Dual-band Wi-Fi antenna is 1mm long for wearables

Antenova has added an ultra-compact dual-band Wi-Fi antenna to its range, measuring 1.0 x 0.5 x 0.5mm. Named Minuta and numbered SRC2W006, it operates over 2.4-2.5GHz and 4.9-5.9GHZ, and works with Wi-Fi 802.11a/h/j/n/p/ac standards. Average efficiency is ~60% according to the firm. “It offers designers some useful flexibility in the layout of a PCB, as it ...

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Components’ decline puts paid to growth trend

Reporting an “abrupt halt” to the run of 12 consecutive periods of bookings growth, measured on a quarter on same quarter, the previous year, the Electronic Components Supply Network (ecsn) reveals “disappointing” Q1 2019 results. While bookings increased by 4.2% in Q1 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, billings suffered a 1.3% decline. ...

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Dengrove offers CAN-receiver reference board from Recom

To streamline the design of an isolated CAN interface, the Recom R-REF03-CAN1 reference board has all the circuitry needed to reduce and protect a system against excessive voltages, says Dengrove Electronic Components. The board, now available from the distributor, satisfies requirements for signal integrity and reliability and is a ready-to-use reference board that solves the ...

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Tek gives mid-range scopes high-end displays

Tektronix has revamped its oscilloscope mid-range with two new products: 3 Series and 4 Series, both getting their user-interface from the existing high-end 5 and 6 Series, from which the 4 Series MSO (mixed-signal oscilloscope) also gets its Tek049 front-end ADC/asic hardware, while the 3 Series MDO (mixed-domain oscilloscope) gets the earlier Tek26 front-end. “The oscilloscopes have ...

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Tokyo Tech and NEC researchers demo 39GHz 5G transceiver

Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and NEC Corporation have demonstrated a 39 GHz transceiver that could be used in the next wave of 5G wireless equipment, including base stations, smartphones, tablets and IoT applications. Although research groups, including the current team, have until now largely focused on developing 28 GHz systems, 39 ...

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SiFive hooks up with Avatar for physical IP

SiFive, the leading  RISC-V specialist, is partnering Avatar Integrated Systems for physical design IP. The partnership enables SiFive to use Avatar’s physical design implementation tools within the SiFive cloud design environment. Avatar’s  physical design implementation IP delivers top-level prototyping, floor-planning, chip assembly, and full function block-level implementation. The integration of place and route tools into the ...

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