Microwave Journal articles from March 2002

Microwave Journal archives from March 2002

Advanced design seminars. (Workshops & Courses).(New spectral-domain system simulator software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... * Topics: The company's new spectral-domain system simulator, SPECTRASYS, is presented. Focus will be on practical implementations of systems using SPECTRASYS to detect signal peak paths, conducted emissions, adjacent channel distortion and...

MEMS for RF/wireless applications. (Workshops & Courses).(Microelectromechanical Microwave Systems seminar)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... * Topics: Will provide an understanding of the potential and limitations of MEMS as applied to RF/wireless communications systems. Test included with registration, "An Introduction to Microelectromechanical (MEM) Microwave Systems." *...

RF power amplifiers, classes A through S. (Workshops & Courses).(RF circuits seminar)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... * Topics: How the circuits operate, how to design and when to use each of them. Course is designed for those concerned with designing any type of RF power amplifier product. * Site: Waltham, MA * Date: April 24, 2002 * Contact:...

Advanced technology workshop on ceramic technologies for microwave and photonic packaging. (Workshops & Courses).(New technologies seminar)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... * Topics: Critical issues in packaging for microwave and photonic technology, essential in reducing time-to-market, costs and wide-scale deployment of these rapidly growing technologies. * Site: Providence, RI * Dates: May 2-3, 2002...

Antennas: Principles, design and measurements. (Workshops & Courses).(Advanced antennas for wireless communications)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... * Topics: Antenna fundamentals, arrays, wire antennas, broadband antennas, horns, reflectors, antennas in systems, antennas for wireless communications and measurements. * Site: Orlando, FL * Dates: May 20-23, 2002 * Contact:...

Microwave antenna measurements: Far-field, near-field, compact ranges and anechoic chambers. (Workshops & Courses).(Radar imaging techniques seminar)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... * Topics: Design, use and evaluation of anechoic chambers, far-field, near-field and compact ranges, techniques for the determination of antenna radiation patterns, directivity, gain, polarization and impedance, phase array testing and...

Advanced technology workshop on passive integration. (Workshops & Courses).(Electronic components seminar)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... * Topics: Design, simulation and libraries, material systems, fabrication of passive elements in component platforms, capacitors, connectors, diodes, flex circuits, ferrites, inductors, resistors, thermistors and varistors. * Site:...

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

Measurement of on-wafer transistor noise parameters without a turner using unrestricted noise sources. (Technical Feature).(Low-noise amplifiers design)
March 1, 2002... This article presents a method for calibrating the four noise parameters of a noise receiver which does not require a tuner The method permits using general (mismatched) noise sources, which may present very different source reflection...

EMS Technologies awarded $22 M contract to develop AEHF Antenna Subsystems. (News from Washington).(satellite communications beam forming network)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... EMS Technologies Inc. announced that TRW Inc. has selected EMS for a contract valued at approximately $22 M over approximately three years to deliver the beam forming network (BFN) for the first two satellites of the AEHF (Advanced Extremely...

US ARS: Microwave sense grain moisture. (News from Washington).(Antenna transmits microwaves to detect moisture level of grain crop)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Scientists in the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), a branch of the US Department of Agriculture in Athens, GA, have developed a new technique that uses microwaves to determine moisture levels in grain crops. In the new process, an...

US Air Force launches lockheed Martin-built Milstar satellite. (News from Washington).(New military communications satellite)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... A US Air Force Milstar II military communications satellite was launched at Cape Canaveral Air Station, FL, aboard a Titan IVB launch vehicle. The satellite and launch vehicle were built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. at its operations in...

Space Systems/Loral receives firm orders for XTAR-EUR and SpainSat satellites. (News from Washington).(New defense satellite communications contracts)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Loral Space & Communications announced that Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has finalized firm contracts for the construction of two new X-band satellites. XTAR-EUR and SpainSat, to be operated by XTAR[TM] and Hisdesat, respectively, will provide...

R & S launch first officially validated GSM 850 Protocol test platform. (International Report).(Global system for mobile communications radio standard)(International Pages)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... With its eyes firmly fixed on the 2002 introduction of the new Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) 850 mobile radio standard by US telecommunications providers such as AT&T, German contractor Rohde & Schwarz (R & S) has launched its...

France launches next-generation AGI programme. (International Report).(Thales gets next-generation signals intelligence vessel contract)(Government Activity)(International Pages)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... France's Service des Programmes Navals de la Delegation Generale pour l'Armement (the Naval Procurement Directorate of France's Defence Procurement Agency) has selected the international defence conglomerate Thales to act as prime contractor on...

