Automating the integrated assembly process can provide many cost and fabrication enhancing benefits. The increased consistency and material efficiency of automation also aids in producing more reliable assemblies.
As the design cycles accelerates, the use and reliance on software tools for modeling and simulation is increasing. Automated testing and manufacturing techniques are also used to meet ever-closer design deadlines....More
Many sensing and security applications could benefit from distributed sensor nodes using wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Adding software configurability could increase WSN efficiency and practicality to enable many new applications....More
UK field-programmable RF transceiver specialists Lime Microsystems and logic device leader Altera Corp. have agreed to focus jointly on developing and promoting programmable solutions intended for a range of broadband wireless markets....More
Get Your Personal Wi-Fi Poster for your Desk or Lab! Get access to this new educational Wi-Fi standards poster. All aspects of 802.11 Wi-Fi physical layer and transmitter measurements are covered:...More
Agilent Technologies recently showcased its fast-Fourier-transform (FFT)-based PXI signal analyzer, which has the ability to “sweep” a FFT window over multiple gigahertz frequencies much like swept spectrum analyzers....More