RF power amplifiers consume lots of energy, which is a concern associated with 5G. Envelope tracking helps reduce power consumption but has tradeoffs.
Wi-Fi tester expands to cover 6 GHz
As Wi-Fi 6E products come to market, they need testing. The Pal-6E from octoScope lets you test performance at these new frequencies.
Why the 5G core converges wireless with wireline
A toolkit lets integrated operators run their mobile and fixed-line operations on a common 5G core.
Switch connects antennas to tuning components
The SKY59272-707LF from Skyworks uses a MIPI interface to select any of four SPDT switches.
Contribute a paper: 5G Technologies for First Responder and Tactical Networks
IEEE has issued a call for papers for its 3rd IEEE Workshop on 5G Technologies for First Responder and Tactical Networks.
Webinar highlights current and future healthcare applications for RF/microwave technology
Learn more about where RF/microwave technology stands in the modern medical/healthcare industry with this informative webinar, “RF and the Future of Health Care,” hosted by Times Microwave Systems’ Business Development Manager, Carrie Obedzinski. RF/microwave technology is not just about wireless communications or military radars—it is an increasingly important part of many medical electronics systems, such…
LoRaWAN test tool gets you closer to compliance
Use the free test tool to check your radio and protocols before bringing your low-power IoT device to a lab for certification.
Extract parasitics from capacitor models to improve RF designs
Metal-insulator-metal and metal-oxide-metal capacitors popular in analog/RF designs because of their desirable characteristics. By extracting parasitics from your models that are important in your design, you’ll get a robust circuit.
Wi-Fi 6E is coming, chipsets with MIMO now sampling
The QCS-AX2 series from ON Semiconductor brings 6 GHz Wi-Fi 6E to routers and access points. Just as LTE cellular is running out of capacity (hence 5G), so is Wi-Fi. Originally operating at 2.4 GHz (70 MHz band), IEEE 802.3n added 5 GHz, which supplemented with 500 MHz but at a decreased range. That’s happening…
The basics of 5G’s modulation, OFDM
Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing has become the standard modulation format for 5G New Radio. Lean how OFDM works and how it’s used. Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) is an efficient modulation format used in modern wireless communication systems including 5G. OFDM combines the benefits of Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) and Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM) to produce…