Microwave Journal articles from August 2003

Microwave Journal archives from August 2003

Coming events.(Calendar)
August 1, 2003... International Military & Aerospace/Avionics COTS Conference. August 26-29, 2003 Newton, MA Commercial-off-the shelf (COTS) issues include the application of non-military plastic encapsulated microcircuits on commercially produced...

Workshops & courses.
August 1, 2003... POWER AMPLIFIERS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION * Topics: This workshop seeks provide a forum for innovative we in the area of power amplifiers, including requirements for and accomplishments in amplifiers for both handsets and base stations....

Wide tuning range RF-MEMS varactors fabricated using the polyMUMPs foundry.(Technical Feature)(RF-microelectromechanical system variable capacitors, Polysilicon Multi-user MEMS Process)
August 1, 2003... Semiconductor varactor diodes are widely used throughout the electromagnetic spectrum, but their performance limits their applications. One technology being pursued by industry and academia as a potential solution to these problems is RF-MEMS...

Lockheed Martin successfully fire LOSAT guided missile.(News From Washington)(Line-of-sight Anti-tank system)
August 1, 2003... The Line-of-sight Anti-tank (LOSAT) system developed by Lockheed Martin successfully completed engineering development flight test-1 (EDF-1) at White Sands Missile range, NM. The LOSAT system fired a kinetic energy missile (KEM) more than three...

Navy uses RFID to track wounded in Iraq.(News From Washington)(radio frequency identification)
August 1, 2003... The US Navy, working with system developer ScenPro Inc. of Richardson, TX, is using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology from Texas Instruments to more efficiently track the status and location of hundreds of wounded soldiers and...

Northrop, Boeing and Raytheon team awarded $215 M for E-10A weapon system.(News From Washington)
August 1, 2003... The Northrop Grumman Corp., Boeing and Raytheon Multi-sensor Command and Control Aircraft (MC2A) team has received a pre-system development and demonstration contract, with a total value of $215 M for weapon system integration (WSI) of the US...

International cooperation is set to raise standards.(International Report)(Europe, Latin America)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Within the framework of the @LIS programme, the European Commission has signed a 3.8 M [euro] contract with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) for the promotion of cooperation between Europe and Latin America in the...

Key players hold the key to interface development.(International Report)(Common Public Radio Interface)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Industry leaders, Ericsson, Huawei, NEC, Nortel Networks and Siemens have announced the creation of a new industry cooperation, the Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI), which aims to define a publicly available specification for the key...

Temex fights off competition for military contract.(International Report)(SAR-Lupe satellite project)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Against stiff competition, it has been announced that Temex will supply its ultra stable crystal oscillator products to the German SAR-Lupe satellite reconnaissance project. The contract was awarded by the prime contractor to SAR-Lupe, OHB...

Polish framework for success.(International Report)(OSP Polpager selects Lucent Technologies)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... In what is a multi-million dollar framework agreement Lucent Technologies has been selected by OSP Polpager, the operator of the SFERIA network, for the expansion and upgrade of its existing wireless network in Warsaw and surrounding areas....

Terma and Tenix reach an understanding.(International Report)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The Australian and Danish defence contractors, Tenix Defence and Terma, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration in Australia and elsewhere. The first result of the MoU is a teaming agreement for the Royal...

Brazilian market welcomes Siemens Technology.(International Report)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... In Brazil, Siemens is setting up a GSM/EDGE mobile radio network for Telecom Americas. The company is delivering transmit and receive stations as well as microwave systems for the GSM1800 network and is equipping them with EDGE technology. ...

IEEE P80Z.15.3 standard gains sponsor ballot approval.(The Commercial Market)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The IEEE P802. 15.3 standard for high rate Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN), designed specifically for consumer electronic and portable multimedia devices, has completed IEEE 802.15 working group and sponsor ballot approval. One approval...

Wireless market shifting back to verticals.(The Commercial Market)
August 1, 2003... A recently completed study by In-Stat/MDR finds that wireless data adoption is growing in the business environment--just not with the "hockeystick" growth curve that continually has been projected. The high tech market research firm's study,...

