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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Ciencia: Ahora tu puedes cosechar la señal WiFi para encender pequeños aparatos electrónicos.


El avance de la investigación fue logrado por un equipo dirigido por el profesor Yang Hyunsoo (izquierda). El Dr. Raghav Sharma (derecha), el primer autor del artículo, sostiene un chip incrustado con aproximadamente 50 osciladores de par de giro.


Los ingenieros de NUS cosechan señales WiFi para alimentar pequeños dispositivos electrónicos.

 

Con el auge de la era digital, la cantidad de fuentes WiFi para transmitir información de forma inalámbrica entre dispositivos ha crecido exponencialmente. Esto da como resultado el uso generalizado de la frecuencia de radio de 2.4GHz que usa WiFi, con un exceso de señales disponibles para ser aprovechadas para usos alternativos.


Para aprovechar esta fuente de energía infrautilizada, un equipo de investigación de la Universidad Nacional de Singapur (NUS) y la Universidad Tohoku de Japón (TU) ha desarrollado una tecnología que utiliza diminutos dispositivos inteligentes conocidos como osciladores de par de giro (STO) para cosechar y Convierta las frecuencias de radio inalámbricas en energía para alimentar pequeños dispositivos electrónicos. En su estudio, los investigadores habían cosechado energía con éxito utilizando señales de banda WiFi para alimentar un diodo emisor de luz (LED) de forma inalámbrica y sin usar ninguna batería.


“Estamos rodeados de señales WiFi, pero cuando no las usamos para acceder a Internet, están inactivas y esto es un gran desperdicio. Nuestro último resultado es un paso hacia la conversión de las ondas de radio de 2,4 GHz fácilmente disponibles en una fuente de energía ecológica, reduciendo así la necesidad de baterías para alimentar los dispositivos electrónicos que utilizamos con regularidad. 


De esta manera, los pequeños dispositivos y sensores eléctricos se pueden alimentar de forma inalámbrica mediante el uso de ondas de radiofrecuencia como parte del Internet de las cosas. Con el advenimiento de las ciudades y hogares inteligentes, nuestro trabajo podría dar lugar a aplicaciones energéticamente eficientes en comunicaciones, computación y sistemas neuromórficos ”, dijo el profesor Yang Hyunsoo del  Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica e Informática de NUS , quien encabezó el proyecto.


La investigación se llevó a cabo en colaboración con el equipo de investigación del profesor Guo Yong Xin, que también es del Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica e Informática de NUS, así como con el profesor Shunsuke Fukami y su equipo de TU.  Los resultados se publicaron en  Nature Communications  el 18 de mayo de 2021.


Conversión de señales WiFi en energía utilizable

Los osciladores de par de giro son una clase de dispositivos emergentes que generan microondas y tienen aplicaciones en sistemas de comunicación inalámbrica.  Sin embargo, la aplicación de STO se ve obstaculizada debido a la baja potencia de salida y al amplio ancho de línea.


Si bien la sincronización mutua  de múltiples STO es una forma de superar este problema, los esquemas actuales, como el acoplamiento magnético de corto alcance entre múltiples STO, tienen restricciones espaciales. Por otro lado, la sincronización eléctrica de largo alcance que utiliza osciladores de vórtice está limitada en respuestas de frecuencia de solo unos pocos cientos de MHz. También requiere fuentes de corriente dedicadas para las STO individuales, lo que puede complicar la implementación general en el chip.


Para superar las limitaciones espaciales y de baja frecuencia, el equipo de investigación ideó una matriz en la que ocho STO están conectados en serie. Usando esta matriz, las ondas de radio electromagnéticas de 2.4 GHz que usa WiFi se convirtieron en una señal de voltaje directo, que luego se transmitió a un capacitor para iluminar un LED de 1.6 voltios. Cuando el condensador se cargó durante cinco segundos, pudo  iluminar el mismo LED durante un minuto después de que se apagó la alimentación inalámbrica.


