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Table Of Contents
Ultrahigh-speed cores target unprecedented data acquisition system
SDR platform accelerates development of 3GPP LTE products
Precision circuit simulator breaks verification barrier for wideband RFCMOS transceivers
NDK appoints Taylor as GM of business and application development
Integrated processor handles both audio and voice processing for handsets
Carrier-class grandmaster clock meets stringent requirements
High performance PA eyes WiMAX and next-generation cellular networks
IPTV analysis, monitoring solution meets chinese audio/video coding standard
Clocking devices offer ultra low noise performance
SP3T antenna switch offers low loss, high isolation
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Ultrahigh-speed cores target unprecedented data acquisition system
By Ashok Bindra, Editor
 TiaLinx, Inc. has developed ultrahigh-speed analog-to-digital converter (ADC), multiplexer (Mux) and de-multiplexer (De-mux) cores for design of a ultrahigh speed data acquisition system.

SDR platform accelerates development of 3GPP LTE products
CTIA Wireless will demonstrate its end-to-end LTE software solution for development of mobile infrastructure and client devices using a software-defined radio (SDR) platform.

Precision circuit simulator breaks verification barrier for wideband RFCMOS transceivers
Advanced analog/RF verification tools supplier Berkeley Design Automation Inc. said that its Analog FastSPICE circuit simulator has delivered an industry-first full-circuit PLL synthesizer performance simulation with true SPICE accuracy.

NDK appoints Taylor as GM of business and application development
To strengthen its new business and application development efforts, NDK has hired frequency control guru Craig Taylor, who brings over 20 years of technical and marketing experience to NDK.

Integrated processor handles both audio and voice processing for handsets
Bluetooth chip supplier CSR has announced entry into the audio processor market with the launch of MusiCore1, a fully featured single-chip stereo audio processor plus Bluetooth for mobile phones.

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Products

Carrier-class grandmaster clock meets stringent requirements
Symmetricom, Inc. has added a new product to its broad portfolio of carrier-grade, packet-based timing and frequency solutions.

High performance PA eyes WiMAX and next-generation cellular networks
Avago Technologies has introduced two new power amplifier (PA) product families designed for next generation cellular and WiMAX applications.

IPTV analysis, monitoring solution meets chinese audio/video coding standard
Agilent Technologies Inc. has released audio/video coding standard (AVS)-IPTV analysis and monitoring solution for the Agilent Triple Play Analyzer platform.

Clocking devices offer ultra low noise performance
National Semiconductor Corp. has launched a family of three ultra low-noise and fully-featured clock buffers, dividers and distributors that simplify system clock design while providing the industry’s lowest additive noise.

SP3T antenna switch offers low loss, high isolation
Skyworks Solutions’ SKY13309-370 LF is a single-pole three throw (SP3T) antenna switch for the 2.4-2.5 GHz band.

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Calendar

Events
CTIA Wireless
April 1-3, 2008
Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas, NV
www.ctiawireless.com

Embedded Systems Conference
April 15-17
McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, Calif.
www.cmp-egevents.com

Next-Generation Networks and Basestations
 April 22-25
Bath, UK
www.avrenevents.com/bath2008

NIST-ATIS Workshop on Synchronization in Telecommunication Systems (WSTS '08)
May 13-15
The Omni Interlocken Resort
Broomfield, Colorado
www.nist.gov/public_affairs/confpage/080513.htm

2008 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium
June 15-20, 2008
Georgia World Congress Center
Atlanta, GA
www.ims2008.org


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