Engineers know they’ll get a poke if they touch household ac wires. But RF current typically is not felt as electric shock because the frequency is too high to depolarize nerve membranes. However, RF current can cause both internal organ damage and surface radiation burns, so care must be taken to avoid high exposure. It’s […]
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COM-HPC and COM express boards feature Intel P-cores, E-cores
congatec introduces seven less power-hungry variants of the 12th Generation Intel Core IOTG mobile processors (formerly codenamed Alder Lake) on 7 new COM-HPC and COM Express Computer-on-Modules each. Featuring the new Intel hybrid architecture with its mix of performance cores (P-cores) and efficient cores (E‑cores), the BGA-solderable processor variants consume just 15 to 28 W […]
Wireless IP adds digital key capability to automotive ICs
CEVA, Inc. announced that its RivieraWaves ultra-wideband (UWB) IP has been extended with the RW-UWB-CCC MAC software package to support the Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC) Digital Key 3.0 specification. Already licensed to one of the largest players in the automotive semiconductor industry for their digital key product line, CEVA’s Digital Key 3.0 compliant UWB IP allows chip vendors…
eSIM connects machines, IoT devices to 5G networks
STMicroelectronics has announced the ST4SIM-201 embedded SIM (eSIM) for machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, which meets the latest standards for 5G network access, M2M security, and flexible remote provisioning and management. Compliant with ETSI/3GPP release 16, the ST4SIM-201 can connect to 5G standalone (SA) networks. It can also connect to 3G and 4G networks and low-power wide-area…
EE World’s T&M Handbook features 5G, 6G, RF power articles
The 2022 Test and Measurement Handbook highlights test equipment techniques for today’s and tomorrow’s communications. Download your copy or read it online.
Engineers propose new waveforms for 6G
At the May 2022 6G Symposium, three speakers proposed modulation and coding methods for 6G. As you might expect, they keep getting more complex to handle the expected higher data rates.
1.35 mm RF connectors send DC-to-90-GHz signals
A family of 1.35 mm board and cable connectors and cable assemblies from Samtec move mmWave signals.
Customize private 5G networks for application requirements
5G private networks show potential for a wide range of diverse applications. Engineers can implement features to address the requirements of markets such as manufacturing and non-terrestrial networks.
Antennas add 5G to routers and IoT equipment
Linx Technologies is introducing three new dipoles, blade-style antennas for 5G New Radio, LTE, and cellular IoT (LTE-M, NB-IoT) applications supporting wideband and targeted cellular bands from 617 MHz to 6 GHz. The hinged design of the ANT-5GWWS3, ANT-5GWWS4, and ANT-5GWWS5 allows for the antennas to be positioned for optimum performance and reduces the potential…
12 GHz: Claims and counterclaims take hold
FCC records are full of comments, replies, reports, and a slide deck citing contrasting positions on 12 GHz and the feasibility of it becoming part of 5G frequency allocations. Proponents of using 12 GHz for 5G have filed an updated report with the FCC claiming that 5G can share the 12.2 GHz to 12.7 GHz…