Microwave Journal articles from February 2000

Microwave Journal archives from February 2000

RF RECEIVER REQUIREMENTS FOR 3G W-CDMA MOBILE EQUIPMENT.
February 1, 2000... The first standardization phase for upcoming third-generation (3G) wireless communications is coming to an end. As is typical for standardization work, sufficient analog performance has been assumed and predominant emphasis has been placed on...

Raytheon Signs UK ASTOR Contract.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Following nearly six months of detailed negotiations, Raytheon Systems Ltd., the UK subsidiary of Raytheon Co., has signed a contract valued at $1.3 B for the UK Ministry of Defence's Airborne Stand Off Radar (ASTOR) program. ASTOR is a radar...

Joint Battle Management System Testing Advances.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... The Department of Defense (DoD) and Lockheed Martin Corp. are preparing for the final acceptance testing of the Theater Battle Management Core System (TBMCS), a joint battle management system that enables pilots, navigators, weapon control...

Largest European Aerospace Conglomerate Formed.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... According to The Associated Press, CASA of Spain, Aerospatiale Matra of France and DASA, the aerospace unit of Germany's DaimlerChrysler, have joined forces as founding members of the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS) in an...

Congress Examines F-22 Aircraft Program.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Us Air Force officials who testified before a congressional committee in December 1999 claimed that there will be minimal impact on the schedule and cost of Lockheed Martin's F-22 fighter despite a cut of $550 M from the Air Force funding...

Land Warrior System Far Behind Schedule.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... The General Accounting Office (GAO) has issued a report, "Battlefield Automation: Army's Restructured Land Warrior Program Needs More Oversight" (GAO/NSIAD-00-28), which evaluates the US Army's progress in implementing the Land Warrior system,...

Management Team Acquires Elettronica.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Italian contractor Elettronica SpA's UK subsidiary, Elettronica (UK), has been acquired by its in-country management team and will be renamed Elettronica Systems Ltd. (ESL). As currently envisaged, the new entity will continue to promote and...

Alenia Aerospazio Awarded Radarsat Contract.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Italian contractor Alenia Aerospazio has been awarded a contract valued at $50 M (US) by Mac Donald Dettwiler for the design and manufacture of the satellite platform and radar antenna deployment support structure for the forthcoming Canadian...

Philips Introduces New Family of Multiplexers.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Netherlands contractor Philips Semiconductors has introduced the PCA954X series on-chip multiplexers designed specifically to provide reliable and consistent switching for multiple system management buses and integrated integrated circuit (I2C)...

Siemens to Extend Spanish Telecommunications Network.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... German contractor Siemens Information and Communications Networks Group has been awarded a contract by Spanish telecommunications provider Retevision Movil SA for the third phase of network extension of Amena. Under the terms of the new...

Royal Air Force Upgrades Radar.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... On 15 December 1999, the Royal Air Force (RAF), Waddington, Lincolnshire, accepted an E-3D Sentry AEW.1 airborne warning and control system aircraft to upgrade its AN/APY-2 surveillance radar with the Radar System Improvement Pro-gramme (RSIP)...

Rohde & Schwarz Lunches Mobile Phone Test Platform.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2000... German contractor Rohde & Schwarz has launched the CMU200, a new universal test platform for the mobile telecommunications industry. The CMU200 can perform single measurement testing 10-times faster than existing industry test platforms with...

Virtual Classroom System to be Installed Nationwide.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. has selected Arel Communications and Software Ltd. to install an interactive distance learning system in the existing Busch Satellite Network. Arel's Interactive Distance Education and Learning (IDEAL) system will...

GPRS Trials Evaluate High Speed Wireless Data Technology.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... GSM service provider Omnipoint Communications, a subsidiary of Omnipoint Corp., has initiated the first US trials of high speed wireless data technology using Ericsson's General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) solution. The technology will allow...

World's Largest Communications Satellite Launched.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2000... On December 21, 1999, Hughes Space and Communications Co. (HSC) launched Galaxy XI, the company's first HS 702 series satellite. Built for PanAmSat Corp., Galaxy XI, with a total of 64 transponders and end-of-life power exceeding 10 kW, is...

