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Small-signal bandwidth in a Big Bandwidth era
Bill Laumeister, Maxim Integrated Products Inc, February 2, 2012Understand the interplay between bandwidth and op-amp specifications. More -
Sorting out 4G: Are we there yet?
Janine Love, Contributing Editor, January 30, 2012Thanks to clever marketing campaigns and branding, the general public believes that 4G has arrived. The performance of 4G/LTE mobile handsets has improved, and designers are pushing the outer limits of performance in all parts of the handset. In many cases, the limitation is available spectrum, so designers must develop creative approaches until governments act. More -
Freescale, Inside Secure team on smart-meter reference design
R Colin Johnson, EE Times, January 24, 2012Freescale Semiconductor has partnered with Inside Secure in a smart-meter reference design that cure security ills associated with near field communication (NFC) technology. More -
TI ups its smart grid offerings
Nicolas Mokhoff, EE Times, January 23, 2012Texas Instruments claims the industry's first demonstration of a radio frequency system-on-chip that integrates an IEEE 802.15.4 (2.4 GHz) radio, an ARM Cortex-M3 processor, and enough flash and RAM to run the ZigBee IP stack and SE2.0 profile. More -
Trial shows active antenna can raise cell capacity 40%
Peter Clarke, EE Times, January 23, 2012A US network trial for the LTE 700-MHz active antenna from startup Ubidyne has demonstrated a 40% increase in cell capacity. More -
DesignCon memory preview
Janine Love, Editor, EE Times' Memory Designline, January 9, 2012Here are some memory-related DesignCon presentation and forum highlights. More -
Our editors' favorite gadgets
Staff, December 15, 2011Our editors reflect on some of the gadgets and gizmos that they personally find most useful, most fun, or most intriguing. More -
It's a bird! It's a crane!
Earl Schlenk, Engineer, December 15, 2011This tale recounts how a cigarette break resolved a perplexing microwave failure. More -
Broadcom promotes new 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard
By Sylvie Barak, EE Times, December 13, 2011Broadcom has declared its allegiance to the forthcoming 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard, which it hopes will replace the current 802.11n standard in its consumer electronics hardware lines by the end of 2012. More -
Hot technologies: Looking ahead to 2012
Staff, December 12, 2011Our editors reflect on some of the hot trends and technologies in 2011—and look ahead to 2012. More
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