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Microwave Engineers: For the Sake of the Future Microwave Power Transmission: Space-based Solar Power Beams Become Next Energy Frontier The idea of using satellites to beam solar power down from space is nothing new—the Department of Energy first studied it in the 1970s, and NASA took another look in...
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Executive Interview: Rodd Novak, Peregrine Semiconductor



ExecutiveInterviews
November 2008

Rodd Novak
V.P. Marketing & Business Development
Peregrine Semiconductor
Novak discusses the company’s proprietary process that brought Silicon-on-Sapphire to market, the high-performance switches and digital step attenuators (DSA) fabricated via this technology and how these devices address the needs of the multi-band commercial and defense markets.



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Expert Advice: The Importance of Average vs. Peak Performance in Cellular Wireless


ExpertAdvice
November 2008

Moray Rumney, Agilent Technologies:
The Importance of Average vs. Peak Perfor-
mance in Wireless

When I was growing up my favourite book was undoubtedly the “Guinness Book of World
Records.” I used to dip in and out of it searching for the craziest extremes of human experience.

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Win: The first five contributors are eligible to receive a complimentary copy of the textbook: Electrical Engineering – A Pocket Reference from Artech House.



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Anaren Announces Design Win

Anaren Inc. announced, in unison with CSR , it has achieved a design win on CSR’s UniFi UF1050 b&g Wi-Fi chipset; optimized for the CSR application, the matched-balun approach results in a solution boasting 65 percent fewer discrete components even as it saves additional board space. Anaren’s “0404” balun...
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BSC Filters

Microwave and RF filter manufacturer, BSC Filters, explains that EuMW offers the UK company unparalleled opportunities to showcase its world class products and reach purchasing decision makers and engineers from across its core operating sectors
As a world leader in microwave and RF filter technology, BSC Filters services the international defence, commercial and aerospace industries from its headquarters in York, UK. The company has a strong reputation for delivering high quality products through innovative design and excellence in engineering. At this year’s European Microwave...
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EPCOS and Anhui Feida Launch Joint Venture in China

EPCOS , a manufacturer of electronic components, modules and systems, has signed an agreement with the Chinese company, Anhui Feida Industry Stock Co. Ltd. , to launch a joint venture under the name EPCOS (Anhui) Feida Electronics Co. Ltd. (EPCOS Feida). The joint venture will develop and manufacture power...
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Trans-Tech Displays Notch/Band Reject Filter

Trans-Tech is on hand displaying a notch/band reject filter featuring custom applications from 300 MHz to 6 GHz, available in rack or surface-mount with frequency stability high Q ceramic and is field replaceable. The filter's electrical specifications include a center frequency of 840 MHz, an insertion loss of 4...
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