Medical

Tackling Terahertz Transceiver Design

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:17:00 +0000

A. Mohammadi and M. Danaeifar

Improvements in photonic and electronic technologies are enabling the implementation of transmitters and receivers operating at terahertz frequencies.

Improvements in photonic and electronic technologies are enabling the development of devices and components capable of operating at terahertz frequencies.

1-V Transceiver Exceeds Needs Of IEEE 802.15.6 Narrowband/BLE PHY

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:15:00 +0000

Fabricated in 0.13-micron CMOS and measuring just 5.9 square mm, this transceiver satisfies the IEEE 802.15.6 narrowband PHY standard as well as Bluetooth Low Energy to serve WBAN applications.

Industry Mourns Loss Of Jerry Fishman, ADI CEO

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:14:00 +0000

On March 31, 2012, Jerry Fishman, Analog Devices’ CEO, passed away suddenly—leaving a company and an industry to grieve his loss.

Vacuum Devices Drive High Power

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:47:00 +0000

Vacuum electron devices are still unmatched by solid-state devices at microwave and millimeter-wave frequencies for their output power per device.

Vacuum electron devices are still widely used throughout the high-frequency industry for applications requiring extremely high output-power densities.

Human Body Serves As Secure Communications Channel

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:22:00 +0000

Driving the evolution of the body-area network (BAN), this technology promises to provide a secure, low-cost method for implementing short-range, low-data-rate wireless communication with low power consumption.

Minimize Power In Wireless Sensing

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:22:00 +0000

Joy Weiss, Ross Yu, and Jonathan Simon

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are helping to extend the usefulness of the modern Internet, especially when those networks can be powered by using ambient energy sources.

High efficiency is possible in wireless sensor networks by using ambient energy sources.

SIGs Emerge To Ease NFC Market Entry

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:28:00 +0000

New special interest groups (SIGs) leverage the NFC Forum’s alliance partnerships to bring together experts, member companies, and NFC solutions developers.

Crystal-Less WBAN Receiver Consumes Just 0.24 nJ/b

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:05:00 +0000

To meet the requirements of IEEE 802.15.6 wireless body area network (WBAN) applications, this transceiver provides low energy consumption, low system cost, and high QoS scalability.

Terahertz Imaging System Uses BWO As Source

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:20:00 +0000

An imaging system based on transmission and reflection modes in the terahertz region has been developed by using a backward-wave oscillator (BWO) as its source, a Golay-Cell as the detector, and an oscilloscope as a data acquisition unit.

RFID Stent Tag Senses Vessel’s State

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:24:00 +0000

With the ability to monitor processes as they evolve, radio frequency identification (RFID) can benefit telemedicine and health-monitoring devices.