Vibration and temperature alter the physical structures of timing devices. That causes clock signals to drift or become noisy. Environmental factors related to vibration and temperature don’t necessarily happen in isolation. Combined environmental stress can be a major factor affecting timing performance in aerospace designs. Different types of devices don’t react the same, but in […]
by Russ Garcia, CEO, Menlo Micro As wireless networks evolve from 5G Advanced toward 6G, RF switching is emerging as a critical system bottleneck. Modern MEMS technology offers a step-change in linearity, power handling, and efficiency that redefines next-generation RF front-end design. The realization of technologies and capabilities we all see and take for granted […]
We have looked at the “tunnel radio” problem and one solution using one (or likely several) fixed-location distributed antennas. This part looks at an attentive, informally called the “leaky cable” or “leaky feeder” solution. Q: What is the formal name for this approach?A: Technically, it is known as a radiating coaxial-cable system. It is a […]
New and old technologies provide critical tunnel wireless links. Providing and maintaining wireless, mobile connectivity within underground tunnel-like environments (often described as “tunnel radio”), as well as to the surface, is a challenge for many reasons. Although these are closed and defined spaces and shielded from “outside” signals, they are subject to numerous electrical, mechanical, […]
Silicon Labs has released the BG2B, a Bluetooth 6 SoC built for battery-powered IoT devices needing secure ranging, low power draw, and fewer external components. It’s the company’s lowest-power Bluetooth LE part to date, with a dual-output DC-DC architecture and multi-core design. Compared to the company’s previous lowest-power Bluetooth LE SoC, BG2B cuts MCU active […]
Stackpole Electronics offers the RNCQ Series high-frequency thin film chip resistor for RF and microwave designs operating above 1 GHz. The series supports frequency capability up to 70 GHz in 0201 size and 50 GHz in 0402 and 0603 sizes, with thin film construction and a high-purity alumina substrate to help maintain stable impedance at […]
Interoperability drives optical and electrical communications
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5G Connectors: Enabling the global 5G vision
White paper: 5G evolution – on the path to 6G
VIAVI Solutions Inc. has expanded the functionality of its award-winning ONE LabPro testing and validation platform. Following the launches of the ONE-1600 and second-generation ONE-1600IE solutions, the new ONE-1600ER module delivers enhanced features and enables comprehensive testing on a single platform for next-generation 1.6Tb optical components. With AI and ML now firmly embedded in the fabric…
Mouser Electronics has launched a resource hub focused on LoRa and LoRaWAN technology as low-power, wide-area IoT networks see broader adoption. The hub targets engineers working on network infrastructure, industrial automation, and smart-sensing applications. LoRaWAN extends wireless coverage while reducing power consumption and infrastructure costs, making it suited to deployments where conventional wireless options are […]
Beyond the use of optical frequency combs as precision clock sources in the optical region, researchers have developed a way to link the outstanding optical-clock performance to the creation of a high-stability, low-jitter oscillator source for millimeter-wave (mmWave) RF systems beginning at around 10 GHz and higher frequencies. Part 1 introduced optical frequency combs and […]
BEC Technologies announced the MX-220 5G Series, a family of compact 5G industrial routers that deliver secure, always-on connectivity for mission-critical edge applications across utilities, service providers, industrial operations, and enterprise customers. The series includes three models, the MX-220e 5G, MX-220 5G, and MX-220-UT 5G, giving organizations a single hardware platform that can be applied across…
Radomes are a critical part of the exposed wireless and RF world. Whether for fixed-in-place radar installations on aircraft fuselages or even for automotive safety radar, they have the challenge of being RF-transparent at the frequencies of interest while providing environmental protection against wind, rain, snow, and vehicle or aircraft motion. Some radomes are primarily…
