The IEEE Phased Array conference occurred in Boston on October 15-17, 2024. This specialized conference had a small exhibit floor. Here is some of what was on display. Boston — The 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems & Technology moved into the city after taking place in a suburban Boston hotel for several…
New Signal Hound CEO to focus on strategy, marketing, sales
In a video interview, Harrison Osbourn explains that he handle the CEO-level functions while Tom Lane takes over as president.
Engineers propose new waveforms for 6G
At the May 2022 6G Symposium, three speakers proposed modulation and coding methods for 6G. As you might expect, they keep getting more complex to handle the expected higher data rates.
Cellular network connects autonomous sea vessel to land
As the tugboat Nellie Bly circumnavigated Denmark, engineers and a remote crew kept an eye on the vessel from a control room in Boston. A 4G connection provided the internet connectivity. These videos bring you into the control room. Autonomous sea vessels show promise as the next step in water navigation. Of course, such vessels…
Radar sensor integrates antenna and signal processing
The BGT60LTR11AIP from Infineon Technologies lets you add a 60-GHz motion sensor to embedded devices.
Future connectivity: More than just 5G
At the 2021 (virtual) IEEE Microwave Symposium, the industry looked at where wireless is going and how it will get beyond 5G.
Signal analyzer widens bandwidth, lowers noise
Keysight’s N9042B UXA X-Series signal analyzer lets you analyze mmWave and sub-6 GHz signals while keeping the noise down.
Signal generator covers 5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and UWB bands
The SMM100A series of vector signal generators from Rohde & Schwarz have models that generate RF signals from 100 kHz with a high-end model to 44 GHz. That covers today’s 5G frequencies and more.
Passive-diode mixer covers 5G mmWave
The MAMX-011043 image-reject passive-diode mixer from MACOM covers 5G mmWave frequencies.
Spectrum analyzers for mmWave engineers use oscilloscope front ends
Keysight Technologies has created a slim version of its high-bandwidth oscilloscopes for analyzing wireless signals, including 5G NR. When you think of high-bandwidth oscilloscopes, you may think that their sole use is for measuring the integrity of baseband digital signals—in the time domain. RF engineers typically work in the frequency domain using swept or real-time…