Microwave Journal articles from October 2004

Microwave Journal archives from October 2004

Coming events.(Calendar)
October 1, 2004... Compound Semiconductor IC Symposium 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...

Symmetrical components.(Workshops & Courses)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... * 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...

Overcurrent protection coordination of distribution systems.(Workshops & Courses)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... * Topics: This course offers an analysis on the topology of a conventional radial feeder distribution system. The course conducts a workshop for coordinating protective devices and then concludes with an analysis of the effects on contingency...

Partners in Design.(Workshops & Courses)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... * Topics: Partners in Design details new applications in high performance electronics with emphasis on collaborative design of components, circuits, and systems for maximum performance with optimal time and cost. Ultra-wideband radio design...

High speed digital design and PCB layout.(Workshops & Courses)(Printed Circuit Board)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... * Topics: This course provides participants with the tools for recognizing the problems with any proposed high speed design. Design rules and processes are taught to insure the PCB will function properly at the prototype stage. Emphasis is...

RF and microwave filter design with EM simulation.(Workshops & Courses)(Radio Frequency)(Electromagnetic)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... * Topics: This course will offer a background in the efficient use of electromagnetic field-solvers and demonstrate practical design methods for various RF and microwave filters. The course will design several types of microwave filters in...

EMC practical applications seminar/workshop.(Workshops & Courses)(Electromagnetic Compatibility)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... * Topics: During three days of classes before the workshop, students will study EMC design techniques and the calculations required to design a product to meet compliance regulations. The workshop will help design engineers and technicians...

5.7 GHz 0.25 [micro]m CMOS RF front-end circuits for an IEEE 802.11a WLAN receiver.(Technical Feature)
October 1, 2004... A 5.7 GHz 0.25 [micro]m CMOS RF front-end, including a CMOS differential LNA and a CMOS Gilbert-cell mixer, for an 802.11a WLAN receiver is presented. The differential LNA, fabricated with the 0.25 [micro]m 1P5M standard CMOS process, utilizes...

Northrop Grumman wins contract for navigation radar sets for submarines.(Defense News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Northrop Grumman Corp. has been awarded a contract by the Naval Sea Systems Command to supply navigation radar sets and associated systems engineering for ten US Navy submarines. The company's Sperry Marine business unit will deliver AN/BPS-16...

Raytheon awarded $440 M contract for new STANDARD Missile-6.(Defense News)
October 1, 2004... The US Navy awarded a $440 M contract to Raytheon Co. to develop and produce the new STANDARD Missile-6 Extended Range Active Missile. The SM-6 is being developed to meet the Navy's requirement for an extended range anti-warfare missile...

Northrop Grumman wins commercial aircraft anti-missile system contract.(Defense News)
October 1, 2004... Northrop Grumman Corp. has been selected by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for Phase II of the Counter-Man Portable Air Defense Systems (Counter-MANPADS) program, which is designed to protect commercial aircraft from attack by...

US digital microwave radio network contract for Alcatel.(International Report)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Alcatel has signed a multimillion-dollar agreement with Great River Energy, a generation and transmission cooperative in Minnesota, to supply and install a microwave communications network covering multiple phases. Alcatel will replace and...

GSM/GPRS contract for Nokia in Ethiopia.(International Report)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... In a deal worth [euro]40 M the Ethiopian Telecommunications Corp. (ETC) has selected Nokia to supply and deploy GSM network equipment, including its Connect GSM solution for optimized network coverage. It calls for Nokia, and its main...

Vertical take-off for partnership.(International Report)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Wavecom, a global provider of integrated technology solutions for wireless voice and data applications, has signed a partnership agreement with Plextek, an independent European electronics design company of telemetry products and systems. Under...

EADS delivers radar systems to Lithuania.(International Report)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar System (TRML-3D) from EADS Defence and Communications Systems has been successfully delivered to the Lithuanian Air Force. The contract promised the delivery of three such systems with the last...

Canada is fixed on Ericsson microwave transmission system.(International Report)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... In what is one of the largest fixed wireless broadband deployments in the country, Bell Canada has teamed up with Ericsson Canada to expand its Alberta network by deploying more than 300 point-to-multipoint wireless links. The contract includes...

MEMS making their mark in consumer electronics.(Commercial Market)(Microelectromechanical systems)
October 1, 2004... MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) are growing up fast when it comes to their integration into all kinds of Consumer Electronics (CE), reports In-Stat/MDR. And while most applications, at this point, remain fairly niche, the hi-tech market...