SOSTAR on Track. (International Report).(Stand-Off Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar contract)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Following a 10-month interregnum, the SO-STAR GmbH consortium (made up of France's Thales Airborne Systems (28 percent workshare), Germany's EADS Dornier (28 percent), Holland's Fokker Space (5 percent), Italy's FIAR (28 percent) and Spain's...

Intelsat chooses Sea Launch for 2003 Satellite Launch. (International Report).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Wholesale Internet, broadcast, telephony and corporate network solution provider Intelsat has selected the Sea Launch Co. to loft its Intelsat X spacecraft into a geosynchronous orbit over the Atlantic during 2003. Weighing in at 5700 kg,...

Japan to Demonstrate New Telecommunications Satellite Components. (International Report).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Japanese Space Agency was proceeding with the 3 February 2002 launch of an H2A2024 rocket carrying two experimental satellites, the Mission Demonstration Test (MDT) 2 and the Demonstrator of Atmospheric Reentry System with Hypervelocity...

ETSI and the H2GF co-operate to ensure the completion of HiperLAN2 standard. (The Commercial Market).(European Telecommunication Standard Institute broadband contract with HiperLAN2 Global Forum)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The European Telecommunication Standard Institute (ETSI) and the HiperLAN2 Global Forum (H2GF) have signed a cooperation agreement intended to ensure the establishment of a global short-range broadband wireless infrastructure. The...

Space Systems/Loral receives firm order for MBSAT satellite. (The Commercial Market).(Mobile Broadcasting Corp. contract with Space Systems/Loral Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications, announced that it has finalized a contract with Mobile Broadcasting Corp. (MBC) of Japan for construction of the MBSAT communications satellite. MBSAT will deliver...

Wireless home networking becomes more desirable. (The Commercial Market).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... With their ability to enable cable-free networking of devices in the home, mobility throughout the residence and the sharing of Internet access among several members of the household, wireless home networking technologies are, and will continue...

Micronetics Wireless Inc. (Industry News).(merger with Enon Microwave Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Micronetics Wireless Inc. has entered into an agreement with the principal shareholders of Enon Microwave Inc. providing for them to vote in favor of a merger of the two companies. The proposed transaction is subject to certain contingencies...

Rogers Corp. (Industry News).(acquires product lines from Cellect L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Rogers Corp. has acquired certain product lines of Celled LLC for $10 M, plus a potential earnout in five years based upon performance. Sales of the purchased business were approximately $14 M in 2001. Under the terms of the agreement, Rogers...

Paradise Datacom LLC. (Industry News).(to acquire Satcom division of Sierra Networks)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Paradise Datacom LLC, a subsidiary of Intelek plc, entered into a conditional agreement with Sierra Networks to purchase the business and assets of Sierra's Satcom division. The total purchase price is $4.968 M.

Advanced Power Technology Inc. (APT). (Industry News).(acquires GHz Technology Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Advanced Power Technology Inc. (APT) has completed the acquisition of the business and assets of GHz Technology Inc., which includes approximately $7.9 M of net cash. The purchase was for approximately $13.5 NI and 1.5 million shares of APT...

Wireless Telecom Group Inc. (Industry News).(acquires Microlab/FXR)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Wireless Telecom Group Inc. has acquired Microlab/FXR for a net purchase price of $3.8 NI in cash. Microlab/FXR had over $5 M in revenue in 2000 and exceeded $7 NI last year.

SEMX Corp. (Industry News).(to sell wafer reclaim operation)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... SEMX Corp. will sign a letter of intent with an undisclosed party to sell its domestic wafer reclaim operation located in Providence, RI. Terms of the letter of intent were not disclosed.

Gabriel Electronics. (Industry News).(acquires antenna business of Endwave Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Gabriel Electronics has acquired Endwave Corp.'s antenna business. The assets acquired in this transaction include intellectual property related to advance microwave and millimeter-wave antenna solutions such as the GemFire[TM] and WavShapr[TM]...

Telenor. (Industry News).(acquires COMSAT Mobile Communications)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Telenor has completed the acquisition of COMSAT Mobile Communications (CMC). The company is combining CMC with Telenor Satellite Mobile to form Telenor Satellite Services.

Hittite Microwave Corp. (Industry News).(opns office in Rosenheim, Germany)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Hittite Microwave Corp. has opened a second international sales office, Hittite Microwave Deutschland, located in Rosenheim, Germany. The office will house a staff of sales engineers that will support the company's expanding European customer...

Park Electrochemical Corp. (Industry News).(opens Nelco Products Wuxi Company Ltd. in China)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Park Electrochemical Corp. has opened its newest business center in Wuxi, China, to support the growing customer demand for advanced multiplayer printed circuit materials in China. The business center operates under the name Nelco Products...

