Microwave Journal articles from July 2005

Microwave Journal archives from July 2005

Coming events.(Calendar)
July 1, 2005... Military Antenna Systems September 19-21, 2005 Crystal City, VA This event will address military antenna systems and the necessary requirements to meet the needs of the warfighter. Antennas used for military applications must be...

Concurrent RF system/circuit design.(WORKSHOPS & COURSES)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... * Topics: This technology seminar on concurrent RF system/circuit design will demonstrate a methodology that enables a participant to significantly accelerate system and circuit analysis. Topics ranging from WLAN receiver sensitivity analysis...

FPGAs for DSP and communications.(Field Programmable Gate Arrays)(Digital Signal Processors)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... * Topics: In this intensive course, the use of FPGAs is looked at specifically for DSP algorithms, applications and architectures. Particular emphasis is on communications given the widespread use of FPGAs in this market and the sheer variety...

High speed PCB, systems design and use of simulation tools.(WORKSHOPS & COURSES)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... * Topics: This course will give participants the fundamental knowledge necessary to make the most efficient design-rule set for a high speed design, organize the design process to most efficiently execute the design, select the appropriate...

Linear power amplifier design and wireless systems.(WORKSHOPS & COURSES)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... * Topics: This four-day Summer School, hosted by Sabanci University, Istanbul, offers intermediate sessions dealing with the fundamentals, theory and practical aspects of wireless systems, RF and microwave technology and power amplifiers....

Basic antenna concepts.(WORKSHOPS & COURSES)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... * Topics: This course will provide a practical understanding of the fundamental principles of antennas. It consists of a combination of lectures, interactive computer simulations and laboratory demonstrations that allow a participant to obtain...

Symmetrical components.(WORKSHOPS & COURSES)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... * Topics: This course discusses a variety of topics such as phasors and complex number mathematics, balanced and unbalanced three phase systems, sequence networks, fault impedance and fault calculation methods. The course concludes by analyzing...

Multiradio yields challenges for mobile phones.(COVER FEATURE)
July 1, 2005... Wireless technologies have developed in a way that can best be described as 'unbelievable.' Global mobile subscriptions rose to 1.7 billion in 2004 and the number continues to grow at a healthy pace. Furthermore, the production volumes of...

Harris awarded $35 M contract modification to modernize FAA communications.(DEFENSE NEWS)
July 1, 2005... Harris Corp. announced that it has been awarded a $35 M contract modification by the Federal Aviation Administration to upgrade the voice communications displays used by the nation's air traffic controllers as part of the existing Voice...

XTAR awarded a multi-year contract to provide diplomatic communications.(DEFENSE NEWS)
July 1, 2005... XTAR LLC announced that it has been awarded a contract with the US Department of State's Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Program Office (DTS-PO), Fairfax, VA, to provide X-band communications services to embassies and consulates in Africa...

Lockheed Martin selected for continued development of ISAT.(DEFENSE NEWS)(Innovative Space Based Radar Antenna Technology)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The Air Force announced that Lockheed Martin has been selected to continue development of the Innovative Space Based Radar Antenna Technology, known as ISAT. The contract, valued at $19.5 M, is for the next phase of the Defense Advanced...

Northrop Grumman 'tactical Internet' system wins award.(DEFENSE NEWS)
July 1, 2005... A Northrop Grumman-developed system that provides joint coalition forces with a clear, continuous common operating picture of the battlefield in Iraq and Afghanistan has been honored as the "Best Program in Support of Coalition Operations." The...

Forecast is good as microwave sounders go into orbit.(INTERNATIONAL REPORT)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... A new era in global meteorological forecasting has begun with the launch of the first of five EADS Astrium state-of-the-art microwave humidity sounder (MHS) instruments on board the US polar orbiting satellite NOAA-N. The contract was awarded...

