Samsung has announced a significant breakthrough in the development of high-speed 5G mobile communications with the creation of an adaptive array transceiver capable of transmitting data in the millimeter-wave bands at a rate of up to 1.056 Gbit/s and a range of up to 2 km (1.2 miles).Researchers have long believed that millimeter-wave bands offer the broad range of … [Read more...]
MIT Graduate Honored for Work Discussing Benefits of Interference in Wireless Systems
An MIT graduate has won the 2012 Doctoral Dissertation Award presented by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for his work designing wireless systems that can successfully reconstruct transmitted information after being affected by interference. Currently an assistant professor at the University of Washington, Shyamnath Gollakota completed his dissertation, “Embracing … [Read more...]
Researchers Develop Method to Turn LCD Display into Touchscreen Using EMI
Researchers from the University of Washington’s Ubiquitous Computing Lab have developed a method to turn an LCD display into a touch screen by utilizing the low levels of electromagnetic interference produced by many consumer electronics.“All these devices around you have all these signals coming out of them, and we ignore them because we think they’re noise,” Sidhant Gupta, … [Read more...]
Global Test and Measurement Equipment Market Report Released
A report published by market research analyst TechNavio expects the global test and measurement equipment market to grow at a CAGR of 24.5 percent from 2011-2015, due in part to the increasing demand for electronic products.The report, titled “Global Test and Measurement Equipment Market 2011-2015,” covers the current global test and measurement equipment market and its … [Read more...]
Study May Update Standards for RF Communication Equipment Used in Complex Urban Environments
A study funded by the Homeland Security Department could help set new technical standards for radio frequency communication equipment used by emergency responders in complex urban environments. The study is part of an ongoing National Institute of Standards and Technology project, launched in 2008, focusing on the development of “performance metrics and laboratory tests for … [Read more...]
802.11ac Standards and MIMO Technology Expected to Drive Growth of Global RF Test Equipment Market
The deployment of progressively more complex telecommunication techniques, in conjunction with the adoption of more advanced multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) technologies, will help to push the growth of the global radio frequency testing market, a new report from business consulting firm Frost & Sullivan has announced.The report, “Global RF Testing Market … [Read more...]
Researchers Control Direction of Movement of Electromagnetic Waves with Circular Polarization for First Time
Researchers at King’s College London in the U.K. have successfully demonstrated control over the direction of movement of electromagnetic waves in waveguides through the use of circular polarization to send waves in a single direction along a metal surface. Their achievement marks the first time unidirectional waves were controlled with these methods and could have strong … [Read more...]
Report on the Growth of Automotive Semiconductors Released
The consumer desire to stream high-definition video to vehicle displays via portable electronic devices could help double the current size of the market for semiconductors used in automotive wired and wireless network applications by 2018, a report from information and analytics provider HIS said.According to the report, titled “Growth of Automotive Semiconductors Positive in … [Read more...]
Spectrum Analyzer for Electronics Manufacturing and Maintenance, RF Education and R&D Situations
Saelig Company, Inc., a distributor of electronic test and measurement equipment, has released the GA4063 spectrum analyzer for evaluating signals from 9kHz to 3GHz. The new spectrum analyzer is reportedly suited for electronics manufacturing, maintenance, radio frequency education, and research and development situations.According to the company, the GA4063 offers a range of … [Read more...]
Scientists Demonstrate Storage and Release of Electromagnetic Waves in Metamaterial
While scientists have known since the 1990s that electromagnetic waves could be trapped and used for important applications like information storage and quantum optics, the complexity of the experimental setup and the inability to develop a method for releasing the waves in their original state has stalled significant research and development for almost two … [Read more...]