Strand Marketing Inc. (Industry News).(moves to new headquarters in Newburyport, Massachusetts)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Strand Marketing Inc. recently moved to a new 3000 square-foot headquarters. The new building is located at 10 Railroad Street, Newburyport, MA 01950.

European Antennas Ltd. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... European Antennas Ltd. has built a new spherical near field test facility on site to provide a fast supply of radiation pattern data to accompany existing and new antennas and to verify specifications during the development procedure. Data can...

Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. (Industry News).(opens sales office in Netherlands)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. has opened a sales office in the Netherlands. Rosenberger Benelux is responsible for customers in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxemburg.

Anritsu Co. (Industry News).(forms partnership with GGB Industries, Keithley Instruments)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Anritsu Co., GGB Industries and Keithley Instruments have formed a technology partnership resulting in the development of a test solution for wafer level process monitoring of communication devices and other high speed digital devices.

Honeywell. (Industry News).(signs distribution agreement with Richardson Electronics)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Honeywell has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Richardson Electronics. Richardson will supply Honeywell's family of RF attenuators, RF switches, optical transceivers and direct conversion "radio on chip" products for customers,...

PMC-Sierra. (Industry News).(marketing collaboration with TDK Semiconductor)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... PMC-Sierra and TDK Semiconductor announced a marketing collaboration to deliver complete physical layer solution for DS3 and E3 applications. The solution features PMC-Sierra's TEMUX[TM] and S/UNI[R] product families working with TDK's family...

Somera Communications. (Industry News).(enters into licensing agreement with Pivotal Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Somera Communications has entered into a licensing agreement with Pivotal Corp. to support the company's strategy to further build its strategic asset in data through a customer management system.

Labtech. (Industry News).(receives funding)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Labtech has received funding from the European Union's Information Society Technologies program for participation in the SMACKS project. Together with partners Alcatel Wireless Transmission Division, Thales Microwave, TMI, the TNO Physics and...

Macrosemi Corp. (Industry News).(MMSM wafer scale antenna switch technology)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Macrosemi Corp. has received 10 new design wins for its patented MMSM wafer scale antenna switch technology used in 802.11a and HiperLAN2 type wireless LAN access points and PC cards.

Silicon Wave Inc. (Industry News).(receives ISO9001 certification)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Silicon Wave Inc. has been certified to the international quality standard ISO9001. The ISO9001 standard is a set of internationally recognized quality management system requirements that provide guidelines for consistent quality management...

Datum Irvine. (Industry News).(TL 9000 certification)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Datum Irvine has received TL 9000 certification. Thus far only 70 telecommunications equipment manufacturers worldwide have achieved this level of certification.

Andrew Corp. (Industry News).(completes construction for CommSpeed)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Andrew Corp. has completed construction of the first commercially deployed non-line-of-site MMDS system for CommSpeed, Prescott, AZ. The upgraded network allows CommSpeed to expand its wireless offerings to include service areas for customers...

RF Solutions Inc. (Industry News).(new RFIC transceiver technology)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... RF Solutions Inc. announced the development of Gel-ILAN [TM], a wireless, multi-band, multi-standard RFIC transceiver technology. It incorporates the company's previously announced WLAN dual-band WiFLEX [TM] technology with enhanced capability...

RF Micro Devices Inc. (Financial News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... RF Micro Devices Inc. reports sales of $100.6 M for the third quarter ended December 31, 2001, compared to $79.9 M for the same period in 2000. Net income was $3.5 M (2cents/diluted share) compared to $7.8 M (5cents/diluted share) for the third...

Ansoft Corp. (Financial News).(Brief Article)
March 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. Pro forma net income was $1.3 M (10cents/diluted share) compared to a pro forma net income of $773 K...

Vari-L Co. Inc. (Financial News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Vari-L Co. Inc. reports sales of $5.7 M for the first quarter ended September 30, 2001, compared to $11.5 M for the same period in 2000. Net loss was $1.1 M (16cents/share) compared to a net loss of $201 K (3cents/share) for the first quarter...

Unity Wireless Corp. (Financial News).(private placement)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Unity Wireless Corp. has closed a private placement of Units to raise $926 K. Funds received from the private placement will be used to increase the company's cash reserves for working capital, finance the company's rapid expansion and help...

Spirea AB. (Financial News).(receives funding)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Spirea AB has received $11 M in its second round of funding. Prime Technology Ventures (PTV) is the lead investor in this round with additional financing from NIB Capital Private Equity and Vantech. The existing investors are also participating...

