 [News] Cellular Phone Strives For World Dominance Until recently, there's been hardly any reason to bring one's cell phone abroad. As different regions and countries rallied around their favorite standards and fought to have them succeed, no one took steps to make sure that these technologies were... December 2004 [New Products] RF Subsystems Satisfy 3G And 4G Base Stations Although wireless-infrastructure spending suffered a slowdown over the last few years, development continued to thrive. To inspire spending and upgrades that will support more data-centric networks, recent products blend performance and features at... December 2004 [New Products] Drop-In Solution Takes Place Of FPGAs To reduce costs and remain competitive in today's market, many engineering companies are relying on field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) conversions. Now, they have another choice in the XPressArray-II (XPA-II) product from AMI Semiconductor. The... December 2004 [New Products] WiMAX Reference Design Boasts Full Upgradability Currently, WiMAX occupies center stage in the wireless industry. A large number of companies are investing in the development of WiMAX-ready technologies. Yet they've largely ignored the needs of infrastructure manufacturers. Realizing this gap,... November 2004 [News] Single Chip Brings A-GPS To Mobile Phones When the Enhanced 911 (E911) mandate was put into place by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), both carriers and device makers fought to cost effectively implement a service that seemed to offer little return on investment. Since that time,... November 2004 [News] Europe Invests In Micro And Nano Design For a long time, micro- and nanotechnology-based products only existed in the minds of engineering dreamers. Now, microtechnology products have evolved into physical entities. In the near future, products based on nanotechnology also will begin to... November 2004 [News] Standards Compete For Home Front Recently, the IEEE 802.11a and 802.11g standards have been gearing up to meet the wireless multimedia needs of the home. Yet these WLAN players may soon be facing stiff competition—especially when it comes to wireless video. In two recent...  prev. page
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