Microwave Journal articles from September 2001

Microwave Journal archives from September 2001

RESEARCH@MWJOURNAL.COM.(innovations in microwave technology)
September 1, 2001... A commitment to well funded, focused, commercially viable research is critical to the future prosperity of the microwave industry. In this special report Microwave Journal takes a snapshot of the research projects being investigated by academic...

ESC, AFA to Sponsor Air Force C2 Summit.
September 1, 2001... Some of the Air Force's top leaders will plot a road map for integrating the service's command and control enterprise at the Air Force Command and Control Summit co-sponsored by the Electronic Systems Center and the Paul Revere Chapter of the...

Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 Missile Achieves Major Flight Test Milestones.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Lockheed Martin's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile program has achieved major success at the White Sands Missile Range, NM, by meeting two key flight test milestones. The first objective was to track and radar lock tactical...

US Army Dedicates First AN/GSC-52 Satellite Communications Terminal Site.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The US Army Communications - Electronics Command (CECOM) has accepted the first installation upgrade of a strategic satellite communications (SATCOM) terminal as part of a $100 M modernization program awarded to Harris Corp. in 1998. The...

Loral to Build Two New Satellites to Provide X-band Satellite Services to Governments.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Loral Space and Communications announced that Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), the company's satellite manufacturing and technology unit, will build two new satellites to provide leased transponder and communications services to the Spanish Ministry...

Boeing-IBM Team Claim World's Most Powerful Satellite DCP.(digital communications processor)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... A team comprising Boeing Satellite Systems and computer giant IBM claimed to have created the world's most powerful satellite-based, digital communications processor (DCP) for use in a Boeing-built satellite that has been supplied to United...

US-European Team to Define Next-generation SEAPAR.(Self-defence Evolved SeaSparrow Missile Active Phased Array Radar)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Raytheon Naval and Maritime Integration Systems (Portsmouth, Rhode Island) and Thales Naval Nederland (Hengelo, the Netherlands) have been asked by the NATO SeaSparrow Surface Missile System Project Office to formulate a system definition...

US-European Electronics Tie-ups Continue.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... In the continuing drive or trans-Atlantic integration within the global electronics business, US contractor Northrop Grumman has announced three new European tie-ups in the areas of airborne radars, secondary surveillance radars (SSR) and...

Raytheon Receives US $20 Million VAFORIT VATCAS Contract.(Very Advanced Flight data processing Operational Requirement Implementation, Very Advanced Air Traffic Control Automation System)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Germany's Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) GmbH has awarded US contractor Raytheon a $20 M plus contract to develop a Very Advanced Air Traffic Control Automation System (VATCAS) for use in the DFS primed Very Advanced Flight data processing...

Russia Signs-up for European Satellite Computers.(Russian companies NPO PM and Russian Satellite Communications Co., European company Astrium)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... European space contractor Astrium (a BAE Systems (25 percent ownership)/EADS (75 percent) joint venture) has announced that it has been awarded a Euro 9 million contract to supply a consortium of Russian satellite manufacturer NPO PM and the...

Broadband Fixed Wireless Market Declined 35 Percent in 1Q01.(report from Dell'Oro Group)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... Sales of broadband fixed wireless, point-to-multi-point equipment declined 35 percent quarter to quarter to $150 million in 1Q01, according to a Dell'Oro Group report. Alcatel continued its leadership with a 35 percent market share. ...

Broadband-over-airwaves Will Gain Considerable Popularity in the wNext Five Years.(wireless broadband technology)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... Wireline technologies enjoy a near-complete dominance of the broadband market today, but wireless technologies will use their superior reach and lower deployment costs to encroach on this dominance in the near future, according to the...

Active Microwave Modules Market in North America to Exceed $3.4 B in 2005.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... A new report entitled "Microwaves North America III -- Active Microwave Modules -- Markets to 2005," forecasts that the overall available markets (TAM) for this class of microwave products will grow from the expected $2.4 B level this current...

