Microwave Journal articles from January 2002

Microwave Journal archives from January 2002

Topics in communication system design: Carrier triple beats. (Technical Feature).(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... Intermodulation interference is typically calculated based on two signals present in the RF or IF bandwidth. When the bandwidth is less than an octave, even-order inter-modulation products, such as second- and fourth-order intermodulation...

US Air Force awards Harris Corp. $24 M contract. (News From Washington).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Harris Corp., a world leader in satellite network support and control solutions, announced that it has been awarded a one-year, $24.3 M contract option to provide operations, maintenance and support services to the US Air Force Satellite...

Northrop Grumman awarded $64.8M order for joint stars. (News From Washington).(Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Northrop Grumman Corp.'s Integrated Systems sector has been awarded a $64.8 M test support delivery order by the US Air Force for the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS). A four-year, fixed-price delivery order for...

JPALS landings move GPS-based system forward. (News From Washington).(Joint Precision Approach and Landing System, Global Positioning System)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom AFB, MA, and prime contractor Raytheon recently completed the initial phase of flight testing for the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System, or JPALS, program. Now, according to program...

Merrimac receives defense satellite contract from Boeing. (News From Washington).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Merrimac Industries Inc., a leader in the design and manufacture of RF microwave components, assemblies and microwave multifunction modules (MMFM(R)), announced that it was awarded a contract which is estimated to reach $1.2 M from the Boeing...

ESA undertakes first satellite-to-satellite laser communications test. (International Report).(European Space Agency)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... In unrelated but parallel efforts, the European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that it has successfully established an in-orbit, satellite-to-satellite, laser data link and has validated the communications link between the ESA Huygens probe...

NEC/Siemens launch Europe's first fully operational 3G/UMTS network. (International Report).(third generation Universal Mobile Telecommunications System)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Japan's NEC and Germany's Siemens Information and Communications Mobile group have announced the lunch of what they term Europe's 'first fully operational' third generation (3G) Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network on the...

Intermap lands NEXTMap Britain contracts. (International Report).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... North American contractor Intermap Technologies has been awarded contracts valued at $3.2 M covering the supply of high accuracy digital maps of the United Kingdom (UK), with the entire effort being designated as the NEXTMap Britain programme....

Market for discrete microwave semiconductors to exceed $1.1 B in 2005. (The Commercial Market).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... A new report entitled "Microwaves North America III - Discrete Microwave Semiconductors - Markets to 2005," suggests that the overall total available markets for this class of RF/microwave products will grow from the $890 M level to exceed $1.1...

Raytheon and systemonic to collaborate on next generation wireless communications. (The Commercial Market).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Raytheon Commercial Ventures Inc. announced the completion of an agreement between Raytheon Commercial Electronics (RCE) and Systemonic AG to collaborate on next generation wireless communication solutions. The agreement gives Raytheon an...

Bluetooth vision on the verge of reality. (The Commercial Market).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... After years of frustrated promises and more hype than bite, Bluetooth products are inching toward a commercial reality. With progress so far hampered by technical and pricing issues, Bluetooth is starting to blossom into a number of active...

Radio Frequency Investigation completes first mobile phone SAR tests. (The Commercial Market).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Radio Frequency Investigation Ltd. (RFI) has completed its first SAR test project for a major telecommunications company following the delivery of its new phantom from Swiss supplier Schmid and Partners. The new phantom's design enables easier...

REMEC Inc. (Industry News).(acquires ADC Mersum Oy)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * REMEC Inc. has completed the acquisition of ADC Mersum Oy from ADC Communications Inc. The acquisition was completed in accordance with the terms previously announced on October 8, 2001. In related news, REMEC Inc. has sold the assets of its...

Renaissance Electronics Corp. (Industry News).(acquires Micronetics Wireless Inc.'s electromechanical coaxial switch product line)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Renaissance Electronics Corp. acquired the electromechanical coaxial switch product line of Micronetics Wireless Inc. The product line assets including all product technology, manufacturing equipment, design information, patent rights,...

Anaren Microwave Inc. (Industry News).(acquires capital stock of 5M Company Europe By)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Anaren Microwave Inc. has acquired the capital stock of the 5M Company Europe By. Anaren will operate 5M through its European subsidiary, Anaren Microwave Europe By.

Racal Instruments Group Holdings Inc. (Industry News).(announces leveraged buyout of Racal Instruments Inc., Thales Instruments Ltd.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Racal Instruments Group Holdings Inc. announced the management-led leveraged buyout (LBO) of all global operations of Racal Instruments Inc. and Thales Instruments Ltd. from Thales of France. The LBO includes Racal Instruments' engineering,...