Harris Corp. provides microwave backbone in Nigeria.(INTERNATIONAL REPORT)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... A new contract valued at $4.4 M has been awarded to Harris Corp. to supply TRuepoint microwave digital radios to Vmobile Nigeria. The contract represents an expansion of an existing long-term relationship between the two companies, through...

Cornell selects e2v klystrons.(e2v technologies PLC)(Cornell University)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... e2v technologies has been selected to supply narrowband CW klystrons for use in Cornell University's prototype energy-recovery linear accelerator (ERL), a new and advanced synchrotron radiation machine. The klystrons will aid the university...

Cambridge Consultants to develop next-generation terminals.(INTERNATIONAL REPORT)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Iridium Satellite LLC has appointed Cambridge Consultants as a strategic wireless technology development consultant, charged with helping the company to evolve the design of its ground-based terminal equipment. The consultancy has assembled a...

HAI and INDRA Espacio form strategic alliance.(INTERNATIONAL REPORT)
July 1, 2005... A significant European strategic alliance has been agreed between Hellenic Aerospace Industry S.A. (HAI), the largest defence company in Greece operating in the field of aerospace, electronic and satellite communication systems, and INDRA...

Motorola launches 5.4 GHz system for Brazil.(INTERNATIONAL REPORT)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Brazil's wireless broadband market is being addressed with the launch by Motorola of a new version of its Canopy portfolio, authorized for sale by Anatel, the National Telecommunications Agency, in the 5.4 GHz band. In point-to-multipoint...

Bluetooth/UWB compatibility plans introduced.(Ultrawideband)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced its intent to work with the developers of the wireless technology commonly known as ultrawideband (UWB) to combine strengths of both technologies. This decision will allow Bluetooth...

Chase "Blink" will be a catalyst for contactless RFID payments.(Radio Frequency Identification)(Chase card services)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Chase card services announced that it is introducing "Blink," a new faster, easier way to pay, using RFID chips and contactless payment systems. With the Chase Blink announcement, the North American contactless payment market-starting gun has...

SOHO/consumer WLAN vendors struggle for profits.(Wireless LANs)
July 1, 2005... While SOHO/home WLAN equipment shipment volumes have increased strongly since Apple first launched its AirPort line of 802.11b-compliant consumer WLAN gear in 2000, prices have eroded sharply over the past several years, and few vendors are...

MBOA and WiMedia Alliance merge to benefit uptake of UWB.(MultiBand OFDM Alliance)(ultrawideband)
July 1, 2005... The WiMedia Alliance and the MultiBand OFDM Alliance Special Interest Group, or MBOA-SIG, recently announced the two groups' merger. Although the entity will often be referred to as WiMedia-MBOA, the entity will operate officially as the...

Radiall.(acquistions)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Radiall has bought New Haven, CT-based Applied Engineering Products Inc. (AEP). The newly acquired company ranks among the largest of the independent designers and manufacturers of the subminiature coaxial connectors and cable assemblies, used...

Mimix Broadband Inc.(acquisitions)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Mimix Broadband Inc. announced that it has completed the purchase of substantially all of Celeritek's assets. The purchase price was $2.8 M in cash, plus the assumption of approximately $6 M in liabilities.

Flomerics.(acquisitions)(MicReD)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Flomerics announced the acquisition of MicReD, a Hungarian-based company formed in 1997 as a spin-off from Budapest University of Technology and Economics. MicReD's main product is the "T3Ster," which provides fast, repeatable and accurate...

Teledyne Investment Inc.(acquisitions)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Teledyne Technologies Inc. announced that a subsidiary, Teledyne Investment Inc., has entered into an agreement to acquire Cougar Components Corp., Sunnyvale, CA for $26.5 M. The transaction was expected to close on or about June 30, 2005, and...

Colibrys SA.(contracts)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Colibrys SA, Neuchatel, Switzerland, announced signing a Preferred Supply Agreement with BAE Systems, Plymouth, UK. Within this agreement, Colibrys will be a preferred supplier of high performance accelerometers for use within BAE Systems'...

