T/R Module enables short-range indoor communications.
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Targeting short-range indoor communications that must transport data traffic at multi-gigabit speeds, 60 GHz T/R module allows full-duplex operation with flexible modulation and can also be operated in various radar modes. It features receiver noise figure of 5 dB and transmitter output power (at P1 dB) of over +5 dBm with ±1.0 dB flatness over 2 GHz operating bandwidth. Measuring 3½ in. in length, transceiver includes independent Tx and Rx local oscillators and programmable phase lock loops.
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New 60 GHz T/R Module Enables Short-Range Multi-Gigabit Indoor Communications
SAN JOSE, CA-June 9, 2008-Endwave Corporation (NASDAQ: ENWV), a leading provider of high-frequency RF modules for telecommunications networks, defense electronics and homeland security systems has announced the release of a new 60 GHz T/R module that targets short-range indoor communications that must transport data traffic at multi-gigabit speeds.
As shown in the block diagram attached, the design allows full-duplex operation with flexible modulation and can also be operated in various radar modes, if desired.
Typical specifications at 60 GHz are a receiver noise figure of 5 dB and a transmitter output power (at P1dB) of over +5 dBm with ± 1.0 dB flatness over a 2-GHz operating bandwidth. Balance between I and Q ports measures better than 1.5 dB in amplitude and 10 degrees in phase over a 10 MHz (DC) to 1 GHz baseband frequency range. Measuring only 9 cm (3½ in) in length, the transceiver includes independent Tx and Rx local oscillators and versatile programmable phase lock loops. The reference frequency can be supplied externally at any of a number of different frequencies, including the popular 10 MHz standard.
Units are available with built-in patch antenna arrays or with waveguide inputs and outputs.
This design opens the door to commercial applications that would otherwise require 10-Gbps ethernet, an advanced high-speed USB, or other cable-intensive technologies.
Please contact an applications engineering specialist at Endwave for more details.
About Endwave
Endwave Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets RF modules that enable the transmission, reception and processing of high-frequency signals in wireless telecommunications networks, defense electronics and homeland security systems. The company's RF modules consist of microwave components and subsystems, including integrated transceivers, amplifiers (low-noise, medium-power, high-power, gain blocks, low-phase noise, limiting, and logarithmic), frequency multipliers, up and down converters, oscillators, synthesizers, microwave switch arrays, and other custom multi-function assemblies (MFAs). Endwave has 43 issued patents covering its core technologies including semiconductor and proprietary circuit designs. Corporate headquarters are located in San Jose, CA, with other operations in Diamond Springs, CA; El Dorado Hills, CA; Andover, MA; and Chiang Mai, Thailand.
www.endwave.com
Company Contact:
Ed Stoneham
Director of IC Technology
Endwave Corporation
408-522-3119
