Microwave Journal articles from May 2002

Microwave Journal archives from May 2002

Advanced design seminars. (Workshops & Courses).
May 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...

Microwave antenna measurements: far-field, near-field, compact ranges and anechoic chambers. (Workshops & Courses).
May 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...

Network analysis measurements. (Workshops & Courses).
May 1, 2002... * Topics: Network analysis principles, S-parameters, architecture of vector network analyzers, operation, calibration techniques and time domain techniques. * Site: Winnersh, UK * Dates: June 18-19, 2002 * Contact: Tracey Bull +44...

Advanced technology workshop on passive integration. (Workshops & Courses).
May 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 and wireless made simple. (Workshops & Courses).
May 1, 2002... * Topics: Provides non-technical professionals with a firm grounding in the language and meaning of technical RF and wireless concepts. It also conveys a conceptual understanding of wireless system operation. * Site: Boston, MA *...

IEEE 802.11 and Bluetooth wireless operation. (Workshops & Courses).
May 1, 2002... * Topics: Covers the fundamentals of the Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11 short-range wireless network design and deployment. Short-range and indoor propagation characteristics, connectivity options and design techniques to enable these wireless...

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

Introduction to electromagnetic compatibility design practices. (Workshops & Courses).
May 1, 2002... * Topics: Recent updates with respect to the fast changing electronics industry. Starts with fundamentals of electromagnetic compatibility and then focuses on the methodology of how to minimize EMC problems. * Site: Northbrook, IL *...

Welcome to the 2002 International Microwave Symposium.
May 1, 2002... Welcome to Seattle, Washington for the 2002 International Microwave Symposium, the 50th anniversary of the Microwave Theory and Techniques Society. This marks the first year the Symposium is held in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. A dedicated...

Attending the conference.
May 1, 2002... This year the International Microwave Symposium (IMS) and Exhibition will be held in Seattle, WA. This is the first time the meeting will be held in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. The technical program has been expanded once again to six...

There's no place like...the emerald city.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Mention Seattle, and the first things that comes to mind are coffee (thanks to a little company based here) and, inevitably, rain (we'll get to that in a minute). But look beyond these and you'll find one of the nation's most beautiful and...

2002 IEEE MTT-S Exhibition Guide. (A-D).
May 1, 2002... The following exhibitors are recognized for their sponsorship of the complimentary beverage services in the exhibition hail during the 2002 MTT-S International Microwave Symposium and Exhibition: Ansoft Corp. -- Booth 1819 4 Station...

2002 IEEE MTT-S Exhibition Guide. (E-I).
May 1, 2002... Eagleware Corp. 1643 Norcross. GA T. Cutler, M. Mihdawi, P.Beavin, R. Van Dyke, G. Parker New advanced spectrasys system simulator in Version 8.1. Software Ecliptek Corp. 225 Costa Mesa, CA M. Stones, R. Zarrow...

2002 IEEE MTT-S Exhibition Guide. (J-N).
May 1, 2002... JCA Technology, a NEW FOCUS company 2204 Camarillo, CA G. Wasylewski, D. Chogollan JCA Technology, acquired by NEW FOCUS, is relocating to San Jose with uninterrupted support and service of our full line of RF and microwave...

2002 IEEE MTT-S Exhibition Guide. (O-S).
May 1, 2002... Octagon Communications 872 Englewood Cliffs, NJ R. Markhouse Octagon Communications, publishers of MPD/Micro wave Product Digest, a new product tabloid magazine devoted to information on components, equipment and subsystems for...

2002 IEEE MTT-S Exhibition Guide. (T-Z).
May 1, 2002... Tachyonics Corp. 126 Seoul, South Korea J.S. Choi SiGe HBT RFIC AND SiGe HBT RF TR. MMICs, RFICs Taconic Advanced Dielectric Div. 423 Petersburgh, NY R. Ross, R. Trine, J. Penc, R. Nurmi, J. O'Keefe, T. McCarthy ...

2002 IEEE MTT-S Technical Program.
May 1, 2002... SUNDAY, JUNE 2 8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM WSA: DEVELOPMENTS IN INTEGRATED CIRCUITS FOR COMMUNICATIONS AT 40 GBPS AND BEYOND Despite the stock market's gloomy view of the communications industry, all the large IC companies arc pushing...

ARINC earns repeat award for small business assistance. (News From Washington).(from Department of Defense)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... For a second consecutive year, ARINC Inc. has earned the rating of "outstanding" for its efforts in support of small businesses. In 2000, and again in 2001, the US Small Business Administration has awarded ARINC its highest rating for...

