Articles by Microwave Journal

Lytron Inc. recently announced the completion and opening of its new factory and corporate office space in Woburn, MA. With this new space north of Boston, Lytron has doubled its square footage and increased its manufacturing capabilities, positioning itself for continued growth. It has also made room for equipment...

TeraVicta Technologies showcased its new RF MEMS switch technology last week at the European Microwave Week Exhibition. These SPDT RF MEMS swtiches operate in a frequency range from DC to 20 GHz, offer a high isolation of 21 dB at 20 GHz, high linearity of IP3 > 65 dBm,...

OMMIC announced the introduction of two new circuits in its family of products of control functions for military, civil and telecommunication applications. The CGY2176AUH is a 6-bit digital attenuator with good performance from 4.5 to 6.5 GHz. Typical insertion loss is 5 dB at 5 GHz. Robust on-chip circuitry...

Rogers Corp. introduced its new RO4450B™-dx Bondply, a high fill/flow version of the RO4450B high frequency circuit material, at last week's European Microwave Week. RO4450B circuit material is a glass-reinforced hydrocarbon/ceramic thermoset bondply designed for performance-sensitive, multilayer printed circuit boards. These bondplys are designed to offer superior high frequency...

Freescale Semiconductor Inc. , a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for wireless, networking, automotive, consumer and industrial markets, announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by a private equity consortium in a transaction with a total equity value...

Multi-port SMD Modeling

SMDMOD is a new tool for designers of hybrid microwave circuits using R, L, C surface-mount components and representing their electrical properties correctly in circuit simulations up to 10 or even 20 GHz and higher. Based on two-port S-parameter measurement results of a set of samples on one, two or three different substrates, SMDMOD allows the capability to extract super-scaleable realistic multi-port models. From that, SMDMOD allows the generation of two-, three- or four-port S-parameter files of intermediate component values mounted with varying pads on a different substrate, with one or two ports on each pad. These S-parameter files can then be included in standard circuit simulators to better represent SMD component parasitic effects than current commercial state-of-the-art equivalent circuits models do.

AC Microwave GmbH,
Aachen, Germany +49-241-879 3022,
www.linmic.com.

Coaxial Cable Assembly

These low cost flexible /semi - flex coaxial cable assemblies utilize RG and LMR type cables that meet MIL-17-C specification. All the cable assemblies are 100 percent tested for standard electrical performance and additional testing is possible per a customer’s requirement. Currently, the company offers cable assemblies that use various high quality connectors such as SMA, N, aMMCX, MCX, SMB, TNC and BNC. Customer specified connectors are also used upon request.

Electronika International Inc.,
Cleveland, OH (440) 743-7034,
www.electronikainc.com.

In the past year, the stationary form of WiMAX (fixed WiMAX or 802.16-2004) has seen steady adoption in the marketplace. But the mobile version, 802.16-2005, will be here sooner than many people think. To be technically and economically viable, mobile WiMAX ICs must hit "sweet spots" on a number...

A range of high performance SMK connectors, specifically designed for demanding applications, is now available throughout Europe from Vitelec Electronics . The range includes hermetically sealed, field replaceable components and is ideally suited to, among others, military and aerospace applications. Delivering superior performance up to 40 GHz, for applications...

Chronos Technology Ltd. , a GPS and RF/microwave components specialist for designers and products in the professional communications and electronics industry, announced the release of the CW85 GPS ‘Broadcaster’ from Illinois, US-based NavSync, which incorporates NavSync’s unique high sensitivity GPS receiver with an 802.11b transmitter to provide location information...