En su estudio, los investigadores también destacaron la importancia de la topología eléctrica para diseñar sistemas STO en chip y compararon el diseño en serie con el paralelo.  Descubrieron que la configuración en paralelo es más útil para la transmisión inalámbrica debido a una mejor estabilidad en el dominio del tiempo, comportamiento del ruido espectral y control sobre la falta de coincidencia de impedancia. Por otro lado, las conexiones en serie tienen una ventaja para la recolección de energía debido al efecto aditivo del voltaje de diodo de los STO .


Al comentar sobre la importancia de sus resultados, el  Dr. Raghav Sharma, el primer autor del artículo,  compartió: “Además de crear una matriz STO para transmisión inalámbrica y recolección de energía, nuestro trabajo también demostró control sobre el estado de sincronización de las STO acopladas utilizando bloqueo de inyección desde una fuente de radiofrecuencia externa.  Estos resultados son importantes para posibles aplicaciones de STO sincronizadas, como la computación neuromórfica de alta velocidad ".


Próximos pasos

Para mejorar la capacidad de recolección de energía de su tecnología, los investigadores buscan aumentar la cantidad de STO en la matriz que habían diseñado. Además, planean probar sus recolectores de energía para cargar de forma inalámbrica otros dispositivos electrónicos y sensores útiles.


El equipo de investigación también espera trabajar con socios de la industria para explorar el desarrollo de STO en chip para sistemas inteligentes autosostenidos, lo que puede abrir posibilidades para la carga inalámbrica y los sistemas de detección de señal inalámbrica.


Original en Inglés: WWTS

  

Science: Now you can harvest the WiFi signal to power small electronics.

 

The research breakthrough was achieved by a team led by Professor Yang Hyunsoo (left). Dr Raghav Sharma (right), the first author of the paper, is holding a chip embedded with about 50 spin-torque oscillators.


NUS engineers harvest WiFi signals to power small electronics.


With the rise of the digital age, the amount of WiFi sources to transmit information wirelessly between devices has grown exponentially. This results in the widespread use of the 2.4GHz radio frequency that WiFi uses, with excess signals available to be tapped for alternative uses.

To harness this under-utilized source of energy, a research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Japan’s Tohoku University (TU) has developed a technology that uses tiny smart devices known as spin-torque oscillators (STOs) to harvest and convert wireless radio frequencies into energy to power small electronics. In their study, the researchers had successfully harvested energy using WiFi-band signals to power a light-emitting diode (LED) wirelessly, and without using any battery.

“We are surrounded by WiFi signals, but when we are not using them to access the Internet, they are inactive, and this is a huge waste. Our latest result is a step towards turning readily available 2.4GHz radio waves into a green source of energy, hence reducing the need for batteries to power electronics that we use regularly. In this way, small electric gadgets and sensors can be powered wirelessly by using radiofrequency waves as part of the Internet of Things. With the advent of smart homes and cities, our work could give rise to energy-efficient applications in communication, computing, and neuromorphic systems,” said Professor Yang Hyunsoo from the NUS Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, who spearheaded the project.

The research was carried out in collaboration with the research team of Professor Guo Yong Xin, who is also from the NUS Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, as well as Professor Shunsuke Fukami and his team from TU. The results were published in Nature Communications on 18 May 2021.

Converting WiFi signals into usable energy

Spin-torque oscillators are a class of emerging devices that generate microwaves and have applications in wireless communication systems. However, the application of STOs is hindered due to low output power and broad linewidth.

While mutual synchronization of multiple STOs is a way to overcome this problem, current schemes, such as short-range magnetic coupling between multiple STOs, have spatial restrictions. On the other hand, long-range electrical synchronisation using vortex oscillators is limited in frequency responses of only a few hundred MHz. It also requires dedicated current sources for the individual STOs, which can complicate the overall on-chip implementation.

