Microwave Journal articles from August 2002

Microwave Journal archives from August 2002

Coming events.
August 1, 2002... 35th International Symposium on Microelectronics September 4-6, 2002 Denver, CO Sponsors: International Microelectronics and Packaging Society (IMAPS). Topics: advanced materials and processes, advanced substrate technology, area...

RF components and systems for short range wireless transmission. (Workshops & Courses).
August 1, 2002... * Topics: Enables engineers to estimate the system requirements of wireless short range applications and to design a data transmission system in an unlicensed frequency band. The tools most frequently used in RF engineering are introduced using...

Spectrum analysis measurements. (Workshops & Courses).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... * Topics: Theory of operation, understanding specifications, dynamic range, intermodulation measurements, modulation measurements (AM, FM, pulsed RF). Includes practical lab sessions. * Site: Winnersh, UK * Dates: October 15-16, 2002...

Network analysis measurements. (Workshops & Courses).
August 1, 2002... * Topics: Network analysis principles, S-parameters, architecture of vector network analyzers, operation, calibration techniques, time, domain techniques. This course includes technical lab sessions. * Site: Winnersh, UK * Dates:...

RF & microwave fundamentals. (Workshops & Courses).
August 1, 2002... * Topics: Understand the principles of RF/microwave engineering, and undertake RF measurements using power meters, spectrum analyzers and network analyzers. Introduction to noise figure and phase noise is also included. * Site: Winnersh,...

Introductory RF/microwaves. (Workshops & Courses).
August 1, 2002... * Topics: Intended for engineers, managers and technicians who are new to RF/microwave and need an overview of the field so that they can become productive immediately. * Site: Baltimore, MD * Dates: November 7-8, 2002 * Contact:...

Wireless engineering. (Workshops & Courses).
August 1, 2002... * Topics: Fundamentals are covered and applied using a hands-on design approach. Course principles are explored by the design of practical filters, diplexers and transistor amplifiers. Fee: $2045. * Site: Baltimore, MD * Dates:...

RF wireless system design fundamentals. (Workshops & Courses).
August 1, 2002... * Topics: Combines theory with real-life examples to provide participants with a complete foundation in digital communication techniques and their effects on RF circuit parameters, to help them close between traditional RF engineering design...

Advanced wireless and microwave techniques. (Workshops & Courses).
August 1, 2002... * Topics: Antennas and filters are covered briefly, followed by a detailed discussion of figures of merit. Mixers and oscillator designs are evaluated, as well as defining, classifying and improving the efficiency and linearity of power...

The receiver noise equation: A method for system level design of an RF receiver. (Technical Feature).
August 1, 2002... In this article, a new equation, the receiver noise equation, is introduced for the system level design of an RF receiver. The receiver noise equation may be viewed as an extended added-noise analysis, and it summarizes noise and other...

Raytheon awarded $78 M LRIP-2 contracts for ATFLIR targeting pod. (News from Washington).
August 1, 2002... Raytheon Co. was awarded a $78 M US Navy contract for a second Low Rate Initial Production (LIRP) of the ASQ-228 Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) pod, the latest generation in targeting technology. The company's Air Combat...

Signal Technology awarded Homeland Security electronics contracts. (News from Washington).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Signal Technology Corp. announced the receipt of two contracts awards for the production of highly sophisticated electronics designed for the federal government's emerging Homeland Security Initiative. Signal Technology's UHF/VHF and video...

Lockheed Martin selects Harris Corp. to lead communication team. (News from Washington).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Harris Corp. announced that it has been selected by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Littleton, CO. to lead the communication portion of the Core Information System (CIS) Integrated Product Team for the 15 months Component Advanced...

Essex Corp. awarded five-year, $25 M contract to support US DoD radar. (News from Washington).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Essex Corp., a developer of optoelectronic processors and technology for signal processing applications, announced that the US Department of Defense (DoD), Naval Air Warfare Center, has awarded the company a five-year IDIQ (indefinite delivery,...

Northrop Grumman selected by DARPA to study SBR antenna technology. (News from Washington).(Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Northrop Grumman Corp. Systems Development and Technology Division has been awarded a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to investigate innovative concepts for lightweight, space-based, deployable radar antennas...

First Galileo contract awarded. (International Report).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The European Space Agency has awarded the multi-national Galileo Industries joint venture the first development contract for the European Galileo satellite navigation system. Building on Galileo Industries' earlier successes during the...

