Electronic Design

SDR Technology Emphasizes Digitized RF Designs

The creation of true software-defined-radio (SDR) systems has been made possible by the digitization of traditionally analog RF hardware. SDRs have been under development for many years. Now, they are ...
Electronic Design

Flexible Hardware Enables Over-the-Air Updates for RF

A software-defined approach to design puts greater control in the hands of manufacturers, particularly when its delivered as a total solution. The phrase “over the air,” often referred to as OTA, is ...
EDN

Flexible RF Front End Designs for Mid-Tier and Regional Smartphones

Increasinglevels of integration in mobile devices have resulted in flagshipsmartphone models that pack an extraordinary range of capabilitiesinto slim designs, including highly integrated RF front ...
EDN

Cadence integrates AWR’s RF tools into Virtuoso, Allegro

After buying National Instruments (NI) subsidiary AWR Corp. for $160 million more than a year ago, Cadence Design Systems has announced the release of Version 16 (V16) of the AWR Design Environment to ...
GPS World

New GNSS receiver front-end integrates, simplifies

STMicroelectronics’ latest RF front-end for GNSS receivers offers a simplified design and smaller footprint. The BPF8089-01SC6 integrates the impedance-matching and electrostatic discharge (ESD) ...