To overcome the spatial and low-frequency limitations, the research team came up with an array in which eight STOs are connected in series. Using this array, the 2.4 GHz electromagnetic radio waves that WiFi uses were converted into a direct voltage signal, which was then transmitted to a capacitor to light up a 1.6-volt LED. When the capacitor was charged for five seconds, it was able to light up the same LED for one minute after the wireless power was switched off.

In their study, the researchers also highlighted the importance of electrical topology for designing on-chip STO systems and compared the series design with the parallel one. They found that the parallel configuration is more useful for wireless transmission due to better time-domain stability, spectral noise behavior, and control over impedance mismatch. On the other hand, series connections have an advantage for energy harvesting due to the additive effect of the diode-voltage from STOs.

Commenting on the significance of their results, Dr Raghav Sharma, the first author of the paper, shared, “Aside from coming up with an STO array for wireless transmission and energy harvesting, our work also demonstrated control over the synchronizing state of coupled STOs using injection locking from an external radio-frequency source. These results are important for prospective applications of synchronized STOs, such as fast-speed neuromorphic computing.”

Next steps

To enhance the energy harvesting ability of their technology, the researchers are looking to increase the number of STOs in the array they had designed. In addition, they are planning to test their energy harvesters for wirelessly charging other useful electronic devices and sensors.

The research team also hopes to work with industry partners to explore the development of on-chip STOs for self-sustained smart systems, which can open up possibilities for wireless charging and wireless signal detection systems.

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

SingTel to launch the Samsung`s Galaxy S5 and Alpha both 4G+ on first 300Mb/s LTE-A service.



SingTel announced today it is ready to launch the world’s first commercial LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) network supporting theoretical peak download speeds of up to 300Mb/s.
Singapore’s largest operator will go live with the service on Saturday (August 23), when it also introduces the Samsung Galaxy S5 4G+, “the first handset globally to be compatible with 4G LTE-Advanced networks.” A second LTE-A smartphone, the Galaxy Alpha 4G+, will be available in Singapore next month.
The LTE-A network, which first went live for testing in late May, combines 20MHz of bandwidth from each of the 1.8 and 2.6GHz bands.
Working with Ericsson, SingTel said it has extended street-level coverage of its LTE-A network to more than 55 per cent of the island. “We have accelerated our network roll out programme and are on track to achieve nationwide outdoor coverage by the first quarter of next year,” said Tay Yeow Lian, SingTel’s managing director of Networks.
South Korea’s SK Telecom announced in June that its new LTE-A service supports speeds of up to 225Mb/s using carrier aggregation. SK’s rival LG Uplus has also trialled tri-band LTE carrier aggregration using kit from Huawei, which it claims can offer peak speeds of 300Mb/s. It plans to launch commercial services later this year.
In May Telstra demonstrated network speeds of 450Mb/s also using LTE-A carrier aggregation technology.
SingTel will offer the S5 4G+ for between SGD688 (US$552) and free, depending on the service plan .

Thursday, May 29, 2014

LG G3 prices 16GB US$690.- and 32GB US$740.-

Francisco De Jesùs.

The LG G3 was unveiled this May 27 and the countries were it was priced first were Australia, Singapore and South Korea.

2GB RAM 16GB version
Singapore S$868.-
Australia AU$799.-

equivalent to US$690 or £410.In South Korea to cost KRW650,000 (almost $635)

3GB RAM 32GB version.
Singapore S$928
Australia AU$799.-

around US$740, £440. In South Korea is KRW 899,800 which makes it to around USD 880.-

In the European market, only the pricing in Finland is known – EUR 599 for 16GB, EUR 649 for 32GB variant. 

Amazon Germany which lists the G3 16GB model for EUR 549, while Belsimpel, the dutch retailer has listed the device for the same price for the 16GB model and EUR 599 for the 32GB model. 

Above LG G3 prices are for off-contract versions.

Availability:
Customers in Singapore will have to wait until June 28. In the UK, the phone will only go on sale on July 1.

