View this email as a Web page Please add XRFD_RF Design Bulletin_ to your Safe Sender list.
RF Design
  UNSUBSCRIBE
  SUBSCRIBE
  PREFERENCES
May 8, 2008  |   A Penton Media Publication  |     
ADVERTISEMENT

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
Vertical architecture gives RF designers an LDMOS alternative
Staccato expands presence in Asia
WVAN wireless library accelerates product development
FEI-Zyfer gets contract for communication synchronization systems
BeO attains new benchmark in thermal conductivity
Ultrahigh-precision Z-Foil audio resistor improves clarity
Optical/electrical module improves productivity
Single- and dual-frequency crystal oscillator modules offer ultralow jitter performance
HCMOS oscillators dramatically reduce noise levels
High-density software radio module offers 256 DDC channels and four 200 MHz 16-bit ADCs
Hittite redesigns web site
Events

ADVERTISEMENT
Advanced Powering Solutions for Low-Power Wireless
You can learn about state-of-the art commercial advances in Energy Harvesting and Power Management solutions for low-power wireless networks at the Second Annual nanoPower Forum (nPF ’08). Session topics will include: Thin-Film Batteries - Harvesting Thermal Energy - Kinetic Energy Harvesting - Low-Power System Architectures System Integration Issues - Energy Harvesting Components - And more. You can also attend the post-conference seminar on “Designing for Ultra-Low-Power Wireless Sensor Applications, Powered by Energy Harvesting.”
Join us on June 2 – 4, 2008 in Costa Mesa, California, for nPF ‘08.



News

Vertical architecture gives RF designers an LDMOS alternative
By Ashok Bindra, Editor
 As RF power amplifier designers weigh cost, efficiency, linearity, thermal performance and peak power in transistors, HVVi Semiconductors, Inc., is giving engineers a new silicon alternative.

Staccato expands presence in Asia
Certified wireless USB supplier Staccato Communications has expanded its global sales force to increase its presence in Asia.

WVAN wireless library accelerates product development
Agilent Technologies has released a WVAN wireless library that helps prevent unnecessary wafer spins.

FEI-Zyfer gets contract for communication synchronization systems
FEI-Zyfer was recently awarded an approximately $1.4-million order for newly upgraded precision GPS-based time and frequency reference systems.

BeO attains new benchmark in thermal conductivity
Beryllium oxide (BeO) supplier Brush Ceramic Products Inc. has significantly improved thermal conductivity of the insulating material BeO.

ADVERTISEMENT
Explore Engineering TV!
Think you know what Engineering TV is all about? Take this short pop quiz and show off your skills! You could win an Amazon Kindle eBook Reader from DigiKey Corporation!
Try it now - the quiz ends May 4!


Products

Ultrahigh-precision Z-Foil audio resistor improves clarity
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has released a new ultrahigh-precision Z-Foil audio resistor with a special design for increased clarity.

Optical/electrical module improves productivity
Agilent Technologies Inc. claims to have readied the industry's first optical/electrical module that provides unfiltered bandwidth and reference receiver capabilities for 100-G Ethernet signals.

Single- and dual-frequency crystal oscillator modules offer ultralow jitter performance
ON Semiconductor has expanded its high-performance clock and data management portfolio with the introduction of nine new PureEdge PLL based clock modules for crystal oscillator (XO) replacement.

HCMOS oscillators dramatically reduce noise levels
For significantly reduced noise levels, Fox Electronics is now offering HCMOS XpressO oscillators with 2.5 volt operation.

High-density software radio module offers 256 DDC channels and four 200 MHz 16-bit ADCs
Pentek Inc. has unwrapped a high-performance, high-resolution software radio module 7151.


Books/Web sites

Hittite redesigns web site
Hittite Microwave Corp. has redesigned it website at www.hittite.com.


Calendar

Events
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

IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference
May 27-30
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
www.ectc.net

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

MOST Forum 2008 Opens Call for Speakers
Sept. 30, 2008
Stuttgart, Germany
www.MOSTforum.com


A B O U T   T H I S   N E W S L E T T E R
To get this newsletter in a different format (Text or HTML), or to change your e-mail address, please visit your profile page to change your delivery preferences.

For questions concerning delivery of this newsletter, please contact our Customer Service Department at:
Customer Service Department
RF Design
A Penton Media publication
US Toll Free: 866-505-7173
International: 847-763-9504
Email:rfdesign@pbinews.com

Penton Media | 249 W. 17th Street | New York, NY 10011

Copyright 2007, Penton Media. All rights reserved. This article is protected by United States copyright and other intellectual property laws and may not be reproduced, rewritten, distributed, re-disseminated, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast, directly or indirectly, in any medium without the prior written permission of Penton Media.