Articles by Microwave Journal

Selector Tool This Web-based “inductor finder” makes quick work of finding and sorting all of the company’s products that fit a user’s requirements. Enter the inductance and operating frequency plus any other critical parameters like SRF, DCR, Q, mounting and dimensions. The program returns a detailed table of suitable...

A Raytheon Co. team, which includes Boeing, General Dynamics and AT&T Government Solutions, has been competitively selected by the US Air Force’s MILSATCOM Joint Program Office (MJPO) for a requirement definition contract. Worth up to $9 M including options, the contract is an initial step toward transforming military communications....

Rockwell Collins, a leader in military Global Positioning System (GPS) solutions, has been selected by the GPS Joint Program Office for full-rate production and delivery of Defense Advanced GPS Receivers (DAGR) over the next eight years, commencing in November 2004. This contract is expected to yield approximately $238 to...

Northrop Grumman has been selected by the US Air Force to develop an infrastructure supporting the exchange of command, control, communications, computers and intelligence (C4I) information in a highly mobile, secure operating environment. The Information For Mobile Warrior (IFMW) program will result in an infrastructure that provides the Air...

A Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) was successfully launched from a B-1B bomber October 30, 2003, over China Lake, CA, making it the first conventional guided missile launch from a B-1B. The separation test vehicle demonstrated successful operation of JASSM during captive carry, launch from the B-1B’s...

Economic downturn and inventory building have produced manufacturers in the highly competitive discrete power semiconductor market who are severely restrained by low prices and will continue to face difficulty in generating sustainable profits. A new analysis from Frost and Sullivan, “World Discrete Power Semiconductor Markets,” reveals that revenues in...

With the ability to sense and measure rotational motion becoming a critical component for several automotive and military applications, revenues of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) gyros will grow from $279 M in 2002 to $396 M in 2007, reports In-Stat/MDR. The high tech market research firm finds that, with MEMS...

Most people are familiar with vehicle navigation systems and how they read GPS signals from US military satellites to determine location. However, other military defense technologies are continuing their life cycle in the automotive platform, according to a new study from the technology research firm ABI. Automotive systems such...

The cellular PC card (CPC) industry features both IT-centric companies, like Dell computer, and those more closely aligned with the wireless industry, like Nokia and Sony Ericsson. Although many players have tried and failed in this business, success rests with those who have strong relationships with both operators and...

Passive RF and Microwave Integrated Circuits Leo G. Maloratsky Newnes — An imprint of Elsevier 368 pages; $69.99 ISBN: 0-7506-7699-X The last four decades have been marked by the rapid development of RF and microwave integrated circuits, which offer the advantages of compact, lightweight designs with enhanced performance, higher...