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Dennis McCain of SyChip, Inc visited our office in Norwood to demonstrate their new ZigBee module technology. SyChip is a subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing Co and develops and markets chip scale modules, semiconductors and software for the wireless mobile market. The company’s RF modules are differentiated due to proprietary...

Northrop Grumman Cobham Intercoms LLC , a company formed by Northrop Grumman Corp. and Cobham, has announced the successful integration of the Vehicle Intercom System – Expanded (VIS-X) into the US Army’s Stryker systems integration lab (SIL) environment at the US Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command Life Cycle Management...

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD), a leader in the design and manufacture of high performance RF components and compound semiconductor technologies, unveiled a highly integrated new front-end module (FEM) that delivers a complete integrated solution for handset/handheld WiFi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth® systems. RFMD's RF5755 FEM integrates a 2.5 GHz...

Sonnet Software will educate the attendees of IMS exhibition with 20-minute, hands-on training sessions located in Sonnet’s booth #2524. All class attendees will gain hands-on experience using the world’s most accurate 3D planar EM tool and receive a free copy of Sonnet LitePlus ($495 value). The class sessions cover...

AR Modular RF ’s model KAS201012 is a Class AB solid-state RF power amplifier delivering 250 W CW power over the frequency range of 1750 to 1850 MHz. The system features selectable forward or reflected power indication on a front panel-mounted, analog meter, overdrive protection; full VSWR protection, and...

Hittite Microwave Corp. has introduced the product line, DC Power Conditioning, ideal for low noise voltage regulation in automotive telematics, cellular/4G, WiMAX/4G, military and test equipment applications. The HMC860LP3E is a low noise, high PSRR (Power Supply Rejection Ratio), quad output linear voltage regulator. It features a low noise...

ABI Research has been tracking cities and population coverage for 4G for the past year. At the end of 2009 there were more than 170 802.16e carriers across 65 countries, covering 480 million people. That number is projected to cross the 1 billion mark by 4Q-2012. USB dongles have...

With IMS 2010 in Anaheim just around the corner, this month’s TestBench takes a look at the test equipment news hitting the wire in the weeks leading up to the symposium. One of the more notable product launches has been Agilent Technologies Inc. introduction of the Infiniium 90000 X-Series...

AR Modular RF ’s model KMW2020M6 RF power amplifier was originally designed as a 100 W CW module covering 20 to 1000 MHz, but the end user requested more power in the same package. AR's experienced engineers were able to not only double the power to 200 W, but...

NEL Frequency Controls has released an ultra low phase noise oven-controlled crystal oscillator (OCXO), ideal for various applications including instrumentation, medical, telecommunications systems, RF/microwave, communications and GPS. Specifications include: 10 MHz output frequency: -115 dBc/@1 Hz; -146 dBc/@10 Hz; -172 dBc/Hz on the floor; frequencies up to 1.0 GHz...