Palomar Technologies. (Industry News).(establishes Palomar Financial Services)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Palomar Technologies has established Palomar Financial Services to provide flexible, competitive financing for the acquisition of Palomar equipment. The new entity will provide optoelectronic and high frequency wireless component...

C-MAC Engineering. (Industry News).(consolidates United Kingdom operations)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * C-MAC Engineering is consolidating several of its UK operations in Greenway, Harlow Business Park. A Mechanical Design & Engineering Group has already been established here. This undertakes design activities from system architecture through...

Vitelec Electronics. (Industry News).(European investment)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Vitelec Electronics, a supplier of radio frequency coaxial connectors and cable assemblies under the new Vitelec Johnson brand, has made significant company investments to enhance its presence in the European market. The expansion is centered...

Tempo. (Industry News).(RIFOCS Corp., Opto-Electronics Inc. change names)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Along with the recent formation of Tempo, the Textron-acquired fiber-optic test equipment companies of RIFOCS Corp. and Opto-Electronics Inc. have changed their names to Tempo-Camarillo and Tempo-Oakville, respectively.

Gel-Pak. (Industry News).(new corporate headquarters)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Gel-Pak has moved into new corporate headquarters in Hayward, CA, after spending 20 years in Sunnyvale, GA. The move more than doubles the amount of square footage under roof as the company continues to expand its manufacturing and production...

Colibrys SA and Coventor Inc. (Industry News).(joint development, preferred manufacturing partnership)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Colibrys SA and Coventor Inc. have entered into joint development and preferred manufacturing partnership agreements for the development of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS). The partners will focus initially on MEMS for optical...

Agilent Technologies Inc. and Gadzoox Networks Inc. (Industry News).(bus adapters pass compatibility testing)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Agilent Technologies Inc. and Gadzoox Networks Inc. announced that Agilent's 2 Gbps Fibre Channel host bus adapters have passed compatibility testing with Gadzoox Networks 2 Gbps Slingshot[TM] Fibre Channel switch family. In related news,...

Rogers Corp. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Rogers Corp. has opened a manufacturing facility for its newest 50/50 joint venture, Rogers Chang Chun Technologies Co. Ltd., located in Hsin-Chu, Taiwan. The joint venture partnership formed in July 2000 with Chang Chun Plastics Co. Ltd....

Antenova and ip.access. (Industry News).(form partnership to develop directional antennas)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Antenova and ip.access have formed a partnership to develop directional antennas for GSM picobasestations. Antenova's antennas will enhance the performance of ip.access' new-generation basestation infrastructure products being developed for...

Keithley Instruments Inc. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Keithley Instruments Inc. has formed a technology partnership with Anritsu Co. that provides technical and marketing support for each other's products used in semiconductor parametric testing. The end result of the partnership is a unique...

Fujitsu Quantum Devices Ltd. (Industry News).(teams with WJ Communications to develop Gpbs optical products)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Fujitsu Quantum Devices Ltd. formed a partnership with WJ Communications Inc. for joint development of 40 Gpbs optical products. The first device from this partnership is a 43 0bps driver amplifier module with output voltage of 6.0 Vpp.

Systemonic and Raytheon Co.'s Commercial Electronics (RCE). (Industry News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Systemonic and Raytheon Co.'s Commercial Electronics (RCE) business have signed a multi-faceted agreement that will give RCE a focused partner that will capitalize on Raytheon's advanced wireless LAN assets. Systemonic will leverage the...

ALPS Electric Co. Ltd. (Industry News).(teams up with Atheros Communications Inc to develop high speed wireless LAN products)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * ALPS Electric Co. Ltd. has teamed with Atheros Communications Inc. to develop high speed wireless LAN products that are compliant with the IEEE 802.11a wireless networking standard. In related news, Atheros was the first company to receive...

StratEdge. (Industry News).(receives patent for microelectronics package)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * StratEdge has received a patent for its high frequency passband microelectronics package. This family of DC to 23 GHz ceramic packages provides an interconnect system that ensures electrical integrity, mechanical protection and thermal...

Mimix Broadband. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Mimix Broadband has been registered to ISO 9001. Det Norske Veritas Certification Inc. awarded Mimix with its certification.

Unity Wireless Corp. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Unity Wireless Corp. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Unity Wireless Systems Corp. has received the first stage of a Canadian government grant towards research and development of the company's linear power amplifier program.

LPKF Laser & Electronics. (Industry News).
January 1, 2002... * LPKF Laser & Electronics celebrated 25 years of designing and manufacturing prototyping systems.

