Microwave Journal

Those who remember the night of December 2, 1984, when water accidentally entered a methylisocyanate storage tank at a Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, India, will understand the importance of monitoring industrial processes. Gauges measuring the temperature and pressure were known to be unreliable, so staff ignored early signs...

Long Term Evolution (LTE) of 3G technologies is about to benefit from Rel-8 of the 3GPP standard, planned for the third quarter of 2007. This will be the trigger for development of components and systems to provide 100 Mbps download speeds to mobile devices. According to a new study...

These are the words that can label you as a non-believer and a heretic. For the telecom industry, thoughts like this must be exterminated before they spread like a virus. Yet, recently an example of how little technology matters surfaced. Deutsche Telekom (DT) killed its Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC) service....

• Laird Technologies , a designer and manufacturer of antenna solutions, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding products, telematics, signal integrity products and thermal management solutions, announced the acquisition of AeroComm for $38 M. • Spectrum Control Inc. , a designer and manufacturer of electronic control products and systems, announced that...

Advanced Control Components Inc. announced that it has received a production order in excess of $3.7 M from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory for a dual-channel downconverter/switch matrix used on the ALMA Program. ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter Array) is an international collaboration to develop a world-class telescope composed of...

The latest result of Galileo Avionica’s commercial strategy in India is the adoption of the company’s precision approach radar, PAR 2080 C, by the Indian Air Force. The first radar recently started operating at the Indian Air Force Pune Base, while final set-up activities of identical systems, already installed...

Infotonics , a collaborative, world-class Center of Excellence in photonics and microsystems, has selected SUSS MicroTec ’s ABC200 wafer bonding cluster tool and FC150 automated device bonder as strategic investments in its MEMS packaging laboratory. With corporate partners such as Corning, Eastman Kodak and Xerox, as well as relationships...

Infineon Technologies AG has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Hindustan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (HSMC) to license its leading-edge 130 nm CMOS process technology. HSMC is a newly established semiconductor company, while Infineon has been active in the Indian semiconductor market for 10 years. This MoU will...

Nokia Siemens Networks , a new company owned by Nokia and Siemens, started operations. It has approximately 600 customers and operates in about 150 countries, combining deep local presence and know-how with global reach and is ideally positioned to tap growth opportunities in both the wireless and fixed communications...

Untitled Page First Things First: As of the week ending March 30, 2007, the RF to Light 100 dropped 1.1%, YTD and end of first quarter +2.8% at 2529. NASDAQ also down 1.1%, YTD +0.3% at 2422. I attended the OFC show in Anaheim: 13,000 attended (not a record)....