NATO buys new radars. (International Report).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... NATO has announced that it is procuring five RAT 31DL long range 3D air defence radars for use in the Czech Republic and Hungary. A product of the Anglo-Italian Alenia Marconi Systems joint venture, RAT 31DL is a NATO Class 1 transportable air...

R & S launch new spectrum analyser that breaks price barrier. (International Report).(Rohde & Schwarz )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... German contractor Roh.4de & Schwarz (R & 5) has launched a new handheld spectrum analyser that breaks the [euro]7000 price barrier. Designated as the FSH 3 equipment, the new device is available in two basic variants that function as either a...

Radstone launches hostile environment fibre-optic interface adaptor. (International Report).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... UK contractor Radstone plc has launched a new laser-based fibre-optic media interface adaptor that is designed for use in hostile environments such as avionic and ground-mobile applications. Designated as the FA2MIA equipment, the new device...

Elta wins night owl MAW contract. (International Report).(missile approach warner)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Israeli contractor Elta Electronics Ltd. has been awarded a $5.6 M contract covering the supply of its EL/M-2160 missile approach warner (MAW) for installation aboard 24 UH-60L Yanshuf (Night Owl) 3 assault helicopters being acquired by the...

Europeans select Earth Exploration programmes. (International Report).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... As part of the second phase of its Earth Explorer Opportunity Missions (EEOM) programme, the European Space Agency (ESA) has selected three new proposals for feasibility study. In the first instance, the Atmospheric and Climate Explorer (ACE)...

Business broadband competition will drive prices down. (The Commercial Market).
August 1, 2002... Deregulation and privatization n has created unprecedented competition in the worldwide telecommunication market. This climate of increased competition has meant that service providers must introduce new, more sophisticated and user-friendly...

Hannover Fair showcases European MEMS activities. (The Commercial Market).(Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... With nearly 7000 exhibitors in 27 buildings clustered on a site the size of 65 football fields, Hannover Fair 2002 offered something for nearly everyone -- from factory automation and process technologies, to material handling and energy...

Wireless market 2002: wireless networking gets cheaper. (The Commercial Market).
August 1, 2002... In-Stat/MDR has completed its analysis of the WLAN market's performance during the first quarter. The main themes from the results include the following: * Embedded WLAN in notebook PCs is finally taking hold in the business space....

REMEC Inc. and Spectrian Corp. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... REMEC Inc. and Spectrian Corp. have entered into a definitive merger agreement through which REMEC will acquire Spectrian for approximately $160 M in stock and cash.

SEMX Corp. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... SEMX Corp. has completed the sale of the stock of its wholly-owned subsidiary American Silicon Products BV to North East Silicon Technologies Inc. In related news, SEMX announced that its Semiconductor Packaging Materials Co. division widened...

UltraRF Inc. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... UltraRF Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cree Inc., has changed its name to Cree Microwave Inc. The UltraGold[TM] brand will continue as the recognized product designation for Cree Microwave.

Advanced Power Technology Inc. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Advanced Power Technology Inc. (APT) has formed Advanced Power Technology RF. This newly formed organization and brand is the result of the integration of the RF businesses of APT and of two recent RF acquisitions, GHz Technology Inc. and...

United Monolithic Semiconductors. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... United Monolithic Semiconductors (UMS) has started a new operation in North Andover, MA, to be more reactive to American customer needs and provide better service. The new operation will include sales, customer service support services and a...

Nutwood UK Ltd. (Industry News).(forms EMC Industries Association)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Nutwood UK Ltd. announced the constitution and formation of a new trade association comprising companies involved in EMC. At an inaugural meeting held in London, 32 companies elected to form the new association, which will be known as EMCIA,...

SV Microwave. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... SV Microwave has moved into a new 40,000 square foot facility in West Palm Beach, FL. The facility is located adjacent to Palm Beach International Airport and includes manufacturing, assembly, inventory, research and development, quality...

CST of America Inc. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... CST of America Inc. has moved its headquarters to 10 Laurel Avenue, Suite 300, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481. The phone, fax and e-mail remain the same: (781) 416-2782, fax (781) 416-4001 and info@cst-america.com.

Raythoen Co. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Raythoen Co.'s RF Components business has formed a strategic alliance with WIN Semiconductors Corp. to produce next generation components for the wireless telecommunications market. Under the terms of the agreement, WIN will product 6" wafers...

e-tenna Corp. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... e-tenna Corp. has reached an agreement with K&L Microwave under which K&L is licensing e-tenna's variable delay line (VDL) technology, a critical variable delay circuit for feedforward amplifiers. Under the terms of the agreement, K&L will...