DRS Technologies receives $28 M contract from US Army. (News From Washington).(DRS Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... DRS Technologies Inc. announced that it has received a $28 M multiyear contract from the US Army, valued at $155 M including options. For this award, the company will provide Horizontal Technology Integration Second Generation Forward Looking...

FAA awards Harris Corp. $26 M for weather and radar processor. (News From Washington).(U.S. Federal Aviation Administration)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Harris Corp., a world leader in weather data processing and display systems for aviation and military applications, announced that it was awarded a $26 M addition to its Weather and Radar Processor (WARP) contract by the Federal Aviation...

ITT Industries and Raytheon announce agreement to develop night vision sensors. (News From Washington).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... ITT Industries Night Vision of Roanoke, VA, and Raytheon Co., Dallas, TX, have announced a strategic teaming agreement by which the two leaders in image intensification and thermal imaging technologies will develop and produce night vision...

New EW for UK SF helicopters. (International Report).(Elisra Electronic Systems Ltd.; radar, laser warning system; United Kingdom)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The UK's Ministry of Defence is close to procuring a combined radar and laser warning system from Israeli contractor Elisra Electronics for use aboard the Royal Air Force's eight Chinook Mk 3 Special Forces (SF) support helicopters. The Mk 3...

Europe clears the way for Galileo. (International Report).(navigation satellite construction)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Following a 26 March 2002 meeting of the European Transport Council, the European Union has decided to provide funding of [euro]350 million for the Galileo navigation satellite programme. Intended to provide Europe with a European capability,...

Danes develop 3-D threat warner. (International Report).(Terma)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Danish electronics contractor Terma is working on what it terms a 3-D audio threat warning system to more effectively alert air crews to imminent missile attack. Developed in conjunction with the University of Aalborg's Acoustic Laboratory, the...

Double launch puts Japanese/European COMSATs in orbit. (International Report).(communications satellites)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... In what satellite manufacturer Boeing Space and Communications describes as its first dual launch in seven years, an Ariane 4 rocket was used to successfully loft the Japanese JCSAT-8 and European ASTRA 3A communications satellites into orbit...

Philips leads the way in the analogue-to-digital TV transition. (International Report).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Netherlands contractor Philips Semiconductors is attacking the analogue-to-digital television (TV) market with the launch of its scalable PNX300x Digital One Chip (DOC) 100 Hz/progressive scan integrated circuit (IC) family and has launched...

Ultra-wideband receives limited OK from FCC. (The Commercial Market).(U.S. Federal Communications Commission; trial period)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Just when you thought you had figured out the difference between Bluetooth and CDCP, and you have sorted out the number of growing wireless LAN and Personnel Area Network protocols, the FCC has gone out and approved yet another way to transmit...

Worldwide WLAN market to reach $5 B by 2006. (The Commercial Market).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... The Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) market will grow over 30 percent a year and reach nearly $5 B by 2006, according to Synergy Research Group (SRG). According to market analysis by SRG, wireless LAN equipment sales are forecasted to...

Changes in DC could affect the nature of broadband. (The Commercial Market).(Tauzin-Dingell bill gives DSL monopoly to Bells)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... According to Cahners In-Stat/MDR, both Congress and the FCC are re-examining the rules under which the Bells deliver DSL to competing service providers. Congress recently passed the Tauzin-Dingell bill, which would allow the Bells to offer DSL...

EMX Corp. has completed the sale of the business and assets of its subsidiary. (Industry News).(to Exsil Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * EMX Corp. has completed the sale of the business and assets of its subsidiary American Silicon Products Inc. (ASP) to Exsil Inc., a subsidiary of Rockwood Specialties Inc.

NEC Electronics (Europe). (Industry News).(reorganizes)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * NEC Electronics (Europe) has announced a reorganization of its business structure. NEC's operations are now moving away from being country-focused to being restructured into four main business units, all of which will operate across Europe...

TECOM Industries Inc., a TRAK Communications company, has implemented several major organizational changes. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * TECOM Industries Inc., a TRAK Communications company, has implemented several major organizational changes. In the pursuit of commercial and government antenna business, the company has redefined its engineering and marketing departments....

Fox Electronics. (Industry News).(product development center)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * Fox Electronics has significantly expanded its custom frequency control product development capability, and established the Fox Customer Technology Center, which will be devoted to the custom development effort. The center represents an...

Sequoia Wireless. (Industry News).(Sequoia Technology Ltd.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * Sequoia Wireless plans to widen the market for GSM and OPS technologies with a new reseller and system integration business. The company will combine its technical expertise with new and existing product lines, to create new integrated...

