RF&WirelessBlog

TI launches flagship WiFi solution for M2M

Texas Instruments has unveiled the SimpleLink product family of wireless connectivity technologies for low-power, low-cost embedded applications. The cornerstone offering in this new family is the new SimpleLink Wi-Fi CC3000: an easy-to-implement Wi-Fi solution designed for M2M communication, commonly called the Internet of Things.

What if every device in your home had its own IP address?

At CES, NXP and Belkin demonstrated a smart home network that gave each light bulb in a house an IPv6 address, so they could be controlled from a smartphone or tablet. The network features a WeMo device from Belkin that enables mobile devices to interact securely (via WiFi) with smart home appliances using JenNet-IP – NXP’s low-power wireless connectivity software based on 6LoWPAN and IEEE 802.15.4.

Video phone reference design is Wi-Fi certified

DSP Group has been awarded the Wi-Fi Alliance Wi-Fi Certified seal of approval for its XpandR III multimedia reference design. The certification recognises the reference design's compliance with IEEE radio standards 802.11b/g/n, including WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) quality-of-service and WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) security programs.

IEEE 802.11n technology adapted for mission-critical defence networks

3e Technologies International has announced that its leading wireless mesh network devices now meet the IEEE 802.11n standard. As a result of this enhancement, 3eTI defence customers will gain the performance associated with 802.11n technology while also empowering themselves with interoperable, backward-compatible, next-generation Wi-Fi products. In combining 3eTI’s FIPS-140-2 wireless security with its Common Criteria certification, these 802.11n products meet the defence sector’s requirements for strengthened network infrastructure security, increased productivity and decreased total ownership costs.

‘World's first’ 802.11ac Gigabit-wireless chipset for retail Wi-Fi and consumer launched

Quantenna Communications has debuted its QAC2300 chipset, which it says is the world's first gigabit-speed IEEE 802.11ac WLAN solution. With 4x4 multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology, the product brings wireless broadband capabilities to bandwidth-intensive retail and consumer electronics applications.

Wireless LAN module released for demanding applications

ConnectBlue has launched a new wireless LAN module, the OWL253, intended for industrial, medical, and other demanding sectors.The company says it provides state of the art low power features and dual-band support for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz radio bands. The accompanying software driver works as interface between the TCP/IP stack in the device and in the module.

Toshiba to launch memory card with embedded wireless LAN

Toshiba is set to launch an SDHC memory card with embedded wireless LAN which it says is a world first. The new card, FlashAir, has an 8GB capacity and supports both peer-to-peer transfers and uploads to and downloads from servers. FlashAir will be featured at IFA 2011, in Berlin, Germany from September 2nd.

Cognovo software defined baseband chip released to Samsung 45nm process

Cognovo  has announced a successful tape out of a Software Defined Modem (SDM) device in Samsung Foundry’s advanced 45nm LP (low power) process. The device – based on Cognovo’s latest Modem Compute Engine (MCE) IP core, MCE160 – will enable licensees to develop soft modems in all cellular and wireless standards including WiFi, 2G, 3G, HSPA+, LTE and LTEAdvanced. Built around Cognovo’s Vector Signal Processor (VSP) technology, spun out of ARM in 2009, the synthesisable MCE160 core delivers a record 250 GOp/s (Giga Operations per second) processing power.

Aeroflex announces product series for characterisation and production test of consumer RF and mixed signal semiconductors

Aeroflex has launched the AX-Series, a completely new product line for characterisation and product testing of consumer RF and mixed signal semiconductors, at Semicon West last week. The AX-Series is designed for consumer IDMs and fabless semiconductor manufacturers who need less expensive test systems to perform critical characterisation and production testing.

Picochip and InterDigital demo converged gateway with integrated 3G femtocell and Wi-Fi

Picochip and InterDigital demonstrated InterDigital’s converged gateway technology integrated on Picochip’s 3G femtocell with Wi-Fi at Femtocells World Summit in London. The demo system delivers novel offloading solutions by intelligently managing data flows across multiple physical transports or networks. Only in the last few years have network operators started to embrace cellular and Wi-Fi as complementary technologies –  by increasing data volumes through offloading cellular users onto Wi-Fi. InterDigital’s converged gateway solution uses advanced operator-controlled policies to combine, split, or handover data streams based on contextual parameters, such as channel conditions, content, user preferences, subscription plans, etc.