Microwave Journal articles from April 2004

Microwave Journal archives from April 2004

Coming events.(Calendar)
April 1, 2004... Wireless Communications Association 2004 June 1-4, 2004 Washington, DC This 17th annual event will convene 2000 broadband wireless executives from 40 nations, and feature 200 speakers and 75 exhibitors who will showcase product...

Electronic product design and retrofit for EMC--with demonstrations.(Workshops & Courses)
April 1, 2004... * Topics: This course covers the key concepts needed by design and test professionals to successfully recognize, solve and avoid common electromagnetic interference (EMI) problems. The seminar provides a working understanding of key EMC...

Introduction to electromagnetic compatibility design practices.(Workshops & Courses)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... * Topics: This two-day course will help to develop a working knowledge of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) fundamentals including regulations, grounding, shielding and filtering using an engineering approach while focusing on the methodology...

Free-space optical communications.(Workshops & Courses)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... * Topics: This course presents laser communication emerging as an appealing alternative to RF communication for links between satellites as well as other terrestrial applications. It is intended for engineers who desire greater technical depth,...

Linear and nonlinear RF radio components and design.(Workshops & Courses)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... * Topics: This course focuses on the design of RF components within the context of the overall system. While the principal focus of the course is on retaining simple linear and quasi-linear techniques to efficiently and intuitively design...

Microwave antenna measurements short course: far-field, near-field, compact ranges and anechoic chambers.(Workshops & Courses)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... * Topics: The course is an intensive study of the measurement of microwave antenna characteristics. The course will include presentations on the design, use and evaluation of anechoic chambers and far-field, near-field and compact ranges....

Phased array antennas for radar and communications.(Workshops & Courses)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... * Topics: This course is designed for engineers and engineering managers interested in becoming familiar with phased array antenna theory, design practices and state-of-the-art technologies. Practical issues such as required design trade-offs,...

High efficiency power amplifier driving methods and circuits: part I.(Technical Feature)
April 1, 2004... A considerable research effort has been invested to optimize the efficiency of high frequency power amplifiers. The work has been focused on output load network design for high frequency active devices. However, the attention received by the...

Raytheon to produce anti-jam GPS systems for the US Air Force C-130.(Defense News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Raytheon Co. has been awarded a $7.6 M engineering and manufacturing development contract to supply anti-jam Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers to the Air Force's C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP). Boeing Integrated Defense...

R & D funding forecast predicts modest increases in 2004.(Defense News)
April 1, 2004... Total R & D expenditures in the US are expected to increase about 2.5 percent from the $283.8 B spent in 2003 to nearly $291 B in 2004, according to Battelle-R & D Magazine's annual funding forecast. Government funding of scientific...

Northrop Grumman team to compete for space-based Radar program.(Defense News)
April 1, 2004... Northrop Grumman Co. has assembled a best-of-industry team to compete to develop the Space-based Radar (SBR) system. SBR is a transformational program designed to bring global, persistent surveillance to military and intelligence community...

Northern and southern hemisphere contracts for Ericsson.(International Report)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Demonstrating its suitability and desirability worldwide, Ericsson's MINI-LINK[TM] Traffic Node microwave transmission solution has been selected for two major projects, one in Russia and the other in New Zealand. For both contracts, the...

Saab Ericsson Space reflects on satellite antenna contract.(International Report)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... It has been announced that Saab Ericsson Space AB, Gothenburg, Sweden, has won an order from satellite prime contractor Alcatel Space to supply two 1.1 m Ku-band Gregorian reflector antennas to be mounted on the earth-facing panel of the...

ISTAR Testbed contract is tribute to QinetiQ's energy.(International Report)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... QinetiQ has reaped the rewards of its efforts by being selected, as part of a team led by EDS, to provide the UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) with its ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance) Testbed. The testbed...

Nationwide access project for India.(International Report)
April 1, 2004... Reliance Infocomm, a subsidiary of the Reliance Group, has chosen Alvarion of Israel, along with Siemens Public Communication Networks, India, as the suppliers of an LMDS solution for an access network that it is building throughout India. In...

UK's next generation satellite gets new hardware.(International Report)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... EADS Astrium has awarded EMS Technologies' Space & Technology/Atlanta Division two contracts valued at $6.1 M for key hardware on the United Kingdom's next-generation military communications satellite system, Skynet 5. It is the first UK...

A complete GSM/GPRS/EDGE solution for Cyprus.(International Report)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Alcatel has signed a contract for the supply of a complete solution, including GSM/GPRS/EDGE infrastructure and services, to Investcom in Cyprus. Through Scancom, the local Cypriot company owned by Investcom, the system will become operational...