Cascade Microtech Inc. and Microvue. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Cascade Microtech Inc. and Microvue have entered into a strategic agreement to provide RF test software that significantly improves design engineer's productivity when characterizing and modeling RF devices on-wafer. This software, Wavevue...

Jazz Semiconductor. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Jazz Semiconductor has entered into a joint manufacturing and marketing agreement with MEMSCAP, a provider of micro-electro-mechanical systems solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Jazz will manufacture SiGe wafers and MEMSCAP will add...

WJ Communications Inc. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... WJ Communications Inc. has strengthened and expanded its agreement with Richardson Electronics. Under the terms of the agreement, Richardson will operate as the sole, worldwide distributor for WJ's complete line of RF semiconductor products...

AMI Semiconductor. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... AMI Semiconductor has become the first pure play semiconductor company to achieve TL9000 certification. TL9000 is a globally recognized quality management system designed specifically for the development, production, delivery, installation and...

Palomar Technologies. (Industry News).(receives ISO 9001 certification)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Palomar Technologies has received ISO 9001 certification. The certification applies to all phases of the company's quality management system, including planning, design, manufacture, sales, service and customer satisfaction.

Radio Waves. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Radio Waves has obtained ISO 9001 certification by National Quality Assurance USA. For the company, the receipt of ISO was an important step in maintaining its sales growth.

MECA Electronics Inc. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The quality management system of MECA Electronics Inc. was recently certified by DNV to the ISO 9001:2000 standard for the design, manufacture, marketing and sale of customized RF and microwave signal and control products including power...

Altra Broadband. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Altra Broadband, a subsidiary of Ansoft Corp., announced its inception into the 10-gigabit Small Form-factor Pluggable Module Group, a module Multi Source Agreement association. The purpose of the group is to develop a common specification for...

Robert C. Hansen. (Industry News).(Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The IEEE has named Robert C. Hansen, president of R.C. Hansen Inc., as recipient of the 2002 IEEE Electromagnetics Award. The award recognizes Hansen for his contributions to the field of antennas.

Andrew Corp. (Financial News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Andrew Corp. reports sales of $199.7 M for the second quarter ended March 31, 2002, compared to $239.1 M for the same period in 2001. Net income was $3.3 M (4cents/diluted share), compared to $8.2 M (10cents/diluted share) for the second...

REMEC Inc. (Financial News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... REMEC Inc. reports sales of $59.1 M for the first quarter ended May 3, 2002, compared to $58.9 M for the same period in 2001. Net loss was $5.2 M (21cents/diluted share), compared to a net loss of $9.2 M (21cents/diluted share) for the first...

Ansoft Corp. (Financial News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Ansoft Corp. reports sales of $15.6 M for the fourth quarter ended April 30, 2002, compared to $14.1 M for the same period in 2001. Pro forma net income was $2.8 M (20cents/diluted share), compared to a net loss of $525 K (4cents/diluted share)...

SEMX Corp. (Financial News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... SEMX Corp. reports sales of $7.1 M for the first quarter ended March 31, 2002, compared to $14.1 M for the same period in 2001. Net loss was $3.2 M (53cents/share), compared to a loss of $143 K (5cents/share) for the first quarter of last year....

Merrimac Industries Inc. (Financial News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Merrimac Industries Inc. reports sales of $6.85 M for the first quarter ended March 30, 2002, compared to $6.09 M for the same period in 2001. Net income was $143 K (5cents/diluted share), compared to a net loss of $31,000 (1cents/share) for...

Xpedion Design Systems Inc. (Financial News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Xpedion Design Systems Inc. has received a new round of funding totaling $12.5 M. The round was led by Menlo Ventures. With this investment, Xpedion's total capital rasied to date is $19 M.

Envara Inc. (Financial News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Envara Inc. has raised $15.5 M in a series C round. Participants in this round include all the current shareholders who participated in the company's A and B round (Gemini, Giza, Evergreen, Koor, STI Ventures and Challenge Funds) plus new...

TECOM Industries Inc. (Contracts).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... TECOM Industries Inc., a TRAK Communications company, has been awarded a contract from Naval Air Systems Command Weapons division in China Lake, CA. The contract is valued at over $1.3 M and consists of TECOM flight telemetry guidance antenna...