RFID consultants starting to attack vertical markets.(Commercial Market)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... When RFID got its first big push, courtesy of major retail and Department of Defense mandates, consulting firms were called in, not only to help customers understand what the technology is and how it works, but also to determine what the...

Vectron International.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Vectron International, a subsidiary of Dover Corp., announced that it has acquired Corning Frequency Control (CFC), a division of Corning Inc. CFC is a supplier of quartz crystals, oscillators and filters to the communications, test and...

RF Industries Ltd.(Industry News)(Aviel Electronics)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... RF Industries Ltd. announced that it has acquired, for cash, Aviel Electronics, a privately held Las Vegas, NV-based manufacturer and marketer of microwave and radio frequency connectors. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Cushcraft Corp.(Industry News)(Optimal RF)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Cushcraft Corp. announced the acquisition and integration of Optimal RF, a San Diego-based designer of high performance wireless communication products and networking antennas. Cushcraft has acquired all assets of Optimal RF, including existing...

Sandvik Materials Technology has recently changed the name of its subsidiary Osprey Metals to Sandvik Osprey.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Sandvik Materials Technology has recently changed the name of its subsidiary Osprey Metals to Sandvik Osprey. The change was a reinforcement of the company's commitment to activities in the field of controlled expansion alloys. Originally...

Eagleware.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Eagleware announced the opening of a regional sales and support office in Singapore and the appointment of Suresh Potluri to the position of Asia-Pacific business director. In this position, Potluri will be responsible for directing and...

RF Micro Devices Inc.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... RF Micro Devices Inc. announced the opening of a new sales and customer support office in Shenzhen, China. The office is located in the TianAn Cyber Times Building A in the Fu Tian District. The sales and customer support office will focus on...

ANADIGICS Inc.(Industry News)(Columbia Marketing Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... ANADIGICS Inc. announced that the company has opened an office in Shanghai, China, to support its growing wireless and broadband business. This new office located in Lippo Plaza will represent ANADIGICS to Chinese original design manufacturers...

Networks International Corp.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Networks International Corp. (NIC) announced the opening of a sales and marketing office in the Washington, DC metro area. NIC continues to develop relationships in the government, military and commercial markets, and is confident that this...

Oleson Microwave Labs announced that it has changed its name to OML Inc.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Oleson Microwave Labs announced that it has changed its name to OML Inc. The company is now located at 300 Digital Drive, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 (408) 779-2698, fax: (408) 778-0941 or e-mail: oml@garlic.com.

CAD Design Software.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... CAD Design Software, a company that specializes in EDA layout tools, and Sonnet Software, a developer of planar electromagnetic software, announce the completion of a data interface between the two companies' flagship products. Designers using...

Aeroflex Inc.(Industry News)(Daniels Electronics )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Aeroflex Inc. announced that its Aeroflex Test Solutions group has entered into a collaborative agreement with Daniels Electronics to have them provide a custom suite of tests for the Aeroflex IFR 2975 Project 25 digital radio test set. In...

Applied Wave Research Inc. (AWR[TM]) announced a corporate agreement with Finisar Corp.(Industry News)
October 1, 2004... Applied Wave Research Inc. (AWR[TM]) announced a corporate agreement with Finisar Corp. for Finisar to purchase AWR's Analog Office[TM] 2004 design suite. Finisar's optics division will utilize the Analog Office software for the design of its...

SiGe Semiconductor.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... SiGe Semiconductor announced that the SE4100 GPS radio IC has been integrated into a series of cost-effective, high performance modules by Tyco Electronics. The modules leverage the combination of low power consumption and high integration of...

Taconic.(Industry News )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Taconic. Petersburgh, NY, has received honors in the prestigious DuPont Plunkett Awards competition--a competition that draws companies from around the world--for Taconic's innovative use of DuPont[TM] Teflon[R] in its TacPreg[R] bond-ply, a...

M/A-COM Inc.(Contracts)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... M/A-COM Inc. a business unit of Tyco Electronics, has been awarded a $4.5 M purchase contract to provide land mobile-radio communication for Washington State Patrol. As part of the purchase contract, M/A-COM will provide in-band, dual-receive...

