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Touchscreens Exploit PCAP TechnologyMD&D News Staff NLT Technologies, partnering with Renesas Electronics America and Renesas Electronics Europe, unveils three mid-size color LCD modules employing projected capacitive (PCAP) touch-panel technology... |
Hardware Design View more
Mobile Adapter Enhances Device Display Connectivity
Jun 6, 2012 5:02 PM, MD&D News Staff
Cavium and Qualcomm Atheros have unveiled a mobile adapter solution based on the Miracast Wi-Fi Display standard and optimized for enhanced peer-to-peer connections with Qualcomms Snapdragon platform....
Touchscreens Exploit PCAP Technology
Jun 5, 2012 11:15 AM, MD&D News Staff
NLT Technologies, partnering with Renesas Electronics America and Renesas Electronics Europe, unveils three mid-size color LCD modules employing projected capacitive (PCAP) touch-panel technology....
Single LGA Houses Triaxial MEMS Sensor Duo
Jun 4, 2012 12:30 PM, MD&D News Staff
Creating possibly the smallest inertial measurement unit available, Bosch Sensortec integrates an acceleration sensor and a gyroscope in one 3- by 4.5- by 0.95-mm LGA package....
Tutorials View more
NTPs Role Grows In Networking
Jun 8, 2012 10:56 AM, Kris Sowolla, Symmetricom
The Network Timing Protocol (NTP) is a core application protocol in the IP suite and the technology of choice to synchronize clocks in packet-based networks. Like many successful protocols, its use has extended well beyond its original implementations....
Is The iPhone Losing Its Edge?
May 30, 2012 4:45 PM, Lou Frenzel, Editor-in-Chief
Despite a few key features, Apples iPhone might not have what it takes to stand out in todays homogenized smart-phone market. ...
A Smaller CTIA Wireless Show Still Offers Big Innovation
May 17, 2012 9:37 AM, Louis E. Frenzel, Editor in Chief
While attendance seemed to be down for this years International CTIA Wireless show in New Orleans, all of the major companies (and a former President) were on hand to discuss the latest innovations....
Hardware News View more
Distributed Antenna Systems Perform In All The Bands
May 21, 2012 4:22 PM, MD&D News Staff
EtherDAS Indoor handles apps in offices, arenas, convention centers, and other indoor venues, offering passive intermodulation performance of 153 dBc in all 2G, 3G, and 4G bands....
Pico Projector Primps For Use With iPhone And iPod Touch
May 17, 2012 12:34 PM, MD&D News Staff
To improve content viewability in all lighting conditions, Micron Technologys PoP Video pico projector accessory integrates QuickLogics Visual Enhancement Engine (VEE) technology....
Five Disruptive Trends Will Revolutionize RF Components
May 14, 2012 4:47 PM, MD&D News Staff
Envelope tracking (ET), multimode multiband power amplifiers (MMPAs), CMOS PAs, antenna tuning, and MIMO will lead to a new architecture for handsets, tablets, and PCs by 2015....
Software News View more
Browser Integrates Streaming Media Player
May 31, 2012 2:11 PM, MD&D News Staff
The Ghost Generation Browser from Navigosphere BVBA turns user bookmarks into playlists, making it a personalized platform for managing media, watching videos, or listening to music....
Browser Ensures Secure Mobile Experience On Android Devices
Mar 29, 2012 4:09 PM, MD&D News Staff
Good Mobile Access from Good Technology provides secure mobile access to behind-the-firewall applications, resources, and data without requiring a virtual private network....
Premier Farnell Gives A Leg Up For ARM
Feb 17, 2012 1:18 PM, MD&D News Staff
Distributor Premier Farnell now offers a comprehensive range of hardware and software ARM design solutions through its Newark element14 brand....
Software Design View more
Development Kit Fortifies eRA Modules
Jun 7, 2012 4:58 PM, MD&D News Staff
LPRS is launching the Connect2 development kit for its easyRadio Advanced (eRA) short-range wireless modules at the 2012 Fortronic UK Wireless Forum in Oxford on June 26....