UWB set to make commercial debut.(The Commercial Market)
August 1, 2003... With the absence of a currently available and standardized wireless technology that offers robust multimedia transport of multiple digital streams, Ultra-wideband (UWB) promises to be the technology that delivers the bandwidth and QoS that many...

Crane Co., parent company of Crane Aerospace and Electronics, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Signal Technology Corp.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Crane Co., parent company of Crane Aerospace and Electronics, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Signal Technology Corp. Under the terms of the merger agreement among Crane Co., STC Merger Co. and Signal Technology Corp., STC...

StratEdge.(Industry News)(agreement reached for management buyout)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... StratEdge announced that an agreement has been reached for a management buyout of the corporation. All key operations people will be retained at corporate headquarters in San Diego, CA as well as the Taunton, MA manufacturing plant. All...

Cascade Microtech Inc. announced that it has licensed essential RF measurement technology to Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Cascade Microtech Inc. announced that it has licensed essential RF measurement technology to Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd. The technology transfer will lead to faster and more accurate RF testing of advanced semiconductor devices during production,...

Applied Wave Research Inc. announced that REMEC Inc. has signed a global licensing agreement to deploy AWR's Microwave Office[TM] and Visual System Simulator[TM] EDA software suites on a worldwide basis.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Applied Wave Research Inc. announced that REMEC Inc. has signed a global licensing agreement to deploy AWR's Microwave Office[TM] and Visual System Simulator[TM] EDA software suites on a worldwide basis. The adoption of AWR EDA software...

e2v technologies announced that a new distribution contract has been signed with Italian company, CELTE S.r.I.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... e2v technologies announced that a new distribution contract has been signed with Italian company, CELTE S.r.I. The new partnership has been formed to enhance the company's sales network in southern Europe.

Richardson Electronics announced that it has expanded its distribution agreement with HUBER + SUHNER.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Richardson Electronics announced that it has expanded its distribution agreement with HUBER + SUHNER. As a result, Richardson now represents the first distributor authorized to sell HUBER + SUHNER products worldwide. Under the terms of the...

Agilent Technologies Inc. and Anite Telecoms announced an agreement to jointly develop and promote RF protocol and network emulation test solutions to wireless device manufacturers and network operators worldwide.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Agilent Technologies Inc. and Anite Telecoms announced an agreement to jointly develop and promote RF protocol and network emulation test solutions to wireless device manufacturers and network operators worldwide. The combined Agilent and Anite...

Maury Microwave Corp. announced that it has signed an agreement with Inter-Continental Microwave (ICM) to jointly promote and sell the ICM line of test fixture solutions.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Maury Microwave Corp. announced that it has signed an agreement with Inter-Continental Microwave (ICM) to jointly promote and sell the ICM line of test fixture solutions. Maury tuners can be incorporated with ICM fixtures and are available on a...

REMEC Inc. announced that it has signed an OEM agreement with ZTE Ltd. of Shenzhen, China to supply its ExcelAir[R] 70 fixed wireless access system.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... REMEC Inc. announced that it has signed an OEM agreement with ZTE Ltd. of Shenzhen, China to supply its ExcelAir[R] 70 fixed wireless access system. ZTE currently supplies telecommunications equipment to all of the Chinese telecom operators and...

SnapTrack[R] Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of QUALCOMM Inc. and pioneer of Assisted GPS[TM] location systems, and Motorola (China) Electronics Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola Inc., a supplier of wireless communications products, announced an agreement to provide CDMA carrier China Unicom with SnapTrack's high performance SnapSmart[TM] assisted global positioning system (A-GPS) location server platforms.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... SnapTrack[R] Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of QUALCOMM Inc. and pioneer of Assisted GPSTM location systems, and Motorola (China) Electronics Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola Inc., a supplier of wireless communications products,...

Laird Technologies.(Industry News)(announces facility in Tianjin, China, is fully operational)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Laird Technologies announced that its facility in Tianjin, China is now fully operational and producing the company's electrically conductive elastomers product line. This 34,000 square foot facility" was built in 2002, and production commenced...

Sarantel, a UK miniature antenna manufacturer, has announced the formation of a US subsidiary, Sarantel Inc.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Sarantel, a UK miniature antenna manufacturer, has announced the formation of a US subsidiary, Sarantel Inc. The company's president will be Brad Hurte, who was involved in Sarantel's innovative antenna technology during his time at...

