Articles by Microwave Journal

Jacket Micro Devices Inc. (JMD) announced that it has developed a halogen-free version of its patented Multi-Layer Organic (MLO™) packaging process. MLO is the first commercial organic packaging technology to provide high Q RF filters embedded into the layers of a LGA package. MLO utilizes advanced, low-loss polymers and...

RF Micro Devices (RFMD®), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high performance semiconductor components, announced it will showcase its industry-leading RF product portfolio at the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2008. RFMD delivered this year’s keynote address for the RFIC Symposium Plenary Session, and RFMD...

Vishay Intertechnology Inc. announced that Vishay Semiconductor Italiana S.p.A. , a high power products division of the company, has been chosen to be one of the eight initial corporate participants in the Turin Polytechnic Institute's new Business Research Center. Located in the Institute's extended campus area known as the...

TriQuint Semiconductor , an RF semiconductor manufacturer and foundry services provider, released the first of its gallium nitride (GaN) power transistors for a wide range of high frequency applications including mobile base station, defense and space communications systems. TriQuint also announced opening the industry’s first GaN Foundry service for...

Anritsu Co. introduces the MT8860C WLAN Test Set, a fully integrated test solution that performs high-speed radio layer measurements on WLAN chip sets. The MT8860C combines the capabilities of a power meter, spectrum analyzer, and vector signal generator to provide designers and manufacturers with a single instrument that performs...

Keithley Instruments Inc. , a leader in solutions for emerging measurement needs, announced a set of signal creation and analysis tools that extend its RF test capabilities to include WiMAX signal testing. Keithley’s new solution is built on a next-generation hardware platform that makes it simple and inexpensive to...

Kaben Wireless Silicon Inc. , a wireless semiconductor design company, announced that it has successfully produced a WiMAX Fractional-N synthesizer in IBM 7WL process. The Fractional-N synthesizer delivers a -116 dBc/Hz phase noise performance and -90 dBc spurious response at 6 GHz output. High phase noise and spurs can...

Instruments for Industry Inc. (IFI) is showing another versatile amplifier system that can be tailored to meet any customer’s requirement and application. The RS1802-1KW-500 is an ideal Integrated System for EMC applications. This system includes the company's SMCC1000, 1000 W amplifier for 200 MHz to 1 GHz as well...

Anoison Electronics Ltd. announced that its Mini-CQMA is a quick locking SMA (QMA) replacement that was designed with panel mount and PCB applications specifically in mind. The size of the Mini-CQMA plug and jack are the smallest of any QMA connector on the market to date. This miniaturization, in...

XMA Corp. is pleased to announce the newest addition to its high-performance line of Omni Spectra™ microwave components. After introducing the 40 GHz line of attenuators and terminations just a month ago, XMA is now expanding its offering with a new 2 W design: the Omni Spectra 4801-6XXX-dB family...