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NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES COMPONENTS bands while providing optimized MIMO functionality crucial for 4G LTE speeds. This solution enables OEMs to deliver greater device performance, but shrinks the volume required for antennas inside advanced 4G LTE devices up to half that required for conventional antennas. Designed with standardized RF and control interfaces, the architecture of the self-contained VersiTune-LTE antenna module integrates with other 4G LTE device components. OEMs can incorporate the SkyCross module in multiple device models within a product family, without the need for custom antenna redesigns. Antenova Taps Global Vehicle Black Box Market with GPS Radionova RF Antenna Modules Antenova Ltd.’s GPS Radionova RF Antenna Modules have been selected by Korean Vehicle Black Box manufactures iTronics, AMON and UB1 for the global markets. “We have seen increasing interest in our GPS Radionova RF Antenna modules from vehicle black box and other vehicle tracking device manufactures,” said Greg McCray, CEO of Antenova. “Many of the black box drive recorder/tracker devices are manufactured in Korea for the Japanese and European markets. The demand for these devices is being driven by government legislation and the insurance industry for monitoring and recording driver behavior for a variety of reasons from improving driver safety to assessing collision liability, reducing fraudulent claims and enabling pay-asyou-drive (PAYD)/usage based insurance schemes.” Antenova’s GPS Radionova range of RF antenna modules comes in low profile form factors, which include GPS receiver ICs from CSR/SiRF and u-blox. The M10382 is a surface mount GPS Radio antenna module incorporating the u-blox 6 GPS chipset with Antenova’s GPS antenna, which also utilizes the latest Laser Direct Structuring (LDS) technology, in a 24.2 by 9.9 by 3.8 mm³ module. The M10372 GPS Radionova is a planar mount GPS Radio antenna module incorporating CSR’s SiRFstarIV GPS chipset with Antenova’s antenna technology in a 28 by 13 by 5 mm³ module. All GPS Radionova RF antenna modules include all RF front-end and receiver components with Antenova’s GPS antenna, which are optimized to provide high efficiency, robust and reliable performance. Antenova’s GPS antennas are omni-directional and provide good performance regardless of the device orientation. SkyCross has announced the commercial availability of the SkyCross VersiTune-LTE tunable antenna module for 4G LTE mobile devices. For device customers, the SkyCross VersiTune-LTE antenna module improves the user experience with enhanced data speeds and multiband, multifunction operation. For OEMs, the VersiTune-LTE module simplifies 4G LTE device design and reduces antenna volume by up to half, enabling manufacturers to more quickly and easily develop differentiated, high-performance devices with innovative, sleek styling. The SkyCross VersiTune-LTE tunable antenna module leverages SkyCross patented ST-iMAT technology, enabling a single antenna structure to operate over up to 12 transmit and receive SkyCross Unveils VersiTune-LTE Tunable Antenna Module For Multiband 4G LTE Devices Murata Wireless Solutions (MWS) has released the SN8200 Wi-Fi network controller module. The SN8200 is a small, low power, self-contained, certified Wi-Fi network controller module that provides simple serial-to-Wi-Fi connectivity to the internet. It is a suitable solution for manufacturers who are looking to add wireless connectivity to home appliances or other devices for the healthcare equipment, industrial control and monitoring markets. The SN8200 is enabled with Broadcom Corp.’s Wireless Internet Connectivity for Embedded Devices (WICED) architecture and SDK. It hosts 11n Wi-Fi, TCP/IP network stack, security supplicant and other network application features, such as web server, all integrated within the module. It provides Murata’s Simple Network Interface Card (SNIC) serial-to-Wi-Fi interface protocol that treats the Wi-Fi module as a simple serial port. This reduces the development and integration effort for design engineers and shortens time-to-market. Additionally, the SN8200 module is FCC and IC Certified. It is also compliant with ETSI standards EN 300 328 and EN 301 489. The module is capable of extended operating temperature and life-time expectancy that helps to support a variety of applications and environments. The SN8200 includes the latest IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi system-on-chip (SOC) from Broadcom and an STM32 32-bit ARM Cortex M3 microcontroller from STMicroelectronics that hosts the networking application and provides the network stack and Wi-Fi API. The module also combines a diversity enabled RF front end, PMU and on-board antenna. The SN8200 Serial-to-Wi-Fi Network Controller development kits are available now from Avnet for $199. The SN8200 module is priced in the mid to high teens. Murata Introduces Wi-Fi Network Controller Module to M2M Market 20 ANTENNA SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY SPRING 2012 WWW.ANTENNASONLINE.COM http://WWW.ANTENNASONLINE.COM

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Next-Gen Networks Call for the Re-Architecture of Antenna Systems
Wireless Infrastructure Cable and Antenna Testing Using the Next-Generation in Handheld Measurement Tools
Antenna Upgrade Challenges in Concealed Cell Towers
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Efficient Design and Analysis of an Ultra Wideband Planar Antenna with Band Rejection in WLAN Frequencies

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