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Toshiba Corporation has developed the world's first operational weather radar system and ready to deliver the market the new high-power semiconductor-based weather radar in both 9GHz band (X-band) and 5GHz band (C-band) versions, both in Japan and overseas, including sales of individual modules that build the system.
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The system is designed to replace electron tubes in the transmitter with a high-power semiconductor module. The new radar is only one sixth the size of conventional equipment but offers comparable output power, along with improved waveband efficiency and enhanced features. The first unit of the new system has been installed at the Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center at Nagoya University, Japan...
UHF ASK/FSK receivers/transmitters with feature-rich, competitively priced are available now including remote controls for consumer and industrial systems, access control, alarm and telemetry systems, energy metering, and home automation as well as active RFID tagging systems.The ATA8×0x series evolved from Atmel's well-known automotive-qualified receiver and transmitter ICs. While functionally identical and fully pin-compatible to those automotive products, the ATA8×0x series is specified at the -40°C to 85°C operating temperature range for cost-sensitive industrial and consumer applications.The UHF ASK/FSK receiver ICs ATA8201 (313 – 317 MHz) and ATA8202 (433 – 435 MHz) are an ideal option for low-cost industrial RF receiving systems with low power consumption requirements...
RFIC designers face increasing chip complexity, and they need ways to simulate as much of the chip as possible to mitigate risks that can lead to design re-spins and missed opportunities. With our acquisition of the GoldenGate simulator last year, we're able to combine and integrate all of our simulation technologies for the most extensive RFIC simulation and verification solution available today - said Niranjan Kanaglekar, RFIC R&D manager with Agilent's EEsof EDA division. Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the availability of GoldenGate Plus for RFIC simulation, analysis and verification. Agilent's GoldenGate Plus product line speeds the design of large-scale RFICs for wireless communication products...
Because our customers typically use signals covering a wide dynamic range, better signal quality means that small signals previously lost in noise can now be detected. This is increasingly important for signal intelligence applications, in particular..
