| Date |
Title |
| 01/27/03 |
Taking Wireless Networking to the Next Performance Plateau |
| 10/10/02 |
Techniques to Enhance Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Performance |
| 09/06/02 |
Serial Transceiver Control for Infrared Transceivers |
| 08/17/02 |
Antenna Solutions for 2.4 GHz Bluetooth and 802.11b/g Wireless Applications |
| 03/29/02 |
Thermal Considerations for Power Amplifiers |
| 12/17/01 |
Design and
Simulation of Spiral Inductors on Silicon
Substrates |
| 12/03/01 |
Measured
Performance of 5-GHz 802.11a Wireless LAN Systems |
| 11/13/01 |
Phase-Locked
Loops for High-Frequency Receivers and Transmitters - Part
3 |
| 11/06/01 |
Phase-Locked
Loops for High-Frequency Receivers and Transmitters - Part
2 |
| 10/09/01 |
Phase-Locked
Loops for High-Frequency Receivers and Transmitters - Part
1 |
| 07/06/01 |
SiGe
Technology Enhances Radio Front-End Performance |
| 06/25/01 |
Wireless
Transport Layer Security Protocol |
| 04/26/01 |
Micrel
describes how data on an infrared signal can be converted to
RF. |
| 04/12/01 |
Agilent
shows how the acceSS7 troubleshooting solutions can improve QoS. |
| 03/29/01 |
TI
describes the implementation of a 900-MHz wide area
network. |
| 03/15/01 |
TI
describes acoustic echo cancellation software for hands-free
wireless. |
| 03/01/01 |
National
shows us methods of providing high-voltage protection in
SLICs. |
| 02/15/01 |
Tektronix
looks at new methods using DPOs to analyze complex
modulation. |
| 02/01/01 |
Maxim
shows us a way of using 85-MHz SAW filters in a dual-band CDMA
front-end. |
| 01/18/01 |
Infineon describes methods of synchronizing WLLs in practical
scenarios. |
| 01/04/01 |
Learn
from Lucent Technologies' DSL Terminator 100 how to enter the
DSL market. |
| 12/14/00 |
Philips
look at the typical linearity behavior in a 900-MHz Class-AB
amplifier for wireless applications. |
| 11/30/00 |
This
technical brief from Tektronix examines issues for ACP
measurements in IS-95 systems. |
| 11/09/00 |
Analog
Devices takes us to the world of companding for quality audio in
wireless work. |
| 10/26/00 |
California
Micro Devices discusses propagation and quality in termination
techniques for high-speed buses. |
| 10/12/00 |
Maxim
describes an SSB modulator using phasing and drawing 5
mA. |
| 09/28/00 |
Infineon
describes a complete PLL application board for the PMB2347 covering 1170 to 1215 MHz. |
| 09/14/00 |
Motorola
takes us into reliability issues when designing in RF
ICs. |
| 08/31/00 |
Racal
Instruments takes us through battery-life test sequences for
mobile stations, as proposed by the European Manufacturers'
Association. |
| 08/17/00 |
Tektronix
shows us how to look at and measure today's complex modulation
waveforms. |
| 08/03/00 |
Hitachi
tells us a way to use the 8-bit timer module of the h8/3xx series MCU to generate pulses within a series of discrete
frequencies. |
| 07/20/00 |
Rohm
presents some interesting tips on the handling/washing/locating
and soldering surface-mount mold diodes. |
| 07/20/00 |
Rohm
presents some interesting tips on the handling/washing/locating
and soldering surface-mount mold diodes. |
| 07/06/00 |
Intersil
brings us some basic test procedures for operational
amplifiers. |
| 06/22/00 |
Maxim
describes a 35-80 MHz low-power SSB modulator with simple sideband switchover and no filters. |
| 06/08/00 |
TI
describes a DSP GMSK modem for 900-MHz Mobitex and other
wireless infrastructures. |
| 05/25/00 |
Motorola's
Albert Franceschino offers us a tutorial on the use of IF communications ICs. |
| 05/11/00 |
Analog
Devices shows us how to build an all-digital FM RF generator for
the broadcast band using a DDS and DSP. |
| 04/26/00 |
Anadigics
offers us the precautions to be taken handling GaAs MMICs -- a
lesson for all semiconductor handling. |
| 04/12/00 |
Burr-Brown's
Tom Anderson explains how to use switchable-input op amps for