Compel Electronics SpA.(joint ventures)(Junper Interconnection)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Compel Electronics SpA, a designer and manufacturer of interconnection systems and cable assemblies, has signed a joint venture contract with Junper Interconnection, joining under the brand name Juncom. The new company, taking advantage of the...

M2 Global Technology Ltd., Patterson Machine Inc. and Engineered Mechanical Systems Inc.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... A small business joint teaming agreement was signed by three US government and defense contractors: M2 Global Technology Ltd., Patterson Machine Inc. and Engineered Mechanical Systems Inc. The three companies will be marketed under the name...

Focus Microwaves.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Focus Microwaves announced a new West Coast sales and support office, in order to improve local support of numerous customers in the area. Steve Reyes has been appointed as a manager for this local office covering California, Arizona, Texas,...

Andrew Corp.(management)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Andrew Corp. has increased its manufacturing capabilities and engineering design workforce in Suzhou, China, to better support customers with local production of base station antennas for current and next generation wireless networks.

Avtech.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Avtech celebrates 30 years of serving the test and measurement and R & D communities. The company provides a unique line of general purpose and high performance pulse generators, laser diode drivers and related equipment.

M/A-COM.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... M/A-COM announced it has joined the WiMAX Forum[TM] to assist in the advancement of interoperability standards for the broadband wireless access industry around the IEEE 802.16 standard. Through M/A-COM's participation in the WiMAX Forum, all...

Agilent Technologies Inc.(products)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Agilent Technologies Inc. announced it is now shipping hundreds of millions of lead-free LEDs annually into applications that range from consumer electronics to industrial applications. Driven by market demand, legislation and adverse...

Sypris Data Systems Inc.(intellectual property)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Sypris Data Systems Inc., a provider of high performance data acquisition and storage systems, announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office issued US Patent No. 6,892,167 for the company's real-time data acquisition network technology.

EMS SATCOM.(CONTRACTS)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... EMS SATCOM, a division of EMS Technologies Inc., disclosed that Turkey has selected EMS SATCOM's comprehensive system for its search-and-rescue (SAR) operations. The contract is valued at approximately $1.2 M.

TECOM Industries Inc.(CONTRACTS)
July 1, 2005... TECOM Industries Inc., a Smiths Interconnect company, announced it has been selected by L-3 Communication Systems West, Salt Lake City, UT, to supply tactical common data link (TCDL) ground terminal antenna systems for operational...

DCM Industries Inc.(CONTRACTS)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... DCM Industries Inc. announced a contract to supply BAE Systems with turnkey solutions for the test and measurement of coaxial cable assemblies used in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. The DCM model HPCC-3000 test system provides...

IKE Micro.(CONTRACTS)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... IKE Micro announced that it has successfully completed an order for high power switches ultimately for use by a branch of the United States Armed Forces. The high power switch units, assembled by IKE Micro at its Nashua facility, are used as a...

MI Technologies.(CONTRACTS)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... MI Technologies announced it has been selected by the University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy, to supply and commission a state-of-the-art antenna measurement, acquisition and analysis system for an existing anechoic chamber located on the...

MEMtronics Corp.(Contracts)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... MEMtronics Corp. announced that it' has successfully passed into the second phase of a $3.69 M, three-year development contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) entitled "Robust, Reliable RF MEMS Capacitive Switches."...

Ansoft Corp.(FINANCIAL NEWS)
July 1, 2005... Ansoft Corp. reports sales of $21.7 M for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 ended April 30, 2005, compared to $17.8 M for the same period in 2004. Net income for the quarter was $4.7 M ($0.36/per diluted share), compared to a net income of $2.8...

Sirenza Microdevices Inc.(FINANCIAL NEWS)(sales)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Sirenza Microdevices Inc. reports sales of $12.2 M for the first quarter of 2005 ended March 31, 2005, compared to $13.8 M for the same period in 2004. Net loss was $1.8 M ($0.05/per basic share), compared to a net income of $162,000 ($0.00/per...