Lucent Technologies to Supply PCS Network in Buenos Aires.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Lucent Technologies has awarded a multi-million-dollar contract by GTE Corp. to provide a wireless PCS network based on CDMA technology for GTE's Argentine subsidiary, GTE PCS SA, in Buenos Aires. According to the terms of the agreement, Lucent...

BellSouth to Expand Internet Access to Rural Areas.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... BellSouth Corp. has announced plans to test high speed wireless Internet access by residents in Houma, LA to more accurately assess the technical and financial feasibility of providing rural customers with affordable high speed Internet...

Study Finds Power Cellular Users Critical to Success of Wireless Industry.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Strategy Analytics Inc. has released a study, "Opportunities and Challenges for Power Users," which provides profiles of lucrative end users and insight into their wireless usage, ownership, purchasing patterns and interest in enhanced cellular...

Wireless Solutions Sweden AB.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Radio-based solution and wireless telephony and data communication product manufacturer Allgon AB has acquired Wireless Solutions Sweden AB. Under the terms of the acquisition, the companies are expected to cooperatively develop products and...

Micrel Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Micrel Inc., San Jose, CA, has acquired privately held Altos Semiconductor Inc., a developer of temperature sensing and thermal management products. Under the terms of the agreement, the purchase price of $1.8 M was paid in cash for the...

STMicroelectronics Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... STMicroelectronics Inc., Lexington, MA, has acquired the outstanding share capital of Arithmos Inc., Santa Clara, CA. Under the terms of the acquisition, STMicroelectronics also will obtain the product portfolio, intellectual property, know-how...

Melles Griot.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Melles Griot has acquired the business of Laser Power Microlaser Group, a leading technology developer and manufacturer of blue, green and near-infrared diode-pumped, solid-state laser systems. Under the terms of the acquisition, Laser Power...

SEMX Corp.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... SEMX Corp., Armonk, NY, has signed a letter of intent for its subsidiary, Polese Co., San Diego, GA, to acquire the assets and assume selected liabilities of Advanced Packaging Concepts Inc., Vista, CA. The transaction is expected to be...

Andrew Corp.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Andrew Corp., Orland Park, IL, has acquired Conifer Corp., Burlington, IA, a privately owned company that designs and manufactures multichannel, multipoint distribution service subscriber products, wireless local area network equipment and...

National Technical Systems Inc. (NTS).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... National Technical Systems Inc. (NTS), Calabasas, CA, has acquired the operations and laboratory of Dallas, TX-based RheinTexas from privately held RheinTech Laboratories, Hernoon, VA. The RheinTexas operation, which performs electromagnetic...

Signal Technology Corp.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Sophisticated electronic component and system designer and manufacturer Signal Technology Corp., Danvers, MA, has acquired the assets of privately held, high frequency millimeter-wave and microwave transceiver supplier Advanced Frequency...

Textron Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Textron Inc., Providence, RI, has acquired RIFOCS Corp., a privately owned manufacturer of fiber-optic test and measurement instruments and components for industrial, commercial and aerospace defense technologies. Under the terms of the...

First Source Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... First Source Inc., San Jose, CA, has acquired the assets of Microwave Marketing Distribution (MMD), Westford, MA, enabling First Source to provide national distribution of its complete line of RF and microwave components. Under the terms of the...

Diamond Antenna and Microwave Corp.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Precision rotating component manufacturer Diamond Antenna and Microwave Corp., Lowell, MA, has acquired the waveguide switch product line of Micronetics Wireless Inc., Hudson, NH. The acquisition is expected to extend Diamond's current product...

Cober Electronics Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Cober Electronics Inc., Norwalk, CT, and Muegge Electronic GmbH of Germany have formed Cober Muegge LLC, a new company that will serve the industrial microwave heating markets. The company is located at 151 Woodward Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06854...

CTS Corp.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Electronic component and custom electronic assembly manufacturer CTS Corp., Elkhart, IN, has formed an RF integrated modules business unit that will become part of the company's Wireless Group and offer complete RF sections of a cellular phone...

Communication Solutions Inc. (COM-SOL).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Microwave receiver and RF instrument manufacturer Communication Solutions Inc. (COM-SOL) has moved to a larger facility located at 10522 Philadelphia Rd., White Marsh, MD 21162 (410) 344-9000, fax (410) 344-1790 or e-mail: sales@comsol-inc.com....

