Microwave Journal articles from March 2004

Microwave Journal archives from March 2004

30th RF & hyper Europe 2004.(Coming Events)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... March 30-April 1, 2004 Porte de Versailles, France The show will be celebrating 30 years dedicated to the promotion of RF, microwaves, optical fiber, and wireless products and services. It will include application conferences presented...

Wireless and microwave technology conference.(Coming Events)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... April 15-16, 2004 Clearwater, FL The 6th annual conference will address up-to-date multidisciplinary research needs and interdisciplinary aspects of wireless and RF technology. Topics include: next generation (3G/4G) wireless...

Ceramic Interconnect Technology: the next generation II.(Coming Events)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... April 27-28, 2004 Denver, CO The 2004 conference on Ceramic Interconnect Technology is an industry meeting for ceramic interconnect and ceramic microsystems technologies sponsored by professional and technical organizations focusing...

Wireless communications association 2004.(Coming Events)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... June 1-4, 2004 Washington, DC This 17th annual event will convene 2000 broadband wireless executives from 40 nations, and feature 200 speakers and 75 exhibitors who will showcase product solution from 2 to 90 GHz, as well as FSO and SDR...

IEEE MTT-S international microwave symposium and exhibition.(Coming Events)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... June 6-11, 2004 Fort Worth, TX This symposium will serve as the centerpiece of Microwave Week 2004. Topics include: research, development and application of RF and microwave theory and techniques. In addition to IMS2004, a microwave...

Radio and Wireless Conference.(Coming Events)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... September 19-22, 2004 Atlanta, GA The IEEE Radio and Wireless Conference (RAWCON 2004) presents recent interdisciplinary aspects of wireless and RF technology. From components to systems to networks, RAWCON 2004 focuses on how the...

European Microwave Week 2004.(Coming Events)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... October 11-15, 2004 Amsterdam, The Netherlands European Microwave Week 2004 (EuMW) has been expanded to include four major conferences plus the European Microwave Exhibition: GAAS 2004--The 12th Gallium Arsenide Application Symposium...

AMTA 2004 meeting and symposium.(Coming Events)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... October 17-22, 2004 Stone Mountain, GA This event is being hosted by MI Technologies, Georgia Tech, the Georgia Tech Research Institute, Satimo and The Howland Co. in conjunction with the AMTA Board of Directors. Topics include: theory and...

Compound Semiconductor IC Symposium.(Coming Events)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... October 24-27, 2004 Monterey, CA The Compound Semiconductor IC Symposium (formerly GaAs IC Symposium) is dedicated to providing an ideal forum for the presentation of gigahertz frequency state-of-the-art electronic circuits, devices...

Antenna parameter measurements by near-field techniques.(Workshops & Courses)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Topics: This short course is intended for engineers and scientists concerned with making accurate measurements of antenna parameters. For more information, visit www.nist.gov/public_affairs/confpage/blconf.htm. * Site: Boulder, CO *...

Antenna engineering.(Workshops & Courses)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Topics: This 4-1/2 day course presents the theory and practice of antenna engineering covering the range of antenna properties and types from basic to state-of-the-art. The antennas presented in the course cover a wide spectrum of frequency,...

Corrosion testing: application and use of salt fog, humidity, cyclic and gas tests.(Workshops & Courses)
March 1, 2004... * Topics: This two-day hands-on technical training course will provide an understanding of the proper application of ASTM B 117 and will furnish information regarding corrosion testing in general. This will help attendees understand the...

Introduction to electromagnetic compatibility design practices.(Workshops & Courses)
March 1, 2004... * Topics: This two-day course will help to develop a working knowledge of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) fundamentals including regulations, grounding, shielding and filtering using an engineering approach while focusing on the methodology...

Free-space optical communications.(Workshops & Courses)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Topics: This course presents laser communication emerging as an appealing alternative to RF communication for links between satellites as well as other terrestrial applications. It is intended for engineers who desire greater technical depth,...

