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A PA Driver for Split-band PCS Applications RF Micro Devices Inc. Greensboro, NC Due to the growing popularity of PCS systems, there has been an increasing demand for high performance RFICs for the PCS band. The transmit and receive frequencies for the PCS band are allocated at 1850 to...

Smart Switches with a CAN Serial Communication Bus Dow-Key Microwave Corp. Ventura, CA A new series of electromechanical switches has been developed that is targeted specifically at test equipment applications where fast system integration and system flexibility for modifying and extending switch layout are required. The unique switches are...

An Ultradynamic Range GaAs Amplifier Watkins-Johnson Co. Palo Alto, CA The model AH11 GaAs amplifier has been introduced to supplement the company’s line of linear GaAs components. Operating from a +5 V DC supply in a push-pull configuration, the new IC amplifier extends the linear efficiency advantages of the...

LDMOS Transistors for FM Broadband Applications STMicroelectronics Inc. Montgomeryville, PA High efficiency and high gain amplifiers for FM transmitters are possible today with laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) technology. Presently, LDMOS RF power transistors are the proven mainstay in the high volume cellular base station power amplifier business,...

A GPS Module for CDMA and UMTS Synchronization Oscilloquartz SA Neuchatel, Switzerland Without precise timing, today’s new communications signals can lose data in their translation, particularly in the areas of light-speed data and broadband systems. Due to the emerging standards in mobile telecommunications and digital broadcasting, the quality of...

Technical Note A Microstrip Antenna with Fractal Multilayer Substrates Xu Liang and Chia Yan Wah Michael Please click here to view the pdf file of the Technical Note...

Technical Feature A C-band Low Power High Dynamic Range GaAs MESFET Low Noise Amplifier S. Yoo, M.R. Murti, D. Heo and J. Laskar Please click here to view the pdf file of the Technical Feature...

Technical Feature A Low Cost, High Accuracy Radar Altimeter Giorgos E. Stratakos, Paul Bougas and Kostas Gotsis Please click here to view the pdf file of the Technical Feature...

Coupled Triplets Albert J. Klappenberger and William B. Lurie ALK Engineering Salisbury, MD As the state of the art in L-C filter design realization moves forward to satisfy the changing demands of today’s requirements, it appears that some of the more sophisticated techniques are giving way to older, less...

Integral Resistors in High Frequency Printed Wiring Boards Bruce P. Mahler Ohmega Technologies Inc. Culver City, CA The growing need to eliminate discrete resistors is driven by design trends toward faster speeds, shorter trace lengths and smaller boards with higher component densities. Printed wiring boards (PWB) have become complex...