WJ Communications Inc.(FINANCIAL NEWS)
July 1, 2005... WJ Communications Inc. reports sales of $7.8 M for the first quarter of 2005 ended April 3, 2005, compared to $7.1 M for the same period in 2004. On a US GAAP basis, the company reported a net loss of $7.7 M ($0.12/per common share) for the...

Paratek Microwave Inc.(FINANCIAL NEWS)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Paratek Microwave Inc., a developer of electronically tunable miniaturized 3D RF devices, announced that it has completed a Series C financing of $15 M. Previous venture capital investors in the company, including Polaris Venture Partners....

Jacket Micro Devices Inc.(FINANCIAL NEWS)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Jacket Micro Devices Inc. (JMD) announced the closing of a new funding round with investors Noro-Moseley Partners, Sevin Rosen Funds, Imlay Investments, the ATDC Seed Fund and Atlanta Technology Angels. The $6 M funding proceeds will be used to...

Applied Wave Research Inc.(FINANCIAL NEWS)(sales)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Applied Wave Research Inc. (AWR[R]) announced record sales and revenue with the closure of fiscal year 2005, ending March 31. Key achievements included: major product upgrades and shipments, strategic new customer accounts, expansion of...

mWAVE Industries LLC.(MicroWave)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... mWAVE Industries LLC, founded in 2004, is an antenna design, development and manufacturing company based in Gorham, ME. mWAVE offers independent antenna testing, consulting, build-to-print, improvement studies and volume antenna manufacturing...

Sage Laboratories Inc.(PERSONNEL)(Anthony J. Cieri)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Anthony J. Cieri, former vice president of sales at Sage Laboratories Inc., passed away on May 23, 2005. A graduate of Merrimac College and a Korean War veteran with the US Navy, Cieri spent 35 years in the microwave industry facilitating...

Global Communications Semiconductors Inc.(PERSONNEL)(Jerry L. Curtis appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Global Communications Semiconductors Inc. (GCS), a pure-play III-V compound semiconductor wafer foundry service provider, announced that its board of directors has appointed Jerry L. Curtis to succeed Sam Lee as the company's president and...

Park Electrochemical Corp.(PERSONNEL)(John C. Weidner appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Park Electrochemical Corp. announced the appointment of John C. Weidner as the president of Neltec Europe SAS, Park's high technology printed circuit materials business unit located in Mirebeau, France. Weidner has over thirty years of...

Cadence Design Systems.(PERSONNEL)(Sean Redmond appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Cadence Design Systems has appointed Sean Redmond to be the company's new vice president of sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He will be based in Bracknell, UK. Redmond joined Cadence as part of the acquisition of Verisity,...

CAP Wireless Inc.(PERSONNEL)(Scott Behan appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... CAP Wireless Inc. announced the appointment of Scott Behan as vice president of marketing. Behan has more than twenty years of design and product marketing experience in the microwave and RF industry, having most recently served as director of...

Raltron Electronics Corp.(PERSONNEL)(Roman Boroditsky appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Raltron Electronics Corp. announced the appointment of Roman Boroditsky to the newly created position of vice president for research and development. Boroditsky comes to Raltron after an extensive career with Valpey-Fisher Corp., Hopkinton, MA,...

Trilithic Inc.(PERSONNEL)(Evan Taylor appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Evan Taylor has joined Trilithic Inc. as regional sales manager, RF and microwave division. Taylor has been a part of the electronics industry for over 20 years with experience in RF and microwave technologies, including telecommunications,...

G Squared Technologies Inc.(PERSONNEL)(Fred Boone appointed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... G Squared Technologies Inc. announced that Fred Boone has joined the sales staff as government account specialist. During his 15 years as materials manager for M/A-COM SIGINT Products, Boone attained extensive knowledge of the RF and microwave...

