Articles by Microwave Journal

January, Products 2008 - Left

Anatech Electronics Inc.: TCAS Ceramic Bandpass Filter

Anatech Electronics Inc. introduces their new Ceramic Monoblock Bandpass filters used in TCAS communication. Low insertion loss and good rejection in a small package size are the most prominent features of these filters. AE1090B616 covers a frequency range of 1087 MHz – 1093 MHz with a passband I.L of 2.45dB typ and attenuation of 30dB min @ 1065 MHz and 1115 MHz. The part is fully ROHS compliant and available in a package size of 33.58 X 7.85 X 10.36 (mm) max.

Anritsu: Fast-Switching Microwave Synthesizer

The MG37020A fast-switching microwave signal generator utilizes an advanced VCO-based hardware architecture to achieve frequency switching speed of 100 µsec per point. The MG37020A is well suited for integration into automated test systems used in defense signal simulation and manufacturing ATE where minimum test time and maximum throughput is critical.

Berkeley Varitronics Systems: Yellowjacket® B/A/G

Yellowjacket® B/A/G is a wireless test receiver system that demodulates, sweeps, analyzes, and optimizes all popular 802.11 Wi-Fi network standards including 802.11b/g (2.4 GHz), 802.11n, 802.11h and 802.11a (5 GHz). The calibrated receiver is a passive measurement device that is network independent so it remains "invisible" to any 802.11 Wi-Fi network. It is also a spectrum analyzer that measures RF energy (2.0-4.0 & 4.9-5.9 GHz) allowing detailed interference analysis.


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January, Products 2008 - Right

JFW Industries, Inc.: 50PA-365 Handover Test Systems

JFW's Handover Test Systems are designed for proving wireless device performance at the network level. Each system comes complete with "handover" function commands written into the firmware. This function steps up the attenuation on one RF path from minimum to maximum while stepping it down from maximum to minimum on another path. Each system is customizable and is available with RS-232, GPIB, or Ethernet interface.

Mini-Systems Inc. - Electronic Packaging Div.: Hi-Rel Microelectronic Packages

Hi-Rel offers several microelectronic packages for military and space applications. These glass to metal seal packages are an excellent choice for RF applications for lower dielectric constant of Glass versus Alumina Ceramic packages.

Santron Inc.: New eSMA™ Connector

Santron's new eSMA connector addresses the problem of signal transmission and fragility of solder joints in hand-formable cable assemblies. Santron eSMA connectors feature the following VSWR performance: 1.10 up to 12.4 GHz, 1.20 from 12.4 to 18 GHz, and 1.31 from 18-26 GHz. Cable assemblies are delivered with these eSMAs professionally installed on Times Microwave Systems TFlex™ cable.


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Locus Features X-band Low Noise Amplifier

The Locus Microwave L61000 series high performance X-band low noise amplifier (LNA) is available in a variety of premium noise temperatures including 40K and 45K. This unit is intended for indoor or outdoor environments with custom, ruggedized packaging options to fit the customer’s needs. The L61000 series features an...
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AWR and Vector Fields Partner

Applied Wave Research Inc. (AWR®), a provider of high frequency electronic design automation (EDA) tools, and Vector Fields Ltd. announced at the 2006 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium that they have integrated Vector Fields’ Concerto™ three-dimensional (3D) electromagnetic (EM) modeling software into AWR’s Microwave Office® circuit design platform. Vector...
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Fairchild’s 4x4 mm Dual-band PA Saves Space, Extends Range in WLAN Applications

Building upon its portfolio of WLAN power amplifiers (PA), Fairchild Semiconductor introduces the FMPA2151, a highly integrated dual-band WLAN power amplifier module optimized to increase performance and reduce PCB board footprint in the latest 802.11a/bg WLAN applications, including notebooks, digital cameras and portable handsets. The high performance FMPA2151 offers...
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RFMD® Introduces GaN High Power Transistors

RFMD ® introduced a family of Gallium Nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) high power transistors and is sampling to top-tier cellular infrastructure and WiMAX base station customers. The sampling of these transistors represents the achievement of a baseline 0.5 um GaN high power transistor process by RFMD....
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TriQuint Introduces New GaAs Amplifiers at MTT-S

TriQuint Semiconductor , a supplier of microwave and millimeter-wave products for wireless communications infrastructure and the defense industry, introduced new gallium arsenide (GaAs) amplifiers during the IMS MTT-S Exhibition in San Francisco, CA. These new amplifiers are part of TriQuint’s continuing commitment to meet customers’ market-specific high frequency signal...
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