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Top Stories of the Week: October 14, 2024

Oct. 17, 2024
Here's some of the latest tech advancements, products, industry insights, and design solution articles.

These are some of the latest stories on Microwaves & RF. Catch a short video on how AI/ML software is improving RF situational awareness. We also look at a 20-Gb/s USB controller

Technology Advancements

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AI/ML Software Enhances Real-Time RF Situational Awareness

AI/ML-based signal detection and classification is emerging as a critical tool in gaining quick awareness of RF spectrum activity in real-time.
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Wired

USB Peripheral Controller Claims First 20-Gb/s Connectivity

Infineon Technologies' EZ-USB FX20 programmable USB peripheral controller handles the demanding requirements in AI and other applications.
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Wireless

One IoT FEM Covers Thread, Zigbee, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth

pSemi‬'s 2.4-GHz FEM supports several popular IoT protocols, numerous Bluetooth variants, and Wi-Fi.
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Automotive MCU Family Integrates Machine Learning

Imagimob enhanced its automotive machine-learning portfolio by integrating ML capabilities into Infineon's ASIL D-compliant MCUs.

Products and Solutions

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Out-of-the-Box Solution Delivers Instant Indoor Wireless Connectivity

ADRF's SDRC Series repeater for indoor wireless connectivity provides an easy-to-install, day-one cellular signal.
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Active components

Band-Reject Filters are Digitally Tunable from 600 to 6,000 MHz

A family of next-generation filters from Ranatec empowers electronics manufacturers in enhanced testing.
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Components

Shielding Solutions Bring EM Isolation and Protection

Careful attention to shielding from the earliest stages of project development will result in a better-functioning product that will sail through EMC testing.
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Products of the Week

Products of the Week: October 14, 2024

Here's this week's selection of some of the most interesting new products that have been launched of late.

Design Solutions

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Design Parameters for a Wideband, Second-Harmonic Gunn Oscillator

Here’s a simple technique for designing and building a microwave broadband oscillator based on the venerable Gunn diode.
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Communications

How to Supervise and Monitor RF-over-Fiber Links

Even as RF over fiber (RFoF) technology provides secure, resilient, long-distance data transmission, it’s a technology that’s short on standards. Learn how to get the most out...
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Systems

The Basics of Radar Technology (Part 1)

Explore the foundational principles behind radar technology and how these systems are engineered to meet the demanding needs of modern applications. This article sets the stage...
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Test & Measurement

The Intelligent Future of Spectrum Visibility (Part 1)

Discover how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing spectrum operations, offering unparalleled speed, precision, and adaptability. AI will change the way we “see” RF.

Industry Insights

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Let’s Reflect on Making 6G Work Downtown

Reliable cellular performance in urban environments might need an assist from reconfigurable intelligent surfaces.
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IoT

LoRaWAN’s Tech Roadmap Points to Hyperscalability

Having established itself as an LPWAN behemoth, LoRaWAN looks toward a massive IoT future.
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Industry Insights

Inside Electronics: Making Sense of the Maker Movement

Check out the latest episode of our popular tech podcast.
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Defense Logistics Agency Aids Small Businesses

The DoD looks to incentivize prime contractors to help small businesses develop into contributors to its industrial base.

Polls and Surveys

Give us your feedback and get a feel for what your fellow engineers are thinking!

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Wireless

Interested in Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces Tech for 6G?

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces figure to play a role in making 6G work in urban settings. Want to learn more?
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Industry Insights

Quick Polls on Microwaves & RF

Find out what other readers think about particular topics from RF design to hardware testing

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About the Author

David Maliniak | Executive Editor, Microwaves & RF

I am Executive Editor of Microwaves & RF, an all-digital publication that broadly covers all aspects of wireless communications. More particularly, we're keeping a close eye on technologies in the consumer-oriented 5G, 6G, IoT, M2M, and V2X markets, in which much of the wireless market's growth will occur in this decade and beyond. I work with a great team of editors to provide engineers, developers, and technical managers with interesting and useful articles and videos on a regular basis. Check out our free newsletters to see the latest content.

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About me:

In his long career in the B2B electronics-industry media, David Maliniak has held editorial roles as both generalist and specialist. As Components Editor and, later, as Editor in Chief of EE Product News, David gained breadth of experience in covering the industry at large. In serving as EDA/Test and Measurement Technology Editor at Electronic Design, he developed deep insight into those complex areas of technology. Most recently, David worked in technical marketing communications at Teledyne LeCroy, leaving to rejoin the EOEM B2B publishing world in January 2020. David earned a B.A. in journalism at New York University.

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