Current Headlines

1. The Week in 5G: 7/28/2020 — EU Updates 5G Policy “Toolbox”; U.K. To Invest In “Smart Roads” 7/28/2020

   Plus, a U.S. military base begins trialing Verizon's Ultra Wideband Service for defense-based use cases, AT&T touts its "nationwide" rollout, and more, all in this edition of the Week in 5G. 

2. Pentek Announces Quartz RFSoC PCIe Board Ideal For Wireless Applications 7/27/2020

   Pentek, Inc., today introduced an addition to the Quartz RFSoC Architecture family, the Model 7050, an eight-channel A/D and D/A converter, PCIe double-wide board based on the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC. The Model 7050 brings RFSoC performance to PC platforms with a complete system on a board.

3. Micro Crystal's New TM-2220-C7 Highly Stable Temperature Compensated Oscillator 32.768 kHz (TCXO) With Integrated X-Tal And CMOS Clock Signal Output 7/27/2020

   TM-2220-C7 is a plug and play temperature compensated frequency reference for applications where reliable and accurate oscillator is needed without frequency jump.

4. Ultra-Miniaturized Bluetooth LE/Bluetooth 5.2 Module Optimized For Mass Market, Space-Constrained Wireless Products 7/27/2020

   Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Tokyo, Japan-based electronic component and wireless module manufacturer, TAIYO YUDEN, has selected Nordic’s latest addition to its nRF52 Series, the nRF52805 Bluetooth 5.2 /Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) System-on-Chip (SoC) to provide the processing power and wireless connectivity for its ‘EYSSSNZWW’ module.

5. Scientists Develop Novel Transparent Broadband Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Materials 7/27/2020

   The Flexible Optoelectronic Material Group led by Prof. SONG Weijie at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has proposed and successfully fabricated visibly transparent electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials with high EMI shielding effectiveness (SE) and visible transmittance. The study was published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

6. Introducing STAN (Satellite Tracking And Navigation) – The New Line Of RF Converters From Advantech Wireless Technologies 7/24/2020

   The new STAN dual-frequency converters from Advantech Wireless Technologies (AWT) are designed specifically for applications that require two-channel coherent signal processing, such as telemetry, tracking and control (TT&C) and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Tracking & Navigation.

7. Analog Devices Launches High Dynamic Range RF Transceiver For Challenging Mission-Critical Communications Applications 7/23/2020

   Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) today announced the first product in a new series of RF transceivers offering the highest dynamic range on the market and suitable for myriad commercial and military applications.

8. Cadence And UMC Certify mmWave Reference Flow On 28HPC+ Process For Advanced RF Designs 7/23/2020

   Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), a global semiconductor foundry, today announced that the Cadence millimeter wave (mmWave) reference flow has achieved certification for UMC’s 28HPC+ process technology.

9. Filtronic Reaches 50k Milestone With E-Band Transceivers For 5G Backhaul 7/23/2020

   Filtronic plc, the designer and manufacturer of RF, microwave, and mmWave products for the wireless telecoms, mission-critical communications and defence applications markets, today announced that it has now shipped a total of 50,000 high-performance E-band transceiver modules targeted at the growing 5G backhaul market.

10. Pasternack Introduces New RF Hybrid Couplers With Operating Frequency Range Up To 40 GHz 7/23/2020

    Pasternack, an Infinite Electronics brand and a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has just expanded its line of RF hybrid couplers with new models that meet the demands for higher frequency components.