Industry News

2007 Connector, Cable and Cable Assembly Survey

Microwave Journal's annual overview of the connector and cable industry, with input from over 75 different companies.
We are very pleased to offer this updated survey of companies providing connectors, cables and cable assemblies. Seventy-seven companies responded to our request for information this year, which is an increase from the 74 companies in last year’s survey. In addition, 10 of last year’s participants have updated their...
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Intermateability of SMA, 3.5 mm and 2.92 mm Connectors

Examination of the history and motivation behind SMA, 3.5 mm and 2.92 mm connectors in an effort to determine their mechanical intermateability.
SMA, 3.5 mm and 2.92 mm connectors make reliable, RF components and instrumentation possible. These seemingly mundane devices are the result of evolutionary and revolutionary design, covering a 40-year period and involving several corporations. In their present state, they represent highly evolved, well-defined interface systems. It is not widely...
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New Literature

Measurement Journal The Measurement Journal provides today’s engineers with the information they need to stay ahead of the competition and on top of the latest technologies, trends and Agilent measurement solutions. It covers a wide range of industries, including aerospace and defense, wireless communications and industrial, and features articles...
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The Book End

Computational Electromagnetics for RF and Microwave Engineering David B. Davidson Cambridge University Press • 430 pages; $80, £47 ISBN: 0-521-83859-2 " To order this book, contact: Cambridge University Press 100 Brook Hill Drive West Nyack, NY 10994-2133 (845) 353-7500" This book is designed to serve as an introduction to...
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Huber + Suhner Opens Mumbai Office

Huber + Suhner has opened a branch office in Mumbai to expand its customer base in the communication, transportation and industrial markets in the western part of India. The initiative aims to take advantage of the city’s position as a cosmopolitan metropolis and the economic capital of the country....
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Philips Sells Shares in TSMC

Royal Philips Electronics announced that it has sold approximately 887 million shares of common stock in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. to long-term financial investors in Taiwan. Through these transactions, the company has implemented the first step of the multi-phased plan to facilitate an orderly exit from its shareholding...
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QinetiQ Acts on Urgent Call to Theatre

As part of an in-theatre Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) program, QinetiQ has integrated a civil satellite communications system into a number of the UK MoD’s Joint Helicopter Force (JHC) assets. The requirement was to deliver beyond line of sight (BLOS) voice communications capabilities that allow deployed JHC assets to...
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