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Planar resistors fabricated as part of a printed-circuit-board (PCB) laminate material provide circuit designers the means of saving board space and assembly costs at the same time. The resistors are formed on special resistive layers that are bound to a PCB dielectric material, such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). The PCB...

United Monolithic Semiconductors (UMS) has a considerable heritage in the design and production of MMIC solutions for space and defense programs. This extensive experience has been used to design state-of-the-art chipset for phased-array radar for defense, space and communication applications. The basic building block for such systems is a...

The S-band has long been an application space servicing both commercial and military radars and now supports communications (WiMAX and cordless telephony) and ISM (microwave ovens and linear accelerators). The IBA2856S1KW from Integra is the first amplifier designed for RF pulsed power for S-band linear accelerator or linac applications....

In the past ten years, an interest in more accurate characterization of RF MOSFETs has emerged. The rapid advancement of low-cost CMOS silicon process has made possible the application of CMOS technology at radio and microwave frequencies. When conducting S-parameter measurements of microwave devices directly on a wafer, the...

The US Navy, supported by Lockheed Martin, successfully completed Combat System Ship Qualification Trials for upgraded Aegis Combat Systems installed aboard two Navy ships. The Navy determined that the Aegis Combat Systems aboard the cruisers USS Mobile Bay and USS Philippine Sea are fully operational. As part of the...

Harris Corp., an international communications and information technology company, has been awarded a 2-1/2 year, $18 M contract to produce telemetry modules supporting the US Air Force Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). This follow-on contract brings the overall value of the program for Harris to $154 M since 1991....

Raytheon Co.'s Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) system successfully participated in a ballistic test vehicle (BTV) firing at Eglin Air Force Base, FL. The test included the firing of multiple AMRAAM missiles from the new Family of Medium Tactical Vehicle (FMTV) platform. The FMTV was chosen...

Lockheed Martin successfully identified and tracked four live targets during a test of its Multi-Mission Signal Processor (MMSP) being fielded as part of the Aegis next-generation Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capability. The MMSP is part of the Navy's Advanced Capability Build 12 system, intended to help combine next-generation Aegis...

The Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) of South Korea and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This renewal confirms the willingness of two major standards development organizations to continue to share their work and expertise in order to contribute to the development of...

Astrium Services is launching its military and government advanced Ka-band test-bed in cooperation with Avanti Communications, who will be providing the satellite bandwidth. Astrium Services has entered into a pioneering agreement with Avanti Communications to use transponder capacity for Ka-band tests on the soon to be launched Hylas 1...