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Researchers at the University of Essex are claiming a world record for the amount of computer data sent over a point-to-point wireless channel. The results achieved by the team from the department of electronic systems engineering are the equivalent of more than 162,000 phone calls or over 10,000 broadband...

The Focused Wave Technology Venture Group has obtained US Patent 6,914,588 issued July 5, 2005. The patent enables the manufacture of antennas with a smaller size than conventional types. FWT antenna technology offers many designs and operating frequencies to commercial as well as government users, with significant size and...

Tags and readers are often thought of as the “business end” of RFID. They are where the rubber meets the road: where data about tagged items is stored and collected. But in reality, the business end of RFID is deep inside the enterprise. The raw data is of little...

3G technology will make it easier for executives to work during their family vacations this summer, according to Novatel Wireless Inc., a provider of wireless broadband access solutions. Executives are increasingly adopting 3G technology for always on broadband connectivity worldwide, relinquishing the need to seek out Wi-Fi hot spots...

Introduction to WLLs: Application and Deployment for Fixed and Broadband Services Raj Pandya Arcadia Publishing 243 pages; $79.95 ISBN: 0-471-45132-0 The primary objective of this book is to provide a system level view of the technical, planning and deployment aspects of wireless local loop (WLL) systems. It also includes...

In the past, high frequency RF and microwave design engineers faced difficult choices when selecting an electromagnetic (EM) design and verification tool. The choices were often between a full-blown 3D EM tool with great accuracy but less than optimal simulation speed and design flow integration, or a planar EM...

A new GaAs dual low noise amplifier (LNA) that combines high gain and state-of-the-art noise figure with high IP3 performance and is ideal for balanced amplifier use has been introduced. The CDQ0303-QS dual amplifier uses GaAs pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor (PHEMT) device technology and is designed to cover...

To save time and money, HFSS 3D electromagnetic-based virtual prototyping is replacing the classical build-and-test design. By generating high accuracy, physics-based models, HFSS improves engineering productivity, reduces development time and better assures first-pass design success. The high performance electronics industry counts on HFSS™ to provide precision virtual prototypes for...

A new quad-band/dual-band power amplifier (PA) module has been developed for use with dual-mode GSM and EDGE handsets. The RMPA1852 PA module was designed to deliver the highest power efficiency in EDGE mode without sacrificing performance in GSM mode. The product achieves 27 percent power-added efficiency (PAE) in EDGE...

The planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) is widely used in cellular phones, primarily due to its compactness and size. 1 The demand for communication devices for personal communication systems has led to a constant search for ways to reduce the cellular phone dimensions. Applications, such as loudspeakers, cameras, etc., are...