Sonnet Software Inc.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Sonnet Software Inc., a provider of high frequency electromagnetic software for electronic design automation, announced the relocation and expansion of the company's North American and corporate headquarters within the Syracuse, NY area. The...

Phase One Microwave Inc.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Phase One Microwave Inc. has moved to a new manufacturing and office facility. The new address is 4095 Del Mar Avenue, Suite 10, Rocklin, CA 95677 (916) 694-1445, fax (916) 624-0284 or e-mail: mikeg@phase1mw.com.

Aeroflex Inc.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Aeroflex Inc. announced that it has launched a new corporate brand identity. The company operates in two product-focused groups, the Aeroflex Test Solutions Group and the Aeroflex Microelectronic Solutions Group, consisting of eight divisions....

Etenna Corp.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Etenna Corp. announced its EA2400 AccuWave[TM] antenna will be integrated into several of HP's lines of notebook PCs to support Bluetooth "wireless cable" operations. The first commercial HP product to contain Etenna's AccuWave antenna within...

Semflex Inc.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Semflex Inc., a manufacturer of coaxial cable for the telecommunications, mil/aero and test instrumentation markets, announced that the company has been certified to the latest ISO9001:2000 standard through Det Norske Veritas (DNV).

BAE SYSTEMS has been selected by The Boeing Co. to provide the AN/ALQ-196 Low Band Jammer for the US Air Force's Special Operations Command (AFSOC).(Contracts)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... BAE SYSTEMS has been selected by The Boeing Co. to provide the AN/ALQ-196 Low Band Jammer for the US Air Force's Special Operations Command (AFSOC). The value of the contract could reach $80 M over the next five years. BAE SYSTEMS Information...

Merrimac Industries Inc. announced that it has received orders totaling $2.1 M from Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems.(Contracts)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Merrimac Industries Inc. announced that it has received orders totaling $2.1 M from Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. Merrimac is to provide a variety of signal processing products to be used in Raytheon's X-band Radar (XBR) program. XBR is...

Interstate Electronics Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of L-3 Communications Corp., announced it has been awarded a contract with the Office of Naval Research for scalable multi-element space-time-adaptive-processing-based adaptive array development.(Contracts)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Interstate Electronics Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of L-3 Communications Corp., announced it has been awarded a contract with the Office of Naval Research for scalable multi-element space-time-adaptive-processing-based adaptive array...

Lamina Ceramics Inc. has been awarded a contract from Rockwell Scientific to develop a package for Rockwell Scientific's RDA012M4 12 bit 1.3 GS/4:1 MUXDAC.(Contracts)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Lamina Ceramics Inc. has been awarded a contract from Rockwell Scientific to develop a package for Rockwell Scientific's RDA012M4 12 bit 1.3 GS/4:1 MUXDAC. The package will be developed using Lamina's low temperature co-fired ceramic on metal,...

Palomar Technologies announced that Coviant, a global provider of optical manufacturing services, has selected Palomar's automated assembly systems for precision placement and bonding of optical components.(Contracts)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Palomar Technologies announced that Coviant, a global provider of optical manufacturing services, has selected Palomar's automated assembly systems for precision placement and bonding of optical components. Coviant designs, develops,...

Link Microtek.(New Market Entry)(enters wireless broadband market)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Link Microtek has entered the wireless broadband market with a portfolio of products designed to cover both indoor and outdoor IEEE 802.11b applications. Link Microtek has many years' experience in the design and implementation of RF and...

Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc.(New Market Entry)(announces new strategy for high power microwave devices)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. announced its new strategy for high power microwave devices. Toshiba plans to focus on high power solutions for

Wave Research Inc. (AWR[TM]).(Personnel)(James E. Solomon appointed director)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Applied Wave Research Inc. (AWR[TM]) announced the appointment of James E. Solomon to the company's board of directors. Solomon is best known for his innovative contributions to design tool technology, specifically in the area of analog and...

