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S.M. Shajedul Hasan of Virginia Tech has won the first William Bazzy Fellowship. Hasan received his BS degree from Bangladesh University in 2002 and his MS degree from the University of Tennessee in 2005. He is currently a PhD candidate under the supervision of Dr. Steven Ellingson. His dissertation...

We’re sure virtually all of the attendees and guests would agree that the beach was incredible, the weather fabulous, the accommodations superb and the convention center comfortable and accommodating. Microwave Week attracted 6952 attendees— not a record attendance by any means, but certainly a respectable turnout considering its remote...

For mm-wave experiments executed at low temperatures, it is desirable to use a stainless-steel waveguide in the refrigerator for thermal isolation and to plate the waveguide with a higher conductive metallic layer to reduce microwave attenuation. While the electroplating of metal on stainless-steel is a well-established procedure, there are...

LINC2 Filter Synthesis Software LINC2 Filter Pro version 1.14 adds a new line of space-efficient RF and microwave filters to its filter design and synthesis software. Compact, space-saving interdigital filters can now be designed in microstrip or stripline materials using LINC2 Filter Pro. These and other microstrip and stripline...

A combined US Air Force/Lockheed Martin team has successfully completed an on-orbit reconfiguration of the five-satellite Milstar constellation to maximize the system’s capabilities to provide secure, reliable and robust communications to US and Allied Forces around the globe. Orbiting the earth at over 22,000 miles in space, the Milstar...

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Raytheon Co. a $304 M contract to develop advanced tracking and discrimination capabilities for the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) forward-based AN/TPY-2- radar. Under the contract, Raytheon is responsible for the development and test of radar software, various engineering tasks, maintenance and support,...

Harris Corp., an international communications and information technology company, has been awarded a $218 M Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the US Marine Corps for its next generation, JTRS-approved Falcon® III Tactical radios. Under the contract, the company received two orders totaling $158 M. Harris was chosen...

NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, has established a Reference Design Centre (RDC) with the aim of facilitating deployment and adoption of RFID technology. Based near Graz, Austria, the RDC improves the performance and reliability of existing RFID systems by thoroughly testing applications under real life...

The newly inaugurated Alcatel-Lucent University Egypt is the company’s first certified university in the Middle East and Africa and the 20 th certified training centre within Alcatel-Lucent’s global education network. Based in Cairo, the university’s mission is to deploy learning and qualification solutions that will enable customers and employees...

Freescale Semiconductor and STMicroelectronics, semiconductor suppliers to the automotive industry, have made significant progress in the areas of automotive IP development, flash technology alignment and new product definition. Since announcing their joint design initiative last year, the automotive units from both companies have focused product development efforts on a...