Sirenza Microdevices (SMDI). (Industry News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Sirenza Microdevices (SMDI) announced that is has shipped over 25 million products employing its high performance silicon germanium (SiGe) semiconductor process technology. Atmel Corp. has provided foundry service to SMDI for the high volume...

Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli. (Industry News).
January 1, 2002... * The EDA Consortium has chosen electronic industry pioneer, researcher and educator Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli as the 2001 recipient of the Phil Kaufman Award. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli is an authority on circuit simulation, computer-aided...

Ansoft Corp. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Ansoft Corp. announced that Yong-jo Keum, country manager for Ansoft Korea, received the Korea Electromagnetic Engineering Society (KEES) gold medal for distinguished services. Keum received the medal for his contributions to the development...

Atheros Communications Inc. (Industry News).(receives award for its AR5000 chipset)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Atheros Communications Inc. received the 2001 Wireless LAN Award from Andrew Seybold's Outlook4Mobility for its AR5000 chipset. The awards honor companies that demonstrate leadership and innovation in the wireless industry.

Paradise Datacom. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Paradise Datacom has been presented with the Queen's Award for Enterprise 2001. This award is the highest honor which can be bestowed on a UK company.

Cree Inc. (Financial News).(reports first quarter 2002 financials)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... * Cree Inc. reports sales of $43.1 M for the first quarter ended September 23, 2001, compared to $37.6 M for the same period last fiscal year. Net income was $8.06 M (11Cents/diluted share) compared to $12.66 M (17Cents/diluted share) for the...

Merrimac Industries Inc. (Financial News).(reports third quarter 2001 financials)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... * Merrimac Industries Inc. reports sales of $5.31 M for the third quarter ended September 29, 2001, compared to $6.44 M for the same period in 2000. Net loss was $209 K (8Cents/diluted share) compared to a net income of $219 K (9Cents/diluted...

Ansoft Corp. (Financial News).(reports second quarter 2002 financials)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... * Ansoft Corp. reports sales of $12.5 M for the second quarter ended October 31, 2001, compared to $9.7 M for the same period in 2000. Net income was $1.3 M (10Cents/diluted share) compared to $773 K (6Cents/diluted share) for the second...

Unity Wireless Corp. (Financial News).(reports third quarter 2001 financials)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... * Unity Wireless Corp. reports sales of $972 K for the third quarter ended September 30, 2001, compared to $571 K for the same period in 2000. Net loss was $372 K narrowing the comprehensive loss of $612 K for the second quarter.

Giga-tronics Inc. (Contracts).(subsidiary Microsource wins Boeing Co. contract)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Giga-tronics Inc. announced that its Microsource subsidiary, located in Santa Rosa, GA, had received multiyear contract awards in excess of $7 M from The Boeing Co. and two international customers.

Merrimac Industries Inc. (Contracts).(wins Boeing Co. Navigation Systems contract)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Merrimac Industries Inc. has been awarded a contract which is estimated to reach $1.2 M from The Boeing Co. Navigation Systems Division to design, develop and manufacture RE components and subsystems for the redesigned GPS Block IIF program.

AR/Kalmus. (Contracts).(wins contract from US Army)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * AR/Kalmus has signed a contract with the Department of the Army for the purchase of 49 of its model M512-20 RE power amplifiers. The amplifiers are valued at $396 K.

EMS Technologies Inc. (Contracts).(wins contract from ASTRIUM)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * EMS Technologies Inc. has received a contract from ASTRIUM to design and manufacture three antennas and a tower support structure for the Eutelsat W3A program.

Mike Khavar. (Contracts).(named quality assurance manager, Sabritec)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Sabritec has named Mike Khavar quality assurance manager. Khavar has over 20 years of manufacturing, quality and management experience in commercial, military, aerospace, electronics and medical industries.

Philippe Le Gall. (Contracts).(named sales manager, at IFR)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * IFR has named Philippe Le Gall to the newly created position of European regional sales manager. The appointment follows the consolidation of the company's southern and northern European sales operations into a single division.

Personnel. (Around the Circuit).(multiple industry appointment news briefs)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * TRAK Communications Inc. has appointed Robert A. Grimes president of TRAK Microwave. Grimes' background includes over 20 years of engineering design, marketing and sales organizational development, presidential leadership and board...

Red appointments. (Around the Circuit).(multiple distributor contract briefs)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Hittite Microwave Corp. has named Future Electronics as its first ever stocking distributor. Future Electronics, headquartered in Canada, holds offices in 34 countries and has served the electronic components industry for 32 years. *...