General Microwave Corp.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Microwave component and subsystem manufacturer General Microwave Corp., a Herley company, has moved to a 43,000-square-foot facility located at 425 Smith Street, Farmingdale, NY 11735 (631) 630-2000, fax (631) 630-2066. The facility also houses...

Southwest Microwave Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Southwest Microwave Inc. has moved to a new 50,000-square-foot facility located at 9055 South McKemy Street, Tempe, AZ 85284 (480) 783-0201, fax (480) 783-0360 or e-mail: connectors@southwestmicrowave.com. The facility has more than doubled...

L-3 Communications' Global Network Solutions (GNS).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... L-3 Communications' Global Network Solutions (GNS) business unit has opened a new sales and marketing headquarters located at 11800 Sunrise Valley Drive, Ste. 1550, Reston, VA 20191 (703) 390-2350, fax (703) 620-4011. GNS has also opened...

Mitel Semiconductor.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Mitel Semiconductor, a division of Mitel Corp., and Philsar Electronics Inc. have entered into an agreement to develop a complete low power, low cost Bluetooth IC solution. Under the terms of the agreement, the companies will utilize Mitel's...

SiteSafe LLC.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Telecommunications RF site compliance solution provider SiteSafe LLC, Arlington, VA, has entered into a definitive agreement with Triton PCS Inc. to perform RF emission evaluations for approximately 600 Triton antenna sites. Under the terms of...

Space Electronics Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Space Electronics Inc., a subsidiary of Maxwell Technologies Inc., has expanded its strategic partnership with Actel Corp. Under the terms of the agreement, Space Electronics will become the sole authorized selling agent for Actel's BAD-PAK(r)...

Prominent Communications Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Prominent Communications Inc., San Diego, CA, and Macronix International Company Ltd. of Taiwan have entered into a joint agreement to develop digital spread spectrum wireless communications technologies. A proposed 900 MHz chipset is expected...

Trace Laboratories.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Central and TUV Rheinland of North America Inc. have entered into a cooperative relationship to provide a range of testing and certification services to manufacturers, including CB Scheme, GS, NRTL and CE Mark. The services will test...

RF Industries Ltd.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... RF Industries Ltd., San Diego, CA, has signed a national distribution agreement with REPTRON Electronics Inc., Tampa, FL, to distribute its full line of coaxial and cable products.

Vishay Intertechnology Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Vishay Intertechnology Inc. and Nichicon Corp. have entered into a technical cooperation agreement to develop tantalum capacitor technology, materials and production equipment to meet market requirements for advanced technology capacitors. The...

Ansoft Corp.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Ansoft Corp. and Thomson-CSF have completed a software licensing agreement whereby Ansoft will be the approved worldwide supplier of electromagnetic (EM) analysis software for Thomson-CSF. Under the terms of the agreement, Ansoft HFSS has been...

SpectraPaint Wireless LLC.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... SpectraPaint Wireless LLC and REMEC Inc. have signed a multiyear strategic supply agreement whereby REMEC intends to produce broadband wireless RF transport equipment for SpectraPoint for use in local multipoint distribution systems.

Cisco Systems Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Cisco Systems Inc. has selected Watkins-Johnson Co.'s (WJ) Wireless Products Group as a technology partner for the RF Outdoor Unit (ODU) in support of the RF Broadband Fixed Wireless alliance. WJ's model SX1115 ODU is compatible with Cisco's...

Lambda Electronics Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Lambda Electronics Inc., Melville, NY, has selected RS Electronics, Livonia, MI, to distribute its industrial and telecommunications products, including AC-to-DC power supplies, DC-to-DC converters and related accessories. Other Lambda...

IVT Corp.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... IVT Corp., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, has announced the commercial availability of a Bluetooth protocol stack in specification and description language (SDL) and C source code. In addition, IVT and CS VERILOG, Dallas, TX, have entered into a...

International Quantum Epitaxy (IQE).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Custom epiwafer supplier International Quantum Epitaxy (IQE) has placed firm orders for six (with options for two additional) next-generation multiwafer molecular beam epitaxy production systems that are capable of producing multiple six-inch...

International Resistive Company Inc. (IRC).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Resistor manufacturer International Resistive Company Inc. (IRC), Corpus Christi, TX, has expanded its series of integrated passive networks to include chip-scale packaging. The networks can be configured for a range of line termination and...