Linear and nonlinear RF radio components and design.(Workshops & Courses)
March 1, 2004... * Topics: This course focuses on the design of RF components within the context of the overall system. While the principal focus of the course is on retaining simple linear and quasi-linear techniques to efficiently and intuitively design...

Trigger-capture-analyze: three steps toward understanding today's complex RF signals.(Technical Feature)(Radio Frequency)
March 1, 2004... The recent proliferation of new RF applications has brought about a dramatic increase in spectrum usage, particularly in the unlicensed bands used by many of the new devices. Crowding virtually guarantees the presence of RF interference. This...

Rockwell Collins joins Northrop Grumman-Raytheon team.(Defense News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The US Missile Defense Agency announced the award of an eight-year contract for the design, development and build of the kinetic energy interceptor (KEI) missile defense system to a Northrop Grumman and Raytheon team, supported by Rockwell...

US Air Force awards Lockheed Martin a $20 M contract for GPS.(Defense News)(global positioning system)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The US Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin one of two industry contracts valued at approximately $20 M each to enter the next development phase of an advanced Global Positioning System, to be known as GPS III. The present awards are for the Phase...

Northrop Grumman receives MILSATCOM network study contract.(Defense News)
March 1, 2004... The US Air Force Space and Missile Command has awarded Northrop Grumman Mission System sector a contract to define the requirements needed to build a communication network for military, intelligence and space agencies. The Transformational...

Air Force purchases upgrades for Raytheon-built Maverik missiles.(Defense News)
March 1, 2004... The US Air Force has exercised the Lot 5 production contract option with Raytheon Co. to produce AGM-65H/K Maverik missile guidance and control sections. The $49.7 M option includes more than 1000 tactical guidance and control sections, 35...

Alcatel to conduct MAESTRO project consortium.(International Report)(Mobile Applications and sErvices based on Satellite and Terrestrial inteRwOrking)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... In the scope of the European Union MAESTRO Research and Development project (Mobile Applications and sErvices based on Satellite and Terrestrial inteRwOrking), Alcatel Space will coordinate an international consortium of 20 partners addressing...

A smart move as Philips and IBM join forces.(International Report)(Royal Philips Electronics)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Royal Philips Electronics and IBM have announced a major initiative to jointly develop customer systems for radio frequency identification (RFID) and smart card applications. Working together, the companies will combine their industry expertise...

Lockheed Martin signs MoU with Polish radar specialist.(International Report)(Memorandum of Understanding with Przemyslowy Instytut Telekomunikacji )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Initially focusing on radar technologies, Lockheed Martin has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Poland's leading defence electronics company, Przemyslowy Instytut Telekomunikacji (PIT), to pursue industrial cooperation related to...

Olympian effort to bring 3G services to Athens.(International Report)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... In collaboration with Nokia, TELESTET has brought commercial 3G services to Greece with the launch of the country's first WCDMA network. It will initially operate in the greater Athens, Thessaloniki, Patra and Irakleion areas with other major...

The chips are down for Infineon acquisition.(International Report)(Infineon Technologies to acquire ADMtek)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... In what is the company's first acquisition of a controlling stake in an Asian semiconductor company, Infineon Technologies has signed an agreement to acquire ADMtek Inc., a fabless, integrated circuit design company based in Hsinchu, Taiwan,...

NEC consolidates R & D.(International Report)(research and development)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... In order to enhance and accelerate synergy between its business and R & D to further new business creation, NEC Corp. is consolidating its R & D operations. Previously divided between corporate and business line divisions the newly created...

Lucky 13 as Motorola expands GSM network in China.(International Report)(global system for mobile communications)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The China Mobile Communication Corp. (CMCC) has selected Motorola's Global Telecom Solutions Sector (GTSS) to expand its GSM communications network and improve data services for users in Beijing and 13 important provinces of China. The...

RFID swings into 2004 with high hopes.(Commercial Market)
March 1, 2004... If 2003 was the year the market awakened to supply chain-based RFID, 2004 will surely be the year it readies for school. The two mandates for 2005, set by Wal-Mart and the US Department of Defense (DoD), pushed RFID into the public eye, and...