IMS Connector Systems.(REP APPOINTMENTS)(international marketing)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... IMS Connector Systems, headquartered in Germany, has further extended its international sales network with the appointment of two new distribution partners in North America--Reichenbach International Inc. and Utech Electronics. The former was...

Valpey-Fisher Corp.(REP APPOINTMENTS)(international marketing )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Valpey-Fisher Corp. announced the addition of Daito Electron to the Valpey Fisher global distribution and rep network as its exclusive authorized sales distributor for all company product lines to the Japanese market.

Locus Microwave.(REP APPOINTMENTS)(distribution agreements)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Locus Microwave, a manufacturer of custom and standard RF amplifier and converter products, announced the appointment of several representatives spanning the United States. MC Microwave will represent northern California, E.G. Holmes &...

AMI Semiconductor.(REP APPOINTMENTS)(distribution agreements with Soanar Pty Ltd. )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... AMI Semiconductor, a designer and manufacturer of integrated mixed-signal and structured digital products, has announced the appointment of Soanar Pty Ltd. as a distributor and technical representative for the company in Australia and New...

W.L. Gore & Associates Inc.(WEB SITES)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... W.L. Gore & Associates Inc., a supplier of microwave cable assemblies, expands its on-line store offering with the addition of GORE[TM] microwave test assemblies. The electronic products now available to purchase through the store include GORE...

Spectrum Control.(WEB SITES)(www.spectrumcontrol.com)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Spectrum Control unveiled three new product Web sites under the umbrella of its corporate Web site, www.spectrumcontrol.com. The corporate Web site will continue to provide company-related and investor relations information, as well as direct...

Sullins Electronics Corp.(WEB SITES)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Sullins Electronics Corp., a designer and manufacturer of connectors and interconnect systems, announced the launch of a new Web site (www.sullinselectronics.com) to better represent the growth and profile of the company.

A monopole with a twist revisited.
July 1, 2005... Several years ago, a new antenna was developed to address the increasing need for compact wideband antennas. (1,2) The new antenna was presented as a novel spiral configuration best described as a Tapered Area Small Helix (TASH). The original...

Latest advances in VNA accuracy enhancements.(TECHNICAL FEATURE)(vector network analyzer)
July 1, 2005... A vector network analyzer (VNA) measurement accuracy depends on the accuracy of the calibration standards, the calibration method employed and the instrumentation accuracy. Advances in signal processing technology, computation technology,...

A broadband design for a printed isosceles triangular slot antenna for wireless communications.
July 1, 2005... Microstrip-line-fed, printed isosceles triangular slot antennas, with a small rectangular slot for broadband operation, are proposed and experimentally investigated. Both impedance and radiation characteristics of these antennas are studied....

A size reduction technique for mobile phone PIFA antennas using lumped inductors.(TECHNICAL FEATURE)
July 1, 2005... A size reduction technique for the planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) is presented. An 18 nH lumped inductor is used in addition to a small 0.3 [cm.sup.3] PIFA. The PIFA is located on dielectric foam, 5 mm above a 40 mm X 100 mm ground plane. It...

Multi-gigabit connectivity at 70, 80 and 90 GHz.(SPECIAL REPORT)
July 1, 2005... In October 2003, the FCC announced that the frequency bands from 71 to 76 GHz, 81 to 86 GHz and 92 to 95 GHz were available for wireless applications. FCC chairman Michael Powell heralded the ruling as opening a "new frontier" in commercial...

A self-extinguishing gas capsule protector.(PRODUCT FEATURE)
July 1, 2005... In modern society, electronic systems impact significantly on everyday life, for individuals, commerce, industry and the community as a whole. Their safe and reliable operation is generally taken for granted, as is the humble surge protector...

Distributed coupled voltage-controlled oscillators.(PRODUCT FEATURE)
July 1, 2005... CRO/SAW (coupled-resonator oscillator/surface acoustic wave) resonator-based oscillators are widely used as reference sources in phase-locked loop (PLL) applications, since the technology features very low phase noise at fixed frequencies to...