Nokia to Deliver a GSM 1800 and GPRS Network for Cellcom in Israel.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Nokia and Cellcom, an affiliate of BellSouth, have signed a contract for the supply of GSM 1800 and GPRS infrastructure for Cellcom in Israel. Under the agreement, Nokia will deliver a complete GSM 1800/GPRS network, which will enable...

Europe Leads a Bright Outlook for Bluetooth.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... Revenues from Bluetooth-enabled products could reach $333 B by 2006, a new market survey says. Bluetooth technology, under development for six years, is coming of age with Europe taking the lead in embracing the technology and buying...

National Starch and Chemical.(acquires Advanced Polymers Business of Honeywell International Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * National Starch and Chemical, a member of the ICI Group, has acquired selected product line and technologies from the Advanced Polymers Business of Honeywell International Inc. Terms were not disclosed.

Allgon AB.(National Semiconductor Corp. to acquire Wireless Solutions Sweden AB)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Allgon AB has reached an agreement with National Semiconductor Corp. (NSC) whereby NSC acquires for cash all outstanding shares in Wireless Solutions Sweden AB. The purchase price is $23.5 M.

Deltec Telesystems International Ltd.(selected assets acquired by Andrew Corp.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Andrew Corp. has acquired the selected assets of Deltec Telesystems International Ltd. The acquisition brings to Andrew the assets of Deltec's Teletilt[TM] sales and development division including its intellectual property and the product...

Chelton Microwave.(acquired Aitron Microwave)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Chelton Microwave has acquired Airtron Microwave from Litton Systems Inc., now a Northrup Grumman company. Chelton Microwave views the addition of this product line as a significant step in solidifying its position as the world's leading...

Carborundum Corp.(Microelectronics division changes name to Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics Microelectronics)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Carborundum Corp, Microelectronics has changed its name to Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics, Microelectronics. The name change was instituted to better reflect the company's operation as a business unit of SaintGobain, a leader in engineered...

Thomcast.(changes name to Thales Broadcast and Multimedia)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Thomcast, a subsidiary of Thales (formerly Thomson-CSF), is changing its name to Thales Broadcast & Multimedia. The name acknowledges a transition from a pure transmitter company to a global player in high growth businesses.

Custom oscillator manufacturer BeckElec.(new location, new facility)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Custom oscillator manufacturer BeckElec is moving from its start-up location to a new 1500 square-foot facility in Phoenix, AZ. The company will now be located at 519 West Lone Cactus, Phoenix, AZ 85027.

Channel Microwave Corp.(new facility and subsidiary)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Channel Microwave Corp., Camarillo, CA, has formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Channel Microwave Corp. East (CMCE). The new 10,000 square-foot facility is located at 12120 Plum Orchard Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20904. CMCE will design and...

Wavecom Inc.(U.S. headquaters)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Wavecom Inc., a subsidiary of Wavecom SA of France, has opened its headquarters in the US. The company plans to capitalize on the growing demand for GSM/GPRS wireless platforms in North and South America in the multimedia, telemetry,...

MCE Technologies Inc.(expands operations into China)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * MCE Technologies Inc. has expanded its operations in Nanjing, China to support growing production and design requirements, together with increased sales activities in the region. MCE's Nanjing operations were initiated in October 2000.

Circuits Processing Technology (CPT).(new manufacturing plant)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Circuits Processing Technology (CPT), a subsidiary of Zentrix Technologies, has completed an additional manufacturing facility that will significantly add production capacity of circuitry used in military, medical and commercial applications....

Anritsu Co.(new facility)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Anritsu Co. has opened a new research and development and manufacturing facility in San Luis Obispo, CA, to accommodate growing customer demand for optical and microwave/RF components. The company will manufacture high speed optical modules...

IFR Limited.(contract with BAE Systems PLC)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * IFR Limited entered into a five-year agreement with BAE SYSTEMS plc for the provisions of test equipment calibration and repair services. The agreement covers standard laboratory test equipment at 49 BAE SYSTEMS sites in the UK.

