Industry News

12 kW Solid-state Pulse Amplifier

The Advantech Wireless model APRA-L12000A is for a 12 kW L-Band solid-state pulse amplifier operating in the band of 1.2 to 1.4 GHz. Intended for radar applications, this unit provides the peak power with a duty cycle of up to 12 percent. The unit consists of 8 × 1.8...
Read More

Catalog Update

RF and EMC Testing AR has released the latest version of its Complete Catalog for RF and EMC Testing. This must-have resource includes product information, specifications and much more. The catalog is easy to use with "find-it-fast" charts and color coding to help get right to whatever you need...
Read More

New Products

Ku-Band TCDL Diplexer The model Ku5924 Ku-Band TCDL diplexer has a transmit passband of 14.73 ±0.20 GHz and a receive passband of 15.25 ±0.10 GHz with approximately 30 dB of gain in the receive channel and approximately 2 dB insertion loss in the transmit channel. Noise figure is 3.4...
Read More

The MWJ Puzzler - October 2011

Math, Science and Logic Puzzles - for the "enginerd" in all of us Find the missing letter and then use that letter in the appropriate blank space to fill out the villain' s name. Download the Puzzler (PDF) Identify the bond villain and save his life.


Read More

TriQuint Named One of Fortune Magazine’s 100 Fastest-Growing Companies in 2011

TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. , a RF solutions supplier and technology innovator, was named to Fortune Magazine’s™ annual 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list, featuring innovators in all aspects of the global economy. TriQuint ranked 49th in profit growth based on several financial performance metrics over a three-year period. TriQuint’s growth was...
Read More

NMDG Participating in Workshop and MicroApps at EuMW

NMDG , booth 201, will be participating in a workshop and MicroApps during EuMW in Manchester. NMDG is cooperating in a workshop with Rohde & Schwarz from 3:30 to 5 PM on Wednesday, October 12, in Room Central 5. The workshop is titled Non-50-Ohm Component Characterization Using a Vector...
Read More

New Power Line Filters Boast 40 GHz and EMP Performance

ETS-Lindgren , booth 401F, announced a new series of multi-purpose radio frequency (RF) power line filters during EuMW. The filters are designed for the highest performance required by defense and commercial applications. Model N600X series filters are ideal for screened room and anechoic chambers to ensure both incoming and...
Read More

National Instruments to Demonstrate PXI Test Solution for RF Power Amplifiers

National Instruments announced that it will demonstrate a complete PXI-based solution for RF power amplifier (PA) validation and production test at European Microwave Week (booth 517) in Manchester, England. The PXI solution exemplifies the NI commitment to meeting engineers’ needs for fast, efficient and accurate test and measurement solutions....
Read More

High Tuning Sensitivity Dielectric Resonator Oscillator From Optimization of Dielectric Resonator TE01δ Mode

In the design of a dielectric resonator oscillator to be used as a local oscillator, the objective of this study is to find a method to achieve a wide tuning range with a tuning sensitivity of 1 MHz/V or higher for the dielectric resonator oscillator operating at 3.6 GHz....
Read More