Northrop Grumman Corp.(Personnel)(George H. Black appointed president of Interconnect Technologies)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Northrop Grumman Corp. has named George H. Black president of Interconnect Technologies, a unit of Northrop Grumman's component technologies sector. Black joined the company in 1991 as vice president of international operations, with...

Endwave Corp.(Personnel)(appoints four new vice presidents to senior management team)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Endwave Corp. announced the appointment of four vice presidents to the senior management team. The appointments include Art Arrington as vice president of manufacturing, Mark Hebeisen as vice president of marketing, Steve Layton as vice...

MI Technologies.(Personnel)(appoints Jeffrey A. Fordham vice president sales and marketing)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Jeffrey A. Fordham, vice president of engineering at MI Technologies, has been appointed vice president of sales and marketing. In his new position, Fordham is responsible for the management of the company's sales, marketing and applications...

AMI Semiconductor.(Personnel)(appoints Charlie Lesko senior vice president, sales and marketing)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... AMI Semiconductor announced that Charlie Lesko has been appointed to the newly created position of senior vice president of sales and marketing. Lesko joins AMIS from Broadcom Corp., where he was vice president of North American sales. Lesko...

Richardson Electronics.(Personnel)(promotes Wilson Lee)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Richardson Electronics announced the promotion of Wilson Lee to vice president of Asia Pacific sales. Lee started with Richardson in 1992 as an inside sales specialist in international sales. He progressed to district sales manager, to regional...

TRAK Microwave.(Personnel)(Richard Pea appointed vice president)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... TRAK Microwave, a TRAK Communications company, recently appointed Richard Pea as vice president of the Government Strategic Business Unit. Pea is responsible for all business aspects of the Government business including contracts, programs,...

Park Electrochemical Corp.(Personnel)(Mark Carlson appointed as business director)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Park Electrochemical Corp. announced that Mark Carlson has joined the company as business director of global RF/microwave materials. Carlson will be responsible for the global marketing and sales of RF/microwave printed circuitry materials...

PC Specialties.(Personnel)(Kent Frazer appointed director of sales and marketing)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... PC Specialties announced the appointment of Kent Frazer as director of sales and marketing. Frazer will be responsible for global sales and marketing of large format printed circuit antenna products manufactured by PC Specialties located in...

Times Microwave.(Personnel)(Paul Tusini appointed manager)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Paul Tusini has recently joined Times Microwave as global accounts manager. Most recently Tusini was part of the team that founded and operated Volex RF Technologies in Wilmington, MA. Tusini's previous experiences include product management...

Rogers Corp.(Personnel)(Colleen Murphy named market development manager for liquid crystalline polymers)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Rogers Corp. announced that Colleen Murphy has been named market development manager for the liquid crystalline polymer product line. She will be working at the company's advanced circuit materials division in Chandler, AZ. Murphy will be...

Microsemi Corp.(Personnel)(appoints Christine McAllister regional sales manager)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Microsemi Corp. announced the appointment of Christine McAllister as regional sales manager at its microwave products operation in Lowell, MA. McAllister, whose extensive experience in RF/microwave semiconductors includes design, fabrication...

Astra Microwave America.(Personnel)(appoints Shahid Rahman general manager, North America)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Astra Microwave America announces the appointment of Shahid Rahman as the new general manager, North America. He is responsible for establishing American operations and Astra's overall sales, marketing and business development activities for...

Anritsu Ltd.(Personnel)(appoints Alain Marion assistant general manager European sales)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Anritsu Ltd. announced the appointment of Alain Marion to the position of assistant general manager of European sales. In his new role, Marion, who has been with Anritsu since 1990, will continue to be based in France.

Hittite Microwave Corp. announced the appointment of a new sales representative firm to serve customers in Arizona and New Mexico.(Rep Appointments)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Hittite Microwave Corp. announced the appointment of a new sales representative firm to serve customers in Arizona and New Mexico. Saguaro Technical Sales Inc., established in 1994, is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Spectrum FSY Microwave of Columbia, MD announced a series of new representative appointments for its line of microwave filters.(Rep Appointments)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Spectrum FSY Microwave of Columbia, MD announced a series of new representative appointments for its line of microwave filters. Acetec Inc, of San Diego, CA will represent southern California, while Centramark of Garland, TX will represent...

