Articles by Microwave Journal

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Avanti Screenmedia Group plc have signed a contract for the implementation of the Highly Flexible Satellite (HYLAS), a hybrid Ka-band/Ku-band satellite with European coverage. The contract between the two companies covers support for the development of the most innovative elements of this new...

The IEEE 802.19™ Wireless Coexistence Technical Advisory Group (TAG) has begun development of a recommended practice on methods for assessing the coexistence of wireless networks. This document will define recommended wireless coexistence metrics and the methods for computing them, as well as various wireless coexistence scenarios. “Industry continues to...

Radio Frequency Identification – RFID – is a technology of many uses. In one form or another, it is found in fields as varied as supply chain logistics, aerospace and defense, automotive, border security, life sciences and pharmaceuticals, retail and transportation. Although many reports published by ABI Research and...

After the 300 mm wafer fabrication went on-line in 2004, the semiconductor manufacturing capacity in Asia has continually grown, especially in Taiwan, and growth will continue for the next several years, reports In-Stat. With Taiwan building up foundry capacity, it has become the highest fabrication density area, says the...

MEMS consumption in mobile handsets reached $157 M in 2005 and by 2010, consumption will exceed $1 B, reports In-Stat. In addition to the microphones and bulk acoustic resonators that have dominated the MEMS market to date, there are emerging opportunities for inertial sensors (principally accelerometers) and several types...

Industry News Ducommun Inc . announced that its Ducommun Technologies Inc. (DTI) subsidiary has acquired the capital stock of WiseWave Technologies Inc ., a privately held company based in Torrance, CA. WiseWave is a manufacturer of custom microwave and millimeter-wave products for both aerospace and non-aerospace applications. WiseWave’s sales...

Military Brochure The revised military brochure from AR Worldwide Modular RF features a family of booster amplifiers for tactical military radios that covers 30 to 512 MHz and 12 to 40 W. The family features several versions including manpack or vehicular mounted, manual or automatic band switching and a...

Space/Flight Qualified Low Noise Amplifiers These low noise amplifiers are designed, manufactured, tested and screened to be extremely reliable and rugged for space or flight applications. Screening options include MIL-STD-883 and MIL-PRF-38534. In addition to the testing and standards that go into these amps, the company also provides complete...

Modern Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Power Electronics Robert J. Barker, John H. Booske, Neville C. Luhmann, Jr. and Gregory S. Nusinovich, Editors Wiley Interscience • 864 pages; $145 The designers of present and future microwave and millimeter-wave power electronics systems need to be aware of the unique and rich characteristics...

TNO is to participate in a Dutch consortium on biomedical materials. The BioMedical Materials consortium (BMM) aims to provide a leadership position to the Netherlands in biomedical materials and will facilitate novel product development for various medical applications. The BMM will use public-private partnerships to fully utilize the strong...