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Customer’s dependence on wireless communications and their adoption of high bandwidth 3G cellular services are the primary drivers of the global growth for in-building wireless systems that extend and create wireless coverage indoors. According to a new study from ABI Research, deployments of these systems are expected to result...

The AESAs report details an extensive new study of Active Electronically-Scanned Arrays (AESA), which has just been released by Engalco. AESAs have been already well proven in many new and upcoming radar systems and are increasingly being adopted for various platforms—with airborne installations (including UAVs) always forming the major...

India, with growing semiconductor consumption and acceleration in electronics manufacturing activities and with the setting-up of EMS shops, is destined to emerge as an important semiconductor manufacturing location, reports In-Stat. India is one of the fastest growing semiconductor-consuming markets in the world, the high-tech market research firm says. The...

Industry News RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD) announced it has signed an agreement to sell the majority of its Bluetooth“ assets to QUALCOMM for $39 M. The pending transaction is expected to provide QUALCOMM access to next-generation Bluetooth technology. RFMD anticipates the transaction will enable it to increase its...

EMC Test Software The model SW1006 is the latest version of the company’s radiated susceptibility, conducted immunity and pre-compliance emissions software. Model SW1006 automatically performs both calibration and immunity testing in full compliance with IEC 61000-4-3, 4-6, MIL-STD 461/462 RS103, CS114, RTCA/DO160 Section 20 specifications. The software also supplies...

Ultra Broadband Bias Tee The model BT-50K18 Option PS is a miniature 50 kHz to 18 GHz bias tee, usable to 15 kHz. It has an insertion loss of 0.75 dB and a VSWR of 1.75 is typical. This model offers 60 dB RF/DC isolation between 10 MHz and...

Application Note This application note, “Preamplifiers and System Noise Figure,” is designed to assist engineers in learning how to improve the accuracy of their measurements by using a low noise amplifier in front of a spectrum analyzer to reduce the effective noise figure of RF and microwave test systems....

The Design of CMOS Radio-frequency Integrated Circuits: Second Edition Thomas H. Lee Cambridge University Press • 815 pages; $80 ISBN: 0-521-83539-9 Since publication of the first edition of this book in 1998, RF CMOS has made a rapid transition to commercialization. Back then, the only notable examples of RF...

Five months from now, Honolulu, HI will be the host city for what is widely regarded as the most prestigious microwave industry gathering in the world: the 2007 International Microwave Symposium (IMS 2007), to be held June 3–8, 2007. IMS 2007 is the largest international conference devoted to the...

The promises and shortcomings of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) switch technology have become almost legendary. Perhaps no other electronic component in history has been the source of so much hype—and the cause of so much disillusionment. So much so, that Internet sites advise engineers to steer clear of MEMS switch...