Articles by Microwave Journal Staff

COMPONENTS 7/16 Connectors This 7/16 connector series operates from DC to 8 GHz and complies with the IEC and CECC standards. Intermodulation properties typically measure -165 dBc. Brass housings are available with silver or ternary alloy plating options. To facilitate numerous applications, male and female designs are available to...

INDUSTRY NEWS REMEC Inc. and Spectrian Corp. have entered into a definitive merger agreement through which REMEC will acquire Spectrian for approximately $160 M in stock and cash. SEMX Corp. has completed the sale of the stock of its wholly-owned subsidiary American Silicon Products BV to North East Silicon...

Super Components Catalog This 40-page catalog includes super components such as IFMs, ultra miniature SDLAs, switch filter banks, high speed multioctave SDLAs with limited RF output, along with channelized ESM receivers and many other improved and enhanced products. Akon Inc., San Jose, CA (408) 432-8039. Circle No. 200 Technical...

The Mobile Technology Question and Answer Book - A Survival Guide for Business Managers Ron Schneiderman AMACOM 240 pages; $19.95 ISBN: 0-8144-7136-6 Wireless communications are rapidly expanding. Cellular phones, satellite phones, handheld computers and personal navigation systems capable of pinpointing a location within a few feet are becoming connected...

Deregulation and privatization has created unprecedented competition in the worldwide telecommunication market. This climate of increased competition has meant that service providers must introduce new, more sophisticated and user-friendly services at an accelerated pace, while not compromising traditional telecommunications service quality. These needs have prompted many telecommunications service providers...

With nearly 7000 exhibitors in 27 buildings clustered on a site the size of 65 football fields, Hannover Fair 2002 offered something for nearly everyone - from factory automation and process technologies, to material handling and energy management. One of the newest display categories of this year was the...

In-Stat/MDR has completed its analysis of the WLAN market's performance during the first quarter. The main themes from the results include the following: · Embedded WLAN in notebook PCs is finally taking hold in the business space. Notebooks with embedded Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b) finally hit the market in noticeable...

Raytheon Co. was awarded a $78 M US Navy contract for a second Low Rate Initial Production (LIRP) of the ASQ-228 Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) pod, the latest generation in targeting technology. The company's Air Combat and Strike Systems business unit is responsible for ATFLIR. "We are...

Signal Technology Corp. announced the receipt of two contracts awards for the production of highly sophisticated electronics designed for the federal government's emerging Homeland Security Initiative. Signal Technology's UHF/VHF and video antenna switch matrix products were selected to provide multi-path signal frequency steering by a contractor developing wireless communications...

Harris Corp. announced that it has been selected by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Littleton, CO, to lead the communication portion of the Core Information System (CIS) Integrated Product Team for the 15 months Component Advanced Development Phase of the US Army's Aerial Common Sensor (ACS) program. ACS is...