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1. Power Tool Design 101: Rev Up Your Knowledge Of Brushless DC Motor Functionality 8/18/2020

   Over the course of the past century, power tools have noticeably evolved. Today, they are wireless, light, battery-operated, and work hard so we don’t have to. So, what’s fueling the evolution of power tools? Besides power tool enthusiasts, much can be attributed to the many advancements in semiconductor technology – most specifically with cordless power tools.

2. 65 V GaN Transforms The Radar Market: Here’s What It Means For You 4/1/2020

   65 Volt GaN is forging a new generation in radar systems that aim to advance security and monitor a number of commercial applications. This article examines how this technology is transforming radar systems and contributing to this growing area.
    

3. Best Practices to Accelerate 5G Base Station Deployment: Your RF Front-End Massive MIMO Primer 11/8/2019

   Strategy Analytics predicts an explosive growth of emerging 5G networks. They forecasted the number of new base station sectors deployed to double between 2018 and 2024. This rapid 5G growth will result in equipment for nearly 9.4 million new and upgraded wireless base stations deployed by 2024. Many of these 5G base stations will incorporate massive MIMO antennas. These new 5G network architectures incorporating massive MIMO antennas are pushing always-on connectivity to the outer edges of the cellular network. This article covers everything to know about the fundamentals of the RF front-end in the massive MIMO base station.

4. Where Is Wi-Fi Heading? 11/20/2017

   What matters the most to the future of Wi-Fi technologies? Major concerns include high data rate, high capacity, and a good range of coverage. This white paper covers these areas of interest, the problems involved in implementing Wi-Fi growth requirements, and possible solutions.

5. How Not To Run Hot: Overcoming Thermal Challenges In Wi-Fi Front End Designs (Part 1) 11/20/2017

   It can be hard to fully account for thermal management and affected parameters in wireless access points or customer premises equipment prior to FCC certification. This article is the first in a series that looks at the design challenges for Wi-Fi front end designs. Part 2 will cover coexistence and interference.

6. Smart Homes For Seniors: How The IoT Can Help Aging Parents Live At Home Longer 8/23/2017

   The population of adults 85 and older in the U.S. will roughly triple between 2015 and 2060, making it the fastest-growing age group over this time period. This has become a major concern for families taking care of seniors who will be living on their own. Qorvo’s Senior Lifestyle System has been tested and used for the last 15 years in assisted living communities in Europe to help seniors live more independently. Within a few weeks, this system learns the routine day-to-day activities of the senior resident, provides intelligent status updates in a dashboard app, and sends alerts to designated caregivers if something unexpected happens.

7. Senior Lifestyle System 8/3/2017

   By monitoring behavior patterns through unobtrusive wireless sensors located around the home, the system is able to detect changes in behavior that may cause concern, and then alerts family members or caregivers via messages. 

8. Designing A Broadband L-band 160 W GaN Power Amplifier Using SMT Packaged Transistors 6/30/2017

   Advancements in Gallium Nitride technologies are leading to amplifier operation at higher powers, supply voltages, and frequencies. The whitepaper includes load-pull measurements, thermal considerations, and EM simulations of the input/output matching networks.

9. A Better Way To Market Internet Of Things: Smart Home Butler 6/30/2017

   The smart home revolution has taken a lot longer to get up and running due to the disagreements over what protocols and platforms should be used in the base technologies, as well as the poor choices in consumer words like “smart home” and “IoT.” 

10. Utilizing GaN MMICs And Coaxial Waveguide Spatial Power Combining In Power Amplifiers 5/16/2016

    Solid state amplifiers can be constructed through the use of MMIC amplifiers to reach output powers and performance levels that have only been achievable by traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs). This white paper demonstrates building a 120 Watt power amplifier operating from 27 to 31 GHz.