ImaginOn Inc.
February 1, 2000... ImaginOn Inc.'s CEO David Schwartz has been awarded a US patent (Patent No. 5,969,559) for PowerClock, a method and apparatus that uses the power grid for clock distribution in semiconductor ICs and may reduce the power consumption of...

ANADIGICS Inc.
February 1, 2000... RFIC solution designer and manufacturer ANADIGICS Inc. has delivered more than one million GaAs quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) tuner ICs for implementation in Motorola's cable modem products. The QAM chipset comprises the model ACU50751...

Murata Electronics North America.
February 1, 2000... Murata Electronics North America, Smyrna, GA, has joined the HomeRF Working Group, an organization that has created Shared Wireless Access Protocol, a common specification meant to enable wireless broadband Internet data and toll-quality...

Microwave Communications Laboratories Inc. (MCLI).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Microwave Communications Laboratories Inc. (MCLI), St. Petersburg, FL, has received ISO 9001 certification. The company manufactures microwave/RF components, including power dividers, couplers, hybrids and mechanical switches.

PCB Engineering Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication source PCB Engineering Inc., Milpitas, CA, has purchased and installed a Valor Genesis 2000 CAD system, one of the most powerful front-end design tools available to the PCB design community. The...

RF Monolithics Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... RF Monolithics Inc., Dallas, TX, has been awarded the International Engineering Consortium's InfoVision99 Award for its TR1000 916.5 MHz hybrid transceiver. The award recognizes technologies, applications, products and services that are unique...

Palomar Technologies Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Palomar Technologies Inc., Vista, CA, celebrated a record-breaking month of sales in October 1999 with multiple system orders from nearly a dozen customers, predominantly representing the wireless, microwave and telecommunications markets.

Semiconductor Equipment Corp. (SEC).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Assembly and handling equipment designer and manufacturer Semiconductor Equipment Corp. (SEC), Moorpark, CA, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Founded in 1974, the company introduced the first hot gas rework system to remove reject-bonded...

REMEC Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... REMEC Inc. reports sales of $48.4 M for the third quarter, ended October 29, 1999, compared to $41.7 M for the same period in 1998. Net loss was $1.1 M (4[cent]/diluted share), compared to a net income of $401 K (2[cent]/diluted share) for the...

Cronos Integrated Microsystems Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) component designer and manufacturer Cronos Integrated Microsystems Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC, has raised $8 M in its first round of venture capital financing. The funds will be utilized to help...

RF Micro Devices Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Proprietary RFIC provider RF Micro Devices Inc., Greensboro, NC, has been added to the Nasdaq-100 Index,(R) which represents the largest nonfinancial domestic and international issues listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market(r) Eligible companies must...

Discovery Semiconductors Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Optoelectronic and fiber-optic chip manufacturer Discovery Semiconductors Inc. has been financed by the New jersey Economic Development Authority. The loan, which is valued at $360 K, will be used for working capital and purchase of equipment...

Ensemble Communications Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Next-generation broadband wireless access equipment supplier Ensemble Communications Inc., San Diego, CA, has completed a $25 M round of venture financing with new investments from Digital Microwave Corp., Intel Corp. and Korea Telecom Bank...

TrueTime Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... TrueTime Inc., Santa Rosa, CA, has announced the initial public offering of 3,000,000 shares of its common stock at $5 per share. Underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to 450,000 additional shares to cover any over-allotments. For a...

DB Products Inc.'s Microwave Switch Division.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... DB Products Inc.'s Microwave Switch Division has reported a record 36 percent sales growth for 1999. The company anticipates continual strong sales of its RF and microwave electromechanical switching products.

REMEC Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... REMEC Inc. has entered into an agreement with Northrop Grumman Corp. to supply microwave multifunction modules and products for 10,397 Longbow missiles. The five-year contract is valued at $58.3 M and deliveries are expected to begin this year....

Signal Technology Corp.'s Keltec Operation.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Signal Technology Corp.'s Keltec Operation, Fort Walton Beach, FL, has been awarded new and follow-on production contracts that solidify the company's presence on platforms such as the F-16, F-18, F-14, RAM and Aegis systems as well as Navy...