Anritsu and Actix have signed an agreement under which the two companies will develop their respective third-generation network measurement hardware and analysis software products to work closely together. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * Anritsu and Actix have signed an agreement under which the two companies will develop their respective third-generation network measurement hardware and analysis software products to work closely together. By making Anritsu's ML8729B portable...

Park Electrochemical Corp. has expanded its agreement with Matrix Electronics. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * Park Electrochemical Corp. has expanded its agreement with Matrix Electronics to include stocking and distribution of its N9000 RF/microwave substrates throughout Canada. The materials will be manufactured at Park's Neltec Inc. facility in...

Unity Wireless Corp. has named CIT Technology Rentals & Services (TRS). (Industry News).(preferred provider)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * Unity Wireless Corp. has named CIT Technology Rentals & Services (TRS) as its preferred provider of electronic test equipment used in the design, development, production and testing of the company's RF power amplifiers.

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

MI Technologies has signed an OEM agreement with the Anritsu Co. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * MI Technologies has signed an OEM agreement with the Anritsu Co. for the supply of vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers and other products for use in the MI-3600 family of antenna test and measurement systems.

Palomar Technologies Inc. has signed three strategic alliance agreements to provide photonic component manufacturers with a single-source for fully automated assembly. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * Palomar Technologies Inc. has signed three strategic alliance agreements to provide photonic component manufacturers with a single-source for fully automated assembly, test and alignment systems. The three alliance companies are Axsys...

Fujitsu Compound Semiconductor Inc. announced that Fujitsu Quantum Devices Ltd. and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. are entering into a multi-source agreement. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * Fujitsu Compound Semiconductor Inc. announced that Fujitsu Quantum Devices Ltd. and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. are entering into a multi-source agreement for a 10 Gbps optical networking laser diode module.

Osprey Metals has added Advanced Packaging Associates (APA). (Industry News).(to customer support team)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * Osprey Metals has added Advanced Packaging Associates (APA), La Jolla, CA, to its North American customer support team. APA focuses its efforts mainly in the western US but provides its consultancy services for Osprey CE Alloys to customers...

RF Solutions Inc. (Industry News).(product development program)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * RF Solutions Inc. has launched its PartnerCHIP[TM] Program, which is designed to provide a complete dual-band wireless LAN chipset reference design supporting 802.11a and 802.11b/g requirements. The new program provides a framework for...

IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA). (Industry News).(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE Standard 802.15.1)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) has approved the IEEE Standard 802.15.1 ("Wireless MAC and PHY Specifications for Wireless Personal Area Networks"), which is adapted from portions of the Bluetooth wireless specification. The approved...

ip.access ltd. (Industry News).(GSM base station)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * ip.access ltd announced that its nanoBTS[TM] has achieved full regulatory compliance. The standard is monitored by BABT, the notified body of the Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment in the UK. The nanoBTS is a GSM picocellular...

MECA Electronics Inc. (Industry News).(new ISO 9001:2000 standard cerification)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * The quality management system of MECA Electronics Inc. was recently certified by DNV to the new ISO 9001:2000 standard for the design, manufacture, marketing and sale of customized RF and microwave signal control products including power...

Spirent Communications. (Industry News).
May 1, 2002... * Spirent Communications has received Frost & Sullivan's Market Engineering Company of the Year award. In selecting Spirent, Frost and Sullivan's team of industry analysts conducted extensive research studies, including interviews with market...

REMEC Inc. (Financial News).(fourth quarter financial results)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... * REMEC Inc. reports sales of $58.2 M for the fourth quarter ended January 31, 2002, compared to $75.1 M for the same period in 2001. Net loss was $48.2 M ($1.07/diluted share), compared with a net income of $1.3 M (3Cents/diluted share) for...

Ansoft Corp. (Financial News).(third quarter financial results)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... * Ansoft Corp. reports sales of $14.1 M for the third quarter ended January 31, 2002, compared to $11.1 M for the same period in 2001. Net income was $2.1 M (15Cents/diluted share) compared to $1.5 M (12Cents/diluted share) for the third...

Merrimac Industries Inc. (Financial News).(fourth quarter financial results)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... * Merrimac Industries Inc. reports sales of $7.124 M for the fourth quarter ended December 29, 2001, compared to $6.738 for the same period in 2000. Net income was $128 K (5Cents/diluted share) compared to $221 K (8Cents/diluted share) for the...