high-bandwidth performance. |
| 03/30/00 |
CEL
(NEC) reviews the process by which dielectric resonator
oscillator (DRO) designers choose topology and devices. |
| 03/16/00 |
Although
written as a primer for their own LDOs, this app note from TelCom Semiconductor is a good general guide. |
| 03/01/00 |
Xemics
describes a conversion method for using its XE1201 half-duplex
FSK transceiver on the no-license 2.4-GHz band. |
| 02/17/00 |
TriQuint
shows a way of making high-speed measurements quickly and accurately. |
| 02/02/00 |
Infineon
explains the simple precautions to be taken in designing
oscillators with low 1/f noise. |
| 01/20/00 |
Linear
Technology explains in a golden oldie extremely what conversion
of RMS to dc involves. |
| 01/06/00 |
Micrel
offers an interesting tutorial on the best form factor for a
"wire" antenna. |
| 12/16/99 |
STMicroelectronics
focuses on carrier and timing loops for a digital satellite receiver. |
| 12/02/99 |
Check
out Agilent's library of s-parameter files for RF diodes, transistors and ICs. |
| 11/18/99 |
Robert
Stuart of Sharp Corporation gives an excellent introduction to
Ku-band LNBs. |
| 11/04/99 |
Analog
Devices teaches us how to use the ADV601 wavelet codec to design
a video compression/decompression system. |
| 10/21/99 |
Motorola
takes us through techniques for deliberately mismatching RF impedances for better efficiency and power gain. |
| 10/07/99 |
PMC-Sierra
shows us a technique for measuring WAN jitter
tolerances. |
| 09/23/99 |
Motorola
offers us a tutorial on the use of IF communications ICs using
ISM as a base marker. |
| 09/09/99 |
Texas
Instruments shows us how to implement a line echo canceller with
two different filter schemes. |
| 08/26/99 |
Infineon
shows us how three parameters of a small signal RF transistor
will define it for us. |
| 07/01/99 |
Tektronix
offers a comprehensive overview of signal sourcing and
measurement techniques for wireless communications
testing. |
| 06/17/99 |
Microwave
ovens may seem to be fringe-wireless, but they are an important
applcation. STMicroelectronics shows us how to maximize operation
and protection of triacs being used for controlling the power transformer, the heating resistor, and the rotating plate
motor. |
| 06/03/99 |
Typical
transistor Vceo has been falling. Infineon teaches us how to use
low Vceo devices with higher operating voltages and in power
applications. |
| 05/20/99 |
Texas
Instruments gives the background on the IS-54 digital modulation
standard and offers DSP channel equaliozation methods. |
| 05/06/99 |
National
analyzes synthesizer and PLL figures of merit at microwave frequencies. |
| 04/22/99 |
Infineon
(Siemens) explains some of the mysteries of using higher
voltages with lower-voltage parts. |
| 04/08/99 |
CEL
gives some examples of how to design VCOs and buffers with dual
transistors. |
| 03/25/99 |
Philips
reports on a family of low-power RF front-ends with on-chip image rejection, and includes excellent image rejection
theory. |
| 03/11/99 |
Texas
Instruments shows how automated speech recognition can automate
dialing in cellular phones. |
| 02/25/99 |
The
Triquint TQ9223B is a 3-V low-noise RF receiver front-end for
any of the cellular and cordless telephony standards from 500 to
1600 MHz. |
| 02/11/99 |
A
wonderful introduction to digital filters from Harris
Corporation. |
| 01/28/99 |
Anadigics
discusses the implementation of its ATA series of transimpedance
amplifiers (TIAs) in fiber optic receivers |
| 01/14/99 |
Micrel
takes us back to some basics of antenna design -- a good
reminder of many of the basic points that we have all probably forgotten. |
| 12/16/98 |
RF
Up/Down Conversion is Simplified by Linear Arrays. The only cost-effective way of building RF up-and down-converters has been
with discretes. Harris shows how linears can now simplify the design. |