Articles by David Vye, Editor, Microwave Journal

Starting in the early 1960s, Maryland has been home to numerous custom microwave filter houses. Originally founded as small, family-oriented companies by hardworking and ambitious entrepreneurs, these start-ups saw opportunity and were hungry to seize it. Possessing the agility and inventiveness that is the hallmark of all fledgling companies...

It's been a busy month as the editorial staff wraps up our annual May MTT-S IMS Show Issue. I'm happy to report that the magazine is now at the printer and it is one of our finest show issues ever. Thanks to you, our ad sales were strong, which...

Welcome to the calm before the storm. The Mobile World Congress and CTIA Wireless shows are behind us. The International Microwave Symposium (or MTT as us old school people call it) looms on the horizon. I imagine most of you with exhibition responsibilities are busy hammering out details right...

Early in the first chapter of his microwave textbook, my former undergraduate professor Dr. Peter Rizzi introduced me and my fellow classmates to some of the anomalies in this field of study by making comparisons to its low frequency and optical counterparts. Along with the electrical impact of skin...

The New Year has gotten off to a fast (and snowy) start for the MWJ staff. Believe it or not, we are beginning to work on the final issue (and supplement) of the first quarter and so far, the contributed editorial in 2011 has been quite impressive. Granted, our...

At the Journal , we seem to be experiencing an uptick in submitted articles from industry. Whether this reflects a wave of pent-up technology advances and product releases or a collective recognition that companies need to connect with their potential customers, I see it as a sign that companies...

The mobile device has come a long way from its humble beginnings as a cell phone. Today, it is becoming the primary means of communication for most people around the world; serving as both a voice and data connection, emulating many of the functions once reserved for the personal...

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Summertime is associated with big blockbuster movies and beach reading material. Hollywood moguls and book publishers recognize that summer is the time to kick back and let others entertain us. In that vein (and assuming that microwave engineers aren’t the only professionals who take busmen holidays), the MWJ editorial...

Before design software, microwave engineers spent their days with copper tape and soldering iron applying cut and try methods. Without software, the MMIC, the RFIC, the LTCC, the SoP and SiP would almost certainly not exist and we would not have today's smart phones or smart weapons. "How Design...