AKON Inc. (Contracts).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... AKON Inc. is being awarded a $9.73 M firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for super crystal video receivers and associated data. This contract combines purchases for the US Navy and the governments of Egypt,...

Unity Wireless Corp. (Contracts).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Unity Wireless Corp. has entered into its second major supply agreement with a Chinese customer to provide RE power amplifiers valued at $2 M over a 12-month period. In addition, Unity Wireless has agreed to develop a line of GSM amplifiers for...

MCCI Inc. (Contracts).(contract with Space Systems/Loral)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... MCCI Inc. has been awarded several contracts by Space Systems/Loral to supply high reliability filters, couplers and isolators for the APSTAR satellite program. Under the term of the contracts, MCCI will design develop manufacture and test the...

REMEC Broadband Wireless. (Contracts).(contract with Thales Broadcast Multimedia)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... REMEC Broadband Wireless has received an order from Thales Broadcast Multimedia for antennas and transceivers for fixed wireless access systems that will be deployed in India for Nextage Broadband Ltd. REMEC will provide its ExcelAir [TM] line...

Paradise Datacom. (Contracts).(contract with Dow Jones and Co.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Paradise Datacom has received a contract from Dow Jones & Co. worth approximately $1 M for C-band, 200 W solid-state amplifiers (SSPAs). The SSPAs will be supplied in redundant configuration and will replace older 400 W traveling wave tube...

Kenneth O. (Personnel).(named chief technology officer of Global Communication Devices)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Global Communication Devices (GCD) has appointed Kenneth 0 as chief technology officer to drive the company's future development of advanced highly integrated wireless semiconductor technologies. He brings 20 years of experience in the...

Sophia Wireless Inc. (Rep Appointments).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Sophia Wireless Inc., Chantilly, VA, has appointed Strategic Marketing Associates (SMA), Campbell, CA, to be its exclusive representative for the Northern California area.

Renaissance Electronics Corp. (Rep Appointments).(Appoints distributors)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Renaissance Electronics Corp., Harvard, MA, has made a pair of manufacturer's representative appointments. Testime Technology Ltd., Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK, will market Renaissance's product line of circulators/isolators, power...

Sierra Microwave. (Rep Appointments).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Sierra Microwave, Georgetown, TX, has appointed First Source Inc. as sales representative of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.

di/dt Inc. (Rep Appointments).(Taps Brilliant Technologies Co.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... di/dt Inc., Carlsbad, CA, has selected Brilliant Technologies Co., a division of Macnica Inc., Yokohoma, Japan, to sell and provide support for its DC/DC converters throughout Japan.

Tensolite Co. Inc. (Rep Appointments).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Tensolite Co. Inc. has appointed S & S Technology Inc. as the company's official representative in Southern California, southern Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. The company also appointed Midtec Associates Inc. to cover Missouri, Iowa,...

SiGe Semiconductor. (Rep Appointments).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... SiGe Semiconductor signed an agreement with Insight Memec as part of its strategy to expand global distribution channels. Under the agreement, Insight Memec will serve as SiGe's primary distributor in the PAN-European region, providing...

Fixing the Curtice FET model. (Technical Feature).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Convergence difficulties are common in nonlinear analyses of circuits using a Curtice model. The problem is not the model itself, but the limitations of the parameters describing the gate I/V characteristic. In this article, we show why that...

Two-tone vs. single-tone measurement of second-order nonlinearity. (Technical Feature).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... This article describes how to correctly find the second-order intercept point (1P2) from one- and two-tone tests, and presents measurement results in support of the theory RELATION BETWEEN TWO-TONE AND ONE-TONE TESTS FOR SECOND-ORDER...

Simulating multi-finger power HBTs. (Technical Feature).(heterojunction bipolar transistors)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... A new model of multi-finger heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBT) is presented to analyze and predict current collapse, bias dependence and output power. The simulation of multi-finger HBTs has proven to be very challenging in both...

The importance of the current-voltage characteristics of FETs, HEMTs and bipolar transistors in contemporary circuit design. (Tutorial).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Traditionally, when applying computer-aided methods to the design and practical realization of nonlinear circuits, the active device models required for the circuit simulator have been derived from small-signal S-parameter measurements made at...

A complete spectral system analysis for RF/microwave engineers. (Cover Feature).(Radio frequency)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Historically, RF and microwave system designers have been forced to resort to a hodgepodge of commercial and custom-written software to characterize and simulate the frequency-domain behavior of complex RF systems and subsystems. This approach...

A portable base station installation and commissioning test system. (Product Feature).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Testing in the field puts singular rigorous demands on both the engineer and test equipment used, with the installation and commissioning of field installed base stations presenting particular challenges. Specific considerations include being...