Fixed Wireless infrastructure will ride a wave of growth on standards.(Commercial Market)
March 1, 2004... The emergence of new standards will result in a dynamic rate of growth for Fixed Wireless Broadband (FWB), reports In-Stat/MDR. Traditionally, a lack of standards has hampered the development of FWB systems, as the proprietary nature of FWB...

Novel GPS applications to proliferate as overall market grows.(Commercial Market)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... As consumer awareness of global position systems (GPS) increases, so has product innovation and total market revenue. While roughly half of the market today consists of sales of automotive and asset tracking equipment, these segments will still...

PCTEL Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of MAXRAD Inc., a manufacturer of wireless communications antennas for broadband wireless, inbuilding wireless and land mobile radio applications.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * PCTEL Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of MAXRAD Inc., a manufacturer of wireless communications antennas for broadband wireless, inbuilding wireless and land mobile radio applications. PCTEL acquired all of the shares of...

Chipcon AS.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Chipcon AS has established a new strategic automotive center in Germany to support its growing automotive business and to enhance its position as a provider of low cost, low power RFICs and narrowband RF systems for RKE/TPMS and sensor...

Adhesives Research Inc.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Adhesives Research Inc., a global developer and manufacturer of custom pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes, coatings, specialty films and laminates, announced the grand opening of its technical center in Singapore. The technical center builds...

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) and the Canadian Standards Association International (CSA) signed an agreement to develop a mutual component acceptance program that provides acceptance of components used in end-products submitted to UL or CSA for certification/listing.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) and the Canadian Standards Association International (CSA) signed an agreement to develop a mutual component acceptance program that provides acceptance of components used in end-products submitted to UL or...

Anritsu Co.(Industry News)(MT8850A/MT8852A are first integrated solutions to receive Test System Validation status from Bluetooth Qualification Review Board)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Anritsu Co. announced that its MT8850A/MT8852A Bluetooth test sets are the first integrated solutions to receive Test System Validation status from the Bluetooth Qualification Review Board for radio layer measurements. The validation of the...

Labtech.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Labtech, a Welsh company that produces microwave printed circuit boards for the global telecommunications, defense and space markets, announced that its European Space Agency qualification has been extended to 2009. The company, which has a...

Radio Waves.(Industry News)(quality management system registered)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Radio Waves announced that its quality management system has been registered in compliance with ISO 9001:2000 standards. Radio Waves global operations center in Billerica, MA received certification following an audit conducted by NQA.

EMS Technologies Inc. announced that it has signed a contract with EADS Astrium Ltd. for work on the Skynet 5 series of spacecraft to be completed by EMS's Space and Technology/Montreal Division.(Contracts)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * EMS Technologies Inc. announced that it has signed a contract with EADS Astrium Ltd. for work on the Skynet 5 series of spacecraft to be completed by EMS's Space and Technology/Montreal Division. The Skynet 5 satellites, which will provide...

Precise Time and Frequency Inc. has been awarded a General Services Administration (GSA) contract for supply of time and frequency equipment to the US government.(Contracts)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Precise Time and Frequency Inc. has been awarded a General Services Administration (GSA) contract for supply of time and frequency equipment to the US government. GSA is one of the main vehicles by which the federal government obtains goods and...

Wavesat Inc. announced that it has chosen Atmel's SiliconCITY[TM] capability to design and manufacture the company's WiMAX compliant IEEE-802.16d chips.(Contracts)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Wavesat Inc. announced that it has chosen Atmel's SiliconCITY[TM] capability to design and manufacture the company's WiMAX compliant IEEE-802.16d chips. Wavesat has been working on this OFDM modem technology since 1997 and this chip represents...

Applied Wave Research Inc. (AWR) announced that NTT Advanced Technology Corp. (NTT-AT), Tokyo, Japan, has been appointed to provide electronic systems and integrated circuit designers throughout Japan with AWR products and support. (NTT-AT), Tokyo, Japan, has been appointed to provide electronic systems and integrated circuit designers throughout Japan with AWR products and support.(Contracts)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Applied Wave Research Inc. (AWR) announced that NTT Advanced Technology Corp. (NTT-AT), Tokyo, Japan, has been appointed to provide electronic systems and integrated circuit designers throughout Japan with AWR products and support. NTT-AT...