Applied Wave Research (AWR).(licensing agreement with Ericsson Microwave Systems AB)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Applied Wave Research (AWR) signed a worldwide software licensing agreement with Ericsson. The agreement with Ericsson Microwave Systems AB provides all of Ericsson and its affiliates worldwide with a pre-negotiated licensing agreement for...

Microlease plc and Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that Microlease.(partnership)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Microlease plc and Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that Microlease has been selected as the European partner for Agilent's worldwide Premier Rental Partner (PRP) program. The agreement enables Microlease to supply European equipment...

Philips Components.(and Widcomm Inc. have developed Bluetooth CompactFlash card module)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Philips Components, a division of Royal Philips Electronics, and WIDCOMM Inc. have jointly developed the first commercially available Bluetooth CompactFlash card module for the Microsoft[R] Windows[R] CE operating system platform. This card...

LG Electronics Co. LTD.(supplied by Raytheon Co. RF Components Div.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * As part of a high volume production agreement, Raytheon Co.'s RF Components Division will supply LG Electronics Co. LTD with the RMPA 1951 GaAs HBT power amplifier for the handset market.

Microsemi Corp.(forms alliance with Nitronex Corp.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Microsemi Corp. has entered into an alliance with Nitronex Corp. to fabricate a line of blue and ultraviolet LEDs, the first ever on substrates. The alliance aims primarily at developing cost-effective, large junction-area glass hermetic flip...

Sheldahl Inc. and GIL Technologies Inc. have announced a joint development effort.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Sheldahl Inc. and GIL Technologies Inc. have announced a joint development effort to produce high performance, thin, reinforced roll-to-roll circuitry. This project is expected to generate a new breed of products that will both lower costs...

Applied MEMS Inc. and Coventor Inc. have entered into a preferred manufacturing partnership.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Applied MEMS Inc. and Coventor Inc. have entered into a preferred manufacturing partnership for the design and manufacture of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS).

TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. and Atmel will cooperate in the design.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. and Atmel will cooperate in the design, manufacture and marketing of integrated solutions for the CDMA handset market. The project, named CDMA345 [TM], is currently developing a complete RF chipset solution for...

TEMEX.(licensing agreement with National Scientific Corp.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * TEMEX has signed a developmental licensing agreement with National Scientific Corp. (NSC) for its dielectric resonators. NSC's patented invention improves existing dielectric resonator performance. In related news, Temex Neuchatel Time SA...

Ansoft Corp.(added to Russell 2000 Index)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Ansoft Corp. has been added to the recently unveiled Russell(r) 2000 Index. The Frank Russell Company adjusts its indexes annually in order to accurately rank the 3000 largest companies in the US stock market by capitalization, known as the...

Trompeter Electronics.(ISO 9001 audit)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Trompeter Electronics announced the conclusion of the company's ISO 9001 audit, which marked the third successive review where the third party certified auditor reported zero findings, the equivalent of a perfect score. The firm has been ISO...

International Crystal Manufacturing.(receives ISO 9002 certification)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * International Crystal Manufacturing has met the standards required for ISO 9002 certification. ISO certification is a process by which rigorous quality standards must be met, business procedures must be documented and key elements must be...

Somera Communications.(receives ISO 9001 certification)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Somera Communications has been certified to ISO 9001:2000 standards.

CoorsTek Inc.(receives ISO 9001 certification)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * CoorsTek Inc. has been awarded ISO 9001 certification for its CVD silicon carbide operation in Benton, AR.

Connector Products.(Methode Electronics Inc. Connector Products Div. receives QS-9000 certification)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Connector Products, a division of Methode Electronics Inc., has received QS-9000 certification. The QS-9000 standard consists of a multipart survey that focuses heavily on the quality and consistency of production procedures and process...

Filtronic Compound Semiconductors Ltd. (FCSL).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Filtronic Compound Semiconductors Ltd. (FCSL) has received its accreditation to ISO 9002 for its management quality system.

