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The direct conversion (homodyne) transceiver architecture is gaining popularity. It allows more flexibility in a multi-band and multi-mode complex receiver system. It is a low cost solution, compared with the traditional heterodyne receiver, because the entire IF stage signal processing is eliminated. However, the problem of DC offset, poor...

Industry News Agilent Technologies Inc. and privately held Eagleware Corp. , which does business as Eagleware-Elanix, announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for Agilent to acquire substantially all of the assets and business of Eagleware-Elanix, a provider of system and circuit design software for the communications industry....

Microwave Components This Web site details the company’s wide array of broadband, microwave and wireless components. In addition to the product descriptions, downloadable data sheets are available for products including: attenuators up to 50 GHz with power handling to 300 W, DC blocks and bias tees for LMDS and...

The US Navy has approved Northrop Grumman Corp.’s AN/SLQ-32(V) Electronic Surveillance Enhancement (ESE) for low rate initial production. John Young, assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, gave the “go-ahead” after ESE met or exceeded all test objectives during its operational assessment. Under a $14.9...

Air traffic controllers in New York today are using the Federal Aviation Administration’s new system to manage oceanic air traffic. Designed and integrated by Lockheed Martin, the Advanced Technologies and Oceanic Procedures (ATOP) system safely increases the capacity of international air routes and automates the manual tracking processes used...

Raytheon Co.’s latest netcentric enabled radar system, APG-79 AESA, has been awarded a significant multi-year contract worth $580 M by the Boeing Co. This five-year production contract for the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) APG-79 system successfully concludes negotiations for 190 radars from low rate initial production lot 3...

Representing an opportunity for growth, Alcatel and Finmeccanica have announced the successful creation of two new joint ventures — Alcatel Alenia Space and Telespazio Holding. Their common objectives will be to consolidate leadership in telecommunication satellite systems and services, to acquire a strong position in the most important European...

The IEE, the largest professional engineering society in Europe, is driving to win members and provide services to Chinese engineers, spearheaded by the opening of a new office in Beijing. As manufacturing booms in China, there is increasing demand among engineers for access to knowledge and internationally recognised professional...

The European Telecommunications Standard Institute (ETSI) has approved the Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) standards for the delivery of multimedia content and services on the move, paving the way for a new era in broadcasting and telecommunications. As the strong synergies between mobile and broadcast technologies develop, the telecom and...

SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems has secured an £850 M order to manufacture the EuroDASS Electronic Warfare suite for the second production batch of the Eurofighter Typhoon programme – Tranche 2. The company leads the EuroDASS consortium, which also comprises Elettronica of Italy, Indra of Spain and EADS of...