Sprague-Goodman Electronics announced the appointment of three new sales representatives.(Rep Appointments)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Sprague-Goodman Electronics announced the appointment of three new sales representatives. These organizations will market the company's product lines which include trimmer capacitors, fixed and variable inductors, transformers and microwave...

MI Technologies announced that it has selected Castle Microwave Ltd. to represent the company's line of RF and microwave test and measurement products to customers.(Rep Appointments)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... MI Technologies announced that it has selected Castle Microwave Ltd. to represent the company's line of RF and microwave test and measurement products to customers in the UK and also to serve as MI Technologies' authorized service center.

Stealth Microwave[TM], a division of SSB Technologies Inc., Trenton, NJ, has recently appointed two new sales representatives to assist in marketing its solid-state linear and ultra-linear power amplifiers.(Rep Appointments)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Stealth Microwave[TM], a division of SSB Technologies Inc., Trenton, NJ, has recently appointed two new sales representatives to assist in marketing its solid-state linear and ultra-linear power amplifiers. Acetec Inc. will market products in...

Numerical FDTD modeling of silicon integrated spiral inductors.(Technical Feature)
August 1, 2003... This article describes the application of an electromagnetic simulator, based on the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method, to the numerical modeling of silicon integrated spiral inductors. The proposed approach is fully three-dimensional...

IMS 2003--upbeat and interesting in Philadelphia.
August 1, 2003... Philadelphia was a good and gracious host for Microwave Week as weather-weary visitors enjoyed somewhat milder spring-like weather for the 2003 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium held June 8 to 13. The overall turnout was good with...

Power meters with 20 MHz bandwidth designed for communications, wireless and aerospace applications.(Cover Feature)(from Anritsu Co)(Product/Service Evaluation)(Cover Story)
August 1, 2003... Accurately measuring the power in wideband signals used in 3G and pulsed systems requires a power meter with high bandwidth. To address this market condition, the ML2487A (single-channel) and ML2488A (dual-channel) high speed peak power meters...

Active CATV splitters with high isolation and linearity.(Product Feature)(from Sirenza Microdevices)(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 1, 2003... Splitting an RF input signal within a VCR or television was never much of a design challenge for manufacturers when the signal was analog. That changed dramatically, however, when CATV systems made the transition from analog to digital to...

High frequency prescalers for advanced synthesizer applications.(Product Feature)(from Inphi Corp)(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 1, 2003... Modern digital communications, instrumentation, electronic warfare and radar systems require high frequency and/or broadband synthesizers that are stable in frequency and exhibit low phase noise at frequencies up to 50 GHz. Prescalers are...

A cost-effective solution for frequency conversion of BTS transmitters.(Product Feature)(from MCE-KDI Integrated Products)(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 1, 2003... As the wireless industry moves to implementation of 3G standards, wireless service providers are looking for ways to make the transition with the most rapid time-to-market and minimized design cost of new equipment. The TXC Series transmitting...

Filter Select+Plus.(Software Update)
August 1, 2003... The Filter Select+Plus program was designed to simplify the selection process for RF and microwave bandpass filters. Since filters are invariably a custom product and one size does not fit all, it was determined a tool was needed to help the...

Circuit simulation and analysis software.(Software Update)
August 1, 2003... The version 7.90 circuit simulation and analysis software combines an RF and analog simulation engine with analysis features. The software may be used for stand-alone simulation or as an analysis tool in standard design environments. APLAC 7.90...

Web-based calculator tool.(Software Update)
August 1, 2003... Today's wired and wireless telecommunications systems utilize complex modulation schemes to securely transport vast amounts of voice and data traffic. The success of these systems depends partly on the phase noise performance of the phase lock...

Calibration software.(Software Update)
August 1, 2003... This SussCal[R] version 5.1 is calibration software that is necessary for wafer-level measurements as it provides the interface between the VNA and the probe station, simplifying and automating the task of wafer-level calibration. VNAs have...

Extraction and analysis program.(Software Update)
August 1, 2003... SPview, a data extraction mid analysis program Dr RF and microwave components and systems, has been enhanced with new features for file import and analysis of "load pull" data. This data is commonly used to characterize high power microwave...

