RF & Microwave Industry News

Washington

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON FCC Requirements Impact Carriers and Handset Manufacturers The Cahners In-Stat Group ( www.instat.com ) reports that the FCC is driving the deployment of mobile location technologies in the United States. Their requirements will have a major impact on the cellular industry as a whole. Recently, emergency...
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WORKSHOPS & COURSES

WORKSHOPS & COURSES MEMS for Communications ­ From Concept to Product * Topics: MEMS technology and applications in communications, with specific information on CoventorWare™ software products and intellectual property for rapid development and integration of MEMS into products. * Site: Fremont, CA * Date: August 1, 2001 * Contact:...
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Low Phase Noise Voltage Tunable Oscillators

Introduction to a new line of fast tuning, low phase noise voltage tunable oscillators
PRODUCT FEATURE Low Phase Noise Voltage Tunable Oscillators Paratek Columbia, MD Driven by the VCO market's insatiable need for lower phase noise and wider tuning ranges, a new line of voltage tunable oscillators (VTO) has been introduced with superior performance in these areas. The new VTOs operate at fundamental...
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Miniature, High Performance GPS RF SAW Filters

Introduction to a new GPS Rx surface acoustics wave filter designed to address key performance specifications
PRODUCT FEATURE Miniature, High Performance GPS RF SAW Filters Location-based products using Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) signals are poised to revolutionize wireless service. Implementation of federally mandated mobile subscriber location requirements is fueling the rush to market. Meanwhile, manufacturers plan to capitalize on the presence of GPS-enabled mobiles by...
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High Speed Analysis and Optimization of Waveguide Bandpass Filter Structures Using Simple Neural Architectures

Presentation of a simple and accurate neural architecture to facilitate the design of waveguide bandpass filter stuctures
TECHNICAL FEATURE High Speed Analysis and Optimization of Waveguide Bandpass Filter Structures Using Simple Neural Architectures At microwave frequencies, from about 7 to 60 GHz, inductive irises are very often used as coupling networks between half-wavelength cavities in rectangular waveguides to develop very selective low loss bandpass filters. This...
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Power Efficient MMIC Frequency Triplers

Presentation of an approach to optimize the power efficiency of an MMIC frequency tripler
TECHNICAL FEATURE Power Efficient MMIC Frequency Triplers The design of an efficient frequency tripler for an S-/X-band communications receiver is described. An approach for optimizing the tripler for best power efficiency is presented. The tripler topology consists of the harmonic generator circuit, a bandpass filter and an amplifier. A...
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SiGe Power Amplifier ICs with SWR Protection for Handset Applications

Detailed description of how SiGe technology is used to develop power amplifier ICs for wireless handset applications
TECHNICAL FEATURE SiGe Power Amplifier ICs with SWR Protection for Handset Applications Joe Pusl and Srikanth Sridharan IBM San Diego RFIC Design Center Encinitas, CA Philip Antognetti, David Helms, Anurag Nigam, James Griffiths, Kenneth Louie and Mark Doherty IBM Boston RFIC Design Center Lowell, MA In recent years there...
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A Long Range View of Short Range Wireless Systems

In-depth review of current European activity, worldwide expansion and globally competing technologies within the field of short range wireless systems
EUROPEAN SUPPLEMENT A Long Range View of Short Range Wireless Systems Richard Mumford Microwave Journal European Editor The development of short range wireless systems, particularly Bluetooth and wireless local area networks (WLAN) has captured the industry's imagination, if not the market that was initially predicted. Bluetooth technology originated in...
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THE BOOK END

THE BOOK END * Modulation and Coding for Wireless Communications Alistair Burr Prentice Hall/Pearson Education 352 pages; $79 ISBN: 0-201-39857-5 Wireless communications have become one of the most rapidly growing industries in the world. This book is concerned with the principles of modulation and coding as they apply to...
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AROUND THE CIRCUIT

AROUND THE CIRCUIT INDUSTRY NEWS * Endwave Corp. acquired M/A-COM's Broadband Wireless Business Unit (BBU), initiating a strategic relationship with Tyco Electronics and making Endwave the most complete RF subsystem supplier for millimeter-wave radio OEMs. * Aeroflex Inc. has acquired TriLink Communications Corp. for approximately 1.2 million shares of...
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