Industry News

Agility Shown in Finnish R&D Breakthrough

VTT, Technical Research Centre of Finland has announced a new product development technology for the software industry, which it claims can save up to 70 per cent in the development of new software products. The method developed by the research centre is an agile method called Mobile-D,™ which is...
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Wavecom Acquires Sony Ericsson’s M2M Business

In a cash transaction that will be valued up to a maximum of €32.5 M, Wavecom SA, a leader in embedded wireless communications platforms for automotive, industrial (machine-to-machine) and mobile professional applications, and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, have signed an agreement whereby Wavecom acquires certain assets of Sony...
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Radio Frequency Identification: Evolution of Reader and Antenna Circuit Design

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has become and will continue to be very important in the area of automatic identification. The purpose of this article is to discuss the various circuit designs of two RFID components — the antenna and the reader —...
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has become and will continue to be very important in the area of automatic identification. Regarded as a potential successor to the bar-coding technologies and other automatic identification methods that are used today, RFID’s significant advantage is the contact-less, non-line-of-sight nature of the technology. RFID...
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Elcoteq Expands South American Facilities

Elcoteq SE , a global provider of electronics manufacturing services (EMS) for the communications technology industry, is moving to new facilities in Manaus, Brazil and Juarez, Mexico this month. Relocating to these new premises enhances the manufacturing and office space, and enables the company to provide state-of-the-art services to...
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China’s RF and Microwave Opportunity: Building a Strong Commercial Presence

The market for RF, microwave and wireless components, materials, subassemblies and test equipment in Greater China (defined as Hong Kong, the People’s Republic of China, Singapore and Taiwan) has grown dramatically during the past five years. The market, once dominated by small domestic military programs and low technology/low margin...
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Automated Test and Data Management

Spartan Automated Test and Data Management is a value-added software application for automating the measurement and evaluation of electrical performance parameters of RF and microwave components, subsystems and systems. Spartan adds value to the organization through efficient test automation and a built-in data management system. Although the initial test...
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Understanding the Operation and Test of a Bluetooth Enhanced Data Rate Radio

Bluetooth® wireless technology is a short-range communication system intended to provide connectivity of voice and data between information appliances. Bluetooth enables point-to-point and point-to-multipoint networking without the need for a formal wireless infrastructure. Two or more devices sharing the same wireless channel form an ad-hoc network or piconet. With...
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