RF Micro shrinks phone chip
News Chipmaker RF Micro Devices on Monday unveiled what it claims is the smallest version yet of an integral part of a cell phone known as a "front end receiver". RF Micro Devices spokesman Michael Coady said the new chip designs are to meet the growing...
[August 13, 2002, 8:16]
RF Transceiver of WiMAX Base Station for 802.16d
White Papers The design of a RF transceiver for WiMAX base station based on IEEE 802.16d standard using OFDM technology is presented in this paper. The RF transceiver operates in 700MHz frequency band, and employs dual-conversion configuration and FDD mode.
[April 22, 2009, 1:24]
RF Spectrum Use in WiMAX
White Papers These reference designs allow for a selection of RF front-ends to be combined with a highly-integrated baseband processor and MAC processor system on a chip (SoC), to address a wide range of markets using different parts of the spectrum.
[January 17, 2005, 2:00]
RF Over Ethernet for Wireless Infrastructure
White Papers Existing interconnects between RF and processing hardware have been tightly integrated at a system bus level or have incorporated proprietary network hardware, usually tied to the particular data being transported.
[July 4, 2008, 1:00]
Gaining the Competitive Advantage With RF Technology in Your Supply Chain
White Papers Using RF technology to deploy fast real -time data capture and communications in the supply chain can turn saved minutes into true competitive advantage. With the time and cost savings of wireless communications substantiated, more and more...
[August 15, 2009, 1:20]
New Testing Solutions for CDMA/EVDO Base Station RF Problems
White Papers The jobs of technicians and RF engineers are getting more complicated with the roll out of new technologies such as EVDO, WCDMA and HSDPA. Through this webcast one will learn how to solve the cellular/PCS base station RF problems.
[May 12, 2006, 0:00]
The PSP Model in RF CMOS Design
White Papers While the Penn State Philips (PSP) transistor model is rightly hailed as an excellent alternative to traditional BSIM models for RFIC design, RF designers need to be aware of how PSP models relate to actual device behavior.
[June 11, 2009, 1:20]
System Design Considerations of Highly-Integrated UHF RFID Reader Transceiver RF Front-End
White Papers Nowadays the implementation of highly integrated UHF RFID reader transceiver RF front-ends with excellent performance is demanding and is still challenging. This paper presents a number of design considerations from the system point of view...
[April 14, 2009, 0:00]
Motivation for RF Integration
White Papers Advances in process technologies and circuit design techniques, along with sophisticated RF design kits, have made CMOS technology the platform of choice for wireless designs. Using RF CMOS to fabricate highly integrated single-chip solutions...
[June 11, 2009, 1:20]
IBM and RF to build diddy phones?
News A collaboration between computing giant IBM and silicon developer RF Micro Devices could result in a tinier, more powerful generation of mobile phones, the companies said yesterday. The two firms plan to work together to develop radio frequency...
[October 15, 1999, 15:03]
RF Toolbox
Downloads RF Toolbox helps with the design of the following types of antennas: Dipole Fat Dipole Yagi J-Pole Super J-Pole Log Periodic Cubic Quad Vertical It also assists with the following calculations: Coil Design LC Filter Design Transmission Line...
[May 3, 2007, 8:00]
RF Toolbox OSX
Downloads RF Toolbox helps with the design of the following types of antennas: Dipole Fat Dipole Yagi J-Pole Super J-Pole Log Periodic Cubic Quad Vertical It also assists with the following calculations: Coil Design LC Filter Design Transmission Line...
[December 22, 2008, 20:24]
Impacts of RF Radiation on the Human Body in a Passive RFID Environment
White Papers The characterization of RF propagation is a theoretical method for evaluating the workings of electromagnetic radiation in a given environment. Recently, there have been numerous explorations of the fundamental characterizations of passive Radio...
[April 15, 2009, 1:22]
News Burst: IBM and RF to help build diddy phones
News The two firms plan to work together to develop radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on IBM's silicon germanium (SiGe) technology. The project is expected to reduce the number of chips required in upcoming wireless handsets which would...
[October 15, 1999, 10:29]
RF/Wireless Basics 2005: An Intro to Wireless Data Collection Networks, Products, Standards and Solutions
White Papers Considering wireless data collection, or interested in the latest info on wireless data collection networks? This document provides a comprehensive overview of wireless data collection applications, networks, equipment, standards, purchasing...
[November 1, 2005, 2:00]
A Proposal of Optical Wireless Communication With RF Subcarrier
White Papers Optical wireless communication is safety for electric equipment, because it doesn't produce any electromagnetic waves. Therefore it is suitable for wireless communication on these places, and one needs to propose optical wireless access system for...
[February 17, 2006, 0:01]
RF Design and Wireless System Architecture With RF Toolbox & RF Blockset
White Papers The RF Blockset and the RF Toolbox expand the scope of Model-Based Design for wireless communications. Both products enhance the functionality of The MathWorks industry-leading software environments MATLAB and Simulink by providing a broad scope of...
[February 21, 2006, 23:00]
RF Interference in Home Networks
White Papers Interference can lead to performance reduction of wireless devices. This paper points out the different types of interference on a Bluetooth device and introduces a possible solution to prevent interference.
[November 22, 2005, 0:00]
Development of a Single-Chip RF Front-End LSI for Wireless LAN With Transmission Line Based Matching Circuits
White Papers In Direct Conversion Receiver (DCR) architecture, the design of mixer is one of the most important steps for a high-performance DCR because it involves the issues of flicker (1/f) noise and conversion gain simultaneously.
[December 6, 2007, 0:01]