SEMX Corp.(Polese Company Inc. receives patent)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * SEMX Corp. announced that Polese Co., a member of its Microelectronic Packaging Group, has been awarded a US patent entitled heat-dissipating aluminum silicon carbide composite manufacturing process. This patent presents a novel approach for...

Lionel Tye.(wins award)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * An annual award for the most significant technical contribution to low power radio has been instituted by the industry trade association, the LPRA, in memory of its principal founder, Lionel Tye, who was a much valued member of the LPRA's...

Andrew Corp.(third-quarter results)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... * Andrew Corp. reports sales of $241.8 M for the third quarter ended June 30, compared to $259.2 M for the same period last year. Net income was $12.2 M (15[cts.]/diluted share) compared to $20.9 M (26[cts.]/diluted share) for the third quarter...

Superconductor Technologies Inc. (STI).(second quarter results)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... * Superconductor Technologies Inc. (STI) reports sales of $3.5 M for the second quarter ended June 30, compared to $1.6 M for the same period last year. Net loss was $3.5 M (23[cts.]/share) compared to $4.1 M (23[cts.]/ share) for the second...

Micro Lambda Wireless Inc.(results for year ended May 31, 2001)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... * Micro Lambda Wireless Inc. reports record sales, orders and year-end backlog for the just completed fiscal 2001 year. For the year ending May 31, sales increased by 38 percent, orders by 39 percent and year-end backlog increased by 57 percent...

ADC.(ADC Telecommunications)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... * ADC reports sales of $652 M for the second quarter ended April 30, compared to $771 M for the same period last year. Net loss was $115 M (15[cts.]/diluted share) compared to a net income of $72 M (10[cts.]/diluted share) for the second...

Infineon Technologies AG.(securities issue)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Infineon Technologies AG intends to proceed with a public offering of up to 60 million newly-issued shares, including approximately 7.8 million shares included in the underwriters' over-allotment option. Infineon will issue the shares from...

Motorola Inc.'s Global Telecom Solutions Sector.(gets contract)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Motorola Inc.'s Global Telecom Solutions Sector has signed a $150 M network infrastructure expansion deal with BT Cellnet, a leading UK mobile operator. During the life of the contract, which runs through March 2003, Motorola will provide a...

Andrew Corp.(gets contract)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Andrew Corp. has been selected to supply Allgon Microwave AB with customized low profile VHLP ValuLine[R] antennas for use in Allgon's radio-based solutions for wireless telephony and data communications. The three-year agreement, valued at...

Electro-Radiation Inc. (ERI).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Electro-Radiation Inc. (ERI) has been awarded a CPFF contract valued at approximately $730 K from the US Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal. The two-year program will adapt ERI's Interference Suppression Unit electronics to...

PERSONNEL.(includes multiple assignments and promotions)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Melles Griot has appointed Blake Fennell chief operating officer of the worldwide organization. Previously, Fennell was chief operating officer of the Photonics Group. * The Titan Corp. and its subsidiary, e-tenna Corp., named David...

Advanced Control Components Inc.(names manufacturing representatives)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Advanced Control Components Inc., Eatontown, NJ, has appointed a pair of new manufacturing representatives. R.L. Engineering Inc. will cover Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC, while Eagle Technology will handle South Africa.

MCE/Inmet.(names representative)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * MCE/Inmet has appointed Steve Pollock of Cain-Pollock Inc. to represent its products in Colorado and Utah.

G2 Technologies' Donna Gildea.(named representative)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Channel Microwave Corp., Camarillo, CA, has appointed G2 Technologies' Donna Gildea to be the exclusive East Coast representative.

Hittite Microwave Corp.(names representative)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Hittite Microwave Corp., Chelmsford, MA, appointed Custom Wireless Sales, Campbell, CA, as the official representative in northern California and Nevada. Hittite also appointed N & W Sales Inc., Arlington, TX, to cover Texas, Oklahoma,...