Microwave & Video Systems Inc. (MVS).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Microwave & Video Systems Inc. (MVS), Danbury, CT, a division of Micronetics Wireless Inc., has received the first phase of a government contract for microwave integrated assemblies, switch/filter banks and PIN diode switches. Contract...

Diamond Antenna and Microwave Corp.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Diamond Antenna and Microwave Corp., Lowell, MA, has been awarded its third contract by the Federal Aviation Administration for a 22-channel Roll-Ring assembly for use on the ASDE-3 platform. Financial details were not disclosed.

PERSONNEL.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... H. Gene Patterson American Microsystems Inc. (AMI) has appointed H. Gene Patterson CEO and president. Most recently, Patterson was CEO and president at Symbios Logic. * Frank J. Polese has been promoted to president of the Materials...

Micro Networks Corp.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Micro Networks Corp., Worcester, MA, has named two companies to represent its precision microelectronic frequency sources and signal processing components and subsystems. ERA Inc., Commack, NY, will provide coverage in northern New Jersey,...

Southwest Microwave Inc.'s Microwave Products Division.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Southwest Microwave Inc.'s Microwave Products Division, Tempe, AZ, has selected two companies to represent its complete line of performance microwave connectors and adapters. GLX Inc. will provide coverage in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana...

KMW Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... KMW Inc., Cerritos, CA, has selected American Microelectronics to provide professional sales and service to the engineering and purchasing departments of OEM electronic equipment manufacturers in the Midwest.

Palomar Technologies.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Palomar Technologies, Vista, CA, has selected Electronic Scientific Engineering Ltd. (ESE) to represent the company's products in Hong Kong and China.

Leider Development.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Leider Development, Monrovia, CA, has selected First Source Inc., San Jose, CA, to represent its full line of catalog and custom waveguide components.

DB Products Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... DB Products Inc., Pasadena, CA, has appointed five companies to represent its complete line of RF and microwave electromechanical switching products. Cain-Sweet Co. will cover Washington, Oregon and Canada; Jay Stone and Associates will cover...

K&L Microwave Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... K&L Microwave Inc., Salisbury, MD, has introduced e-commerce capabilities through its Order On-Line system. The site, located at www.klmicrowave.com, will give customers access to discount pricing for products such as base station duplexers,...

Tektronix Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Tektronix Inc., Beaverton, OR, has launched an on-line Measurement Store that will enable customers to purchase oscilloscopes, accessories and other measurement products. The site is located at www.tektronix.com.

IPC.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Association Connecting Electronics Industries has launched its On-line Resource Center, a Web-based ordering system that will allow users to easily access the complete catalog of IPC products, including standards and specifications, training...

Wavetek Corp.'s Precision Measurement Division.
February 1, 2000... Wavetek Corp.'s Precision Measurement Division has designed a new Web site that provides up-to-date information and detailed descriptions on calibration, standards, software, waveform generation, and time and frequency products. The site also...

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN OF ULTRABROADBAND 100 MHz TO 20 GHz AMPLIFIERS.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2000... Computer-aided design (CAD) and performance of ultrabroadband 100 MHz to 20 GHz feedback amplifiers are presented. The amplifiers employ pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistors (pHEMT) and exhibit excellent agreement between predicted...

A C-BAND LOW POWER HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE GAAS MESFET LOW NOISE AMPLIFIER.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2000... This article describes a C-band low power high dynamic range GaAs MESFET cascode low noise amplifier (LNA). Accurate small-signal and noise models of the device based upon measurement have been developed for an LNA design. At 5 GHz, the LNA has...

INTEGRAL RESISTORS IN HIGH FREQUENCY PRINTED WIRING BOARDS.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... The growing need to eliminate discrete resistors is driven by design trends toward faster speeds, shorter trace lengths and smaller boards with higher component densities. Printed wiring boards (PWB) have become complex packages hosting high...

A LOW COST, HIGH ACCURACY RADAR ALTIMETER.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2000... This article describes the development of a frequency modulated (FM) radar altimeter for measuring the height of flying objects. The entire structure comprises two parts: a microwave unit that operates in the 4.3 GHz frequency band and a signal...

RADIATING ELEMENTS FOR WIDEBAND PHASED ARRAYS.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2000... Wideband phased arrays present several challenges to the antenna designer. This article addresses the principles of electronically scanned arrays applied to the selection of a radiating element for an array. A new way to compare candidate...