Wireless & Communications

CEA RF Chip enables ultralow-power IoT connectivity for remote devices via Astrocast’s nanosatellite network

CEA, a technology-research organization, and Astrocast, a global satellite Internet of Things network operator, have collaborated on a low-cost, bidirectional communication module that enables corporations to communicate with their remote assets in areas not covered by terrestrial networks. The module’s L-band chip, based on a new architecture developed by CEA-Leti, …

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DALI Alliance to put wireless in the spotlight at Light+Building 2022

The DALI Alliance, the global industry organization for DALI lighting control, will use the Light+Building trade fair (Frankfurt, Germany, October 2-6, 2022) to shine the spotlight on wireless connectivity options via its upcoming certification programs for Wireless to DALI Gateways and DALI+ with Thread. Light+Building visitors are welcome to find …

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Microchip unveils Terabit-scale secure ethernet PHY Family with port aggregation for enterprise and cloud interconnect

The demand for increased bandwidth and security in network infrastructure driven by growth in hybrid work and geographical distribution of networks is re-defining borderless networking. Led by AI/ML applications, the total port bandwidth for 400G (gigabits per second) and 800G is forecasted to grow at an annual rate of over …

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Licensing agreement between X-FAB and IHP Leibniz Institute leads to 130 nm SiGe BiCMOS platform

X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, has further expanded its longstanding partnership with the Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics (IHP). As part of a new agreement, X-FAB will now license IHP’s cutting-edge SiGe technology. It will mean the performance benefits of this technology can be brought to …

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Vicor showcases high-power density solutions for satellite at Space Comm Expo

Vicor plans to unveil modular solutions for powering high performance ASICs and FPGAs for broadband communications satellites as the company exhibits at its first space engineering event in Europe, Space Comm Expo on Sept 7-8, 2022 at the Farnborough IECC, UK. Vicor’s radiation-tolerant power solutions provide the ideal Power Delivery …

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Digi-Key exclusively stocks new XPLR-IoT-1 Kit from u-blox for purchase globally

Digi-Key Electronics, has announced that the XPLR-IoT-1 explorer kit from u-blox, a global technology leader in positioning and wireless communication, is now available for purchase globally, exclusively from Digi-Key. The XPLR-IoT-1 kit is a ready-to-use development platform with key IoT components and services for many different use cases and applications. The kit …

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Antenova adds Agosti corner-placement antenna created for scaled-down GNSS designs

Antenova, the UK-based manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for M2M and the IoT, is adding a new offering to its range of miniature Surface Mount Designed (SMD) antennas and modules for GNSS applications. The new antenna, Agosti, part number SR4G080, measures 9.0 x 5.8 x 1.7 mm and …

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Two new LoRaWAN industrial sensing and I/O solutions from Advantech

Advantech, a supplier of industrial communication solutions, has introduced two new LoRaWAN Industrial Sensing and I/O Solutions, further increasing its LoRaWAN capabilities. Advantech LoRaWAN products provide a device-to-cloud solution by simply sending collected data through the LoRa gateway to the cloud. LoRaWAN offers industrial users’ low cost, long distance, low …

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New Universal 19” rack shelves added to METCASE’s rack accessories range

New universal cantilever shelves from METCASE enable electronics equipment without built-in 19” fittings to be added to racks or cabinets quickly and easily. The new 2U shelves are DIN 41494 and IEC 60297-3 compliant. They are ideal for a wide range of applications including networking and communications equipment, industrial computers, …

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Performance at minimum space: Panasonic‘s Wi-Fi Modul PAN9520 in the Rutronik Wireless portfolio

The Panasonic PAN9520 is a 2.4 GHz 802.11 b/g/n embedded Wi-Fi module based on Espressif’s ESP32-S2. This highly integrated, low power, single-core Wi-Fi microcontroller SoC incorporates a high-performance Xtensa 32-bit LX7 CPU. It is also designed for security and cost efficiency while maintaining high performance. The integrated chip antenna and …

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