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NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES COMPONENTS / SUBSYSTEMS Device Integrates RF Tuning Switch with Onboard Microprocessor to Drive Active Steering Functionality Ethertronics has released EtherChip EC459. As the first of the EtherChip line of RF chips to enable Ethertronics' Active Steering technology, EC459 integrates high-performance RF switching and a full-featured microprocessor on a single device. As an integrated solution, EC459 contains not only the RF switching, which acts as the transducer to adjust the IMD antenna's pattern, but also the algorithm that samples and switches among the patterns, and adaptively makes the optimal selection. Active Steering provides improvements in data throughput, interference reduction, hand-off between towers, connection reliability and spectral efficiency. Active Steering can provide the benefits of multiple antennas in a small footprint. Ethertronics' proprietary Active Steering algorithm samples and switches between the multiple radiation patterns, selecting the best one for that specific environment (cell edge versus near cell tower in the case of a cell phone). The technology removes the need to move your phone around in low signal areas in an attempt to get a strong enough signal to connect to the network. As a result, the users benefit from better connectivity, increased download speeds and improved experience while wireless carriers benefit from increased spectral efficiency, decreasing the burden on the network. With an operating frequency of 100 MHz to 3,000 MHz, EC459 supports Bluetooth, GSM/WCDMA/LTE, WiFi, RFID and GPS. It has a minimal footprint at 4.0 by 4.0 by 0.65 mm3 in a QFN package. Minimal power consumption is required for operation. EC459 additionally features a flexible control interface that is customizable between SPI, I2C, UART and USART protocols. A MIPI interface is also available. Multiple interface options provide flexibility, allowing OEMs and integrators to speed up integration and testing. Worldwide applications support and user development tools are available, including: evaluation board, antenna reference design, host firmware driver, PC control software and driver. No baseband software or hardware modifications are required for product integration. Pasternack Introduces Expanded Lines of In-Stock RF Amplifiers Pasternack Enterprises, Inc. has expanded their portfolio of connectorized RF amplifiers including high power amplifiers, high-rel amplifiers, broadband amplifiers, limiting amplifiers, power amplifiers, low noise amplifiers (LNAs), log amplifiers and gain blocks. Pasternack's broad lines of coaxial amplifiers are employed across the entire spectrum of commercial and military applications including use in radar, electronic warfare, satcom, wireless communications, test lab instrumentation, commercial air traffic control, antenna ranges, telecom infrastructure, sensors and many others. Some of the specialty amplifiers offered in the release, such as limiting amplifiers, are used to protect sensitive microwave receivers by "limiting" excessive input power which could potentially create unwanted distortion or even damage the receiver, while the hi-rel amplifiers are either hermetically sealed or constructed to withstand specific military environmental specifications. Pasternack now offers 107 unique amplifier modules all with varying performance characteristics, giving customers a wide selection of components that meet their application requirements. The new RF amplifiers from Pasternack offer broadband performance depending on the customer's application requirements. Frequencies across this amplifier line range from DC to 40 GHz, gain levels ranging from 10 dB to 60 dB, P1dB from 2 mW to 100 Watts, noise figures as low as 0.8 dB and gain variation down to ±0.3 dB. The majority of the RF amplifiers offered by Pasternack are equipped with SMA female connectors, while certain high frequency models come with 2.92 mm female connectors. All of the cables and components that mate with these amplifiers are also available separately from Pasternack as well. For More Components, visit www.antennasonline.com/main/category/markets/components-subsystems. 24 Antenna Systems & Technology Winter 2015 www.AntennasOnline.com http://www.antennasonline.com/main/category/markets/components-subsystems http://www.AntennasOnline.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Antenna Systems & Technology - Winter 2015

Table of Contents
Editor’s Choice
A New Leap Towards True Software-Defined Radio
SON: The Future of LTE Network Deployments and Operations
Manufacturing of Zero-Centered Antennas for High Precision Positioning with Global Navigation Satellite Systems
Mission-Critical Flight Line Testing
Antennas
Components/Subsystems
Test & Measurement
Industry News
Marketplace
Tighter PIM Requirements for Multiband DAS

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