Modules Simplify RFID Integration

June 7, 2007

Tyco Electronics, M/A-COM has expanded its radio-frequency-identification (RFID) reader module line to include receive in-phase/quadrature (I/Q), source, and transmit modules. The modules are designed for use from 850 to 960 MHz. The model MAIA-007860-00100 receive module has phase balance of better than 2.5 deg. and noise floor of about 160 dBm/Hz. It operates with local oscillator (LO) drive level of 0 to +6 dBm and provides 44 dBc carrier suppression. The MAIA-007028-000100 source module is based on a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), phase-locked-loop (PLL) filter, and temperature-compensated-crystal-oscillator (TCXO) reference source and provides better than 10 PPM stability. The MAIA-007851-000100 transmit module provides +32.5 dBm output power from a +3.6-VDC supply.

Tyco Electronics, M/A-COM (www.macom.com)

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Jack Browne

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.