Ultra-wideband: two visions, two solutions.(Commercial Market)(West technology Research Solutions LLC announces availability of the new edition, ultra-wideband market report )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... West technology Research Solutions LLC, a market research firm focusing solely on emerging technologies, announced the availability of the new edition of its ultra-wideband market report that includes an in-depth analysis of the two groups...

Spending on in-building wireless networks to rise.(Commercial Market)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Tough competition and the battle for network supremacy are two drivers that will push the market for in-building cellular networks north of $1 B by the end of the decade, according to a new study by research firm ABI. However, limiting further...

Mature IP-PBX technology fuels more IP-centric deployments.(private branch exchanges, internet protocol)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The enterprise IP-PBX market has moved well beyond the days of protracted testing in enterprise IT labs, and into substantial numbers of user deployments. While businesses are still not likely to upgrade their legacy systems to IP-based...

RFID integration services revenue to surpass that of RFID hardware by 2007.(Commercial Market, Radio Frequency IDentification)
April 1, 2004... As supply-chain-based RFID tags, readers, software and electronic product code (EPC) guidelines rapidly adapt to meet large retailer mandates, tying together the increasingly complex solutions becomes a larger challenge. Larger hardware and...

ATK (Alliant Techsystems) has acquired Mission Research Corp.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... * ATK (Alliant Techsystems) has acquired Mission Research Corp. in a strategic transaction that will enable an advanced aerospace and defense technology pipeline spanning concept development to full-scale production. The company, which has...

TriPoint Global Communications Inc.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... * TriPoint Global Communications Inc. announced that it has acquired one hundred percent of the stock of Channel Master International GmbH. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Headquartered in Pforzheim, Germany, Channel Master...

Amplifier Research (AR) announced that it has changed its name to AR Worldwide.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... * Amplifier Research (AR) announced that it has changed its name to AR Worldwide. For 35 years, AR has played a major role in the success of the automotive, medical, military, aerospace and telecom industries. The company's products, which...

REMEC Inc.(Industry News)(formed a creative consortium called Base Station (BST) Evolution Team)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... * REMEC Inc. announced that it has formed its Base Station (BTS) Evolution Team, a creative consortium focused on driving the company's strategy and platform evolution for integrated radio solutions. The BTS Evolution Team is an internal...

Vida Products Inc.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... * Vida Products Inc, the newly formed high-Q filter and low phase noise oscillator supplier, announced the creation of a quick reaction upgrade and repair facility for YIG-based synthesizers previously manufactured by other suppliers such as...

Tanner EDA.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... * Tanner EDA has opened a wholly-owned subsidiary in Hsinchu, Taiwan, to accommodate increasing customer demand in Asia for cost-effective, Windows-based EDA tools. This is Tanner's second office in the region, following the establishment of...

EM Research Inc.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... * EM Research Inc., manufacturer of standard and custom-designed low cost, miniature phase-locked oscillators and frequency synthesizers from 5 MHz to over 15 GHz, has expanded its Verdi, NV facility to accommodate a significant increase in...

Accumet Engineering Corp.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... * Accumet Engineering Corp., a Massachusetts-based company specializing in ultra-precision service for lapped and polished dielectric substrates, announced that its commitment to high customer service, continuous improvement and technical...

Tensolite.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... * Tensolite's Long Beach, CA, RF/microwave connector facility has been recommended for registration to ISO 9001:2000 for the design and manufacture of standard and custom RF/microwave connectors and cable assemblies including semi-rigid, delay...

Spectrum Control Inc.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... * Spectrum Control Inc. has received QS 9000:1998 certification and ISO 9001:2000 upgrade certification. These certifications acknowledge the company's continued focus on quality and customer satisfaction. The company's decision to pursue QS...

Techtrol Cyclonetics Inc.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... * Techtrol Cyclonetics Inc., New Cumberland, PA, announced that it has achieved registration to the ISO 9001:2000 quality standard as of November 4, 2003.

Anatech Electronics Inc.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... * Anatech Electronics Inc., a manufacturer of RF and microwave filters, announced that its facility has been ISO 9001:2000 certified. This emphasizes the company's commitment in providing quality products and service. The certification was...

Skyworks Solutions Inc.(Industry News)(receives Mexico's National Export Award in maquiladora class)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... * Skyworks Solutions Inc. has received Mexico's prestigious National Export Award in the maquiladora category. The award, which recognizes Skyworks' best-in-class module manufacturing and test facility in Mexicali, was presented to the company...