The availability in Europe is said to be during early June,

In the US, no dates have been confirmed.


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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

LTE: Singapore: SingTel Launches Full-Featured Voice over LTE.

Francisco De Jesùs.

Singapore's mobile operator SingTel has unveiled 4G ClearVoice, a commercial full-featured Voice over LTE (VoLTE) service, in collaboration with Samsung and Ericsson. Operator's VoLTE service offers full suite of telephony features such as call waiting and forwarding on the 4G network.

From 31 May, 4G ClearVoice will be available to SingTel 4G postpaid customers at no additional cost. Talktime will be deducted from the monthly bundled voice minutes of their existing subscription plan.

According to operator, key benefit of the service is the ability to connect calls in less than two seconds. In addition, 4G ClearVoice is equipped with Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC) capability, which automatically switches ongoing calls without interruption to the 3G network if users lose connection to the 4G network.


SingTel customers who use the Samsung GALAXY Note 3 will be the first to have 4G Clear Voice. A software update is needed to allow the handset to support VoLTE calls. New GALAXY Note 3 handsets sold from 31 May will come with the update installed. The update will be progressively sent to existing GALAXY Note 3 users over-the-air between 31 May and the end of June. Users of other 4G handsets can also expect to receive the update in the coming months.

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Thursday, December 5, 2013

LG G Flex begins global rollout with introduction in key Asian markets, starting in Singapore and Hong Kong.

LG G Flex begins global rollout with introduction in key Asian markets. starting in Singapore and Hong Kong.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.


World’s First Curved, Flexing, Self-Healing Smartphone
Available For The First Time Outside Korea.


LG Electronics (LG) is introducing LG G Flex, the world’s first curved flexing smartphone, to the global market starting in Singapore and Hong Kong this week. Key markets in Asia will also announce the availability of this innovative device before the end of the year, soon to be followed by other regions.

The LG G Flex has captivated early adopters everywhere as the first smartphone curved to follow the contour of the human face, made possible with the implementation of the world’s first curved smartphone battery. With a durable plastic OLED (P-OLED) HD display, the G Flex also comes with a self-healing back cover that eliminates those day-to-day scratches, making it the first smartphone to incorporate such technology. These innovative features have earned LG’s latest smartphone significant praise and accolades from major media outlets worldwide.

Customers in Singapore will be able to place their pre-orders for LG G Flex beginning December 8. In Hong Kong, the device goes on sale starting December 13 and will be available through major carriers and leading electronics retailers.

The vertically curved G Flex is the latest device in LG’s premium G Series and incorporates proprietary innovations from other LG companies such as LG Display and LG Chem. The curved 6-inch Real RGB P-OLED display was developed specifically for the G Flex and is the largest of its kind in the world. The 3,500mAh curved battery from LG Chem was also developed with LG G Flex in mind and is also a world’s first.

Key Specifications (Korean Version):
- Chipset: 2.26 GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 800 (MSM 8974)
  GPU: Adreno 330, 450MHz
- Display: 6-inch HD (1280 x 720), Curved P-OLED (Real RGB)
- Memory: 2GB LP DDR3 RAM / 32GB eMMc
- Camera: Rear 13.0MP / Front 2.1MP
- Battery: 3,500mAh (embedded)
- Operating System: Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2
- Size: 160.5 x 81.6 x 7.9 - 8.7mm
- Weight: 177g
- Network: LTE-A / LTE / HSPA+ / GSM
- Connectivity: BT 4.0 / USB 3.0 compatible / WiFi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) / NFC
- Color: Titan Silver
- Other: TDMB / Hi-Fi 24bit, 192kHz Playback



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Sunday, September 9, 2012

LTE: Singapore: M1 is launching Samsung,HTC LG,ASUS, and Huawei phones and tablets 4G LTE on 15 September 2012.


WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.



