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Communication Design

First things first: Don't leave placement of the antenna ... 14/05/2013

Demand for machine to machine communications – M2M – is growing rapidly and that is pushing more companies to include wireless functionality in their ...

Testing eCall systems: how to benefit from synergies with ... 09/04/2013

The automotive eCall (emergency call) system is an emergency cellular communication service that will become mandatory in vehicles introduced in ...

Advent of 4G looks set to disgruntle Freeview users 26/03/2013

Although there are seemingly large gaps between the frequency bands for 2G, 3G and now 4G services, the spectrum is a busy place and available slots ...
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A new twist to optical communications 26/03/2013

An optical component that can detect twisted light could lead to much higher capacity optical transmission systems. But significant technical hurdles ...

Small, durable lenses set to revolutionise machine vision ... 12/03/2013

If you are developing an optical system – a machine vision system for example – the starting point would typically be the optical components.

Processor developers respond to new demands on telecom ... 26/02/2013

The rise of cloud computing and the requirement to process and store information in the data centre are placing new demands on the network.

Optimising direct conversion for high performance systems 12/02/2013

Zero IF receivers have had limited success in high performance systems, such as wireless basestations, due primarily to their limited dynamic range.

USB 3.0 and PCIe 3.0 set to play an embedded role in mobile ... 22/01/2013

A new class of digital cameras has been unveiled by Nikon and Samsung. Featuring wireless technology and running the open source Android operating ...

Industrial Ethernet continues to find wider adoption in ... 08/01/2013

Ethernet is making inroads into the industrial sector as system builders and manufacturers look to improve communications between machines and with ...

Will gesture control become the future of computer ... 08/01/2013

For many years, we interfaced with our computers using a keyboard and a mouse. But the arrival of touchscreen technology has changed all that. Today, ...

How rfid can bring value to the technology creation chain 11/12/2012

The electronics industry has been searching for an auto ID solution that can more than traceability. Ideally, such a technology could become the ...

FPGA developers square off at 20nm 27/11/2012

Programmable logic is one of the first technologies to be manufactured on the latest process node. In the past, fpga developers have taken advantage ...

Noise cancellation techniques may boost data rates over ... 27/11/2012

Using a dsp based technique called vectoring to cancel crosstalk, the performance of very high speed digital subscriber line 2 (VDSL2) technology can ...

The importance of specifying connectors early on in the ... 13/11/2012

It's a truism that the earlier you fix your design, the cheaper your final outlay will be. This is particularly relevant when specifying connectors, ...

Hybrid interconnects set to meet future aerospace needs 13/11/2012

With a relentless push for smaller, faster and quicker devices, aerospace could well be the most demanding market for electronics. Interconnect ...

Test equipment helps embedded system designers debug their ... 23/10/2012

It wasn't too long ago that wireless communication was only available using devices designed solely for that purpose; walkie-talkies and the like. ...

Outlook 2013: Leading the way 23/10/2012

One of the trends during the 21st Century has been the integration of SoC like components into an FPGA fabric.

Outlook 2013: Rack and stack takes a back seat 23/10/2012

Over the last several decades, the basic model of instrumentation has remained largely unchanged. Engineers and scientists have typically selected ...

Outlook 2013: Joining 50billion dots 23/10/2012

The Technology Strategy Board recently announced that it is investing up to £4million in a competition that will stimulate the development of an open ...

Meeting the challenges of the data deluge gap 19/10/2012

We live in an increasingly connected world, a world generating a massive amount of data that is growing at a faster rate than current investments in ...

An ARM based programmable processor is set to enable new ... 09/10/2012

The latest communications processor family from Mindspeed Technologies is designed around the ARM Cortex-A9 core, bringing improved performance over ...

Optoelectronic components help manufacturers comply with ... 25/09/2012

Modern led tvs consume around half as much energy as did an lcd tv with a standard cold cathode fluorescent lamp backlight two years ago. Yet the ...

How the 458MHz ISM band suits short range, low data rate ... 11/09/2012

The radio spectrum is a crowded place – and some parts of the spectrum are more crowded than others. So it's no surprise that licensing authorities ...

Improving process control through more precise ... 11/09/2012

Switches that are designed to activate in response to temperature, pressure or other predefined physical variables are found in processes ranging ...

Technology developments are making fibre more cost effective 14/08/2012

Fixed broadband access over fibre has telling advantages compared with a traditional copper based local loop. Fibre has greater reach and bandwidth, ...
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