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Cover Feature 2.5 V GaAs pHEMT Switches for GSM Handsets M/A-COM Lowell, MA A new line of robust GaAs pHEMT switches for operation in 2.5 V GSM handsets has been developed. These switches feature performance that is unrivaled in the industry for harmonics at 2.5 V in addition to...

Product Feature A CMOS-based Front-end Downconverter for GPS Applications Valence Semiconductor Irvine, CA The industry is striving for single-chip Global Positioning System (GPS) designs given the limited real estate available within cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDA) and other consumer electronic devices. Since GPS designs are typically comprised of...

Technical Feature SOI CMOS Technology For RF System-on-chip Applications CMOS technology is one of the most promising choices for RF applications. Its highly integrated nature provides true RF system-on-chip integration. Silicon-on- insulator (SOI) CMOS offers specific additional design advantages that include a significant reduction in cross-talk between RF and...

Technical Feature Performing Transient Analysis on PLL Frequency Synthesizers A PLL can be considered a subsystem within a larger communications system, so it is appropriate to analyze this type of network with the help of a system-level simulator. The use of flexible behavioral models within the simulator allows only...

Technical Feature A Feedforward Power Amplifier with Loops to Reduce RX Band Noise and Intermodulation Distortion This article proposes a new power amplifier approach for the reduction of amplified noise signals in the receiver (RX) band as well as intermodulation distortion signals in the transmitter (TX) band using a...

Technical Feature Topics in Communication System Design: Carrier Triple Beats Howard Hausman Miteq Inc. Hauppauge, NY Intermodulation interference is typically calculated based on two signals present in the RF or IF bandwidth. When the bandwidth is less than an octave, even-order intermodulation products, such as second- and fourth-order intermodulation...

Product Feature Stainless Steel Coaxial Cable with Medium Loss at 36 GHz Fig. 1 Loss per 100 ft. vs. frequency. Anyone who has tried to use copper cable for high frequency connections in high stress environments knows that it does not hold up very well for long. Attempts to...

Technical Feature A Broadband, Four-bit, Ka-band MMIC Phase Shifter A compact, robust and broadband, four-bit, Ka-band phase shifter was designed and fabricated in a standard 0.25 m m PHEMT GaAs process. Design trade-offs, simulation versus measured results and architectures for the various bits to achieve broadband performance are discussed....

Technical Feature A High Efficiency, Low Cost Silicon Bipolar GSM Dual-band PA Module T. Johansson, P. Lundin, J. Engvall and D. Uggla Ericsson Microelectronics AB Kista, Sweden U. Hagström Ericsson Microwave Systems AB Mölndal, Sweden As the wireless communication business continues to expand, there is great demand for reducing...

Product Feature Phase Invariant Attenuators G.T. Microwave Inc. Randolph, NJ The function of a phase invariant attenuator is to change the amplitude in the processing of a microwave signal with minimal impact to the phase characteristic. The theory of operation is that when a signal reaches its maximum attenuation,...