Newark element14 is now shipping three new products in the successful open source BeagleBone range. The ever popular BeagleBone Black and element 14 BeagleBone Black Industrial are now joined by BeagleBone Black Wireless, the element14 Wireless Connectivity Cape and the element14 4.3” Display Cape. The BeagleBone® Black Wireless now has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capabilities built […]
Connectivity
SoCs integrate BLE 5, dual-band Wi-Fi, other wireless protocols
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated announced two new System-on-chips (SoCs), the QCA4020 and QCA4024. Qualcomm Technologies is the first to announce a tri-mode SoC QCA4020, integrating Bluetooth® Low Energy 5, Dual-band Wi-Fi®, and 802.15.4-based technologies, including ZigBee® and Thread, while QCA4024 integrates Bluetooth Low Energy 5 and 802.15.4. Both QCA4020 and QCA4024 […]
Programmable RF data conversion SoCs include 4-GSPS 12-bit ADCs, 6.4-GSPS 14-bit DACs
Xilinx, Inc. announced a disruptive integration and architectural breakthrough for 5G wireless with the infusion of RF-class analog technology into its 16nm All Programmable MPSoCs. Xilinx’s new All Programmable RFSoCs eliminate discrete data converters, providing 50-75% power and footprint reduction for 5G massive-MIMO and millimeter wave wireless backhaul applications. Large scale 2D antenna array systems […]
RF front-ends for mobile apps includes GaAs power amps
Qualcomm Incorporated announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (QTI), is introducing a suite of comprehensive RF front-end (RFFE) solutions, making it the first mobile technology provider to develop and commercialize a comprehensive platform spanning from the digital modem to the antenna port. The latest additions to the Qualcomm® RF360™ family of RFFE products are […]
Second generation Gigabit LTE modem delivers download speeds up to 1.2 Gbps
Qualcomm Incorporated announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., has started sampling Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X20 LTE chipset, its seventh-generation LTE multimode modem and second-generation Gigabit LTE solution, which is built on a leading-edge 10nm FinFET process. The modem and its new Snapdragon X20 LTE transceiver provide a number of industry firsts. It is the first […]
Development boards handle LoRaWAN and other Low-Power Wide Area Network technologies
Two new ready-to-use prototype boards available from STMicroelectronics slash the cost for developers to start evaluatingLoRaWAN™ and other Low-Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) technologies including 6LoWPAN. The boards are based on the smallest and lowest-power LoRaWAN modules that exist on the market today, with a footprint not larger than 13x12mm and power consumption in the […]
First 10Gbps IPBaseT transceiver capable of 4K60Hz 4:4:4 with 1.3:1 real-time compression, zero frame latency
Aurora Multimedia introduces a new technological first 4K60Hz 4:4:4 AV over IP signal transceiver, utilizing their IPBaseT technology. Aurora is changing the topology of AV with the IPBaseT technology resolving all existing issues with reliability, serviceability, scalability, capability, and inventory. The IPX-TC2 Series is the World’s First 10Gbps IPBaseT transceiver capable of 4K60Hz 4:4:4 with […]
Low-latency, 1Gbps 4K AV-over-IP signal transceiver is nearly lossless
Aurora introduces a new AV industry first with its visually lossless, low latency, 1Gbps 4K AV over IP signal transceiver utilizing their IPBaseT® technology. Aurora is changing the topology of AV with the IPBaseT® technology resolving all existing issues with reliability, serviceability, scalability, capability, and inventory. The VLX Series is comprised of 3 variations. Two […]
Network switch delivers 10G POE to streaming transceivers
Aurora Multimedia Corporation announces the world’s first network switch by Huawei that will allow the 10G PoE of Aurora’s IPX transceiver to receive PoE directly from the network switch. This follows the initial introduction of Aurora’s award winning IPBaseT technology and the IPX Series 10G with zero compression/zero latency, 4K streaming boxes and wall plates […]
HDBaseT reference design supports 4K 60Hz 4:4:4 content
Valens, the developer of HDBaseT and founder of the HDBaseT Alliance, announced the availability of a reference design for HDBaseT transmission of full 18 Gbps HDMI 2.0, including 4K 60 4:4:4. The reference design leverages Lattice Semiconductor’s video connectivity ASSPs (Application Specific Standard Product) to enable Ultra High-definition (UHD) video transmission using visually lossless compression, while […]