EMS Technologies Inc.(Contracts)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... EMS Technologies Inc. announced that its space and technology/Montreal division has received a CND $3.5 M contract from Public Works and Government Services Canada on behalf of the Canadian Space Agency, following a commercial competition, for...

Micronetics.(Contracts)(Airborne DBS)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Micronetics, a Hudson, NH-based developer of microwave and radio wave communications technology, has received an order valued at over $3 M to manufacture integrated microwave subsystems for use in Airborne DBS in-flight entertainment....

Agilent Technologies Inc.(Contracts)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that Maury Microwave has adopted Agilent's Advanced Design System (ADS) electronic design automation (EDA) software platform to help streamline its RF and microwave design flow. The multiyear agreement...

MI Technologies has received an order from the University College of London.(Contracts)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... MI Technologies has received an order from the University College of London for a turnkey spherical near-field antenna measurement system. The equipment will be used for developing a range of antenna applications at the department of electronic...

TriPoint Global Communications.(Contracts)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... TriPoint Global Communications announced that its VertexRSI business in San Jose, CA, has received a contract from Telesat, a satellite operator. Under the contract, VertexRSI will supply Telesat with three Ka-band 8.1 meter and one Ka-band 6.1...

Renaissance Electronics.(Contracts)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Renaissance Electronics has received an order from a manufacturer of reconnaissance and surveillance systems equipment for a SPDT hermetically sealed electro-mechanical switch with phase and amplitude matching performance characteristics.

REMEC Inc.(Financial News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... REMEC Inc. reports sales of $116.2 M for the first quarter of fiscal 2005 ended April 30, 2004, compared to $81.3 M for the same period in 2004. Net loss for the first quarter was $7.1 M ($0.11/per diluted share), compared to a net loss of $7.1...

Ansoft Corp.(Financial News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Ansoft Corp. reports sales of $12.7 M for the first quarter of fiscal 2005 ended July 31, 2004, compared to $10.7 M for the same period in 2004. Net income for the first quarter was $30,000 ($0.00/per diluted share), compared to a net loss of...

Auriga Measurement Systems LLC.(New Market Entries)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Auriga Measurement Systems LLC announced the acquisition of the characterization instruments, and the test and measurement lines of business as well as the associated assets and personnel from ACCO USA. Auriga has assumed all outstanding...

Microcom Sales LLC.(New Market Entries)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Microcom Sales LLC specializes in manufacturer's representatives servicing customers in microwave and lightwave markets. Exclusive territory responsibilities cover New York, northern New Jersey, including Monmouth and Mercer counties, and...

WJ Communications Inc.(Personnel)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... WJ Communications Inc. announced that Fred J. Krupica, chief financial officer, will leave WJ in September to become the CFO of a privately-held technology company. The company has begun a search for his replacement and has named Rainer...

PC Specialties.(Personnel)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... PC Specialties announced the promotion of Kent Frazer to the position of vice president of global sales and marketing. Frazer will be directing all sales and marketing for the company and is relocating to Dallas, TX. Frazer can be contacted at...

Skyworks Solutions Inc.(Personnel)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Skyworks Solutions Inc. announced that Stan Swearingen has joined the company as vice president and general manager of the company's cellular infrastructure and wireless data business unit, which includes discrete and passive semiconductors,...

Ion Beam Milling.(Personnel)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Ion Beam Milling announced that Tom Shahood has joined the team to head up the sales and marketing efforts. Previously at SatCon Electronics/FMI, where he held positions of VP of sales, director of key accounts and regional sales manager,...

MICA Corp.(Personnel)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... MICA Corp. announced the appointment of Christopher Prior to the position of vice president of operations. Prior has 17 years of experience in the microwave industry, which includes a management history specializing in microwave components....

Technical Research and Manufacturing.(Personnel)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Technical Research and Manufacturing announced that Gregg Pollack has joined the company as director, sales and marketing. He has extensive experience in the RF/microwave industry, having held applications, regional and national sales/marketing...

Modelithics Inc.(Personnel)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Modelithics Inc. announced the addition of Dick Whisler as director of operations. Whisler has held executive positions in engineering and business management, including 17 years as vice president or general manager for electronic...

Park Electrochemical Corp.(Personnel)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Park Electrochemical Corp. announced the promotion of Freddy Lee to Asia Pacific director of product sales. Lee will be responsible for the marketing and sales of Park/Nelco's complete advanced substrate materials product line in the Asia...

