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Mindspeed visualizes an opening in the base-station market 1/26/2010
The new Transcede line targets baseband processing for 4G wireless networks.Could the global network be a thousand times more efficient? 1/12/2010
A research project that apparently began as a speculation among Bell Labs engineers in Ireland and the UK has grown into a global consortium determined to reduce energy consumption in the global information network.SiGe mixer exhibits low noise, high linearity in wireless base stations 1/1/2010
Maxim Integrated Product’s new MAX2042 upconverting and downconverting, double-balanced passive mixer operates at 2 to 3 GHz. The SiGe (silicon-germanium) chip includes an internal local-oscillator buffer and two baluns.3.3V mixer downconverts RF with good linearity 10/28/2009
Linear Technology Corp’s new LTC5541 downconverting mixer operates at frequencies of 1.3 to 2.3 GHz, and the company plans to later introduce pin-compatible parts that will operate at 0.6 to 4 GHz.Device enables remote computer control and management 10/16/2009
IT support for computers in remote locations, which include areas as diverse as test equipment, desktop applications, and shopping-center kiosks, often requires the ability to take control of the application’s computer over the Internet while maintaining a secure environment.In-Depth
Integration in the other direction 1/21/2010
Building your system with separate dice or separate chips may be a smart alternative to using SOCs.Congestion management clears a path through 10 GbE 1/7/2010
With the new IEEE standards for consolidation and the ability to build highly scalable high-speed Ethernet networks, Ethernet will become the only fabric you need for converged data centers, and it will lower the cost of supercomputer networks.The Hot 100 Electronic Products of 2009 12/15/2009
EDN’s editors offer up their annual list of the year's 100 most significant amplifiers, CPUs, ICs, LEDs, microcontrollers, vector network analyzers, and more.Inside a cellular femtocell 12/15/2009
The solution to smartphone data traffic is a problem for femto-basestation designers.Hawk eyes, analog equipment trump expensive digital test set 11/26/2009
Tales From The Cube: A keen eye, some common sense, and a simple and appropriate instrument prove their worth to one technician.Experts
IP networks’ spread brings challenges to networking SOCs 1/21/2010
A trend involving the seemingly complete victory of IP (Internet Protocol) over rival protocols and the concomitant spread of GbE (gigabit Ethernet) is drawing together disparate networks, vastly simplifying facilities management for network operators but creating a pain for silicon designers.Museum contends with multimedia rights 3/19/2009
Wherever technology goes, legal issues regarding copyright ownership seem to follow.White spaces and black hearts 10/16/2008
Those pushing white-space proposals, including Google's Larry Page, need some lessons in real-world RF interference, and the industry should put white-spaces plans on hold until we see how badly the digital-TV rollout hurts broadcast television.Voices: GreenPeak Technologies’ Cees Links: wireless-networking visionary 2/21/2008
Cees (pronounced case) Links is an engineer and the chief executive officer at GreenPeak Technologies, an international supplier of low-power wireless-system modules compatible with IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee. Based in Utrecht, the Netherlands, Links has been a pioneer in the wireless industry and was involved in the establishment of the IEEE 802.Open-cellular-network boasts lack substance 1/10/2008
There are dozens if not hundreds of products that might be more compelling if they integrated a cellular radio.DesignIdeas