Applied Wave Research Inc. (AWR). (Web Site).(releases design software online)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Applied Wave Research Inc. (AWR) announced the immediate availability over the Internet of Microwave Office[TM] 2002 simulation, layout and electromagnetic analysis design suite. Design engineers can download fully functioning evaluation...

Performing transient analysis on PLL frequency synthesizers. (Technical Feature).
January 1, 2002... A PLL can be considered a subsystem within a larger communications system, so it is appropriate to analyze this type of network with the help of a system-level simulator. The use of flexible behavioral models within the simulator allows only a...

A feedforward power amplifier with loops to reduce RX band noise and intermodulation distortion. (Technical Feature).(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... This article proposes a new power amplifier approach for the reduction of amplified noise signals in the receiver (RX,) band as well as intermodulation distortion signals in the transmitter (TX) band using a feedforward technique. The proposed...

A large bandwidth T-shaped microstrip-fed ground plane slot antenna. (Technical Feature).
January 1, 2002... The characteristics of a T-shaped microstrip feeding a ground plane slot antenna have been analyzed using the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method. The impedance and bandwidth of the proposed antenna depend highly on the design...

SOI CMOS technology for RF system-on-chip applications. (Technical Feature).
January 1, 2002... CMOS technology is one of the most promising choices for RF applications. Its highly integrated nature provides true RF system-on-chip integration. Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) CMOS offers specific additional design advantages that include a...

Antenna selection to minimize pointing requirements. (Technical Feature).
January 1, 2002... Traditionally, when designing a satellite communications system, an allowance is made in the link budget for pointing loss. The earth station's antenna size is then selected to achieve the desired gain margin. In this article, a different...

Axial ratio measurements of single circularly polarized antennas. (Technical Feature).
January 1, 2002... The measurement of antenna axial ratios must be done properly if accurate results are to be obtained. When measuring on a terrestrial antenna test range, a straightforward approach is often used whereby the circularly polarized antenna under...

2.5 V GaAs pHEMT switches for GSM handsets. (Cover Feature).
January 1, 2002... A new line of robust GaAs pHEMT switches for operation in 2.5 V GSM handsets has been developed. These switches feature performance that is unrivaled in the industry for harmonics at 2.5 V in addition to offering low insertion loss, high...

A CMOS-based front-end downconverter for GPS appplications. (Product Feature).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The industry is striving for single-chip Global Positioning System (GPS) designs given the limited real estate available within cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDA) and other consumer electronic devices. Since GPS designs are...

Cost-effective wireless antenna measurement systems. (Product Feature).
January 1, 2002... Two new antenna measurement systems have recently been introduced that add to the MI-3600 antenna measurement product line. The MI-3600 family is comprised of 20 antenna measurement systems for single- or dual-axis antenna pattern measurements...

A mobile ultra-low phase noise sapphire Oscillator. (Product Feature).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... Radar, communications, and test and R measurement designers require ever improving phase noise performance in their master oscillator. For mobile system success, ultra-low phase noise performance must be coupled with exceptional immunity to...

Advanced microwave chip capacitor models. (Product Feature).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... The use of computer-aided engineering (CAE) software by microwave printed circuit board (PCB) designers has become commonplace. These powerful tools are indispensable for rapid design, statistical analysis and trouble-shooting in the product...

Fixed attenuator. (Components).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... The model 100-A-FFN-40 bidirectional 40 dB attenuator is rated at 100 W CW from DC to 2.4 GHz. Attenuation accuracy is [+ or -]1.0 dB from DC to 1 GHz and [+ or -]2.0 dB to 2.4 GHz. Ambient temperature is -40[degrees] to +40[degrees]C. SWR is...

SPDT GaAs RFIC switch. (Components).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... The model UPG2005TB SPDT switch is designed for transmit/receive, antenna diversity and power level control switching in cordless and digital cellular phones, PCS, WLAN and WLL receivers, and Bluetooth modules. If features an insertion loss of...

Balanced solid-state duplexer. (Components).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... The model AB-037 balanced solid-state duplexer handles 6000 W peak, 2000 W average power. This rugged duplexer is very load-tolerant, handling up to 4000 XV peak into a 3 load SWR. The model AB-037 operates in the 145 to 225 MHz band, with...

Quick-release adapters. (Components).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... This line of quick-release test adapters incorporates push-on mating with an integrated locking mechanism to prevent mated surfaces from separating due to cable weight and handling. The locking outer contacts are heat-treated beryllium copper....

X-band attenuator. (Components).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... This high performance X-band attenuator is suited for demanding airborne radar system requirements. The attenuator provides 60 dB of attenuation range with 8 bits of digital control resulting in a resolution of 0.25 dB. Accuracy of attenuation...