Tyco Electronics.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Tyco Electronics, a business segment of Tyco International Ltd., was recently awarded the Bronze Performance Award from Smiths Aerospace. To qualify for the award, Tyco Electronics HARTMAN product team exceeded 95 percent quality and 90 percent...

RF Micro Devices Inc.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... RF Micro Devices Inc. has begun production shipments of its quad-band, EDGE-capable power amplifier module to a top-tier handset manufacturer. The company anticipates broad adoption of this PA module across numerous handset platforms and the...

EMS Technologies Inc.(Contracts)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... EMS Technologies Inc. has received a contract award from EADS Astrium for work on the Eutelsat Hot Bird 8 spacecraft. The Hot Bird 8 satellite, the latest broadcasting satellite for Eutelsat, will be a Eurostar 3000 series satellite with 64...

Merrimac Industries Inc.(Contracts)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Merrimac Industries Inc. has received an order valued at $1.1 M from The Boeing Co. Integrated Defense Systems, Seal Beach, CA, to supply beamforming networks, and RF/microwave signal processing components on Boeing's global positioning system...

Trilithic Inc.(Contracts)(contract for RF filters by SPPI)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Trilithic Inc., a supplier of custom filters based in Indianapolis, IN, announced that SPPI, Long Island, NY, has awarded the company a contract for a series of eight different low cost, hermetically sealed subminiature RF filters. The contract...

Anritsu announced that it has chosen ORIX Rentec Ltd.(Contracts)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Anritsu announced that it has chosen ORIX Rentec Ltd. to be its European rental partner for 3G products. The partnership offers operating leases such as short- and long-term rental, providing Anritsu's customers with alternative competitive...

NERA Broadband Satellite AS has awarded Precise Time and Frequency Inc.(Contracts)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... NERA Broadband Satellite AS has awarded Precise Time and Frequency Inc. a contract for the design, manufacture and supply of the timing and reference subsystem for gateways to be used in the iPSTAR satellite system. Through the iPSTAR system,...

TRAK Microwave Corp.(Contracts)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... TRAK Microwave Corp. was awarded a Federal Supply Schedule contract from the US General Services Administration (GSA) on the company's GPS time and frequency systems product line. The GSA contract, number GS-07F-5546P, became effective January...

Ansoft Corp.(Financial News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Ansoft Corp. reports sales of $14 M for the third quarter of fiscal 2004 ended January 31, 2004, compared to $12.4 M for the same period in 2003. Net income was $941,000 ($0.07/per diluted share), compared to a net loss of $58,000 ($0.00/per...

M2 Global Inc.(Personnel)(Douglas Carlberg appointed to Shingo Prize board)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... M2 Global Inc. announced that its president and chairman of the board, Douglas Carlberg, has been reappointed to the Shingo Prize Board of Governors. Previously, Carlberg served as vice president of operations for Harris Corp. microwave...

Sarantel.(Personnel)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Sarantel, a UK manufacturer of miniature antennas, has strengthened its board by appointing David Dey as chairman and Jayne Chace as a non-executive director. Dey brings vast experience in the telecommunications industry to Sarantel, having...

Ansoft Corp.(Personnel)(Thomas A.N. Miller replaces outgoing Anthony L. Ryan)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Ansoft Corp. announced the appointment of Thomas A.N. Miller as chief financial officer. Miller has served as a director since 1984 and served as the company's chief financial officer from 1994 to May 1997. Most recently, Miller was serving as...

Probe Inc.(Personnel)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... AVCOM of Virginia Inc. announced the appointment of Pat Piper as director of worldwide sales. Piper brings over 20 years experience in the satellite industry to AVCOM, including 16 years with Midwest Communications/Harris Broadcast, designing,...

AMI Semiconductor (AMIS).(Personnel)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... AMI Semiconductor (AMIS) announced that Alun Roberts has joined the company as strategic marketing director to support AMIS in promoting new initiatives in its integrated mixed-signal and structured digital products divisions. Roberts comes to...

Michael Ferrantino Sr., president and CEO of Valpey Fisher Corp., announced that Paul Cunningham has joined the company as senior EMS account manager for frequency control products.(Personnel)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Michael Ferrantino Sr., president and CEO of Valpey Fisher Corp., announced that Paul Cunningham has joined the company as senior EMS account manager for frequency control products. Cunningham has over twenty years experience in the electronics...

Adhesives Research Inc.(Personnel)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Adhesives Research Inc. has hired Tee Wee Ang as the regional sales manager for its Japan, Taiwan and China territories. In this position, he will be working from the company's new sales office and technical center in Singapore and will manage...

