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Design and Simulation of a PLL for Use in a W-CDMA RF Module

This article focuses on a special phase-locked loop (PLL) module used in a W-CDMA mobile terminal with an RF direct modulation transmitter and a superheterodyne receiver. The basic theory, design and simulation of the phase-locked loop and voltage-cont...
W-CDMA is one of the most important requirements of 3G mobile communication systems,1 and it presents a challenge to the design of RF systems for W-CDMA mobile terminals. Compared with a conventional superheterodyne structure, the direct RF I/Q modulation shows the advantages of a simple circuit configuration and low...
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Microwaves in Europe: Current Trends and Future Prospects

How strong is the European microwave industry and what influence does it have globally? What are the drivers shaping the future? Will wireless technology dominate? Will the development of new materials open up new frontiers? And what role will the defe...
European Microwave Week has become the focal point in the microwave industry calendar, when the community convenes to debate and discuss the state of the commercial climate and the strength and depth of global activity. The key questions being: What are the technological advancements coming to the fore? What...
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European Microwave Exhibition 2004

The following list is complete at the time of going to press. 7 layers H98 AC Microwave H41 Acreo AB H144 Actipass Co. Ltd. H45 Aeroflex H76 AFT Group German Pavilion Agere Systems H70 Agilent Technologies – SPONSOR H17/18 Air-Parts B.V. H14 Alfred Tronser GmbH H92 AMCS H142 Amphenol...
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Lockheed Martin Wins Contract for Communications Network

The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, through the Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton, OH, selected Lockheed Martin to develop and demonstrate a prototype network that combines the speed of laser-based communications with the dependability of radio frequency communications to support the information-sharing needs of military commanders. The initial...
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