Superconductor Technologies Inc. has received binding commitments totaling $13 M in a new equity private placement with institutional investors represented. (Financial News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * Superconductor Technologies Inc. has received binding commitments totaling $13 M in a new equity private placement with institutional investors represented by Special Situation Funds, RS Investments, Palo Alto Advisors and a large...

Ilan Kenig. (Personnel).(promoted at Unity Wireless Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * Unity Wireless Corp. has promoted Ilan Kenig to become the company's new president. Previously, Kenig served as VP of business development for the company. Kenig has over 17 years of legal, venture capital and investment banking experience...

Joe Caldarelli. (Personnel).(appointed at CPI Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * Joe Caldarelli has been appointed CEO of CPI Inc. Caldarelli has been with CPI (and its predecessor, Varian Associates Inc.) for over 20 years and has held a number of senior positions in operations, marketing and engineering.

Claes Silfverstolpe. (Personnel).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * Claes Silfverstolpe has been appointed CFO of LGP Telecom Holding AB. Silfverstolpe will take his new position in mid-May and will be a member of the Group Management of the company.

David B. Miller. (Personnel).(Merrimac Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * Merrimac Industries Inc. appointed David B. Miller to its board of directors. Currently, Miller is VP and general manager of Dupont Electronic Technologies.

Wayne Bishop. (Personnel).(Xicor Inc. director of quality and reliability)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * Xicor Inc. has named Wayne Bishop director of quality and reliability. Bishop will direct all activities related to quality systems and maintaining ISO9001 and QS9000 certifications. Bishop brings over 30 years experience directing...

Jeffrey S. Goss. (Personnel).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * Arizona State University's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences has announced that Jeffrey S. Goss will be the new director of the Center for Professional Development and Distance Education. Previously, Goss served as the assistant...

Aristomenis Capogeannis. (Personnel).(Omniyig Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * Omniyig Inc. has named Aristomenis Capogeannis marketing manager. Capogeannis has spent over 10 years in the semiconductor and educational software fields working in a number of roles, including software engineering, sales lead tracking,...

Raymond T. Pavio. (Personnel).(Hittite Microwave Corp. )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * Hittite Microwave Corp. has named Raymond T. Pavio as business development manager for Multichip Modules. Pavio will focus on the development of multichip module products for wireless and fixed wired markets as well as driving growth into new...

Dynawave has appointed Brian Nothum as engineering manager. (Personnel).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * Dynawave has appointed Brian Nothum as engineering manager. Nothum is responsible for the development and manufacturing support of the company's interconnect solutions. In related news, the company named Jim Shea North American sales manager....

BroadWave Technologies Inc., Franklin, IN, has appointed two representatives to market its line of coaxial passive products. (Rep Appointments).(STG International Ltd., F.L. Ohmer and Associates)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * BroadWave Technologies Inc., Franklin, IN, has appointed two representatives to market its line of coaxial passive products. STG International Ltd., Tel Aviv, Israel, will be responsible for sales in Israel and F.L. Ohmer & Associates,...

CMC Wireless Components, Phoenix, AZ, has made a series of representative appointments. (Rep Appointments).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * CMC Wireless Components, Phoenix, AZ, has made a series of representative appointments. Steward Technology, Dublin, CA, will handle northern California, KyTech Associates, West Lake Village, CA, will be responsible for southern California,...

Times Microwave Systems has named Advanced PLM Sales & Marketing Inc. (Rep Appointments).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * Times Microwave Systems has named Advanced PLM Sales & Marketing Inc. a manufacturer rep for the company's LMR[R] telecommunications products. Advanced/PLM will be representing Times in Illinois and eastern Wisconsin.

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

EM Microelectronic-US Inc. has added 12 new regional sales-representative offices to its network nationwide. (Rep Appointments).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * EM Microelectronic-US Inc. has added 12 new regional sales-representative offices to its network nationwide, boosting its ability to serve the North American semiconductor market. The new sales organizations include: Rep Inc.; CERCO; FCS...

Modelithics Inc. (Web Sites).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * Modelithics Inc. has recently launched an entirely new Web site that features information about its high frequency characterization services and model products. On-line information at www.modelithics.com is provided for accurate CAE models...

ITT Industries, Cannon. (Web Sites).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... * ITT Industries, Cannon has improved its Web site and debuted a new product selection feature that uses graphics and product photos to allow engineers to quickly find the electronic component best suited for their application. The site...

System-level filter design methodology for WLAN-OFDM transceivers. (Technical Feature).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM)-based WLAN standards target wireless communications in the 5 GHz band for consumer multimedia applications. Digital OFDM transceiver ICs, based on frequency domain equalization, have been...

