Today's Feature

Protocol stacks are Achilles heel of net security by Steve Ledford and Michael Ward, LVL7 Systems, Inc.
Today's networks are vulnerable to attack from protocol tampering, putting the Internet as well as corporate intranets at risk. The key to preventing these attacks is to understand the weak points of the protocols that power them.

Product Reviews

TelASIC Communications Unveils BaseFlex Chipset, Enabling Universal Wireless Base Stations
High Linearity Direct Conversion Quadrature Demodulators Simplify Design and Reduce Costs for High Performance RF Receivers
Broadcom Ships World's First Single-Chip Wi-Fi Solution
Airoha Technology Announces Airlink AL2210, Industry's Most Integrated Wireless Transceiver Solution Enabled By Jazz Semiconductor Technology
Broadcom High-Performance Radio Combines with QUALCOMM's MSM Chipset to Drive Integration of Bluetooth in 3G CDMA Devices
Strix Systems Begins Shipping Access/One Network
Cypress Samples Industry's First 2.4 GHz Radio System-on-a-Chip Priced Under $2
Agere Systems Announces GPRS Chip Set and Software That Significantly Improve Processing Power for Advanced Multimedia Mobile Phones
Skyworks Unveils Complete Radio Subsystem for EDGE Mobile Handset Platforms
Broadcom Delivers the Highest Performance EDGE Cellular Technology Solution
Product Reviews : Archive

Technical Notes

Overcoming Static Timing Issues in Low-Power 3G Chips by Stewart Shankel and Kaijian Shi, Synopsys Professional Services; and, James SW. Song, Ashwin Rao, Satyendra R.P.Raju Datla, and Yuanqiao Zheng, Texas Instruments Inc
The power issues encountered by today's mobile phone manufacturers is well documented. Next-generation phones, designers must squeeze every microamp of current out of their chip architectures, but the use of power reducing design techniques could create unusual timing configurations which complicate static timing analysis (STA), a vital step in any chip design. This article looks at the STA issues faced by today's low-power 3G chip designers.

Analyzing ADC Noise Impacts on Wireless System Performance by Brad Brannon, Analog Devices, Inc
Noise generated from an ADC can have a big impact on channel performance and, as the number of ADCs in a wireless system increase, designers must effectively know what impact this noise will have. This article will help designers understand techniques for determining the impact of noise on a wireless base station design.

Are Input Devices Ready for 2.4 GHz?
Technical Notes : Archive

Editorial

Future Opportunities in the Mobile Power IC Business
Military Technologies: The Push and the Challenge
H-1B Needs a Checkup
Editorial : Archive

Industry News

Bluetooth Adapter Targets USB-Enabled Peripherals
Chip Roadmap to get Wireless Upgrade
Price Battle Looms as Asia Firms Ready Low-Cost WLAN ICs
Cell Phone Makers Rally Around Java
Bluetooth Awaits its Fate Amidst Data Rate Debate
Broadcom takes Edge to 200Kbps
Industry News : Archive

Earlier Product Reviews

Motorola i.Smart Reference Design Jump-Starts Smartphone Development -
Agere Systems to Provide Industry's Most Integrated, Cost-Effective Chip Set Enabling Seamless 802.11 Wireless Connections
TI Is First To Include Hardware Security Features in Latest Generation of GSM/GPRS Chip Sets to Provide Added Protection and Privacy for Wireless Devices
Marvell Announces 802.11g 54 Mbits/s Wireless LAN Solutions Featuring Flexible Architecture for Adaptation to IEEE 802.11g Standard
Neah Power Systems Unveils Patent-Pending Silicon-Based Design for Micro Fuel Cells
Kopin Presents Results of a New High-Efficiency, Low-Voltage Transistor for Wireless Market
Five New OMAP Processors from TI Increase Wireless Application Performance as Much as 8x and Extend Battery Life of Handsets
TI Introduces Industry's Most Integrated UMTS Chipset and Reference Design for Small, Sleek 3G Mobile Devices
RF Solutions Introduces the WLAN Industry's Most Efficient, Low-Cost Power Amplifier for 802.11b/g Applications - the Multimode RFS P2023

More Products

Earlier Tech Notes

The Wireless Dilemma—Adding Features Without Sacrificing Cost, Standby, and Talk Time by Adelante Technologies
Diving into the 802.11i Spec: A Tutorial by Dennis Eaton, Intersil
Wireless Digital Media -- White Paper
Meeting the Requirements of Next Generation Mobile Terminals with Adaptive Systems Design
Working Towards the Peaceful Coexistence of Wireless PANs, LANs, and WANs
Performance of IEEE 802.11, 802.11b, and 802.11a WLAN in an AWGN and a Multipath Environment
Multimode WLANs : Enabling Maximum Connectivity
Signal Partitioning In Wireless Chipsets
Flexibility - Key to Unlocking the Potential of 802.11
Efficient GMSK Modulator Targets GSM Designs

Tech Notes Archive

Earlier Applications

Taking Wireless Networking to the Next Performance Plateau
Techniques to Enhance Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Performance
Serial Transceiver Control for Infrared Transceivers
Antenna Solutions for 2.4 GHz Bluetooth and 802.11b/g Wireless Applications
Thermal Considerations for Power Amplifiers
Design and Simulation of Spiral Inductors on Silicon Substrates
Measured Performance of 5-GHz 802.11a Wireless LAN Systems by James C. Chen,Ph.D., Jeffrey M. Gilbert, Ph.D.

More Applications

Earlier Editorials

Chips and Trends That Are Designing Our Near Future by Paul O'Shea
Is Wireless Ripe or Still Green? by Paul O'Shea
ICANN the Rudder of the Internet by Paul O'Shea
An E-Waste Call to Arms by Paul O'Shea
Privacy versus Profits: Are They Mutually Exclusive? by Paul O'Shea

Editorial Archive

Industry News

Aeluros Unveils High-Bandwidth Communications IC Technology
Agere Supplies New WaveLan Wireless Networking Chips Solutions to ODMs
Mixed Signal IP Library Delivers Low Cost Wireless-Enabled SoC Platform
IOsoft Introduces ChipWeb Wireless 802.11b Wireless Development Kit for the PICmicro
Toshiba Partners with Wipro to Build Entertainment Home Gateway

Resources

ChipCenter Reference Library
This is your access point for lots of good information covering applications, design tools, consultants, intellectual property, trade shows and standards.

Standards Watch
Here is your access point to the standards world.

For questions and suggestions, please write to Paul O'Shea at poshea@chipcenter.com.

		Click here to get your listing up.