Newsletter | January 19, 2023

01.19.23 -- Top 5 Questions About 6G Technology
 
Back Channel
Back Channel — The Human Body As A 6G Antenna, NOAA Taking Stock Of Spectrum, A 3D Printing Roundup, And More
 
By John Oncea, Editor

Back Channel presents the most captivating news and innovations in RF and microwaves. This week, we look at how Skyworks and Semtech are collaborating to launch LPWAN reference design for industrial and smart city applications, Rhode & Schwarz is contributing to the investigation of sub-THz measurement, and the U.S. and Japan warn that attacks on satellites may trigger a military response.
Featured Article
IoT Design Tips And Methodologies
 
By Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

A single IoT device merges technologies such as RF communication, mixed-signal capabilities, and high-speed data transfer, all while minimizing power consumption. For this reason, a lot goes into IoT design to ensure reliable and efficient devices.
Spotlight On 5G/6G/WiFI & IoT
Head-To-Head Coaxial Interconnect Vs. OTA Testing For 5G
Article | By JJ Delisle, JFW Industries, Inc.

Over-the-air (OTA) testing, something not historically possible with past generations of wireless devices, has the potential to revolutionize wireless device testing while enabling innovative testing of both advanced antenna systems (AAS) and antenna array technology.
Effects Of Mobility On mmWave Beamforming In Dynamic, Urban Environments
White Paper | By Kenneth M. O’Hara, Remcom

In 5G and 6G, mmWaves promise new high-bandwidth frequency bands, but propagation losses and fast fading pose challenges. Learn how massive MIMO beamforming mitigates mmWave propagation challenges using Wireless InSite and its mmWave hybrid beamformer.
AN1307: Holdover In 5G Networks Using IEEE1588
White Paper | Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

The document discusses the role of holdover and its evolution from legacy SONET/SDH networks, which depend on frequency synchronization, up to modern 5G mobile telecommunications that rely on frequency, phase, and time synchronization using IEEE 1588.
Top 5 Questions About 6G Technology
Article | Keysight Technologies

6G wireless technology will be much more than just faster data rates and lower latency. Among other goals, 6G intends to address issues in security, sustainability, business, and industry.
Industry Insights
Effective Power In Satellite Uplink Amplifiers
Article | Communications & Power Industries

Communications & Power Industries has compared modern digital modulation formats, various definitions of output power levels, and measurement techniques to show how they affect real-world operation.
Fundamentals Of THz Technology For 6G
White Paper | By Dr. Taro Eichler and Robert Ziegler, Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG

THz technology promises to be indispensable – not only to achieve target requirements in terms of maximum throughput and extremely low latencies but also to realize intriguing novel applications.
mmWave Testing: Positioning Equipment Considerations
Article | By Stu Kron, AR Modular RF

Operating in mmWave bands requires adherence to tighter tolerances. Test methods and positioner design and selection must provide this precision, as well as accommodate more directional beamforming and a total-system approach.
Telecommunications Testing Using AR Amplifiers
Application Note | AR

This application note explores a number of testing requirements for telecommunication devices and how to benefit from AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation’s products. The paper will cover two broad categories of device testing – characterization and reliability – within mid- to high-power systems.
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Featured Multimedia
Wi-Fi 6 Signal Measurement Demo Using Boonton And Tabor Instruments
 

In this test setup, watch how products from both Boonton and Tabor demonstrate essential capabilities for accurate measurements of Wi-Fi 6 signals. In addition, Boonton and Tabor instruments have multichannel solutions, which make them excellent tools to enable MIMO Wi-Fi applications.
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Using Wireless InSite For Engineered Electromagnetic Surface Modeling
 

This short video clip demonstrates how Wireless InSite models engineered EM surfaces (EES) and compares coverage improvement with diffuser and grating EES placements on a glass window or a wall.
Featured Products And Resources
Wi-Fi 6E High-Power Front End Module: QPF4656

The Qorvo QPF4656 is an integrated front end module (FEM) designed for Wi-Fi 6 & 6E (802.11ax) systems. The small form factor and integrated matching minimize layout area in the application.
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Qorvo
Passive Loop Antenna SAS-565L

This passive loop antenna from A.H. Systems is designed with a balanced Faraday shield for magnetic field emissions and immunity type measurements. The loop antenna's electrostatic shield minimizes the E-field response for a more accurate magnetic field measurement. 
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A.H. Systems
Solid State High-Power Amplifier: AMP4066A-1LC
The AMP4066A-1LC solid state high-power amplifier is designed for EMI/RFI, lab, CW/pulse and all EW communication applications and features a small form factor and rack-mounted system.
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Exodus Advanced Communications
Directional Coupler: 101065016

KRYTAR’s model 101065016 directional couplers offer the ultimate solution for emerging designs and test and measurement applications, including mmWave and 5G.
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Krytar