Basis Functional announced the launch of the Renni Software Defined Radio (SDR) to make wireless research, development, and prototyping easier in a wide range of applications, including the Internet of Things, 5G, and cellular standards. Renni is a plug-and-play device that works out of the box and connects to web-based applications to make visualizing, collecting, and […]
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Programmable baseband processors target 5G, mmWave tasks
NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced a new series of Layerscape Access processors, designed for 5G Access Edge applications. These new Layerscape Access processors target a variety of deployment scenarios compliant with O-RAN Alliance specifications, including Central Units/Distributed Units (CU/DU), Radio Units (RUs), along with Integrated Small Cells and Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) systems. NXP Layerscape Access processors […]
Computing module includes cinema-grade video capture, AI platform
Intrinsyc Technologies Corporation announced the Open-Q 845 µSOM (micro System on Module) and Development Kit, to be available in the fourth quarter of 2019. The Open-Q 845 µSOM is the latest product in the evolution of Intrinsyc’s µSOM computing module series. It is an ultra-compact (50mm x 25mm), production-ready embedded module, ideal for powering the most advanced […]
What high-speed data means for connected vehicles
Technologies behind multigigabit Ethernet and 5G could transform transportation. Harsh Patel | Molex The connected vehicle segments are growing at a rapid pace. By 2020, industry analysts predict there will be 250 million connected vehicles and 10 million self-driving cars on the road, and 470 million connected/autonomous vehicles by 2025. As the number of connected […]
Spectrum co-existence challenges in the fully connected car
High-performance RF bandpass filters may hold the key to autonomous vehicle communication without interference. Ali Bawangaonwala | Qorvo, Inc. Continuing advances in technology are making the autonomous vehicle a practical reality, and there is frequent discussion among technologists about Wi-Fi and 5G as enablers of the connected car. Equally important, but less talked about, are […]
Edge platforms support GPU accelerator cards, FPGA programmable acceleration cards for local compute and AI inferencing,
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI) reaffirms that its latest intelligent edge platforms are ideal for network security, Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs), and Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) for 5G and Internet of Things (IoT). Supermicro’s network security edge solutions enable our partners’ networking software stacks, such as low-latency packet management, which is ideal for use in Unified […]
SoC implements 5G RAN functions
A new collaboration announced today between market leaders Altran, ArrayComm and NXP Semiconductors N.V. will enable manufacturers to accelerate development of 5G RAN and reduce time to market for rolling out 5G solutions. The new solution uses Altran’s 5G gNodeB software framework, pre-integrated with ArrayComm’s proven 5G PHY software on NXP SoC LX2160A, creating an innovative, flexible and […]
Antennas boost LTE bandwidth, add 5G bands
Taoglas announced an addition to their hugely successful Warrior series, the PA740 antenna, at the 2019 MWC Shanghai. With additional LTE bandwidth and new bands added for 5G functionality, the new antenna is an evolved design from Taoglas’s successful Warrior PA710 High-Efficiency Ceramic Wideband LTE Antenna. With the optimal antenna efficiency and performance for IoT devices including smart […]
5G-ready jitter attenuators make high-speed network timing more accurate
Silicon Labs has expanded its family of Si539x jitter attenuators with new device options featuring a fully integrated reference, enhancing system reliability and performance while simplifying PCB layout in high-speed networking designs. The new Si539x jitter attenuators are purpose-built to address the demanding reference clock requirements of 100/200/400/600/800G designs, providing more than 40 percent margin […]
Integrated GaAs technology enables single-chip GaAs for 5G user equipment, mmWave access networks
WIN Semiconductors Corp has released a high integration mmWave GaAs platform called the PIH1-10. Optimized for 5G front-ends, the PIH1-10 technology combines an advanced 100 GHz ƒt enhancement-mode pHEMT with monolithic PIN and Schottky diodes to provide best in class mmWave performance for all front-end functions. WIN is the first compound semiconductor wafer foundry to […]
