Industry News

RSS

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD) announced the successful qualification of the company's second high-power Gallium Nitride (GaN) process technology, expanding the company’s industry-leading portfolio of compound semiconductor technologies. RFMD’s second high-power GaN HEMT process technology (GaN2) achieves 1 to 2 dB higher gain and 6 dB greater linearity than...

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD) announced the company will showcase its broad portfolio of industry-leading RF communications components at the IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS), to be held May 25-27, 2010, in Anaheim, CA. During the conference, RFMD will host in-booth demonstrations of the company’s high-power gallium nitride (GaN)...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced Genesys 2010, a new release of its industry-leading, low cost, high-performance RF/microwave design software. The software, used by circuit board and subsystem designers, now includes breakthrough nonlinear X-parameter simulation and modeling technology. This enables the most accurate and convenient RF nonlinear circuit and system designs....

Tektronix and its partners will be showcasing new solutions ranging from components, instruments and systems at Booth 1033 during the IMS 2010 show. The integration of digital and analog RF is presenting engineers with a highly complex environment, necessitating a new generation of RF/microwave test tools. The solutions offered...

Passive Plus Inc. currently offers a line of ultra high power capacitors available in two case sizes for UHF/microwave transmitter applications: 6040 P/C series: size: .600”x.400”; Q: >10,000; WVDC: 5000 V; extended WVDC: 10,000 V; TC: 0 +/- 30 PPM/°C (NPO). 7676 P/C series: size: .760” x .760”; Q:...

Passive Plus Inc. introduces three new non-magnetic Hi-Q capacitor design kits for MRI applications. Available in 1111 P series: size: .110” x .110”; WVDC: 500 V; extended WVDC: 1500 V; TC: +90 +/- 30 PPM/°C....

Passive Plus Inc. currently offers a line of traditional Hi-Q capacitors available in two popular case sizes for RF/microwave applications: 0505 P/C series: size: .055” x.055”; WVDC: 150 V; extended WVDC: 300 V; TC: +90 +/- 30 PPM/°C or 0 +/- 30 PPM/°C. 1111 P/C series: size: .110” x...

Discrete Oscillator Design: Linear, Nonlinear, Transient, and Noise Domains Randall W. Rhea This is Randy Rhea’s third book on oscillator design and is motivated by a decade of advancement in the state-of-the-art, his additional design experience and questions/feedback from his students. Discrete Oscillator Design: Linear, Nonlinear, Transient, and Noise...

Amplifiers and Oscillators Download the Puzzler (PDF) Across 1 PLL (3 words) 4 Short term variations of a signal with respect to its ideal position in time 6 A rate change in free running VCO frequency, when the power supply level changes (2 words) 8 Solid State Power Amplifier...

NXP Semiconductors is opening the RFID Application and System Center (ASC) in Tianjin, China. The facility will provide real-life conditions for evaluating and optimizing RFID applications and is the first of its kind in Asia. It will enable the company’s Identification business to strengthen the technical support provided to...