A new high-performance BGA socket handles 0.65-mm pitch BGA 266-pin ICs. The SG-BGA-7335 socket is designed for 12×12-mm BGA packages and operates at bandwidths up to 30 GHz with less than 1 dB of insertion loss. The sockets is designed to dissipate up to 4 W with help from a heat-sinking compression screw. The contact […]
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PXI RF and microwave switching modules now available in PXIe format
Pickering Interfaces announced that it now offers all its RF & Microwave PXI products that operate at 3GHz or above in optional PXIe format. This includes the recently released 40/42-785C (PXI / PXIe) range of microwave multiplexers that offer a maximum frequency of 67GHz in both SP4T and SP6T form factors. Pickering has a continuous […]
Tiny inductors boast broadband impedance for in-vehicle PoC circuits
To foster innovation within the automotive market, Murata has announced the availability of its LQW21FT_0H series. These are the world’s smallest inductors with broadband impedance for in-vehicle power-over-coax (PoC) circuits of SerDes-based interfacing. The product line is AEC-Q200 compliant and delivers a combination of broadband impedance and high-current performance. They are available in a compact […]
Bluetooth SoCs enable IoT for asset tracking, building automation
Silicon Labs announced the release of a combined hardware and software solution for large-scale mesh networks in partnership with IoT leader Wirepas. Wirepas Massive – a unique, scalable, and cost-effective solution that connects and localizes sensors, tags, and luminaires – is now available on Silicon Labs’ EFR32BG21 (BG21) and EFR32BG22 (BG22) modules and SoCs. Powered […]
Embedded antennas cater to 915MHz ISM and LoRaWAN networks
Antenova Ltd is announcing a new flexible embedded antenna for the next generation of small monitoring devices on North America’s 915MHz ISM and LoRaWAN networks. This antenna, named Fera, part no SRFI068, is a flexible printed circuit (FPC) antenna measuring 33 x 13 x 0.15mm. FPC antennas do not require a ground plane to function, […]
CMOS oscillators exhibit low phase noise
IQD is launching its newest low phase noise oscillators, the IQXO-408 & IQXO-455, available in industry-standard packages of 2.5 x 2.0 mm and 3.2 x 2.5 mm. The new CMOS clock oscillators can perform with a close-in phase noise as low as -113 dBc/Hz @ 10 Hz and far-out phase noise as low as -175 […]
Deploy and maintain an Open RAN network
Open radio access networks offer advantages in locating network functions of proprietary RANs. Automation and orchestration let telecom networks do what computing networks have done for years.
Edge computers leverage NVIDIA Jetson AI platform
Aetina Corporation announced during Computex 2021 its new series of DeviceEdge – DeviceEdge Mini, the edge AI-enabled computer. The DeviceEdge Mini-Series leverage the powerful capabilities of the NVIDIA Jetson edge AI platform. The solution expands Aetina’s range of edge AI systems built on the NVIDIA Jetson system on module (SoM) lineup, including Jetson XavierTM NX, […]
Wireless charging scheme delivers 300 W over 40 mm
Eggtronic has announced E2WATT, a new AC power technology that will boost the power, efficiency, charging distance, and data transmission capabilities of wireless charging applications. Offering efficiency comparable with the best conventional wired AC adapters, E2WATT provides the foundation for taking future mobile charging designs into new segments including laptops, AV equipment, and even home […]
UWB test gear characterizes angle of arrival, phase difference of arrival
Engineers testing UWB devices now can combine the R&S CMP200 radio communication tester and WMT software service to implement automated wireless manufacturing testing from Rohde & Schwarz with the high-precision delay lines XT-200 from Colby Instruments to perform measurements in conducted mode including calibration and verification. In UWB technology, the distance between two devices is […]