Taiyo Yuden Develops World's First Broadband Balun, Bandpass Filter and Band Stop Filter for Ultra Wideband - UWB - Technology.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 2003 TRDA TRDA Texans for the Reform of Deferred Adjudication TRDA Technological Research and Development Authority (Titusville, FL) TRDA Tip Rate Determination Agreement (IRS) Inc., the U.S.-based R&D arm of Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd., today announced that Taiyo Yuden has successfully developed the world's first multilayer ceramic broadband balun, bandpass filter An electronic circuit that accepts a signal and filters out unwanted frequencies, allowing only a particular frequency or frequency range (band of frequencies) to reach the output side. and band stop filter for Ultra Wideband (UWB (Ultra-WideBand) A wireless technology that uses less power and provides higher speed than 802.11 Wi-Fi networks or first-generation Bluetooth products. UWB is expected to provide wireless video transmission for home theater systems, cable TV, auto safety and ) applications. This milestone achievement overcomes a major hurdle impeding the development of commercial products for the emerging UWB standard, widely regarded as the next-generation short-range wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. technology providing simultaneous high data rate and low power consumption. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. company sources, Taiyo Yuden's new RF devices for UWB will enable OEMs to integrate UWB technologies into PCs, Audio/Video equipment, handheld devices and other applications. Providing wider frequency ranges and greater bandwidth than was previously attainable from other wireless communications standards, the successful development of these critical RF devices opens the floodgate to new commercial implementations. The bandpass filter eliminates interference outside the used bandwidth; the band stop filter prevents interference from 802.11a (UNII UNII Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure UNII Undistributed Net Investment Income (closed-end mutual funds) band) around 5GHz; and the broadband balun will be used to convert the balanced/differential outputs of the UWB semiconductors for use with unbalanced antennas. Driven by Taiyo Yuden's materials science materials science Study of the properties of solid materials and how those properties are determined by the material's composition and structure, both macroscopic and microscopic. leadership, multi-layer stacking expertise, high-frequency design technologies and the utilization of multiple low loss ceramic materials, the new RF devices provide an extremely compact footprint for the coming generation of convergent electronics: The broadband balun measures only 6.0mm x 2.0mm x 1.0mm; the bandpass filter measures 4.8mm x 2.5mm x 1.5mm; and the band stop filter, 6.3mm x 4.0mm x 1.1mm. Taiyo Yuden plans to ship prototypes toward the end of 2003 to UWB semiconductor manufacturers for the optimization of performance characteristics. The company predicts that the new RF devices will become the de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. industry standard, augmenting the world's first miniaturized multilayer ceramic chip UWB antenna announced by Taiyo Yuden in March 2003. Further details pertaining to the new RF devices, including pricing and specifications, are not available at this time. About UWB (Ultra Wideband) Technology Hailed by many industry sources as the next-generation short-range wireless communication standard, UWB utilizes a data transmission frequency band of 3.1GHz to 10.6GHz. UWB differs from traditional carrier-wave technology by sending very low power pulses below the transmission noise threshold. Traditionally used in military applications, UWB technology was released for commercial use by the FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. in February 2002. UWB guidelines are currently being formulated under the auspices of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.15.3a standardization process, as well as undergoing development in a number of countries. About Taiyo Yuden Taiyo Yuden, a $1.3 billion worldwide manufacturer of surface mount and leaded passive components, power electronics modules and power supplies, operates factories in Japan, Singapore, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, Mexico and China. About TRDA TRDA (Taiyo Yuden R&D Center of America), the independent, U.S.-based research and development arm of Taiyo Yuden, was established in January 2002 to accelerate the development and commercialization of emerging technologies. TRDA has headquarters in San Diego. |
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