RF Micro Devices Inc.(Financial News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * RF Micro Devices Inc. reports sales of $193 M for the third quarter of fiscal 2004 ended December 31, 2003, compared to $145.8 M for the same period of fiscal 2003. Net income was $28.2 M ($0.13/per diluted share), compared to a net loss of...

Unity Wireless Corp.(Financial News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Unity Wireless Corp. announced a backlog of more than US $1 M in purchase orders for delivery during the first quarter of 2004.

VIDA Products Inc.(New Market Entry)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * VIDA Products Inc., a new microwave component and subsystem company, has been formed in Santa Rosa, CA. The company will concentrate on military and commercial applications for high Q, broadly tunable, filters, oscillators and frequency...

Johann Heitzmann.(Personnel)(Heitzmann becomes CEO and president of EADS defense electronics business unit)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Johann Heitzmann has taken over the position as CEO and president of the newly formed EADS defense electronics (DE) business unit, which has 3500 employees in various locations in Germany, France, Belgium and the US. Hitherto vice president...

Jim Welch.(Personnel)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Wireless Valley Communications Inc. announced Jim Welch as president and chief executive officer (CEO). Welch will be based at the company's headquarters in Austin, TX, and will also serve on the board of directors. Welch replaces Ted...

Hittite Microwave Corp. announced the appointment of three employees to top-level management positions.(Personnel)(Steve Daly, Mike Koechlin and Norm Hildreth)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Hittite Microwave Corp. announced the appointment of three employees to top-level management positions. The promotions include Steve Daly to president, formerly director of sales, Mike Koechlin to executive vice president, formerly business...

Paul Minton.(Personnel)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * California Eastern Laboratories (CEL) has announced the promotion of Paul Minton to the post of executive vice president. Minton has had a long relationship with CEL, first as a strategic planning consultant, and more recently as CEL's vice...

Roger J. Manka.(Personnel)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Andrew Corp. has named Roger J. Manka as group president of worldwide sales. In this position, Manka will lead the Andrew worldwide sales and service organization responsible for business growth and customer relationships with...

Allan M. Kline.(Personnel)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Skyworks Solutions Inc. announced it has appointed Allan M. Kline vice president and chief financial officer. Most recently Kline was chief financial officer for Fibermark, a producer of specialty fiber based materials, and from 1996 to 2002,...

Jane Li.(Around the Circuit)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Fujitsu Compound Semiconductor Inc. announced that Jane Li is the vice president for lightwave products at the North American subsidiary of Fujitsu Quantum Devices. Li has extensive experience in the telecommunications and optical component...

Eagleware Corp. announced the appointment of two regional sales directors to respond to the growing demand for its GENESYS and Enterprise-level RF and microwave design solutions.(Around the Circuit)(Mark Shuffield and Scott Maynard)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Eagleware Corp. announced the appointment of two regional sales directors to respond to the growing demand for its GENESYS and Enterprise-level RF and microwave design solutions. Mark Shuffield was appointed regional sales director and will...

Lee Vandermark.(Around the Circuit)(Vandermark joins Brush Ceramic Products Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Brush Ceramic Products Inc. announced that Lee Vandermark has joined the company as sales and marketing manager. He will be responsible for implementing systems and initiatives that dramatically drive sales growth. Vandermark brings a solid...

Bob Fisher.(Around the Circuit)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * MegaPhase[R] announced the appointment of Bob Fisher to its team as chief engineer. Fisher brings a career spanning 23 years in RF/microwave design engineering and technical management to the company. His expertise is in RF/microwave coax...

Marcia Samuelson.(Around the Circuit)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Strand Marketing, an integrated marketing communications firm based in Newburyport, MA, has added key staff to meet its growing client needs. In a strategic move designed to meet this expected growth and to more fully serve its existing...

