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HIRAI SK Corp. will feature a foundry service of multi-layered LTCC substrates that targets higher Q, higher dimensional precision and higher yield for RF and millimeter-wave applications. Fine pitch and high Q substrate with thin film metallization, WLAN FEM with the embedded low loss diplexer and RF components sintered...

Modeling and Characterization of RF and Microwave Power FETs , by Peter Aaen, Jaime Plá and John Wood, is a book about the compact modeling of RF power FETs. In it, you will find descriptions of characterization and measurement techniques, analysis methods, and the simulator implementation, model verification and...

Advance Reproductions Corp. , a leader in high technology imaging services, announced the installation of a Barco Silverwriter Phoenix P Laser Photoplotter. The Silverwriter's features include a 40,000 dpi resolution, a repeatability factor of 0.08 mil and an overall accuracy of...

IMST announced that it has released version 5.1 of Empire XCcel™, a 3D EM field solver. It now supports full 32-bit and 64-bit calculations on Windows XP, Vista and Linux operating systems. A further speed improvement of up to 900 MCell/s has been obtained by smartly exploiting multi-core processor...

Fairchild Semiconductor will display its leading-edge RF solutions for 3G handset, WLAN and WiMAX applications at the upcoming International Microwave Symposium (IMS) conference. Being held June 3 to 8, in Honolulu, HI, the IMS 2007 conference is sponsored by the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) and attracts...

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the latest version of its premier signal integrity test solution: the Physical Layer Test System (PLTS) version 4.0. Featuring new multiport enhancements, this robust calibration, measurement and analysis platform is ideal for signal integrity engineers doing high speed digital design and encountering microwave transmission line...

TriQuint Semiconductor announced the release of the first three packaged devices in its multi-function circuit (MFC) family of products for PTP radio and sat-com (VSAT) applications. The new MFC products will debut at the 2007 IEEE MTT-S IMS in Honolulu, HI. TriQuint’s three new packaged products address OEM needs...

Agilent Technologies Inc. and Sequans Communications announced a collaboration to support the rollout of Mobile WiMAX®-compliant equipment in two ways. They will work on pre-validating the Agilent Protocol Conformance Test (PCT) system, and on the speed-optimization of RF power-calibration and production-test systems for both fixed and mobile WiMAX modules....

The unprecedented growth in European aviation has lead to the creation of the European General Aviation Manufacturer Group (EGAMA), which will be incorporated as a high level sectoral group of the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD). This will enable it to use ASD’s structures and expertise...

Published June 7, 2007 In an effort to better combine the editorial content of our magazine with our newly developed and retooled on-line presence, we have decided to expand Harlan's RF and microwave engineering advice into a monthly feature that appears in Microwave Journal. Harlan has selected one question...