SiTel’s ‘green VoIP’ ICs claim to cut power consumption in half. VoIP is rapidly becoming the preferred telephony option for businesses as it offers significant potential to reduce costs. However, unlike traditional phones, VoIP handsets are powered from mains electricity or via routers / servers through Power-over-Ethernet (PoE). This makes VoIP power consumption an issue for companies seeking to minimise their electricity bills. At the same time, many governments are considering limiting the...
TCXO for GPS
Epson Toyocom has announced the development of a new, smaller, frequency-stable TCXO. The new TCXO (temperature-compensated crystal oscillator) with frequency stability high enough for demanding GPS applications, is housed in a 2016-sized package. With actual dimensions of 2.1mm x 1.7mm, the TG-5025BA oscillator is in the world's smallest category of packages. The market for GPS capability in mobile terminals has been expanding and this has driven demand for frequency-stable TCXOs that...
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