Modelithics Inc.(Rep Appointments)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Modelithics Inc. announced the appointment of Melcom Electronics Ltd. (www.melcom.co.uk), Chertsey, UK, as a reseller for its EDA RF/microwave model library software, measurement and modeling services in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The...

MI Technologies.(Rep Appointments)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... MI Technologies has selected Mediterranean Technologies (Med Tech) of Rome to represent the company's line of RF and microwave test and measurement products to customers in Italy. Mediterranean Technologies has a long association with MI...

Inter-Continental Microwave.(Rep Appointments)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Inter-Continental Microwave announced the appointment of ten sales representatives: Electronic Instrument Associates-Central Inc. will represent North and South Dakota, northern Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota and Wisconsin; Jay Stone &...

Mimix Broadband Inc.(Rep Appointments)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Mimix Broadband Inc. announced the appointment of manufacturer's sales representative firms in targeted regions worldwide to sell the company's monolithic microwave integrated circuits products for microwave and millimeter-wave wireless...

Universal Air Filter Co.(Web Site)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Universal Air Filter Co. has launched a Web site, www.uafdefense.com, geared to the specific thermal management information needs of military defense electronics equipment designers. This Web site was designed as a one-stop source of...

Simulation and measurement of a C-band low noise dielectric resonator oscillator.(Technical Feature)
April 1, 2004... The design, construction and optimization of a C-band dielectric resonator oscillator (DRO) is described and investigated. The resonator was characterized separately by mounting it on a 50 [ohm] microstrip line, and fitting an equivalent...

Amplifier design using a [lambda]/4 high impedance bias line with a defected ground structure (DGS).(Technical Feature)
April 1, 2004... In this article, a new [lambda]/4 bias line, combined with a dumbbell shaped defected ground structure (DGS), is proposed to suppress harmonics in power amplifiers. The proposed bias line maintains the required high impedance after the DGS is...

High efficiency, high power WCDMA LDMOS transistors for base stations.(Technical Feature)(Wideband Code Division Multiple Access-Laterally Diffused Metal Oxide Semiconductor )
April 1, 2004... OEMs, operators and manufacturers of base station RF power amplifiers are constantly striving for greater efficiency, whether it be in the number of connections (calls) that can be made via a base station or the amount of DC power needed to...

A new large-signal model for a pulse-doped GaAs MESFET.(Technical Feature)
April 1, 2004... Advances in GaAs MESFET technology require accurate large-signal MESFET models to correctly predict the circuit performance of power amplifiers and oscillators utilized in RF applications and communication systems. New devices such as PHEMTs...

A temperature-compensated closed loop overdrive level controller for microwave solid-state power amplifiers.(Technical Feature)
April 1, 2004... The reliability of GaAs power FETs used in solid-state power amplifiers (SSPA) is adversely affected when operated in an overdrive (excess input power) condition for a long time due to excess gate current. Manufacturers of SSPAs use different...

A compact RFID reader platform for UHF and microwave applications.(Cover Feature)
April 1, 2004... A new line of compact RFID readers has been developed for UHF and microwave applications worldwide. WJ's model SX2000 is the first in a series of compact EPC Class 1 RFID readers whose size and performance are enabling new RFID applications....

An interface providing web-based control of microwave power amplifiers.(Product Feature)
April 1, 2004... The ubiquitous IEEE 488.2 interface has served the instrumentation industry well for many years, and will probably do so for many more to come. However, in order to offer considerably more customer choice for the mundane yet important task of...

A low noise amplifier IC for 400 MHz to 2 GHz applications.(Product Feature)
April 1, 2004... Key considerations when considering low noise amplifiers (LNA) for mobile applications include small dimensions, and low voltage operation and current consumption, allied to excellent electrical performance. Designed to meet these criteria is a...

A fast responding 60 dB log amplifier for microwave applications.(Product Feature)
April 1, 2004... Modern wireless transmitters generally incorporate circuitry that directly or indirectly measures and regulates transmitted power. There are a number of reasons for this. Cellular standards such as WCDMA, CDMA2000 and GSM/EDGE demand that both...

Leadless, multi-band, high performance GaAs HBT driver amplifiers for cellular base station infrastructure.(Product Feature)
April 1, 2004... As cellular system manufacturers begin to roll-out advanced transceiver and multi-channel power amplifier (MCPA) designs destined for the emerging 2.5G and 3G markets, a new series of robust driver power amplifiers is introduced offering users...

Product catalog.(Catalog Update)
April 1, 2004... This catalog features the company's RF absorbers and anechoic chambers products. The catalog provides a company background and a detailing on its manufacturing facilities and operations. Product models, descriptions and an explanation as to how...