Michael DeLuca.(Around the Circuit)(DeLuca joins Technical Marketing Associates)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Michael DeLuca has joined Technical Marketing Associates, a sales representative organization that primarily covers the New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania territories. He will be responsible for sales activity to commercial and military...

Maury Microwave Corp. announced that it has added ALTAIX Electronica to cover the countries of Spain and Portugal.(Rep Appointments)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Maury Microwave Corp. announced that it has added ALTAIX Electronica to cover the countries of Spain and Portugal. For additional details about this rep, contact the Maury international sales manager, Surinder Bali, sbali@maurymw.com,...

I.F. Engineering Corp. announced that Thor Engineering/Phoenix now represents the company in the state of Arizona.(Around the Circuit)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * I.F. Engineering Corp. announced that Thor Engineering/Phoenix now represents the company in the state of Arizona. Thor Engineering can be contacted by telephone at (480) 785-9009.

The HXI division of Terabeam (formerly Harmonix) has announced the appointment of several new sales representatives in North America in support of a realignment of its sales organization.(Around the Circuit)(Spar-Tech South, Thorson Desert Sales, Midwin and Olifson and Schoenduve Corp. are among appointed representatives)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * The HXI division of Terabeam (formerly Harmonix) has announced the appointment of several new sales representatives in North America in support of a realignment of its sales organization. These representatives will be the exclusive sales...

Lorch Microwave announced the appointment of JR Sales Engineering Inc.(Around the Circuit)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Lorch Microwave announced the appointment of JR Sales Engineering Inc. as its exclusive sales representative covering Iowa, Nebraska and southern Illinois.

Modelithics Inc.(Around the Circuit)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Modelithics Inc. announced the appointment of Technical Software Service (TSS) in Weissenhorn, Germany as a reseller for its EDA RF/microwave model library software, and a representative for the company's RF/microwave measurement and modeling...

RFMW Ltd. has established distribution agreements with Abracon, RFHIC, Johnson Components and Cambridge Products.(Around the Circuit)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * RFMW Ltd. has established distribution agreements with Abracon, RFHIC, Johnson Components and Cambridge Products. The company is continuing to selectively increase the wide range of RF/microwave components available to its customers.

Aeroflex Inc.(Web Site)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... * Aeroflex Inc. announced the redesign of www.P25.com. The P25.com Web site is designed to provide the latest information regarding Project 25, the public safety communications standard dedicated to ensuring interoperability in communications....

Noise can be good, too.(Technical Feature)
March 1, 2004... In communications, noise is an annoying phenomenon. Noise occurs naturally and is random, contrary to human-engineered intelligence. Engineers define the signal-to-noise ratio as the most important quantity that qualifies any...

Automation and real-time verification of passive component S-parameter measurements using loss factor calculations.(Technical Feature)
March 1, 2004... An automated S-parameter testing approach, built around a LabVIEW program, is described that adds important capabilities to a microwave test setup. A real-time check on S-parameter data using total loss calculations is shown to be a good...

New behavioral models facilitate fast and accurate simulation of sigma-delta fractional-N synthesizers using Ansoft Designer[TM].(Application Note)(trademark)
March 1, 2004... By offering extremely low phase noise combined with fast acquisition times, Sigma-delta fractional-N synthesizers are ideally suited to meet the requirements for the emerging 2.5 and 3G digital wireless services, including General Packet Radio...

Pitfalls to avoid when using load-pull contours for PA design.(Application Note)(Tuner)
March 1, 2004... Load-pull testing of power transistors usually employs wideband electromechanical tuners. Harmonic signal components, generated by a nonlinear device under test (DUT), must be terminated with known impedances in order to generate a meaningful...

Increasing RF device test throughput with better instrument coordination.(Tutorial)
March 1, 2004... Testing speed is important for all electronic components, but it is vital for low price two- and three-terminal devices such as diodes and transistors. Before RF tests can be conducted, the devices must be tested for DC operation. For diodes,...

