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Multimedia Applications Gain Speed > The evolution of the mobile-phone market has been slowed by the current economy. As a result, it seems that all sectors of the industry are suffering. Carriers cannot roll out new services as quickly as they predicted. Manufacturers can't count on... — Nancy Konish January/February 2003 Alliances Breathe New Life Into PDAs And Smart Phones > It is often said that hard times in the industry bring about the most innovation. Maybe it's because these tough periods also seem to encourage more cooperation. Without the extra resources needed to branch out into new specialties, many companies... — Nancy Konish January/February 2003 On The Wireless Front > Milpitas, California Linear Technology (www.lineartech.com) has introduced the LTC4214, a negative Hot Swap controller in a MSOP package that allows a board with a low-voltage negative supply to be safely inserted... — Staff December 2002 Will Embedded Robots Become The "Erector Set" Of The 2000s? One of the hottest "toys" this holiday season is the wirelessly enabled robot. Such embedded wonders come in all sizes and shapes, varying in both complexity and function. Take, for example, the recently released R2-D2 Interactive Astromech Droid.... — John Blyler December 2002 And The Award Goes To... In the September 2002 "Editor's Note," Wireless Systems Design opened its annual award process to our loyal readers. We asked for nominations in the following categories: Industry Leader Award: This title is given to the... — Cheryl Ajluni November 2002 Hope Rests On Location-Based Services The slow economy has sent carriers and manufacturers on a quest for revenue-bearing services. Meanwhile, the government is ordering compliance with Phase II e-911 requirements, and third-generation (3G) services finally seem to be coming into reach.... — Nancy Konish November 2002 Full Internet Goes Mobile The most glaring problem with the wireless Internet has always been the screen sizes of mobile devices. Different solutions have included zooming, scrolling horizontally, or even scaling down Web pages. The industry also experimented with formats... — Nancy Konish November 2002 Calls Pass From Bluetooth to W-CDMA Many carriers have been working on successful W-CDMA voice-call demonstrations. Meanwhile, an industry debate has continued raging over Bluetooth's market viability. Surprisingly, Qualcomm just cut through the mire of both of these issues by... — Nancy Konish November 2002 RFICs Find Applications Everywhere The growth of smaller, more power-sensitive wireless-communication products has fueled the explosive development of RF integrated circuits (RFICs). Highly integrated RF components now populate ICs, replacing the hybrid circuits that used discrete... — John Blyler October 2002 Wire-Free Electricity Fuels Mobile Devices The most obvious physical flaw in current "wireless" devices is the need to plug them in and charge them. Take the cellular phone, for instance. As its size has shrunk and its feature list has grown, neither the power setup nor the battery life has... — Nancy Konish October 2002 2003: The Year Of 90 nm The 90-nm process mark has filled the design industry with both awe and trepidation. It demands new design tools, processes, and expertise. Despite the state of the economy and many design hurdles, however, companies are moving toward this process.... — Nancy Konish October 2002 Multimodal Browser Extends Mobile Applications Now that text services are becoming ubiquitous with mobile devices, the complaints are growing about "triple tapping" or trying to write PDA-style script. Customers simply don't want the hassle. Yet most computing applications—like those... — Nancy Konish October 2002 Technology Platform Serves Multimedia Devices Digital media is coming home. This time, though, it's not staying at the personal-computer level. The home-entertainment, mobile, and automotive segments are all gearing up for digital systems and solutions. To help them along, Royal Philips... — Nancy Konish October 2002 Headset Cuts Risk Of Radiation Cellular phones seem to have multiplied their way across the U.S. and ma3.ny parts of the world. Yet the debate over their safety is still unresolved. The consumer population seems to have largely been won over by the products' convenience, and... — Nancy Konish October 2002 Oscillator Targets OC-48 And OC-768 Applications The 2.5-GHz M625 surface-mount-technology (SMT), voltage-controlled SAW oscillator (VCSO) is designed for use in OC-48 and emerging OC-768 applications. This includes possibilities like high-speed SONET/SDH and GbE applications. It offers good phase... — Staff February 2004 Short Clips The shareholders of Mimix Broadband, Inc. (www.mimixbroadband.com) elected Erik van der Kaay to its Board of Directors. Currently, van der Kaay sits on the boards of RF Micro Devices, TranSwitch Corp., and COMARCO, Inc. Mimix also closed its... — Nancy Friedrich February 2004 Wireless-Monitoring Solution Guards Ports Today, a great deal of media attention is focused on the vulnerability of U.S. ports. Aside from a lack of personnel and financial resources, the port authorities are faced with a huge number of containers to inspect. Thankfully, it appears that... — Nancy Friedrich  prev. page
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