A coaxial high frequency relay for 26.5 GHz applications.(PRODUCT FEATURE)
July 1, 2005... A series of high frequency relays has recently been developed that feature very small size and low power consumption. The most recent relay in this series is the model G9YA, a 26.5 GHz coaxial relay designed primarily for mobile communications...

Product catalog.(CATALOG UPDATE)
July 1, 2005... This product catalog features the company's advanced antenna systems. It highlights new products including the Phased Beamer;[TM] modular phased array panels, Edge-of-Space Gateway;[TM] SatCom antenna system with orbital down conversion and...

Product catalog/CD-ROM.(CATALOG UPDATE)
July 1, 2005... This catalog showcases the range of products and services offered through the company, including OEM consulting and manufacturing custom antenna design, low profile disc antennas, microcell hemi antennas, omnidirectional antennas, Yagi...

Shortform catalog.(CATALOG UPDATE)
July 1, 2005... This shortform catalog (No. 14S) details over 500 standard models of general purpose pulse generators (5 to 100 V), high speed and high voltage pulse generators (rise times as low as 50 ps), high voltage amplifiers and function generators (to...

High performance solutions.(CATALOG UPDATE)
July 1, 2005... This 600-page catalog features over 425 products that include components and integrated assemblies in frequencies ranging from 100 kHz to 20 GHz. Components include: TO-8 cascadable amplifiers, VCOs, mixers, switches, detectors, limiters,...

Antenna catalog.(CATALOG UPDATE)
July 1, 2005... This product catalog features the company's antenna products including BiConiLog,[TM] Biconical, log periodic, double-ridged waveguide horn, diagonal dual polarized horn, tuned dipole, loop and magnetic field coil, rod, and conical log spiral....

Product catalog.(CATALOG UPDATE)
July 1, 2005... This catalog highlights the company's miniature semi-rigid coaxial cable including MIL-C-17 QPL, low loss EZ FormAL Aluminum, EZ Flex cable assemblies, delay lines and RF connectors. The catalog features its line of RF coaxial connectors, in...

RFI/EMI/Tempest components.(Catalog Update)
July 1, 2005... This six-panel brochure features RFI/EMI/Tempest components and subsystems used for military, industrial and commercial applications. The brochure includes key features and specifications for EMI/RFI/Tempest line filter and surge protector...

Switch catalog.(Catalog Update)
July 1, 2005... This space-qualified microwave switch catalog features information about the company's high reliability electromechanical devices. This complete line of space-qualified switches is for high power applications in the L-, S-, C-, Ku- and...

Amplifier and converter capabilities.(CATALOG UPDATE)
July 1, 2005... This brochure highlights the company's amplifier and converter design and manufacturing capabilities. Products include low noise amplifiers with noise figures to 0.4 dB, solid-state power amplifiers with output power to 300 W, and converters...

Coaxial cable assemblies.(CATALOG UPDATE)
July 1, 2005... This brochure highlights the company's SiO2[TM] silicon dioxide coaxial cable assemblies that meet the requirements of demanding microwave interconnect applications in aircraft, space, shipboard and ground based systems as well as other hostile...

Millimeter-wave products.(CATALOG UPDATE)
July 1, 2005... This 90-page catalog features the company's standard millimeter-wave products in the frequency range of 18 to 110 GHz. The products offered include millimeter-wave amplifiers, antennas, control devices, ferrite devices, frequency converters,...

Agile precision frequency sources catalog.(CATALOG UPDATE)
July 1, 2005... This catalog describes the complete line of precision frequency synthesizers, based on a high stability frequency standard. Easy and fast remote programming is available. These synthesizers are used in advanced measurement and production...

Full line catalog.(CATALOG UPDATE)
July 1, 2005... This latest edition includes a number of new products, including both PIN diode and waveguide switches, as well as coaxial switches up to 65 GHz. The filter section now includes a range of Bessel filters, both absorptive and reflective, as well...