| 2007-6-28 |
Meeting T3R4 requirements in TD-SCDMA handsets using the MAX2392
This application note provides techniques and guidelines for timing the MAX2392 setting changes to meet T3R4 requirements in the TD-SCDMA standard. |
| 2007-6-22 |
Digital front-end tool rolls for TD-SCDMA
Xilinx Inc. and Multiple Access Communications (MAC) Ltd partner to deliver a TD-SCDMA digital front-end (DFE) reference design solution based on the Xilinx system generator for DSP tool. |
| 2007-6-19 |
Design base opens for China's CDMB mobile TV spec
Backers of CDMB, a homespun mobile TV standard in China, are trying to gain support for the spec by opening a design and manufacturing base in Tianjin. |
| 2007-6-15 |
China's MII puts out 3G development guidelines
China's Ministry of Information Industry has released a set of guidelines for the development of 3G technology in the country. |
| 2007-6-13 |
China Mobile, Ericsson seal $1B GSM deal
China Mobile has sealed a $1 billion agreement to use Ericsson core and radio network equipment, a deal that is expected to help boost GSM coverage in China. |
| 2007-6-8 |
TD-SCDMA-to-GSM handover demoed in China
NXP has teamed with China's T3G Technology to validate automatic handover of multimode TD-SCDMA and GSM/GPRS/EDGE calls. |
| 2007-5-31 |
China Mobile earmarks $784.5M for TD-SCDMA phones
China Mobile is set to invite bids for the supply of TD-SCDMA cellphones worth as much as $784.5 million, according to a Xinhua.net report. |
| 2007-5-30 |
Nokia to sell TD-SCDMA phones in China next year
A Nokia official disclosed the company expects to start selling handsets for TD-SCDMA, China's homegrown 3G technology, in the first half of 2008, according to a Reuters report. |
| 2007-5-18 |
China okays TD-SCDMA rival standards
The China Ministry of Information Industry (MII) approved May 16 the use of European and American 3G mobile phone standards, which rival the homegrown TD-SCDMA. |
| 2007-5-18 |
China tech industry to reach $1.45T by 2010
China's high-tech industry will rake in $1.45 trillion by 2010, nearly triple its size just a few years ago, according to a report from NDRC, a top Chinese policy group. |
| 2007-5-17 |
WiMAX rival to see action in Beijing Olympics
China Netcom said it will deploy McWiLL, a rival WiMAX technology for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. |
| 2007-4-24 |
China to remain neutral on 3G licensing
With the upcoming bidding for 3G handset licenses in China, government officials are once again in the spotlight for the 3G standard licensing. |
| 2007-4-23 |
China to open bidding for 3G handsets
Chinese firms are expected to win 50 percent of an upcoming handset bid for the 3G technology valued at about $518 million. |
| 2007-4-18 |
China will issue more than one license for 3G, says EU official
In its commitment to not favor one technology over another, there is a possibility that China will award more than one license for high-speed mobile phone services, says an EU official. |
| 2007-4-17 |
A WiMAX double downconversion IF sampling receiver design
The design approach and implementation procedures are presented to allow designers to easily modify the receiver chain to address other bands such as Wireless Broadband (WiBro) and other cellular standards such as TD-SCDMA. |
| 2007-3-12 |
Industry's finest awarded at China's first ACE Awards
China had its first Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards this month, celebrating the creators of technology and how they impact the industry. |
| 2007-3-2 |
I/Q demodulator cuts 3G, WiMAX receiver costs
Linear Tech has announced a high-linearity, direct-conversion I/Q demodulator that promises to reduce the cost of 3G and WiMAX base station receivers. |
| 2007-3-2 |
Pavilion to highlight China's homegrown IC design houses
Underscoring the increasing importance of China's homegrown IC design houses to the local electronics industry, this year's IIC-China features local IC design houses in a special IC Design Pavilion. |
| 2007-3-2 |
Freescale intros LDMOS RFIC for TD-SCDMA
Freescale has introduced a high-power multistage RF power LDMOS FET characterized for TD-SCDMA wireless base stations. |
| 2007-3-1 |
Startup preps chip support for China 3G
It's still in startup mode, but China's RDA Microelectronics is aggressively pursuing several applications for its RF and power amplifier chips, including 3G, PHS and FM tuners. |
| 2007-2-16 |
Dual SIM/Smart card power supply suits 3G apps
Linear Technology has announced a dual SIM and Smart Card power supply IC with level translator that's suitable for GSM, TD-SCDMA and other 3G+ wireless applications that interface with either a 1.8V or 3V SIM or Smart Card. |
| 2007-2-8 |
TD-SCDMA supporters push for low-end handsets
Even though 3G licenses haven't been issued in China, an alliance backing the local standard is trying to figure out a way to make TD-SCDMA phones as cheap as $100. |
| 2007-1-30 |
3G in China still held up
After about four years of waiting, it looks like chipmakers will be strung along a little more as 3G licenses in China may be pushed out to next year instead of early this year, as originally thought. |
| 2007-1-3 |
China's TD-SCDMA to see judgment day in 2007
