Articles by Microwave Journal

Herley Industries Inc. announced that it has received a $2 M contract award to provide the avionics for an advanced domestic target program. This contract represents a follow-on order to Micro Systems Inc. , Herley's Center of Excellence for all command and control systems. "Our Micro Systems division is...

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 for the last...

Sonnet Co-hosts Maxwell Celebration at IEEE MTT-S June 13th, 2006 San Francisco, CA Sonnet Software Inc., the IMS committee and Computer Simulation Technology will host a 175th anniversary celebration of the birth of James Clerk Maxwell, founder of the field of electromagnetics, on Tuesday, June 13th at the San Francisco Marriott (located adjacent to the Moscone Convention Center). For more information, visit: www.sonnetsoftware.com/maxparty StratEdge, J microTechnology, Accel-RF to Co-host IEEE MTT-S Seminar June 14, 2006 San Francisco, CA StratEdge, J microTechnology and Accel-RF will be hosting a seminar on monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) packaging, testing and reliability at the Moscone Center. The seminar is by invitation only. For more information e-mail: h.foster@stratedge.com.		Plenary Session, IEEE Fellow Awards Set The IEEE MTT-S plenary session will take place at 10 AM on Tuesday, June 13; everyone is invited. After welcoming remarks by IMS chairman John Barr, MTT-S president Karl Varian and A.P.S. (Paul) Khanna, co-chairman of the Technical Program Committee, the presentation of the I EEE Fellow Awards will be made.

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Fairchild Semiconductor marks its entrance into the high performance amplifier market with five operational amplifiers (op amps). The 210 MHz FHP3x50 and the 50 MHz FHP3x30 families allow designers to target a broad range of high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) video applications including set-top boxes, digital TVs...

Voltage-controlled Oscillator

The model CLV1630A-LF is a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) designed for demanding mobile communications systems. This RoHS compliant model utilizes patented design techniques to deliver single sideband (SSB) phase noise of -111 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz away from carrier with a second harmonic suppression better than -15 dBc. The CLV1630A-LF operating at 5 VDC supply and drawing only 25 mA (typical) generates frequencies between 1593 and 1654 MHz within 0.5 to 4.5 VDC of control voltage. Size: 0.50" × 0.50" × 0.16". Price: $24.95 (5 pcs. min.). Delivery: stock to four weeks.

Z-Communications Inc.,
San Diego, CA (858) 621-2700,
www.zcomm.com

2 W Fixed Attenuators

The XFP-18 series of precision 50Ω fixed attenuators offers good performance over the DC to 18 GHz band, with input power of 2 W CW and a maximum VSWR of 1.35. Attenuation accuracy is ± 0.75 dB for 30 dB. The body and connector housings are passivated stainless steel with an operating temperature range of -65° to +125°C. Values of 1, 3, 6, 10, 20 and 30 dB are available from stock.

Trilithic Inc.,
Indianapolis, IN (317) 895-3600,
www.trilithic.com.

Coaxial Cables and Connectors

These HELI-FOIL™ ultra low loss phase stable DC to 18 GHz bulk coaxial cables and connectors are ideally suited for interconnect applications ranging from laboratory environments to demanding field commercial systems. HELI-FOIL microwave coaxial cable and connectors offer low insertion loss; ultra stable insertion loss, phase and VSWR with flexing; good shielding effectiveness; temperature endurance up to 150°C; flexible, low minimum bend radius; and precision stainless steel connectors.

Times Microwave Systems,
Wallingford, CT (203) 949-8400,
www.timesmicrowave.com

800 MHz Re-banding Duplexer

The model WSD-00420 is an 800 MHz re-banding duplexer that has been created in response to the recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mandate for signal spectrum separation among incompatible Enhanced Specialized Mobile Radio (ESMR) technologies. This duplexer provides signal interference protection among communications equipment used by emergency services providers. The WSD-00420 ESMR duplexer module operates between 817 to 824 MHz within its receive filter, while its transmit filter operates between 862 to 869 MHz. The downlink transmit filter enables a sharp roll-off into the guard and expansion bands below 862 MHz, thus mitigating the ESMR downlink out-of-band emission.

K&L Microwave Inc.,
Salisbury, MD (410) 749-2424,
www.klmicrowave.com.

CSR plc has announced that it has selected Agilent Technologies Bluetooth Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) test solution for design verification and quality assurance within its Cambridge, UK facility. The company’s customer application support teams will also use the test solution extensively worldwide. This new agreement coupled with the announcement...

CSR plc announced it has chosen Anritsu 's MT8852B EDR test set for integration into its "Bluetooth Characterization Systems" for automated testing of standard rate and EDR Bluetooth devices. The MT8852B is the first Bluetooth EDR test set to fully implement v2.0 standard test mode signaling. This will expedite...

Planar Electronics Technology (PET) has won a $1.4 M production contract for an Airborne Military Surveillance RF Distribution Subsystem. This production contact was awarded by a prime US Government contractor that PET has been working with on the design and development of this subsystem....