Q: Inevitably, the 5G network will have some bugs and kinks that need to be worked out when it’s first deployed. What issues do you anticipate the network will initially face? By Ronan Kelly, CTO EMEA & APAC, ADTRAN; president, FTTH Council Europe As with all previous generations of cellular deployments, early caution resulted in…
Top 5: Best Of IMS 2018
We’re at IMS 2018 in Philadelphia, PA, where thousands of exhibitors, speakers, and attendees have convened for the world’s largest gathering of technologists involved in all aspects of microwave practice and theory. Sponsored by WolfSpeed, we’re bringing you the Top 5 products and technologies from the show. 5. Next Generation Interconnects Primed For 5G Connectivity 4. Oscillators Operable Up to 220…
Brainstorm: Addressing 5G Design Challenges
IMS 2017 Main Course: 5G! Q: With the onset of the fifth-generation of mobile networks, what are your biggest concerns, and what do you foresee being the biggest challenges designers will face from an implementation standpoint? By Ralf Stoffels, Senior Director, Product Marketing, Advantest There’s no doubt that the transition to fifth-generation (5G) networks is…
Brainstorm: Applications That Are Driving the Need for GaN Device Technology
Q: What applications are driving the strongest need for innovations in GaN device technology? Alberto Doronzo, Power Engineer, System Applications, Texas Instruments Every time a new material with unique properties is discovered, people think of a few obvious applications for it – improvements over old technologies. But a new material also creates opportunities to do…
Peregrine Semiconductor Announces Next Chapter in Intelligent Integration
Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. announces the next chapter in intelligent integration—integrated phase and amplitude control at microwave frequencies. In the fall of 2014, Peregrine introduced intelligent integration, a unique design capability of UltraCMOS® technology that enables the integration of RF, digital and analog components onto a single die. Peregrine uses this design capability to offer benefits such…
New Materials Can Benefit Base Station Component Designs and Performance
The explosive growth of smart devices, mobile-to-mobile connected modules and the ever-increasing amounts of data and voice traffic generated by their use are key drivers in the need to expand global network and transmission capacity. SABIC has developed new solutions to help manufacturers of base station antennas – in particular, internal components such as phase…
Peregrine Semiconductor Awarded QML Certification
Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator) and pioneer of advanced RF solutions, announces that it has been awarded qualified manufacturers list (QML) certification, class Q (military) and V (space). After a thorough evaluation, Peregrine demonstrated to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime that it fully complies with MIL-PRF-38535, the…
Extremely Fast, Small Monolithic Gallium Nitride Power Transistor
EPC announces the EPC2106, an enhancement-mode monolithic GaN transistor half bridge. By integrating two eGaN® power FETs into a single device, interconnect inductances and the interstitial space needed on the PCB are eliminated. This increases both efficiency (especially at higher frequencies) and power density, while reducing assembly costs to the end user’s power conversion system.…
Precision CMOS Operational Amplifiers Offer Low Input Leakage Current, Affordability
Advanced Linear Devices Inc. (ALD), a design innovation leader in analog semiconductors, today announces the ALD1730 Series of affordable, precision CMOS operation amplifiers (op amps) in a standard 8 lead pinout. The new family delivers low input offset voltage, low input bias current and low supply power that enhance accuracy for high-performance portable instruments. Individual members…
New Eve Home Air-Quality Monitor Uses Gas Sensor for Accurate VOC Measurements
ams AG announced that Elgato is using the ams AS-MLV-P2 MEMS VOC (volatile organic compound) gas sensor in its new Eve family of home monitoring devices. The 9.1mm x 9.1mm x 4.5mm AS-MLV-P2 is a low-power gas sensor which measures levels of VOCs in the ambient air with unrivaled accuracy. It produces a precisely varying resistance…