It's been a roller-coaster ride for homegrown technology in China, but little will deter China from pushing ahead with their efforts to introduce standards. |
| 2007-1-1 |
China's homegrown spec hits true 3G speed
China's mobile-phone technology has finally broken into the realm of honest-to-goodness 3G, with handset data rates reaching 384Kbps in real-world conditions. |
| 2007-1-1 |
China gears up for more innovative design
Although there is still a lot of work to be done in mainland China's R&D sector, there has been remarkable progress especially in the communication and consumer electronics front. |
| 2006-12-20 |
ADC delivers 150MSps for 3G wireless standards
ADI has introduced a dual 14bit ADC said to be the first to achieve 150MSps for all 3G base station wireless standards. |
| 2006-12-19 |
Ningbo Bird to invest $38M in TD-SCDMA
Ningbo Bird Co., one of China's largest domestic mobile phone makers, intends to invest $38 million to develop handsets for the domestic 3G technology known as TD-SCDMA. |
| 2006-12-18 |
Tester, ICs boost TD-SCDMA's chances in China
China-based Tektronix Inc. and Rising Microelectronics Co. Ltd will have TD-SCDMA transceiver technology available, casting aside a few more roadblocks on China's domestic third-generation standard. |
| 2006-12-11 |
TI VLIW DSP comes to low-cost, high-density GSM
Texas Instruments Inc. hopes its 3GHz triple-core VLIW DSP will find its first applications in high-density GSM backbones. |
| 2006-12-5 |
ADI revs TD-SCDMA chipset to full 3G speeds
Analog Devices Inc. is updating its 2yr-old chipset for China's 3G standard, boosting the processing power to handle more multimedia features and revving up the data connection to full-on 3G speeds. |
| 2006-12-5 |
ADI offers chipset at Chinese TD-SCDMA handsets
Analog Devices Inc. started sampling Tier 1 mobile handset makers and local ODMs with a second-gen chipset that complies with the Chinese 3G TD-SCDMA LCR air interface. |
| 2006-12-4 |
Phone tester adds option for China's TD-SCDMA
Targeting China's future wireless 3G standard, Willtek Communications announced it has added a TD-SCDMA option for its existing 4400 Mobile Phone Tester Series. |
| 2006-12-1 |
TD-SCDMA RD V2.1 meets Rx-Blocking mask and sensitivity requirements
This application note introduces Maxim's 2nd-generation TD-SCDMA radio frequency transceiver chipset with its V2.1 reference design and discusses some of the key system issues, such as sensitivity and blocker tests, that warrant careful consideration in order to create an optimum TD-SCDMA RF design. |
| 2006-11-27 |
China 3G spec wins more support
Willtek Communications is the latest vendor to add in TD-SCDMA testing capability in anticipation of a ramp-up in demand for handsets and data cards once the 3G technology is licensed next year. |
| 2006-11-23 |
picoChip sets up devt center in Beijing
picoChip has set up a development center in China to augment a sales and engineering support operation in Shenzhen that it established two years ago. |
| 2006-11-13 |
TI eyes more wireless connections for China's rural areas
Rich Templeton, president and CEO of Texas Instruments, stressed the company's commitment to develop the wireless industry in China, especially in rural areas. |
| 2006-11-7 |
New solutions make inroads for China's TD-SCDMA
Although the future of China's domestic 3G standard is still uncertain, a few more roadblocks have been cast aside with the release of a Chinese single-chip transceiver IC and the introduction of a TD-SCDMA field tester. |
| 2006-11-3 |
Xilinx CEO outlines strategy for China's electronic design
During a series of press briefings last week, Xilinx chairman, president and CEO Wim Roelandts underscored the commitment to accelerate the growth of electronic design innovation in China. |
| 2006-11-3 |
Quad-MAC DSP core suits compute-intensive tasks
CEVA said its new CEVA-X1641 is the first Quad-MAC DSP core in the scalable CEVA-X family and is designed specifically to run highly computational intensive tasks that require substantial data throughput and high memory bandwidth. |
| 2006-10-30 |
China ministry funds Spreadtrum's CMOS project
The Electronic Development Fund of the Ministry of Information Industry of China publicized recently that it would provides funding for a core CMOS Chip and another project of Shanghai-based Spreadtrum Communications Co. Ltd. |
| 2006-10-19 |
Chinese telecom OEM selects Freescale's multicore DSP
Datang Mobile Communications Equipment has selected Freescale's MSC8122 quad-core DSP based on StarCore technology for its TD-SCDMA Node-B base stations. |
| 2006-10-3 |
RF tester supports China's TD-SCDMA standard
Tektronix announced the addition of TD-SCDMA, the mobile telecommunications standard developed for China, as an option to its NetTek wireless RF field tester. |
| 2006-10-3 |
China's engineers go for more functionality, lower costs
More than 60 percent of mainland China design engineers focus on increasing functionality and reducing costs, according to a recent survey by Global Sources. |
| 2006-9-28 |
China preps homegrown 3G tech
Chinese operators are reportedly ready to offer a small-scale commercial trial of 20,000 users for the nation's TD-SCDMA-based 3G network, which has been in the testing phase for about three years. |
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