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Two Bluetooth modules bring high-end MCU, low power to IoT devices

Redding Traiger — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 18:42:16 +0000

u-blox has announced two additions to its Bluetooth LE portfolio, ALMA-B1 and NORA-B2. The modules are based on the latest generation nRF54 Series Systems-on-Chip (SoCs) from Nordic Semiconductor. They both support Bluetooth LE 5.4 and Thread/Matter technologies in a compact, power-efficient, and secure format. ALMA-B1 and NORA-B2 are designed for a wide range of IoT applications, including…

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Cellular SoC includes RF amp, power management, GNSS, NB-IoT, and DECT NR+

Redding Traiger — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 18:56:10 +0000

Nordic Semiconductor announces the expansion of its nRF91 Series cellular IoT devices with the introduction of the nRF9151 System-in-Package (SiP). The nRF9151 further enhances Nordic’s end-to-end cellular IoT solution, which encompasses hardware, software, tools, and nRF Cloud Services, providing advanced capabilities and seamless integration to significantly simplify the development process. The nRF9151 offers a compact,…

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Active baluns bridge the microwave and digital worlds

Seyed Tabatabaei, mmTron — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:47:03 +0000

To achieve the datasheet performance of ultra-high-speed data converters, now clocking to 64 GS/sec, the handoff to and from the microwave domain must be near perfect. To preserve the data converters’ spurious-free dynamic range, a new category of component has been developed that converts between the differential and single-ended signal domains while amplifying and filtering out-of-band signals.

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Crystals for mmWave SoCs feature thermistors

Redding Traiger — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 01:03:43 +0000

Kyocera has begun mass production of products certified by IC manufacturers and suitable for smartphones compatible with 5G millimeter-wave ultra-high-speed communications, which will be increasingly in demand. Low ESR and stable temperature characteristics are achieved using Kyocera’s outstanding photolithography and plasma CVM technology developed in collaboration with Osaka University (see details here). Available in 76.8MHz, Qualcomm Technologies’ Chipset…

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SoC ecosystem combines data converters with DSP

Martin Rowe — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 15:19:58 +0000

The Apollo MxFE software-defined signal processing SoC from Analog Devices digitizes and generates analog signals with DSP in between. Applications cover aerospace & defense, instrumentation, and wireless communications.

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5G NR chipset platform targets wireless broadband IoT

Martin Rowe — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 21:07:38 +0000

The Taurus product portfolio from Sequans Communications includes chipsets for chip-on-board designs, carrier-certified modules in various form factors, and module reference designs for customized modules. Much of the talk over wireless 5G for IoT being about low data rates. Not every application, however, can benefit from that. Some applications need higher data throughput. The Taurus…

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LoRaWAN modules connect IoT devices to 15 km

Martin Rowe — Thu, 18 May 2023 19:41:05 +0000

The RM126x series from Laird Connectivity integrate a processor and radio that connect IoT devices for data transfer.

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Lattice FPGA’s integrate SiTime clock system on chip

Redding Traiger — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 22:25:49 +0000

SiTime Corporation announced that it will provide its precision timing solutions to Lattice Semiconductor, the low-power programmable leader. The SiTime devices, a Cascade MEMS-based Clock-System-on-a-Chip (ClkSoC), and an Emerald OCXO or Elite X Super-TCXO are incorporated into Lattice’s new synchronization hardware development platform. Key features of the Cascade SiT95141 Clock-System-on-Chip Family include: Integrated MEMS resonator, enabling designers…

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Distributed feedback lasers power silicon photonic transceivers

Redding Traiger — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 18:31:51 +0000

Casela Technologies announced the introduction of its 1310nm band high-power, continuous-wave (CW) distributed feedback (DFB) lasers with record high power conversion efficiency and optical powers for silicon photonics-based transceivers. Digital transformation, 5G, a passive optical network (PON), and cable fiber initiatives continue to drive bandwidth growth for optical communications. East-west traffic inside data centers continues to…

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Reference design platform cuts 4G/5G radio design time

Martin Rowe — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 19:52:15 +0000

The ADRV904x-RD reference design from Analog Devices includes an 8T/8R transceiver and covers from RF to optical.

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