Before design software, microwave engineers spent their days with copper tape and soldering iron applying cut and try methods. Without software, the MMIC, the RFIC, the LTCC, the SoP and SiP would almost certainly not exist and we would not have today's smart phones or smart weapons. "How Design...
Much of the success of the IMS is the yearly draw of the industry’s high achievers, engineers attending the conference whose technical program is second to none. The volunteers of the technical program committee do a fantastic job of selecting which papers make the cut. Scanning the schedule of this year’s technical sessions, workshops and panel sessions, it seems clear that IMS will once again deliver, attendance is reported to be up over last year's event. In turn, the commercial side of the event, aka – the exhibition, can usually bank on decent traffic as a proportion of engineers attending the conference venture onto the show floor to investigate how technology is churned into products.
1999 was the last time the International Microwave Symposium was held at the Anaheim Convention Center. The Symposium theme, “The Magic Touch of Microwaves,” was a play off the proximity to Disney’s Magic Kingdom. However, General Chair Bob Eisenhart, writing in the Microwave Journal show issue from that year,...
The underlying theme for Microwave Journal ’s editorial this year is the “microwave supply chain”. This theme is exemplified in part (at least the component and design support side) by the annual International Microwave Symposium (IMS) coming May 23-28 th in Anaheim. To preview the show and give the...
Here in the Northeast, we are seeing all the signs of an early spring. Outside temperatures are creeping up, the snow has melted away and the ground is starting to thaw. Another early rite of spring this year is our annual IEEE MTT-S IMS show issue, published this month...
When you are in a highly specialized field such as ours, finding and sharing pertinent information with others in the community is critical in keeping microwave professionals informed and up to date. Online networking tools make the job of sharing indu...
We live in the Recommendation Age, the natural extension of the Information Age. With all the clutter on the internet, who helps us decide what to read? Well… you do. We watch videos our friends e-mail us, attend events our friends invite us to, and read news our friends...
Here's a pre-view of the editorial planned for the ever popular Test & Measurement issue and Cable & Connector supplement coming in March as well as a look ahead at the Annual MTT-S IMS show issue coming in April.
This year, Microwave Journal ’s editorial focus will be on the microwave supply chain. Our reporting will consider trends in part specification, marketing and procurement as well as the relationship between suppliers and end-users, as this topic relates to the monthly theme. Availability of nonlinear device models has always...
Trade shows are one of the best ways to get in front of your customers and prospects. In a comprehensive 2008 survey, Trade Show Trends , conducted by Exhibit Surveys Inc., the average exhibitor was spending $159 per attendee, “up $30 or 19 percent from 2006 when they spent...
In 2010, the MWJ/Besser Webinar series enters its third year with a schedule of popular topics and a track record of solid attendance. This monthly program consistently attracts 1,000 to 2,500 registrants per installment and is earning a reputation within the industry as the premier source for online technical...
Passive microwave components are electrical elements without gain or directionality, yet they perform a range of functions such as signal attenuation, filtering, dividing/combining and routing. Designed for every medium from RF boards to System in Packages (SiP) to integrated circuits (MMIC/RFIC), passives are ubiquitous and essential. Driven by complex...
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