Articles by Microwave Journal

The first IEC/IEEE International Standard, which relates to instrument buses, has been published under a joint cooperation agreement. The publication of this standard under the joint agreement indicates how industry worldwide can benefit from a rational approach to international standardization that makes optimum use of existing, market-relevant technical standards....

The IEEE has approved the start of work on four projects concerning IEEE 802.15™ wireless personal area network (WPAN) standards. These projects involve a wireless mesh topology standard for WPAN devices and alterations to the high rate WPAN standard so it supports new wireless multimedia uses more effectively. Two...

World Wide Wi-Fi Technological Trends and Business Strategies Teik-Kheong (TK) Tan and Benny Bing Wiley-Interscience 217 pages; $62.95 ISBN: 0-471-46356-6 IEEE 802.11 wireless local area networks (LAN) are becoming ubiquitous and increasingly relied upon. The demand for wireless access to a LAN is fueled by the growth of mobile...

Drop-in Replacements This drop-in replacement product family is designed for 50 V MRF150/151 and 28 V MRF141 type VDMOS general-purpose RF products. Demand for these products remains high while the number of suppliers has been reduced by recent industry consolidations. These products are ruggedized to enhance overall performance under...

Ultra-precision Service This company’s Web site offers a complete ultra-precision service for grinding, lapping, polishing, diamond sawing, laser machining and sizing a wide variety of metals (ferrous and non-ferrous). The company also offers carbide, ceramic, sapphire and other materials for industrial and scientific applications in the telecommunications, semiconductor, communications,...

Rockwell Collins, a leader in the development of extremely high frequency communication terminals, has teamed with Raytheon Co. on a US Navy Contract for the first of a two-phase process to develop the Advance Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Navy Multi-band Terminal (NMT), the Navy’s most advanced satellite communication (SATCOM)...

Raytheon Co. has been awarded a contract by Boeing, the prime contractor, for work on the next-generation MILSATCOM risk reduction and system definition program. The value to Raytheon is potentially worth $19.3 M over 27 months, with $12 M in options. The MILSATCOM Joint Program Office (Air Force Space...

A team led by Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a $220 M, 24-month contract to develop the first phase of the Space-based Radar (SBR) program, which is designed to provide integrated, global, persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), as well as real-time support to US military and intelligence community...

Highly mobile, multi-band satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals from Harris Corp. are providing US Marine Corps forces deployed around the world with highly reliable satellite-based voice, video, data and Internet connectivity between headquarters operations and the battlefield. The lightweight multi-band satellite terminal (LMST) and other SATCOM solutions from Harris were...

When a number of industries were going through really tough times, the healthcare industry was one of the few industries staying strong during the harsh economic times. While the economy slowly recovers, the healthcare industry continues to show its strength in implementing and investing in technology. Some of the...