MegaPhase LLC.(offers online information services)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * MegaPhase LLC has launched a new Web site, www.MegaPhase.com. The site is designed for RF and microwave engineers who use coaxial cable assemblies and test adapters through 50 GHz. Easy to download product data, performance charts and photos...

TEST ENABLES HIGH VOLUME MANUFACTURING.
September 1, 2001... A nightmare looms on the horizon for test manufacturers as well as their end-users, the device and product manufacturers. In 2002, 300-mm-wafer production lines will begin working in earnest, and if anyone thinks the semiconductor industry had...

A MONOPOLE WITH A TWIST.(broadband width antennas)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Technical)
September 1, 2001... Many antenna configurations can be designed to cover one or more octaves. Some configurations are inherently directional such as the conical spiral and log periodic. Others are omni-directional antennas such as the bicone and tapered blade...

THE INFLUENCE OF LO HARMONICS ON RECEIVER PERFORMANCE IN THE MODULATION SCHEMES USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS.(reducing static on wireless digital communication systems)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Technical)
September 1, 2001... This article provides a way to easily predict the influence of unwanted harmonics on a receiver's performance. It is based on a given bit error rate (BER) graph and requires only the knowledge of the system's BELL. In order to come up with a...

ADVANCED RF TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE WIRELESS MARKET.(using NZIF architechture for third generation wireless communications)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Technical)
September 1, 2001... Most products in the wireless world require more and more miniaturization. This incentive leads integrated circuit designers to develop innovative architectures with higher and higher integration levels. On the one hand, there is a trend to...

SPECTRUM MONITORED ADAPTIVE FEEDFORWARD LINEARIZATION.(a way to reduce signal distortion in mobile communication systems)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Technical)
September 1, 2001... CHUL D. KIM This article describes a method of maintaining the best cancellation of the distortion of a signal generated by a power amplifier Prior papers and patents have proposed various linearizer structures and control algorithms. The...

DESIGN METHODOLOGY FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY ACTIVE RADIATORS.(antenna power amplifiers for mobile communication systems, using a HEAP system)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Technical)
September 1, 2001... This article describes the basis and principles of high efficiency active radiators. First, the relation between power amplifiers and microstrip patch antennas is presented. Then, a high efficiency active patch (HEAP) antenna in BAR mode is...

A SIMPLE VVA RFIC DESIGN WITH A FOCUS ON REPEATABILITY AND STABILITY.(voltage variable attenuator for mobile communication systems)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Technical)
September 1, 2001... A novel voltage variable attenuator (VVA) integrated circuit reduces the sensitivity of the transfer curves to temperature and process variations. The new solution is achieved without compromising the simplicity of a single positive voltage...

PLL SYNTHESIZERS: A SWITCHING SPEED TUTORIAL.(phase locked loop synthesizers aided with high switching speed)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Technical)
September 1, 2001... The phase noise and noise floor of signals is a fundamental property and a constant challenge in the design of radio and wireless networks. Traditionally, phase noise has been the main concern of phase locked loop (PLL) designers. ...

FAST DESIGN OF CROSS-COUPLED FILTER SUBSTRUCTURES.(filter analysis for mobile communication systems done in minutes)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Technical)
September 1, 2001... Cross-coupled narrow bandpass filters with asymmetric transmission zeros can be realized in cascaded tri-section topology. [1'2'3] Each tri-section creates a single transmission zero below or above the passband. The realization of resonator...

DESIGN AND PROTOTYPING OF A TRANSIMPEDANCE FRONT-END AMPLIFIER FOR DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING CIRCUITS.(amplifier technology for mobile communication systems)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Technical)
September 1, 2001... As part of the development of an optical power monitor for use in dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) circuits, the effectiveness of a logarithmic operational amplifier transimpedance front-end amplifier was investigated, and the...

LOW COST PLASTIC MMIC VCOs.(monolithic microwave integrated circuits)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Technical)
September 1, 2001... A breakthrough in monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) design and manufacturing technology has occurred with the introduction of a new multifunction VCO product line. The new VCO's phase noise performance meets commercial...