Frequency extension source modules to extend signal generator capability from 50 to 325 GHz.(Cover Feature)
March 1, 2004... Since the mid-1940s, there have been requirements for test sources above 50 GHz. Magnetrons were first pressed into this application during the early to mid-50s, and by the middle of the decade, some manufacturers, such as Demornay Bonardi,...

A one-box solution for spectrum and vector signal analysis.(Product Feature)
March 1, 2004... A spectrum analyzer is an important instrument for all RF/microwave engineers. Measurements of spectral purity, phase noise and spurious signals are everyday tasks for which a spectrum analyzer is the instrument of choice. Additionally, in...

65 GHz VNA test port extension cables.(Product Feature)
March 1, 2004... Most VNA measurements require the use of extension cables as part of the test set-up. Measurement accuracy can be severely degraded if these cables are not stable over time and flexure. Thus, the choice of measurement cables is as important as...

Multipin headers with integrated filtering.(Product Feature)
March 1, 2004... Thunderline MultiPins[TM] address the many space and time saving issues facing today's high frequency designers. In addition to being more compact than individual feedthrus, the use of MultiPins saves installation time and automatically...

Ultra-precision service.(Web Update)
March 1, 2004... This company's Web site offers a complete ultra-precision service for grinding, lapping, polishing, diamond sawing, laser machining and sizing a wide variety of metals (ferrous and non-ferrous). The company also offers carbide, ceramic,...

Ultra-low noise technology.(Web Update)
March 1, 2004... This Web site features the company's design, development and manufacture of ultra-low noise crystal-controlled microwave sources, frequency multipliers, phase-locked multipliers and crystal-controlled oscillators for military and commercial...

Amplifiers for the defense industry.(Web Update)
March 1, 2004... This extensive on-line catalog offers narrow-band, octave and multi-octave microwave amplifiers including low noise, medium power, low phase noise and limiting amplifiers. Operating characteristics and outlines are instantly accessible....

High power RF research tools.(Web Update)
March 1, 2004... This Web site features the company's radar systems and major sub-items of equipment. These include optics, RF packages, pulse modulators, indicators, antenna systems, microwave components, test equipment and special purpose tubes, all of which...

High performance frequency control.(Web Update)
March 1, 2004... This recently redesigned Web site now provides more features with fewer clicks, creating rapid, intuitive and thorough access to the information a user is looking for. With the redesigned Web site and expanded product offerings, the company is...

Semiconductors.(Web Update)
March 1, 2004... This Web site features data sheets for cloned products as well as new additions to the company's product line. The site offers product and site search capabilities allowing quick access to data sheets, S-parameters, application notes and direct...

Millimeter-wave components and subsystems.(Web Update)
March 1, 2004... This Web site has been launched in support of the company's Harmonix (HXI) millimeter-wave division. The site provides downloadable data sheets of its various component and subsystem products in PDF format and links to engineering and all...

Tunable filters from stock.(Web Update)
March 1, 2004... A new addition to this Web site is standard tunable bandpass and tunable bandreject filters now available from stock for immediate delivery. Included are nine models of three section bandreject filters covering the frequency range of 25 to 2000...

Components and subsystems.(Web Update)
March 1, 2004... This Web site offers the company's comprehensive product line of microwave mixers, multipliers and mixer-based frequency converters. The company's components and subsystems are designed to offer good performance and reliability at prices...

Switching systems and modules.(Web Update)
March 1, 2004... This Web site offers a wide variety of switching systems and modules including modular coaxial matrices and scanners, RF and video switching matrices and two wire audio matrices. Digital matrices include ECL, RS-232 and RS-422 routers and A-B...

Designer's Handbook on CD.(Web Update)
March 1, 2004... This Blue Cell[TM] Designer's Handbook is now available on CD-ROM. The handbook is devoted to low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) technology, with over 100 off-the-shelf Blue Cell[TM] RF/IF/microwave products. Eight product categories,...

Passive components.(Web Update)
March 1, 2004... This Web site features the company's handcrafted quality, extraordinarily reliable passive components. The product line consists of precision thin/thick film chip resistors, MOS capacitors, networks, attenuators, inductors,...