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AROUND THE CIRCUIT INDUSTRY NEWS * Karl Suss has acquired MFI Technologies, San Jose, CA. MFI manufactures advanced electrical analysis products for the semiconductor industry. This acquisition will allow Suss to expand its product line to offer a cost-effective internal node probe solution down to 0.10 micron. * Tektronix...

THE COMMERCIAL MARKET Multipurpose Wireless PC-EPhone is Introduced A wireless PDA with full Internet, PC and organizer functions has been introduced and will be distributed exclusively in the US and Canada by Newlands Oil & Gas Inc. (doing business as PC-EPhone.com Inc.). The instrument features PC functions with Internet...

COVER FEATURE Multilayer LTCC Modules Kyocera America Inc. San Diego, CA K yocera America's VisPro Division has been manufacturing a majority of the solid-state modules and transmitters that are the cornerstone of ITT Gilfillan's modern commercial and military radar systems. The AN/SPS-48, for example, is an advanced, highly capable...

INTERNATIONAL REPORT Martin Streetly, International Correspondent Rhode & Schwarz Launches Bluetooth Testers German contractor Rhode & Schwarz has launched what it claims to be the first multi-standard tester that is capable of parallel mobile-radio and Bluetooth testing during equipment development, production and service. Designated as the CMU200 equipment, Rhode...

NEW LITERATURE * Product Line Catalog This 60-page catalog covers the company's new line of resistors, terminations and attenuators designed for microwave and RF applications. The product line can be used in applications from DC to 40 GHz with power handling capabilities from 0.1 to 1000 W. All components...

NEW PRODUCTS COMPONENTS × Bandpass Filter The Ultra-Q model 50368M is designed to eliminate cellular and paging interference in multiple address systems, but can also be extended to any application requiring a programmable bandpass filter, including VHF, UHF, cellular, PCS and the original MAS bands. Ultra-Q can operate from...

References for "Ultra Wideband Communications and Radar: Pioneers and Innovators" by Terrence W. Barrett. The following list of references pertains to "History of Ultra Wideband Communications and Radar: Pioneers and Innovators: Parts I and II" appearing in the January and February issues of Microwave Journal. Aiello, G., Rogerson, G.D....

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program Award The US Air Force has awarded the team of Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems Sector and Raytheon Company a $303 M contract for the first phase of the Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP). The three-year contract covers the design...

WORKSHOPS & COURSES RF CMOS Design * Topics: Strategies and techniques for developing CMOS receiver designs, with a heavy emphasis on process requirements, isolation and integration. A background in linear and nonlinear circuit design is desirable. * Site: Mountain View, CA * Dates: March 1­2, 2001 * Contact: Besser...

PRODUCT FEATURES Low Cost Electronically Scanning Antennas for Wireless Communications Applications Paratek Microwave Inc. Columbia, MD S uccess in today's fixed wireless communications market depends on many factors. From a technology perspective, systems today and in the future will be required to adapt to broadband dynamic needs, requiring systems...