WCDMA application of gain blocks. (Product Feature).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... This article deals with the detailed operating characteristics of InGaP HBT gain block products that are widely used in 2G, 2.5G and 3G applications, using 3G WCDMA as the example. The linearity, expressed by adjacent channel leakage ratio...

Software for optimizing the design and low cost production of waveguide filters. (Product Feature).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Because of their low loss and high power-handling capability, waveguide filters have been widely used in telecommunications and wireless communications systems. The key to gaining a competitive edge in the market is both a winning design and...

A new wideband family of oscillators. (Product Feature).(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Modern communication systems are designed to handle ever increasing amounts of data by utilizing more bandwidth and more sophisticated modulation schemes. Voltage controlled oscillators (VCO) are used in almost all radio and RF applications...

Wire, cables, RF/microwave connectors and cable assemblies. (Web Update).(Tensolite)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... This Web site features the company's high performance wire and cables, RF/microwave connectors and cable assemblies, The products are targeted at applications in the aerospace, defense electronics, wireless infrastructure, optical...

Test & measurement products. (Web Update).(at www.comsol-inc.com)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... This newly designed Web site includes the company's complete line of high performance SIGINT and test and measurement products including receivers, tuners, frequency converters, demodulators, pulse analyzers and control/display GUIs. Pull-down...

Earth station equipment products. (Web Update).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... This alternative Web site is designed as a quick find site for earth station equipment products. Products covered include synthesized converters with 1.0 and 125.0 kHz frequency step sizes. INMATSAT L- and C-band converters, pilot generators...

MMIC products. (Web Update).(at www.hittite.com)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... This new Web site featuring e-commerce gives customers a convenient way to purchase the company's components. The site also contains the complete 2001 edition of the Microwave Designer's Guide and Supplement with full data sheets, including...

Connectors and cable assemblies. (Web Update).(from Tru-Connector Corp)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... This new Web site offers telecom, wireless, semiconductor and military designers a wide variety of standard and custom connectors and cable assemblies to choose from. In addition to a completely redesigned user interface, visitors can use the...

Simplifying sensing. (Web Update).(at www.melexis.com)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... This site features the company's design and development of Hall sensor integrated circuits. A wide range of magnetic sensor ICs is offered for applications such as position sensing, dented wheel position sensing, electronic motor speed...

Custom thin film circuits. (Web Update).(at www.thinfilmcircuits.com from Micrometrics Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... This Web site is designed as a quick find site for custom thin film circuits. The focus includes applications in RF and microwave circuits, data converters, signal conditioners, amplifiers, networks, terminations and delay lines. The company...

Microwave antennas. (Web Update).(at www.microstarantennas.com)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... This Web site presents the company's high performance microwave antennas. Featured are monopulse radar antennas up to 15 ft. diameter and dual-polarized feeds for reflector antennas with greater than 65 dB isolation. Broadband feeds and...

Waveguide assemblies and passive microwave components. (Web Update).(at www.microtechinc.com)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... This redesigned Web site features a new layout with ease of navigation throughout and an enhanced online product catalog. The site also adds a new and extended level of service and customer support. Microtech Inc., 1425 Highland Ave.,...

Miniature passive components. (Web Update).(at www.Mini-Systemslnc.com)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... This Web site presents technical specifications on a wide range of miniature passive components, including precision thick- and thin-film chip resistors, capacitors, metal/glass side wall packages, custom thick-film hybrid circuits and...

Simulation tools. (Web Update).(at www.cst-america.com)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... This Web site provides insight into the company's 3D EM simulation tools, which can be applied to a wide range of applications from antennas to IC packaging. Products include CST Microwave Studio[TM] and CST Design Studio[TM]. The site also...

Agile precision frequency sources. (Web Update).(at www.programmedtest.com)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... This Web site provides complete technical specifications for the company's PTS frequency synthesizer line. With easy, fast [micro]s switching, remote programming and resolution ranges from megahertz to microhertz the synthesizers are vital in...

High power RF research tools. (Web Update).(at www.radioresearch.thomasregister.com)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... This Web site describes radar systems 10 kHz to 35 GHz RF sources, 1 kW to 25 MW modulators, microwave components, tracking pedestals, parabolic dishes to 60 diameter, microwave tubes and many more products available from stock (completely...

RF relay store. (Web Update).(at www.rfrelaystore.com)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... This site is designed to provide answers to users' small quantity needs. Twelve standard building block RF coaxial relays are available for shipment from stock, including affordable high performance building blocks design enhanced for wireless...