Short form catalog.(Catalog Update)
April 1, 2004... This short form catalog details the company's complete line of microwave, wireless and broadband components. The company manufactures attenuators, eable adapters, DC blocks, gain equalizers and terminations in the 1 to 65 GHz frequency range...

Custom thin film capabilities.(Catalog Update)
April 1, 2004... This brochure provides guidance in selecting substrate types and metallization systems, and shows the relationship of conductor trace width to the requirements of metallization film thickness. Included are design guidelines to develop basic to...

Product guide.(Catalog Update)
April 1, 2004... This 56-page product guide has been redesigned to speed product selection, clarify financial trade-offs, and expedite delivery of test and measurement equipment from 174 manufacturers. The guide's seven sections deliver model information in a...

Components and subsystems.(Catalog Update)
April 1, 2004... This 20-page brochure provides an overview of the company's RFI and EMI products and capabilities for military, industrial and commercial applications. Featured products include power line/power entry filters for Tempest and traffic control...

Short form product catalog.(Catalog Update)
April 1, 2004... This eight-page short form product catalog features detailed product information for a variety of new OCXOs, TCXOs, VCXOs and clock oscillators. In addition, the catalog provides information about the company's manufacturing and environmental...

Designer's guide.(Catalog Update)
April 1, 2004... This designer's guide catalog details over 250 products. This publication includes 54 new RFIC and MMIC product data sheets, as well as quality/reliability, application and packaging/layout information on over 1900 pages. New features for 2004...

Product brochure.(Catalog Update)
April 1, 2004... This integrated and advanced products brochure features next level assembly of the company's standard products. Featured are switched filter banks, GPS preamplifiers, diplexer/LNA assembly and RF signal processing components. Typical electrical...

Product databook.(Catalog Update)
April 1, 2004... This 200-page catalog provides a summary of the company's products and services offered, including a full line of double-balanced, triple-balanced and image-reject mixers, doublers and frequency multipliers from DC to 65 GHz. The databook...

Product Catalogs.(Catalog Update)
April 1, 2004... The Test Products and System Products Catalogs feature the company's RF/microwave high performance cable assemblies to 50 GHz. Phase/amplitude stability featuring GrooveTube[R] flexible copper outer conductor is also highlighted. All...

Solid-state switches, matrices and filter banks.(Catalog Update)
April 1, 2004... This short form catalog highlights the company's products and capabilities in the military, industrial and commercial markets. Products include solid-state switches, solid-state and electromechanical switch matrices, switched filter banks and...

Product catalog.(Catalog Update)
April 1, 2004... This product catalog has been completely revamped with a new look and feel, as well as new product additions. These additions include the new miniature series, an index page, an ordering page, a separate half wrap page and updated QPL data...

Product catalog.(Catalog Update)
April 1, 2004... This 293-page catalog displays the company's products, including closed-loop Picomotor[TM] actuators, fixed and tunable lasers in a variety of new wavelengths, 40-GHz amplifiers, stainless-steel translation stages, flexible and versatile power...

Product catalog.(Catalog Update)
April 1, 2004... This 12-page catalog contains descriptions of new and classic titles for the RF and microwave engineer. Featured are new additions to the company's instructional CD-series, including titles on amplifier design, oscillator design and noise. Also...

Amplifiers for all applications.(Catalog Update)
April 1, 2004... This amplifier product catalog presents the company's full line of low noise and medium power amplifiers. The company also illustrates its ultra-broadband amplifier line specifically developed for certain military and government requirements....

Product catalog.(Catalog Update)
April 1, 2004... This product catalog provides a wide range of time and frequency products tailored to meet the application requirements of customers from simple, low cost time and frequency solutions, to premium products designed to deliver the best in...

EMI filtered power products.(Catalog Update)
April 1, 2004... This catalog features a wide range of EMI power products, including a single line feed-thru product line, 48 VDC filters, as well as an expanded family of compact power entry modules. The catalog contains features, applications, specifications,...

Connectors, cables and assemblies.(Catalog Update)
April 1, 2004... This catalog details the company's RF/microwave products including connectors, cables and assemblies for defense, space and commercial applications. It contains specifications on the company's full line of connectors, including SMP, SSMP, 1.85...

High power amplifier.(New Waves: Amplifiers and Oscillators)
April 1, 2004... The model PHC 447-500 is a 500 W pulsed high power amplifier (HPA) that utilizes class AB bias to achieve high linearity. This amplifier is designed to operate up to 10 percent duty factor and pulse widths up to 2 ms. It has good spurious and...