RF & Microwave Industry News

The Bookend

THE BOOKEND * Radio-Electronic Transmission Fundamentals B. Whitfield Griffith, Jr. Noble Publishing Corp. 648 pages; $75 ISBN: 1-884932-13-4 This is a reprint of a textbook originally published in 1962. It is intended to bridge the gap between the elementary and advanced technical works pertaining to the generation and transmission...
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Around the Circuit

AROUND THE CIRCUIT INDUSTRY NEWS * Plexus Corp. completed its previously announced acquisition of electronic manufacturing services provider Qtron Inc. Plexus paid approximately $30 M in cash and assumed approximately $17 M in debt, in addition to Qtron's ordinary trade payables. The acquisition was financed through Plexus' existing capital...
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Commercial Market

THE COMMERCIAL MARKET MEMS Industry Matures, Big Changes Lay Ahead Having plugged away for the last decade, MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) technology is about to shrug off the flash-in-the-pan mantle some have bestowed upon it, and emerge as a bona fide industry, according to Cahners In-Stat Group ( http://www.instat.com )....
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Coming Events

COMING EVENTS 2001 IEEE Emerging Technologies Symposium on Broadband Communications for the Internet Era September 10­11, 2001 Dallas, TX Sponsor: IEEE, Dallas Section. Topics: Third-generation cellular, LMDS, network planning and management, Internet standards and protocols, wireless infrastructure, fiber optics, WDM, optical CDMA, WLL, WLANs, Bluetooth, software radio, systems-on-a-chip, embedded...
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International Report

INTERNATIONAL REPORT Russo-French Tie-up Targets Mars Exploration French space system contractor Alcatel Space has teamed with Russia's Babakin Space Centre to develop elements of France's Premier Mars exploration programme. Under the deal, the Babakin Centre will take responsibility for the design, development and production of the landing system to...
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New Literature

NEW LITERATURE * RF and Microwave Test Accessories Catalog This 207-page catalog features the company's adapters, cables, connectors, amplifiers, attenuators, detectors, directional couplers and bridges, filters and limiters, impedance test accessories, mixers, network analyzer accessories, power dividers and splitters, power sensors, spectrum analyzer accessories, switches, terminations and waveguide accessories....
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New Products

NEW PRODUCTS COMPONENTS * Three-way Power Divider This complete line of three-way power dividers is designed for wireless communication bands from 800 MHz through 2.6 GHz. The casing is less than half the size of a typical printed microstrip three-way power divider, which is achieved by the use of...
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News from Washington

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON ECS Awards Long-term AWACS Sustainment, Modernization ContractThe Air Force has entered a long-term contract that will continue support to the Airborne Warning and Control System, better known as AWACS. The AWACS Program Office signed the agreement, which has a potential value of up to $7 B...
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WORKSHOPS & COURSES

WORKSHOPS & COURSES Basic Antenna Concepts * Topics: Provides a practical understanding of the fundamental principles of antennas. Mathematical explanations will be minimized, while intuitive physical explanations and laboratory demonstrations will be emphasized. * Site: Atlanta, GA * Dates: September 25­28, 2001 * Contact: Continuing Educations, Georgia Institute of...
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Using APLAC to Simulate an RFIC Mixer

Use of the APLAC Design Suite to simulate integrated mixer circuitry
PRODUCT FEATURE ="BANNER"> Using APLAC to Simulate an RFIC Mixer APLAC Solutions Inc. Irving, TX Mixers are important RF elements in modern communication devices. As the size of devices is reduced, RF integration is increased. Using the APLAC Design Suite, integrated mixer circuitry can be simulated using the RFIC...
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