In recent years we have begun to see references to “RF” CMOS processes and to “RF” models for those processes. This article will explore what the real meanings of such “RF” designations are, and what ...
RF CMOS is ideally suited for high-volume, low-cost applications, such as Bluetooth. But to implement robust RF building blocks in CMOS technologies, their useful characteristics must be exploited; ...
If the Wireless LAN market is still growing, Wireless LAN solutions are already in a cost reduction phase. Conceiving WLAN solutions nowadays requires a high-level approach where the final chipset may ...
CULVER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carbonics, Inc. today announced that carbon nanotube technology has for the first time achieved speeds exceeding 100GHz in-radio frequency (RF) applications. The ...
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., November 12, 2008 – Jazz Semiconductor, Inc., a Tower Group Company (NASDAQ: TSEM, TASE: TSEM), and a leader in Analog-Intensive Mixed-Signal (AIMS) foundry solutions, ...
The next-generation 4G wireless standard known as long-term evolution (LTE) presents some new and difficult design choices for OEMs. One of the more difficult choices involves the less glamorous, but ...
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, today announced the availability of enhanced RF SOI CMOS and high speed SiGe process design kits (PDKs) for its ...
Active inductors have emerged as a transformative component in CMOS radio frequency (RF) circuit design, effectively replacing traditional passive inductors with active semiconductor networks. By ...
MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, June 3, 2025 – Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ/TASE: TSEM), a leading foundry of high-value analog semiconductor solutions, today announced its participation in the upcoming ...
About every five years or so, a new and hot market emerges in the specialty foundry business that resembles a frenetic gold rush. The last big gold rush occurred around 2008, when more than a dozen ...
Despite their popularity, RFID systems are not yet as widely adopted as they could be due to their high costs. Conventional reader modules cost a few thousand dollars, measure about 6 by 6 in., weigh ...