Gesture-Recognition Platform Migrates To Windows 8
May 31, 2012 11:03 AM, MD&D News Staff
PointGrabs software, which gives any device with a 2D camera gesture-recognition functionality, is now compatible with the beta version of Windows 8....
ARM Toolchain Covers Every Angle
May 24, 2012 3:44 PM, MD&D News Staff
Development-tool provider mikroElektronika supports the complete development circle for STM32 microcontrollers with compiler support, libraries, examples, help files, additional software, debuggers, and accessory boards....
Standards Regulations View more
OpenET Alliance Names Members, Updates Interface Spec
Apr 12, 2012 9:37 AM
Promo teaser: The expanded organizations updated interface specification for envelope tracking in terminals includes recommended system noise specifications to support full-bandwidth LTE signals....
FCC Proposes 40 MHz More Spectrum For Mobile Broadband
Mar 22, 2012 11:55 AM, MD&D News Staff
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that it will take steps to remove barriers to the flexible use of 40 MHz of additional spectrum currently assigned to the Mobile Satellite Service in the 2-GHz band....
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 Chipset Calls Between LTE And WCDMA Networks
Feb 6, 2012 10:39 AM, MD&D News Staff
Qualcomm and Ericsson have completed the first voice call handover from an LTE mobile network to a WCDMA network using single radio voice call continuity (SRVCC)...
New Applications View more
GPS App For Mobile Workers Goes Android
May 2, 2012 1:45 PM, MD&D News Staff
Now available for Android, Descartes Systems Groups MobileLink enables dynamic dispatching and tracking of drivers and other resources in the field....
Indoor Positioning System Exploits Automatic Crowd Sourcing
Nov 30, 2011 4:49 PM, MD&D News Staff
Sensewhere core positioning software automatically crowd-sources and cross-references RF-access-point data via the users own device....
iPad/iPhone App Hoists .NET Into The Cloud
Sep 12, 2011 1:44 PM
Tatsoft unveils the first iPad and iPhone mobile data-access client app that integrates with Microsofts .NET Framework with in-the-loud support....
Test Time View more
Test Set Evaluates LTE Voice Quality
May 14, 2012 5:22 PM, MD&D News Staff
The Agilent Technologies PXT wireless communications test set melds with the Brel & Kjr PULSE Audio Analyzer and Head and Torso Simulator (HATS) for testing voice quality on Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) 4G phones....
Radio-Channel Emulator Handles Complex 3G/4G Testing
Apr 30, 2012 10:36 AM
Elektrobits EB Propsim F32 radio channel emulator eases performance testing of wireless networks, basestations, terminals, and chipsets employing multi-antenna and multi-radio technologies....
Certification Platforms Address WCDMA/HSPA+ Releases 7/8
Apr 25, 2012 10:47 AM, MD&D News Staff
The Rohde & Schwarz TS8980 HF test system and CMW500 protocol conformance tester debut as the worlds first test systems capable of performing all mandatory RF test cases and protocol test cases for WCDMA Releases 7 and 8....
Video View more
Gesture Control Software Integrates With 2D Device Cameras
June 06, 2012 Richard Gawel, Managing Editor
PointGrab's Hand Gesture Recognition technology allows designers to integrate 3D gesture control into devices (such as tablets, laptops, and smart TVs) that have standard 2D cameras built into them.
Digital Pen Offers True "Pen-on-Paper" User Experience
May 10, 2012 Richard Gawel, Managing Editor
The N-trig DuoSense digital pen offers a true "pen-on-paper" user experience for digital artists, detailed notation on tablet computers, and more. N-trig's Gary Baum discusses the technology inside the active pen, its capabilities, and the design support offered for the device.
GPS Satellite Command, Control, And Simulation
April 20, 2012 Bill Wong, Electronic Design
Frank Backes of Braxton discusses the company's command, control, and simulation for GPS satellite systems.