Design of a circularly polarized 2 x 2 patch array operating in the 2.45 GHz ISM band. (Technical Feature).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The design of a corporate feed network producing a sequential rotation for a 2 x 2 circular polarized patch array is presented in this article. The feed network has also been designed to produce equal power excitation for each patch and a match...

Characteristics of a large bandwidth rectangular microstrip-fed inserted triangular patch in a circular slot antenna. (Technical Feature).
May 1, 2002... ********** The characteristics of a rectangular microstrip-fed triangular patch in a circular slot antenna have been analyzed using the finite-difference time domain (FDTD) method. The impedance and bandwidth of the proposed antenna...

Gain for compressed amplifiers. (Tutorial).
May 1, 2002... There is growing interest in operating amplifiers into compression to achieve higher power-conversion efficiencies. It becomes constructive then to revisit the concept of amplifier gain, because when an amplifier operates in compression the...

A new planner coupled-line balun for microwave applications. (Technical Note).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... This article presents a novel inward collateral coupled-line balun. The new design provides an effective and simple way to avoid the narrow line spacing used in conventional planar Marchand baluns. A new structure with [lambda]/4 collateral...

An EM simulator for MEMS and real life MMICs. (Product Feature).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Generally speaking, there are two large families of commercially available electromagnetic (EM) solvers. The first one is a general-purpose set, covering the analysis of arbitrarily shaped structures and using finite elements or differences,...

A modern militarized rubidium frequency standard. (Product Feature).
May 1, 2002... The last decade has seen widespread use of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) electronic equipment in military applications, allowing modern technology to be utilized quickly and less expensively. For the most part, this process has been...

Low cost phased array antennas for BWA applications. (Product Feature).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Today, most broadband wireless access (BWA) customer premise equipment (CPE) use fixed-beam antennas. These are generally either reflector (dish), or flat-panel array antennas. These antennas have generally been selected based on value --...

Laser-activateable plastics and laser devices that deliver flexible 3D MID technology. (Product Feature).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... In an increasingly competitive market those companies carrying out electronic production, especially small- to medium-sized enterprises, require fast, efficient and cost-effective solutions to aid the prototyping and production process. What is...

A low loss PTFE-based bond ply material for multi-layer PCB applications. (Product Feature).(polytetrafluoroethylene materials, microwave communications and printed circuit boards)
May 1, 2002... Growing needs are developing for pure package high performance, low loss laminate and prepreg materials for microwave telecommunications and high speed digital printed circuit board (PCB) applications. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), perhaps...

An eight-channel YIG-tuned frequency synthesizer array. (Product Feature).(yttrium iron garnet-based product)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Low phase noise is a staple of modern communication systems signal sources. For that reason system designers prefer yttrium iron garnet (YIG)-based sources. In addition, many of today's communications systems are required to operate at multiple...

Aluminum Nitride leaded terminations. (Components).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... These ALN packages directly replace existing BeO packages with comparable data in the areas of RF performance, power dissipation, adhesion of metal and resistive films, superior thermal performance, low dielectric constant and electrical...

Two-way Wilkinson power divider. (Components).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The model 151-011-002 two-way Wilkinson power divider operates over a broad frequency range of 800 to 3500 MHz with 20 dB (mm) port-to-port isolation. It offers +/-0.3 dB power division asymmetry, SWR of 1.4 (max), insertion loss of 0.7 dB and...

Solid-state switch modules. (Components).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... PowerMod[TM] solid-state switch modules are available in 3 kV modules which can be connected in series up to 200 kV, feature variable pulse widths from Diversified Technologies Inc., Bedford, MA (781) 275-9444. Circle No. 216

Delay line. (Components).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The SloWave[TM] delay line is available in frequency ranges from 800 MHx to 2.7 GHz and in delay times from 3 to 20 us. Custom delays and frequencies are also available. This product offers numerous advantages over alternative technologies,...

RF front end assembly. (Components).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The model WSA-00115 integrated RF front end (RFFE) assembly is comprised of three assemblies, each dedicated for alpha, beta and gamma sectors of a typical three-sectored cell site. Each assembly is comprised of dual transmit and receive paths...

Precision couplers. (Components).(directional couplers, Mini Circuits Laboratory)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The DBTC directional couplers simplify users 5 to 2000 MHz designing and manufacturing because termination and capacitors are built-in so there are no external parts to connect. This low cost series includes a total of nine 50 to 75 [omega]...