Circuit design tools.(Software Update)
August 1, 2003... GENESYS Personal is an easy mid affordable way to get started with the integrated suite of GENESYS design tools. Using schematic entry, users access powerful S-parameter simulation, real-time tuning, input equations, optimization and additional...

Web-based drawing tool.(Software Update)
August 1, 2003... TRU Draw[TM], a Web-based drawing tool for the RF interconnect industry, allows users to e-mail designs and changes to engineers instantaneously. Located on the TRU Web site (www.trucorporation.com), TRU Draw is a straightforward, step-by-step...

Wireless network library.(Software Update)
August 1, 2003... System View is a wireless network library that simulates 802.11a, b, g Bluetooth as well as ultra wide hand (UWB) protocols. The new library provides the designer full support of standards specifications for each protocol (draft for 802.11g)....

Filter design software.(Software Update)
August 1, 2003... The PCFILT is a flexible and quick filter design software which is currently available, For example, a bandpass filter can be designed in seconds, having any stopband skirt shape from low sharing to high sharp or anything in between, including...

Web site tools.(Software Update)
August 1, 2003... Design Direct is a package of Web site tools that enables at user to work with company engineers in a collaborative On-line, environment. The company's designers will build a solution that is tailored to specific needs, interact with the user...

IC design system.(Software Update)
August 1, 2003... Analog Office[TM] design suite is a complete IC design system that is specifically architected and optimized from the ground up for next generation analog and RFIG designs. The solution, which is focused on total RF closure, boast a concurrent...

Package layout program.(Software Update)
August 1, 2003... NETEX-G reads the Gerber and Drill files produced by any PCB or package layout program and uses this geometry data to reconstruct the physical nets in 3D. NETEX-G creates an Ansoft Neutral File (ANF) that can be read into Ansoft's family of...

Solid-state switch.(Components)
August 1, 2003... The model SWN 218-2DT options 0518, HPR2W is a high power (2 W) absorptive SP2T switch, that works from 500 MHz to 18 GHz (10 MHz to 18 GHz optional). Insertion loss is 95 dB at 500 MHz and > 80 dB at 18 GHz. Amplitude is [+ or -] 0.5 dB and...

PCS duplexer.(Components)
August 1, 2003... The CCDP-432-1 PCS duplexer has a passband insertion loss of less than 0.8 dB and Tx-Rx isolation of 85 dB minimum. This unit is designed for base station deployment where high power handling and low IM distortion are critical to BTS...

PIN diode attenuator.(Components)
August 1, 2003... The model A0P 42N-0MD is a 3.0 to 3.5 GHz PIN diode attenuator that is capable of a 15 dB dynamic range in monotonic 0.25 dB steps within 10 [micro]s. The attenuator can handle an input RF power of 5 W. Accuracy is [+ or -] 0.3 dB, SWR is 1.5...

QMA connector.(Components)
August 1, 2003... The QMA coaxial connector is designed to replace SMA connectors. The QMA interface allows operation through 18 GHz as it is based on the SMA line dimensions. The QMA connector features best transmission characteristics in the range of DC to 6...

Multi-function assembly-tracking filter.(Components)
August 1, 2003... This frequency agile filter is controlled using an 8-bit parallel interface, which allows 251 tune words for frequency control. A power saving mode is initiated by sending a 255 command to the filter, which turns off all the diodes and...

High dynamic range mixers.(Components)
August 1, 2003... This line of high dynamic range monolithic mixers achieves up to +36 dBm input IP3 for cellular/PCS/3G infrastructure applications. The HMC399MS8 covers 700 to 1000 MHz RF and 60 to 250 MHz IF frequencies for GSM/CDMA-based cellular transmit or...

Switch assembly.(Components)
August 1, 2003... The model 50SA-086 is a switch assembly. This GPIB controlled switching system operates from 7 to 8.5 GHz. Its modular design allows the user to add capacity through the installation of additional switches. In addition, its configuration can be...

Screened mixers.(Components)
August 1, 2003... The new "Q" series of screened mixers includes a wide variety of broadband aim ultrabroadband double and triple-balanced catalog mixer models. This product line is primarily intended for military applications where additional screening is...