Merrimac Industries Inc. (Contracts).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Merrimac Industries Inc. was awarded a $600 K multi-year contract from General Dynamics Decision Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, to supply microwave components for target detection devices for the Navy's STANDARD Missile Program....

Microwave & Video Systems Inc. (Contracts).(receives first phase of air force contract)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Microwave & Video Systems Inc. (MVS), a division of Micronetics Wireless, has received the first phase of an Air Force contract for microwave integrated assemblies. Contract enhancements and options would add over $2 M to the basic contract...

Endwave Corp. (Contracts).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Endwave Corp. has entered into a multi-year, multimillion dollar contract with Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Co. to design the RF receiver unit for the Comanche Radar system used in the Boeing RAH-66 Comanche Helicopter. The...

MI Technologies. (Contracts).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... MI Technologies recently received an order from Delphi Corp. for the company's Fuba[R] Reception Systems for a complete antenna test and measurement system. The equipment is designed to aid in the design, development and validation of a wide...

RF Micro Devices Inc. (Personnel).(Bob Bruggeworth company president)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... RF Micro Devices Inc. has named Bob Bruggeworth company president. Previously, Bruggeworth was president of the company's wireless products group. Bruggeworth will assume responsibility for the company's global operations.

e-tenna Corp. (Personnel).(appoints Steven Grossman as president)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... e-tenna Corp. has appointed Steven Grossman as president and CEO. Grossman joins the company from Hynix Semiconductor (formerly Hyundai Electronics) where he was senior VP and general manager of its Flash Memory Business unit.

Smiths Industries Interconnect Division. (Personnel).(John B. Backhouse elected president of European Packaging and Interconnection Industry Association)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... John B. Backhouse, currently a consultant to Smiths Industries Interconnect Division, has been elected president of the European Packaging and Interconnection Industry Association (EPIA). EPIA is concerned with all aspects of business relating...

SV Microwave. (Personnel).(hires Mike Wisner)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... SV Microwave has hired Mike Wisner as VP of sales and marketing. Wisner brings extensive industry experience and previously served in a similar position with Huber + Suhner.

Xpedion Design Systems Inc. (Personnel).(appoints Richard Lazansky as VP of product development)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Xpedion Design Systems Inc. has hired Richard Lazansky as VP of product development. Lazansky brings more than 20 years of commercial software development and engineering experience to the company.

Rockwell Collins. (Personnel).(appoints D.W. Helgeson)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Rockwell Collins has appointed D.W. Helgeson as VP and general manager of business and regional systems for commercial systems. A 27-year employee of the company, Helgeson most recently served as VP, business development for government systems....

TECOM Industries Inc. (Personnel).(Elissa Seidenglanz)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... TECOM Industries Inc., a TRAK Communications company, has named Elissa Seidenglanz director of government business development. Previously, Seidenglanz was the director of business development, military aircraft electronic systems for Northrop...

ETS-Lindgren. (Personnel).(George R. Lyman)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ETS-Lindgren has appointed George R. Lyman industrial business development manager for its shielding group. Most recently, Lyman served as Pacific Northwest and Midwest regional sales manager for Schlegel Systems. He has a 23-year background in...

T&E Repco. (New Market Entries).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... T&E Repco is a newly formed manufacturer's representative covering Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, North and South Carolina. T&E lines consist of RF and microwave connectors, cable and cable assemblies, as well as coaxial and waveguide...

Lionheart Northwest. (New Market Entries).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Lionheart Northwest is a newly formed manufacturer's representative organization based in the Seattle area and covering Washington, Oregon and Idaho plus British Columbia. Products include RF and microwave power amplifiers, high power...

Hittite Microwave Corp. (Rep Appointments).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Hittite Microwave Corp. has appointed two new sales representative firms to serve customers in Asia. Planet Technology Ltd. will handle sales in mainland China and Hong Kong, while MEDs Technologies Pte. Ltd. will cover Singapore, Malaysia,...

APLAC Solutions Corp. (Rep Appointments).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... APLAC Solutions Corp. has signed a distributorship agreement with Marubeni Solutions Corp. (MSOL) of Japan, authorizing MSOL to represent APLAC Solutions products and collateral services in Japan.

Texas Instruments Radio Frequency Identification Systems. (Rep Appointments).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Texas Instruments Radio Frequency Identification Systems (TI-RFid) has named R. Moroz Ltd. (RML) of Canada as an authorized distributor of TI-RF products. Under the terms of the agreement, RML has added the TI-RFid devices to its extensive line...

