Articles by Microwave Journal

The Electronic Product Code (EPC)-based RFID tag market shows potential for a dramatic revamp over the late 2004/ early 2005 period, according to the latest intelligence from ABI Research. Faced with meeting looming mandates from both commerce and government, the Hardware Action Group established by EPCglobal is trying to...

Technologies for networking home entertainment equipment will compete for dominance over the next five years but ultimately Wi-Fi will use 802.11n to continue its early lead, according to a new study by ABI Research. The report, “Wi-Fi Home Entertainment Networks,” identifies three candidates for wireless home entertainment networking: power...

Optical Fibers and RF: A Natural Combination Malcom Romeiser Noble Publishing 272 pages; $69 ISBN: 1-884932-45-2 The optical fiber industry has experienced a period of consolidation and reorganization and is now poised for a new surge in growth. Taking the approach that optical fibers are an extension of RF-based...

Bonding Films The CuClad 6250 and 6700 are low melting point bonding films that have been developed for lamination of stripline or other multilayer circuits fabricated from CuClad or other company PTFE-based laminates. Dielectric constants of 6250 and 6700 bonding films fall in the midrange of CuClad® and DiClad®...

Industry News Tore N. Anderson Tore N. Anderson died suddenly on April 14, 2004. He was 83 years old. He was one of the pioneers of the microwave industry and was widely recognized for his work in waveguide structures and antennas. He held a number of patents in the...

Waveguide, Coaxial and Dual Switches This product catalog features the company’s waveguide, coaxial and dual switches. The catalog details several microwave switches and provides an outline drawing, electrical specifications, mechanical specifications and environmental specifications of each. The catalog highlights the most common devices. Other configurations are available upon request....

Lockheed Martin has been selected to develop the Joint Common Missile (JCM) system, the next generation air-to-ground missile that will be carried on the US Armed Forces rotary- and fixed-wing platforms. The contract is worth approximately $5 B over the life of the program. Lockheed Martin received an initial...

Remec Inc. announced it has received an initial $8.9 M production contract from Raytheon Missile Systems for the Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) missile second-generation upgrade program. This contract is a result of Raytheon’s recent demonstrated success to prove feasibility to add expanded capability to the TOW weapon system. With...

Northrop Grumman Corp. will integrate a new, more capable weather radar system on US Air Force E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) aircraft under a recent award from the Air Force’s Electronic Systems Center. The new radar will give pilots more accurate information about weather conditions...

The UWB Forum announced that following a successful launch in late February 2004, it has signed up 30 members and is in talks with several major corporate supporters to join the growing coalition. The group’s rapid growth has been fueled by interest in an ultra-wideband (UWB) solution that is...