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First Location System-on-Chip for ZigBee: The CC2431 from Texas Instruments is the first SoC with a hardware location engine targeting low-power ZigBee(R) wireless sensor networking applications, such as asset tracking, patient monitoring, inventory control, security and commissioning networks. It features a powerful RSSI-based location engine, which reduces network traffic compared to centralized location systems, and is supported by TI's Z-Stack_ protocol stack. For development kits, samples and datasheets, visit www.ti.com/cc2431.


Table Of Contents
EDA integrated solution slashes RF-PCB development time in half
ST, NXP merge wireless businesses to form a joint venture
Diabetes management taps wireless body monitoring technology
Spectracom, RIT win cognitive airborne network protocol contract
AWR, TriQuint announce project jumpstart for new designers
Optical sensor is designed for harsh environment
Thyristor provides overvoltage protection to DSL lines
VCO offers ultralow phase noise, high linearity
Switch filter amplifier offers wide bandwidth
Film capacitors simplify EMI filter design
Hittite redesigns web site
Events


News

EDA integrated solution slashes RF-PCB development time in half
By Ashok Bindra, Editor
 Software tools suppliers Mentor Graphics Corp. and Agilent Technologies' EEsof EDA division have been quietly working for last two years to develop an integrated platform that slashes RF-PCB development time in half.

ST, NXP merge wireless businesses to form a joint venture
Europe's two giant semiconductor suppliers, NXP and STMicroelectronics, have agreed to combine key wireless operations to form a joint-venture company with strong relationships with all major handset manufacturers.

Diabetes management taps wireless body monitoring technology
To improve millions of diabetic patients around the world, a research project has been granted 7.1 million Euros to develop a unique personalized blood glucose prediction tool.

Spectracom, RIT win cognitive airborne network protocol contract
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory of Rome, N.Y. has awarded Spectracom and its academic partner, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), a contract to continue research on wireless network routing protocol to support war fighter communications for the future of military airborne networks.

AWR, TriQuint announce project jumpstart for new designers
A new program to provide first-time AWR and TriQuint customers with a low-cost introduction to the benefits of design and fabrication of gallium arsenide (GaAs) microwave monolithic integrated circuits (MMICs).


Products

Optical sensor is designed for harsh environment
Melexis' optical switch SensorEyeC, MLX75303, is the first member of the new SensorEyeC series of optical sensors specifically designed for high volume automotive.

Thyristor provides overvoltage protection to DSL lines
Littlefuse has added a new overvoltage protection series, the TwinChip SDP, to its broadband optimized SIDACtor product line.

VCO offers ultralow phase noise, high linearity
Crystek's CVCO55CC-1260-1400 VCO operates from 1260 MHz to 1400 MHz with a control voltage range of 0.5 V~12 V.

Switch filter amplifier offers wide bandwidth
Lark has readied a new switch filter amplifier series (SFA) in both ceramic and lumped element configurations.

Film capacitors simplify EMI filter design
With its new B3292*E/F series film capacitors, EPCOS now offers X2 safety class capacitors with capacitances up to 45°F.


Books/Web sites

Hittite redesigns web site
Hittite Microwave Corporation has redesigned its web site www.hittite.com to offer many new features, including new page design, individual product splash pages, and new E-Comm and sample request system.


Calendar

Events
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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