AVX. (Rep Appointments).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... AVX has awarded a full European distribution franchise to passives and connectors specialist, TTI. The deal means that TTI can sell the entire AVX product range from all of its European sales branches.

Sophia Wireless Inc. (Rep Appointments).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Sophia Wireless Inc. has appointed several manufacturer's sales representatives to sell the company's amplifiers, filters and optoelectronic amplifiers. BWS Microwave Marketing Inc. will cover Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North...

Endwave Corp. (Rep Appointments).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Endwave Corp. has added two new sales firms to its nationwide sales network. dBm Technical Sales, Chelmsford, MA, will represent the company in the northeastern United States, including Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island...

Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Rep Appointments).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Vishay Intertechnology Inc. has authorized Garrett Electronics to supply selected Vishay components to the North American market. The initial products being offered by Garrett are the passive components associated with the Vishay Dale, Vishay...

Design of a generic 2.5 W, 60 percent bandwidth, C-band MMIC amplifier. (Technical Feature).
August 1, 2002... This article reports the design and test data of a generic 2.5 W, two-stage, C-band MMIC power amplifier developed using the MSAG[R]MESFET process. A minimum power-added efficiency (PAE) of 45 percent and 2.5 W CW output power over the 4.5 to...

A Seattle surprise: IMS 2002.
August 1, 2002... Bashore, Frank A surprising number of our associates found their way to Seattle, WA, this year and were rewarded with an unexpectedly upbeat IMS 2002. This year's Microwave Week was blessed with unusually good weather and an attendance...

A revolution in the time domain. (Cover Feature).
August 1, 2002... CST MICROWAVE STUDIO[R] Version 4 (CST MWS) is a major new release of the company's flagship 3D EM microwave modeling and design package. Over 1400 changes, enhancements and new features have been added to make this already powerful tool truly...

A simulation builder for versatile framework integration. (Product Feature).
August 1, 2002... As the complexity of wireless systems grows and requirements become more demanding, the task facing analog/RF engineers is not getting any easier. In today's rapid-paced working environment, time-to-market demands accurate and fast results from...

7/16 connectors. (New Products: Components).
August 1, 2002... This 7/16 connector series operates from DC to 8 GHz and complies with the IEG and CECC standards. Intermodulation properties typically measure -165 dBc. Brass housings are available with silver or ternary alloy plating options. To facilitate...

SPST microrelay switch. (New Products: Components).
August 1, 2002... These single pole/single throw reflective microrelays are normally open DC switches that operate with a 35 to 90 V control voltage. Two individually controlled microrelays are packed in each SOIC8 package to form a switch pair that can be used...

Duplexer/low noise amplifier/multicoupler assembly. (New Products: Components).
August 1, 2002... The model WSDA-00020 is a TETRA band duplexer with integral low noise amplifier (LNA), internal DC power regulator and visual plus electric LNA fault detection. The receive center frequency ([f.sub.o]) is designed to be factory tuned between...

High power SP6T switch. (New Products: Components).
August 1, 2002... The model number 561-5353 high power SP6T switch performs from DC to GHz with an upgrade capability to 6.5 GHz. DC characteristics include 24 to 32 V DC (28 V DC nominal) and operating current of 200 mA (typ) at 25[degrees]C operation. Equipped...

Cable assembly. (New Products: Components).
August 1, 2002... The Lab-Flex[R] 135 cable assembly addresses the needs of customers in test bench and instrumentation markets by providing them with a cost-effective, low loss cable assembly with 2.4 mm connectors. It is designed to perform in frequencies...

RF matrix switch. (New Products: Components).
August 1, 2002... The model HRF-SW1040 high performance RF matrix switch was developed with the company's patented silicon on insulator (SOI) CMOS technology to enable integration of RF, passive and digital functions with low power dissipation. For wireless base...

RF cable assemblies. (New Products: Components).
August 1, 2002... Due to the different designs of diverse communication applications and modules for wireless standards such as GSM, GPS or UMTS, the required RF cable assemblies need to be very specific. This full range of assemblies has been developed for...

Mixer. (New Products: Components).
August 1, 2002... The model M9-0545 mixer covers 5 to 45 GHz with a DC to 4.0 GHz IF. Designed for wide band applications requiring a broadband IF, the mixer is a unique double-balanced mixer design, available in a 2.92 mm connectorized outline. Local oscillator...