Power supply connectors. (Components).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... The HR31 series of low profile power supply connectors is ideal for factory automation networks. The connectors are supplied in five-positions, and in 5.08 mm pitch. The "through-hole" type headers are available in both straight and right angle...

Tripler. (Components).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... The model ATA-2634 tripler converts a 2.6 to 3.4 GHz input to a 7.8 to 10.2 GHz output. With a +10 to +13 dBm input, the ATA-2634 produces a typical output level of +15 dBm. Designed for communications applications, the tripler is available in...

Power splitter. (Components).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... The model D4-55FN four-way wideband reactive power splitter is designed for high and low power applications. The splitter is ideal for in-building wireless distributed antenna systems, where its low loss and extremely high reliability are...

Directional couplers. (Components).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... These 20 to 1000 MHz ADC-12-4-75 directional couplers provide a nominal 12.6 [+ or -]0.5 dB coupling with excellent [+ or -]0.1 dB (typ) flatness for CATV applications. These 75 [ohm][]o units typically exhibit low 0.9 dB insertion loss, good...

Band reject filter. (Components).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... The model MR2224 multi-oetave band reject filter tunes the frequency range of 0.5 to 2.0 GHz. The rejection bandwidth is 20 dB at 4 MHz (min) and 30 MHz at 30 dB with an insertion loss of 1.5 dB (typ). The tuning sensitivity is 24 MHz/mA (typ)....

Buried broadband capacitor. (Components).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... This DC blocking capacitor is designed for applications from 10 kHz to 50 GHz. The capacitor is an integration of the company's patent-pending single layer technology and traditional multi-Layer capacitor technology. The product offers two...

Surface-mount power dividers and combiners. (Components).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... This new series of high performance two-, three-, four-and six-way surface-mount power dividers features low insertion loss (> 0.25 dB), high isolation (22 dB), low SWR (1.2 (typ)), and excellent amplitude and phase balance. Available in...

Miniature BNC connector. (Components).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... The model UCBBJR250-G right angle, miniature BNC connector is designed to address the issue of reducing size and improving density of OEM equipment. This connector enables a 40 percent increase in connector density, and is ideal for high...

SMB/SMC connectors. (Components).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... The SMB/SMC series subminiature coaxial connectors are precision machined from brass, gold plated to resist corrosion, have beryllium-copper female contacts and Teflon insulators. Available in threaded mate and snap-on styles, these robust 50...

Phase detectors. (Components).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... The SPD family of surface-mount sampling phase detectors utilizes a unique hybrid assembly design to produce improved throughput and repeatability at a lower cost. The sampling phase detectors are designed for use in VSAT and LMDS applications...

Power amplifier. (Amplifiers).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... The new model PA40 monolithic power amplifier is targeted at applications that drive capacitive loads, suds as piezo electric positioning. The use of the industry-standard TO-220 package requires 66 percent less board space then the company's...

Low noise amplifier. (Amplifiers).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... The model LNA2340-A 23 to 40 GHz low noise amplifier features 20 dB average gain and noise figure as low as 0.8 dB. It has an internally regulated DC power supply and accepts voltages from 6 to 24 V while maintaining DC current at approximately...

Power amplifier. (Amplifiers).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... The model SM1727-37H compact class A power amplifier operates from 1.7 to 2.7 GHz and supplies over 5 W of output power with a +51 dBm OIP3 (typ). Features include a single DC supply, over/reverse voltage protection, thermal protection with...

Low profile reflector antennas. (Atenna).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... These low profile reflector antennas offer high performance in 18 to 38 GHz in sizes from 0.2 to 1.2 m. These antennas advance the state-of-the-art for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint reflector antennas. The antennas were developed to...

High power transistor. (Device).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... The model G2729-120 high power application specific transistor is targeted for the 2.7 to 3.4 GHz band. The bipolar transistor was developed for pulsed radar systems used in air traffic control applications. It covers the 2.7 to 2.9 GHz...

RF transceiver. (Integrated Circuit).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... The model CC1000 is based on a standard CMOS technology and the company's own qualified Smart-RF[R]02 technology. The transceiver is designed for use in the 300 to 1000 MHz frequency range and includes 7.7 mA current consumption in receive...

Ferrite material. (Materials).(advertisement)
January 1, 2002... This ferrite material is designed for use in high frequency applications, from 400 kHz to 1.5 MHz. With low power loss and excellent electrical characteristics, this F4 material is ideal for various ferrite core applications such as planar...