Articles by Microwave Journal Staff

INDUSTRY NEWS Laird Technologies announced its acquisition of Orcus Inc. Orcus Inc., with a 12,000 square foot facility in Overland Park, KS, develops, manufactures and sells thermal interface materials to a diverse customer base in the electronics industry. In related news, Laird and Seiren Co. Ltd. announced that they...

Test and Measurement Selection Guide The "Basic Instruments 2003 Selection Guide" features product families of oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, data acquisition, switches, frequency and time interval counters. Also included are function/arbitrary waveform generators, power supplies, GPIB cards and converters, test and measurement software, and extended warranty, calibration and engineering services...

RF and Microwave Semiconductor Device Handbook Mike Golio, Editor-in-Chief CRC Press 311 pages; $99.95 ISBN: 0-8493-1562-X The aim of this book is to provide a single volume comprehensive reference for high frequency semiconductor devices. Written by twenty experts in their field, it is intended to be a starting point...

ANTENNAS Everett, Carl L . "Using Guided Wavelength as a Basis for the Design of Dielectric Rod Antennas," No. 5, p. 222. Haupt, Randy "Generating a Plane Wave in the Near Field with a Planar Array Antenna," No. 9, p. 152. Jang, Yong-Woong and Ho-Sub Shin "A Wideband and...

Raytheon Co. has been awarded a $36.9 M contract for production of its ALR-67 (V) 3 radar warning receiver system for the US Navy. The ALR-67 (V) 3 is the state-of-the-art radar warning receiver on the US Navy F/A 18E/F carrier-based tactical aircraft and recently completed a successful initial...

The US Navy awarded a $812 M Contract for Sea-based Missile DefenseThe US Navy awarded a $812 M contract to Lockheed Martin for the continued development of the Missile Defense Agency's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capability. Under the contract, Lockheed Martin is responsible for developing and fielding the...

Northrop Grumman Corp.'s Space Technology sector will develop the Strategic Illuminator Laser (SILL) for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), providing a crucial component for systems such as the Airborne Laser (ABL) and future space-based programs. The MDA chose Space Technology for Phase 2 of the next generation of illuminator...

Transparency, inclusion and the needs of developing nations were among the main topics discussed by the twenty-two top executives representing the national standards bodies of the Asia/Pacific region when they convened at ASTM International for a two-day Open House. The recent event was an open forum for frank discussion...

In a contract worth several million Euros, the Italian network operator Elettronica Industriale has contracted Rohde & Schwarz to supply DVB-T transmitters, which will be used for installing Italy's first digital TV network. To fulfill the contract Rohde & Schwarz will supply DVB-T transmitters with power ranging from 10...

Thales and China Spacesat have established a joint venture to develop telematics solutions for the Chinese market. Called AeroThales and based in Beijing, it is 49 percent owned by Thales and 51 percent by Aerostrong Technology, China Spacesat's main subsidiary. Its primary objective is to provide telematics services based...