Workshops & Courses


Power Amplifiers for Wireless Communications

Topics : This workshop seeks to provide a forum for innovative work in the area of power amplifiers, including requirements for and accomplishments in amplifiers for both handsets and base stations. For more information, visit http://PAWorkshop.ucsd.edu.
Site : San Diego, CA
Dates : September 8-9, 2003
Contact : UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093.

Basic Device, Circuit and System Modeling Techniques

Topics : This three-day seminar provides an introduction to behavioral modeling, a discipline for characterizing nonlinear device and circuit behavior with new curve-fitting techniques.
Site : Sunnyvale, CA
Dates : September 22-24, 2003
Contact : Besser Associates, 201 San Antonio Circle, Building B, Suite 115, Mountain View, CA 94040 (650) 949-3300.

RF and High Speed PCB Design Using EM Field Solvers

Topics : This three-day course applies commercial field-solver software to a variety of RF and high speed digital design problems. A survey of commercially available tools and methods is augmented by in-class demonstrations of leading software packages.
Site : Sunnyvale, CA
Dates : September 22-24, 2003
Contact : Besser Associates, 201 San Antonio Circle, Building B, Suite 115, Mountain View, CA 94040 (650) 949-3300.

RF/Microwave Circuit Design

Topics : Enhance the design capability of the RF or microwave engineer by introducing modern linear and nonlinear design techniques. Seeks to combine the theory and practice of modern, computer-aided high frequency circuit design with greater intuition and increased insight.
Site : Copenhagen, Denmark
Dates : September 22-26, 2003
Contact : CEI-Europe AB, PO Box 910, S-612 25 Finspong, Sweden +46-122-175 70, fax +46-122-143 47.

GPRS/EDGE Applications

Topics : This two-day course introduces participants to GPRS/EDGE, which provides a platform to offer variable rate packet switched data services in the GSM. The course discusses the basics of GPRS and shows the evolution of a GSM system to UMTS.
Site : Sunnyvale, CA
Dates : September 25-26, 2003
Contact : Besser Associates, 201 San Antonio Circle, Building B, Suite 115, Mountain View, CA 94040 (650) 949-3300.

Wireless Circuits, Systems and Test Fundamentals

Topics : This five-day course provides engineers with the fundamental concepts needed to work effectively with high frequency wireless circuits and systems.
Site : Sunnyvale, CA
Dates : October 6-10, 2003
Contact : Besser Associates, 201 San Antonio Circle, Building B, Suite 115, Mountain View, CA 94040 (650) 949-3300.

Design and Simulation of Wireless Radio Systems

Topics : This five-day course is comprised of two parts: an introduction to systems simulation to understand component specifications and understanding the various RF integrated circuit options available to meet those requirements.
Site : Sunnyvale, CA
Dates : October 6-10, 2003
Contact : Besser Associates, 201 San Antonio Circle, Building B, Suite 115, Mountain View, CA 94040 (650) 949-3300.

Introduction to Electromagnetic Compatibility Design Practices

Topics : Fundamentals of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC/EMI) and focus on the methodology of how to minimize EMC problems. Attendees will be offered a hands-on personal consultation. For more information, visit www.dlsemc.com.
Site : Northbrook, IL
Dates : Oct. 23-24/27-28, 2003
Contact : DLS Electronic Systems (847) 537-6400.