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Nearly 20 percent of all vehicles worldwide will contain embedded Bluetooth hardware by 2007, according to the findings of a new ABI study. Future Bluetooth-based automotive applications are poised to deliver new opportunities to all facets of the industry. Bluetooth silicon costs run approximately $6, making the technology extremely...

COMPONENTS GaAs MMIC Switch The model SWM-6000-1DTU option 011 is an absorptive/non-reflective SPST switch that operates from 10 MHz to 6 GHz (other frequencies available). Insertion loss is 100 dB at 10 MHz and > 30 dB at 6 GHz. SWR is 1.5. Speed is American Microwave Corp., Frederick,...

INDUSTRY NEWS Renaissance Electronics Corp. of Harvard, MA has acquired the ferrite circulator, isolator and attenuator product lines of MCCI Wireless and P&H Laboratories . This acquisition enhances Renaissance Electronics position as a vital supplier of military, space and commercial components for a significant number of RF and microwave...

CD Product Catalog This CD product catalog features the company's entire line of products, making it a complete information guide for attenuator needs. It also highlights the company's newest technology and products. Alan Industries Inc., Columbus, IN (812) 372-8869. Circle No. 200 Quick Reference Chart This easy-to-use reference chart...

RF Power FETs and MMICs for Broadband Wireless Systems This revised Web site provides company and product news, data sheets and application notes in easy to download .pdf format. Standard product line includes GaAs power FETs up to 10 W of RF power, high voltage power GaAs FETs operating...

Workshops & Courses Introduction to Microwave Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems Topics : This two-day course will explain the fundamental engineering technology and the operating characteristics of modern microwave radar and electronic warfare systems used by the world's military. Site : Sunnyvale, CA Dates : October 6-7, 2003 Contact...

News From Washington Raytheon Awarded $16.8 M Production Option for US Army Air Traffic Control Raytheon Co. has been awarded a $16.8 M production option to a previously awarded US Army Communications - Electronic Command (CECOM) contract for the production of AN/TPN-31 Air Traffic Navigation, Integration and Coordination Systems...

International Report TETRA to the Rescue in Poland The response time and coordination of the emergency services in Czluchow, Poland, are set to improve, after the Polish government commissioned a pilot project to set up a new control centre equipped with a modern TETRA radio system. With a view...

The Commercial Market Ultra Wideband Can Find Relief from CE Industry According to ABI, ultra wideband (UWB), a wireless technology based on modulated pulses of energy, stands to capture technology market share over the next several years in a variety of applications, especially the distribution of wireless video, audio...

Commercial Wireless Circuits and Components Handbook Mike Golio, Editor CRC Press LLC 402 pages; $99.95 ISBN: 0-8493-1564-6 This book provides, in a single volume, comprehensive coverage of microwave and wireless circuits and components design. It can serve as a starting point for any project involving design, development or acquisition...