Intelek plc.(Personnel)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Intelek plc announced the appointment of Len Down as the managing director of its subsidiary, Pascall Electronics Ltd. Down, formerly the finance director, joined Pascall Electronics in 1992 having previously held senior management positions at...

Sabritec.(Personnel)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Sabritec, a custom connector manufacturer, welcomed Daniel O'Connell as director of operations. In this position, O'Connell is in charge of developing and maintaining manufacturing operations business plans to include all program requirements,...

RFI Global Services Ltd.(Personnel)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... RFI Global Services Ltd. has appointed Vicki Kirk to the position of global marketing manager as part of its drive into expanding international markets. She will be responsible for marketing all of the company's business areas across 14 market...

Micro-Ant Inc.(Personnel)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Micro-Ant Inc., Plymouth, MA, announced the appointment of John D. Barbuto as principal mechanical engineer. Barbuto has over 18 years of mechanical engineering experience, and 11 of those years have been in the field of antenna design. In his...

Connecticut Microwave Corp.(Personnel)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Charlotte Alvarez recently joined the engineering staff at Connecticut Microwave Corp. Alvarez holds BSEE and MSEE degrees in EE, as well as PHD studies with Dr. Richard Snyder on dielectric filters. Most recently she worked as a consultant on...

Jersey Microwave.(Rep Appointments)(Microcom Sales )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Jersey Microwave has appointed the team of sales representatives of newly formed Microcom Sales (www.microcomsales.com) to cover the greater New York, New Jersey and Fairfield County, Connecticut areas. Jersey Microwave designs, develops and...

Hittite Microwave Corp.(Rep Appointments)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Hittite Microwave Corp. announced the appointment of a new sales representative firm to serve customers in southern California. ACETEC specializes in RF/microwave sales to the consumer, industrial, military and space electronics industries....

Reactel Inc.(Rep Appointments)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Reactel Inc., a manufacturer of RF and microwave filters, multiplexers and switched filter banks for military, commercial and industrial applications, has selected two new domestic manufacturer's representatives. Serving the Colorado, Utah,...

Valpey Fisher Corp.(Rep Appointments)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Valpey Fisher Corp. announced the addition of Cross Plains Technology LLC to the company's global distribution and rep network as its exclusive authorized sales representative for all company product lines to the Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and...

Theory and practical considerations for measuring phase noise better than -165 dBc/Hz: Part I.(Technical Feature)
October 1, 2004... Phase noise requirements have a major influence on the design of a communication system because they impact the local oscillator design and hence the cost of the radio. Since the number of wireless subscribers and thus, RF interference,...

Theoretical and experimental analysis of resonant microwave reflection amplifiers.(Technical Feature)(one port transistor amplifier)
October 1, 2004... In this article, the one-port transistor amplifier (OPTA) is studied in detail. This kind of amplifier offers a higher gain, with higher power efficiency at microwave frequencies, than a conventional two-port transmission amplifier. A new...

Nonlinearity test for a fully integrated direct-conversion receiver.(Technical Feature)
October 1, 2004... This article reviews the definitions and measurement techniques of the nonlinear characteristics of a receiver. A series of tests is designed to identify the limiting stage in a fully integrated direct-conversion receiver (DCR). In particular,...

McQ512 Trimmer Capacitor.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Tusonix's smallest Miniature All-Ceramic Surface Mount Trimmer Capacitor--the McQ 512 Series--is offered in an incredibly compact size for those applications that demand high Q and space-saving solutions. The state-of-the-art McQ 512 Trimmer is...

30 AMP Terminal Blocks.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Designers can eliminate unwanted EMI with TUSONIX's UL Recognized Filtered Terminal Blocks, which have an increased current up to 30 Amps with a working voltage of 150Vdc and capacitance values up to 15,000pF. Applying an existing design...

Ultra mini Press-In filters.
October 1, 2004... The ultra-miniaturized 4306 Press-In Ceramic EMI filter suppresses unwanted EMI and allows a fast, mechanical bonding that is free from soldering. And, by offering an excellent alternative to the traditional soldering installation, these finely...

Design of a predistortion HPA using a frequency up-conversion mixing operation.(Technical Feature)(High Power Amplifier)
October 1, 2004... In this article, a new predistortion linearizing method using the frequency up-conversion operation of a microwave mixer is proposed. This linearizing method does not require any additional signal source in spite of the frequency up-conversion...

