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Wi-Fi in 2025: When is Wi-Fi 7 the answer?
Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

Wi-Fi 7 introduces multi-link operation and lower latency, a game-changing feature that allows devices to transmit and receive data across multiple frequency bands simultaneously to significantly reduce network congestion.
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Wi-Fi 7 front-end module
RF Design, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

The Qorvo QPF4609 is an integrated front end module designed for 802.11be systems that has integrated matching, which minimises layout area.
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Bluetooth Lite SoCs purpose built for IoT
NuVision Electronics, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

Whether it is enabling predictive maintenance on industrial equipment, tracking assets in dense environments, or running for years on a coin cell battery in ultra-low power sensors, developers need solutions that are lean, reliable, and ready to scale with emerging use cases.
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LTE Cat 1bis module
Otto Wireless Solutions, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

The A7673X LTE Cat 1bis module from SimCom is engineered to meet the growing demands of the IoT industry, offering exceptional performance and seamless integration.
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Multi-channel downconverter
Vepac Electronics, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

The Downconverter from Crane Aerospace is a converter that operates from 2 to 18 GHz and delivers a noise figure of 11 dB with an attenuation range of 25 dB.
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Track with precision
Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

KYOCERA AVX provides innovative antennas for cellular, LTE-M, NB-IoT, LoRa, GNSS, BLE, UWB, Wi-Fi, and future Satellite IoT.
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High-performance optical interconnect
Opto-Electronics

STMicroelectronics has unveiled its next generation of proprietary technologies for higher-performing optical interconnect in datacentres and AI clusters.
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Interview with Brian Aziz, vice president of global sales, Iridium
Editor's Choice

ridium is the leading satellite IoT player. Their network consists of 66 active low Earth orbit satellites covering every inch of the globe and are used for IoT and emergency services worldwide.
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LEDs with integrated controller
Opto-Electronics

These intelligent LEDs can be individually controlled in their pixel colour across the full RGB spectrum and are digitally dimmable with 0 to 100% brightness levels.
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Ultra-high speed photo detection
Opto-Electronics

TDK Corporation has announced a photo-spintronic conversion element combining optical, electronic, and magnetic elements that can respond at an ultra-high speed of 20 picoseconds.
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Blade terminals deliver greater power density
Spectrum Concepts, Interconnection

[Sponsored] Connectivity has become more important as designers pack more power into smaller spaces, all while managing thermal loads and ensuring efficiency.
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Direct RF-sampling at microwave frequencies
RFiber Solutions, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

Jariet Technologies’ vision for its RF-sampling transceivers at microwave frequencies is to move the sampling to the antenna frequency.
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True-RMS clamp meter measures 2500 A
Comtest, Test & Measurement

The Fluke 376 FC True-RMS Clamp Meter with iFlex is the most advanced troubleshooting tool for industrial and commercial electricians.
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Versatile 20 W PSU
Power Electronics / Power Management

The new RAC20NE-K/277/EPID series from RECOM have a wide 85 to 305 V AC input range and deliver a full 20 W output power without derating.
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Innovation in high-frequency cable design
Spectrum Concepts, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

[Sponsored] With frequencies approaching 110 GHz, a mismatch in impedance, an increase in insertion loss, or minute phase distortion can be the difference between success and failure.
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Battery monitoring and balancing IC
Power Electronics / Power Management

The TLE9009DQU from Infineon is a multi-channel battery monitoring and balancing IC crafted for Li-Ion battery packs.
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The superpower driving the future of low carbon electricity
Editor's Choice

Modularity is a superpower. The advantage lies in smaller units that can be built, tested, refined, adapted, improved repetitively, allowing many experimentation and learning iterations.
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Eval board for MEMS sensors
Altron Arrow, DSP, Micros & Memory

ST’s STEVAL-MKI109D is an evaluation platform that allows engineers to monitor the behaviour of ST MEMS sensors and maximise the performance of new product designs, accelerating time to market.
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