LTE: Singapore: M1 is launching Samsung,HTC LG,ASUS, and Huawei phones and tablets 4G LTE on 15 September 2012.

LTE: Singapore: M1 is launching nationwide 4G LTE service on 15 September 2012.

Singapore's telecom service provider, M1 is launching of its nationwide 4G LTE service on 15 September 2012. In addition, operator is also introducing new smartphone and mobile broadband service plans.
M1’s 4G service, operating on its advanced dual band network in the 1800MHz and 2600MHz spectrum, will encompass both street level and in-building coverage. According to operator, with M1’s 4G network, mobile users will be have typical download speeds at fixed locations ranging from 6.9Mbps to 17.4Mbps.
M1’s 4G subscribers will have 4G roaming services in Hong Kong with it's partner, SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Limited. More countries and operators will be added in the near future.
M1’s new smartphone and mobile broadband service plans will be made available to all new and re-contracting customers from 15 September 2012. At launch, 4G devices that will be available include handsets: Samsung GALAXY Note LTE, Samsung GALAXY SII LTE, HTC One XL and LG Optimus True HD LTE; tablets: ASUS Transformer Pad TF300TL and Samsung GALAXY Tab 8.9 LTE; USB modem: Huawei E392, and mobile Wi-Fi modem: Huawei E589.
Operator has launched 4G service within the financial district in June 2011.

Monday, August 6, 2012

NFC service in Singapore is finally set for commercial launch.


WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.


NFC service in Singapore is finally set for commercial launch.


A delayed NFC service in Singapore is finally set for commercial launch, says Gemalto, which is leading the consortium licensed to build the system. The company’s announcement talks about an “upcoming” commercial rollout, although no actual date is given.

The country’s regulator Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) mandated commercial launch eight months after licensing the consortium - which includes two banks, a contactless payment provider as well as three mobile operators in addition to Gemalto - at the end of October last year.

Initial services will be retail payments at locations such as retailers, convenience stores, fast food outlets and taxis. The consortium said “some” NFC handsets from Samsung and Sony are certified for use with the new service at launch, according to ZDNet.

In addition to retail payments, the IDA and the consortium are working with Singapore’s Land Transport Authority to enable payments for public transport by early next year following trials at the end of 2012.

Monday, May 28, 2012

Singapore: Nokia Lumia 900 available.


WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.

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Singapore: Nokia Lumia 900 available.

The handset is available via SingTel,  StarHub or M1 under contract, but it can also be purchased through Nokia’s stores.


Customers who are willing to commit to a long-term contract can purchase the Nokia Lumia 900 for as low as 195 USD (155 EUR). Those who want to avoid being tied by a long-term plan can grab the smartphone for 665 USD (530 EUR) upfront via Nokia Stores.

However, the folks at WPCentral report that the Lumia 900 is also available for “approximately 720 SGD at some stores such as Adix,” which is about 565 USD (450 EUR).


According to Facebook Nokia page, the first five customers who purchased the Lumia 900 also received a free Xbox 360 Kinect Holiday Bundle. 


Obviously, Nokia fans living in Singapore will be able to grab the international version of Lumia 900, which means no LTE support will be available. 

However, the rest of the specs are similar to the AT&T variant, so expect the same stunning 4.3-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen integrated with ClearBlack display and Corning Gorilla Glass coating.

On the inside, the smartphone packs a single-core 1.4 GHz Qualcomm APQ8055 Snapdragon processor, an Adreno 205 GPU, 512MB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory. There’s also an impressive 8-megapixel rear camera with Carl Zeiss optics, dual-LED flash, autofocus and HD (720p) video recording.




Monday, May 16, 2011

LTE: Singapore: M1 to launch SE Asia’s first LTE network

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.


Singapore’s M1 claims to be set to become the first operator in South East Asia to launch a commercial LTE network.


 Chinese vendor Huawei has been awarded a five-year, US$280 million deal to build the network, which is scheduled for island-wide completion in the first quarter of 2012.

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