High voltage HBTs for 3G W-CDMA base station power amplifiers.(Cover Feature)(Cover Story)
October 1, 2004... A new high voltage, high power InGaP HBT discrete device has been developed that can significantly improve the efficiency of power amplifiers (PA) in cellular base stations. This new technology provides superior performance compared to silicon...

Design software for virtual prototyping of RF and microwave devices.(Product Feature)
October 1, 2004... The use of simulation software is becoming an essential part of the design cycle of any new device, and has allowed the concept of "virtual prototyping" to become commonplace. Not only does this provide engineers with the ability to test new...

Thin film electronically tunable pre-selectors for software defined radios.(Product Feature)
October 1, 2004... A multi-band, multi-waveform software defined radio (SDR) that provides programmable and re-configurable communications is at the core of ad-hoc networks, and ad-hoc networks are key to the transformational needs of the military (manned and...

A ceramic resonator technology for 200 to 500 percent Q improvement.(Product Feature)
October 1, 2004... A new family of patent-pending high Q ceramic resonators has been introduced that sets a new standard for Q and ease of circuit integration for chip and wire, or SMT assemblies. The technology is ideally suited to the stabilization of microwave...

Product and service catalog.(Catalog Update)
October 1, 2004... This 58-page product catalog details the company's telecommunication products, services and solutions, including remote management for multiple wireless applications. An easy-to-use index helps a reader to navigate by part number to a relevant...

RF amplifier brochure.(Catalog Update)
October 1, 2004... This RF amplifier brochure highlights the newest products and latest thinking of the company. The brochure features the high power "A" series of amplifiers that covers the 10 kHz to 250 MHz frequency range and 500 to 10,000 W. ...

Product selection guide.(Catalog Update)
October 1, 2004... This 10-page product selection guide was designed as a quick reference for the company's products and services. The catalog provides details on its standard attenuators, power dividers, directional couplers, terminations and RF test...

Product catalog.(Catalog Update)
October 1, 2004... This product catalog features the company's RF absorbing materials, dielectric materials and anechoic chambers for the international aerospace and electronics and defense industries. The catalog displays a culmination of product brochures,...

Product catalog.(Catalog Update)
October 1, 2004... This 300-page catalog presents standard products and customized solutions in IF/RF and microwave frequencies. Besides an expanded line of control products, the catalog adds multifunction assemblies and five categories of amplifiers including...

Product catalog.(Catalog Update)
October 1, 2004... This product catalog highlights the company's miniature voltage-controlled oscillators (VCO). The company designs and produces a complete line of VCOs in a variety of packages that cover the frequency range of 5 MHz to 11 GHz. The designs are...

Selection guide.(Catalog Update)
October 1, 2004... The Autumn 2004 product selection guide summarizes over 300 products. The selection guide's features include organization by product line as well as by market applications including cellular/3G, microwave, broadband and fiber optic. Request a...

Product catalog.(Catalog Update)
October 1, 2004... This product catalog highlights the company's attenuation. RF switching and test systems. The catalog features several product lines including fixed attenuators and terminations, rotary attenuators, programmable attenuators, RF switches, matrix...

Coaxial cable assemblies catalogs.(Catalog Update)
October 1, 2004... These five catalogs highlight the company's coaxial cable assemblies. A general catalog introduces all RG, ECO-friendly, handformable and semi-rigid cables. Several leaflets introducing the SHF general interconnect range, SHF outdoor range, SHF...

Power dividers/combiners catalog.(Catalog Update)
October 1, 2004... This product catalog features the company's design and manufacture of power combiners, power dividers, transmitter combiners and receiver multi-couplers. The primary frequency range for this product group is 400 MHz to 26.5 GHz. The company's...

RF hybrid components.(Catalog Update)
October 1, 2004... This 12-page brochure features specifications and capabilities in RF hybrid components. Products include integrated modules for amplifiers, PLL synthesizers, attenuators, power dividers, converters and filters. These products are used in wired...

Product selector guide.(Catalog Update)
October 1, 2004... This product selector guide highlights the company's extensive selection of high frequency circuit materials for many types of applications. The materials range from low loss, others are temperature stable, some are rigid while others are...

High frequency connectors and accessories.(Catalog Update)
October 1, 2004... This catalog includes detailed information on the company's high frequency coaxial connector product lines, terminations, adaptors and tools. A wide range of products provide many high tech applications in telecom applications such as mobile...