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RFID software continues to grow in uptake and, according to the latest forecasts from ABI Research, software revenues are set to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 20 percent through 2016. RFID tags and readers may capture real-time data, but it takes software packages...

Shipments of home automation systems will total about 1.8 million worldwide this year. But, according to ABI Research, that number is set to rise sharply soon, exceeding 12 million in 2016. These figures are contained in a new home automation study from the firm, which confirms its previous forecasts....

As data consumption, driven by smartphones, video files and faster Internet service, continues to skyrocket, service providers respond by increasing the amount and capacity of high data rate fiber in their transmission networks. The Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound Semiconductor Technologies Service (GaAs) viewpoint, "Compound Semiconductor Industry Review March...

INDUSTRY NEWS Skyworks Solutions Inc . closed its acquisition of SiGe Semiconductor Inc ., a global supplier of radio frequency front-end solutions. The companies entered into a definitive agreement on May 17, 2011. Skyworks paid cash for the acquisition, which was approved by Skyworks' board and SiGe's board of...

GaN HEMTs have been considered to be the best option for realizing high performance in high power amplifiers (HPA), and now amplifiers based on GaN technology have started to become widely deployed in various applications. This article describes some development activities and performance results of GaN HPAs. The development...

Crystek's CVCOT8BE-0800-1600 TO-8 VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) operates from 800 to 1600 MHz and provides high-performance frequency control in harsh, demanding environments. These VCOs feature a typical phase noise of -92 dBc/Hz @ 10KHz offset and excellent linearity. Tuning sensitivity is rated at 79 MHz/V. Pulling and Pushing are...

A pioneering new broadband wireless technology is now on display in Baltimore, MD, providing 50+ Mbps downstream capability. Go Long Wireless has launched the Baltimore MVDDS pilot to demonstrate how this new "wireless FTTH" broadband option can bring both a next generation triple play bundle to consumers and robust...

The hottest news in town is not that AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation put two amplifiers in a single chassis, but for the first time you can go all the way from 0.8 to 18 GHz with the reliability of solid-state. AR's Dual Band Amplifiers can be used for multiple applications...

Connectivity protocols in mobile devices and consumer electronics are finding new growth through evolving standards. Two key short-range communication protocols, Wi-Fi Direct and Bluetooth v4.0 (or Bluetooth Low Energy, BLE) are benefitting from the activities of the Bluetooth SIG and the Wi-Fi Alliance. The goal of these groups is...

Agilent Technologies Inc. and the University of California, Davis, announced they will establish the Davis Millimeter Wave Research Center. The DMRC will focus on advancing technology in millimeter wave and THz systems for radar, imaging systems, sensors, communications and integrated passive devices found in electromagnetic metamaterials and antennae. The...