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COMPONENTS SP5T PIN Diode Switch The SP5T, PIN diode switch, model MSN-5DT-05-STD with options 1422, 12X and LVT operates from 14.0 to 22.0 GHz with a minimum of 80 dB of isolation and a maximum of 5.0 dB of insertion loss. The switch accomplishes this while also having a...

Industry News Aeroflex Inc. announced the successful completion of its acquisition of MCE Technologies Inc. As a result of the merger, each share of MCE common stock and each MCE common stock purchase warrant was converted in to the right to receive 0.2254 of a share of Aeroflex common...

Oscilloscopes CD-ROM This CD-ROM features two video demos and 33 application notes showing the benefits of using mixed-signal oscilloscopes versus traditional digital storage scopes for debugging complex analog/digital designs. Agilent Technologies Inc., Palo Alto, CA (800) 452-4844, www.agilent.com. Circle No. 200 Product Selection Guide This 20-page quick reference product...

Filter Software For thirty years, S/FILSYN has offered versatile, sophisticated capabilities in synthesis of all types of filters-passive, active, crystal, digital, microwave; parametric, conventional; lossless, predistorted; ladder, lattice. Developed by a renowned filter scientist, a PhD and Life Fellow of the IEEE. The software was originally available on time-sharing,...

Workshops & Courses RF Wireless System Design Fundamentals Topics : This course combines theory with real-life examples to provide participants with a complete foundation in digital communication techniques and their effects on RF circuit parameters. Site : Sunnyvale, CA Dates : December 8-10, 2003 Contact : Besser Associates, 201...

News From Washington Rockwell Collins Develops Ad-Hoc Network for US Military Rockwell Collins, a leader in tactical communications, is developing an advanced communication network with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) called Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT). TTNT is a high speed, dynamic ad-hoc network designed to assist...

International Report Alcatel Powers Its Way to Taiwanese Microwave Contract Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower), the leading power supplier in Taiwan, has awarded Alcatel a multimillion US dollar contract to implement a digital microwave radio backbone network. Leveraging the company's digital microwave technology, the project will enhance the efficiency of...

The Commercial Market IEEE Standard Extends Wireless Communications to Inexpensive Applications A new standard from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) opens the world of wireless communications to inexpensive applications, from sensors and switches for industrial and residential use to smart tags and badges, interactive toys, inventory...

Analog and Digital Filter Design, Second Edition Steve Winder Newnes 450 pages, paperback; $59.99 ISBN: 0-7506-7547-0 The analog section of this book includes both passive and active filter designs, while the digital section covers infinite impulse response (IIR) and finite impulse response (FIR) filter design. Detailed circuit theory and...

In recent years the VXIbus architecture has proven to be a versatile interface standard for instruments from many diverse manufacturers to operate within the same mainframe. The VXIbus incorporates the user-friendly features of instruments designed to operate within the General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB) (for example, using ASCII-level programming)...