A COMPACT HIGH POWER SSPA FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS.(solid-state power amplifiers)
September 1, 2001... Today's emerging satellite broadband applications require high power amplifiers. In recent years, significant advances have been made in solid-state technology that have resulted in solid-state power amplifiers (SSPA) becoming a truly viable...

A DC TO 50 GHz AND BEYOND MMIC CARRIER.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Technical)
September 1, 2001... With frequency spectrum demands at a premium many of today's wireless applications are moving higher and higher in frequency. Many of the systems now operate in the Ku and Ka frequency bands. The components and subsystems used at these high...

220 TO 325 GHz VECTOR NETWORK ANALYSIS.(vector network analyzer frequency extension modules introduced)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... A new pair of vector network analyzer (VNA) frequency extension modules, covering 220 to 325 GHz, is being introduced along with a precision waveguide calibration kit. The models V03VNA-T/R and V03VNA-T are compatible with any microwave VNA...

NETWORK ANALYZER SOFTWARE FOR SIMPLIFIED BANDPASS FILTER TUNING.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Tuning the multiple poles and zeros of a coupled-resonator bandpass filter is generally labor-intensive and time-consuming. Often performed by a company's most experienced technicians armed with a vector network analyzer, such tuning requires...

Digital Attenuators.(model numbers AA107-310 and AA109-310)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... The model AA107-310 and AA109-310 GaAs IC five-big digital attenuators feature serial to parallel silicon drivers as well as low loss, high attenuator accuracy and high IP3. The attenuators are designed for use in basestations, wireless data...

Surface-mount 90[degrees] Hybrid Coupler.(part number 1M703)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... The part number 1M703 Xinger[R] brand surface-mount 90[degrees] hybrid coupler is designed for balanced amplifiers and signal distribution, and push-pull amplifiers (3.3 to 3.7 GHz). The new micropackaged unit supports ISM and LMDS...

MMCX PC Board Receptacles.(multimedia communications exchange printed circuit board receptacles)
September 1, 2001... These microminiature PC board receptacles offer design engineers savings and design versatility. When mounted to a PC board, the mating end is flush with the edge of the board, allowing boards to be connected in close proximity. The snap-on...

30 W Wilkinson Divider/Combiner.(model number 30-BD-FFA-2)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... The model 30-BD-FFA-2 two-way Wilkinson divider/combiner has a frequency range of 800 MHz to 3.5 GHz and power rating is 30 W into a SWR of 1.15, 10 W into 1.50 and 1 W into an open. Insertion loss is [less than] 0.6 dB, isolation is [greater...

Broadband Filter Bank.
September 1, 2001... This bank of three filters utilizes a broadband filter synthesis technique to realize highly selective filtering for the 1.7 GHz IF band. Typical passbands range from 25 to 40 percent, bandpass flatness is less than 1.0 dB and 2.0 ns. Passband...

High Power Remote Resistive Termination.(model number RU324)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... The model RU324 high power remote resistive termination operates over the 10 MHz to 2 GHz bandwidth. The design has successfully integrated into the company's products where thermal management is an issue. The thermal interface can be attached...

Sub-volt DC/DC Converters.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... These sub-volt DC/DC converters are offered in quarter-brick size and provide high efficiency single stage conversion directly from a 48 V bus to sub-volt levels, These 30 A converters eliminate the cost, board space and efficiency penalty that...

Divide-by-4 Prescaler.(static prescaler, model number HMC365)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... The model HMC365 divide-by-4 static prescaler features InGaP GaAs HBT technology and operates up to 13 GHz. It features a wide operating input window, a selectable output power bias option and a low additive SSB phase noise of -151 dBc/Hz at...

Fixed Attenuator.(model number AF-TNC-6-5)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... The model AF-TNC-6-5 fixed attenuator features a 5 W average power rating and standard TNC connectors. It is available from stock in 3, 6, and 20 dB coupling values. Price: $49.