Articles by Microwave Journal Staff

While Bluetooth has been in the market for almost a decade, it has not proliferated widely in Asia. In terms of consumer awareness, this region still lags behind others. However, the picture is changing, especially when it comes to cellular handsets, and a new study from ABI Research indicates...

According to ABI Research, in coming years home network connections will no longer be an optional feature for many consumer electronic products, as digital content, social networking and IP services delivered through embedded network connections will be demanded by consumers in the devices they buy. The leading device categories...

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space and Communications and the world’s leading provider of high-power commercial satellites, announced that the satellite that it built for ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Ltd., was successfully launched aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, FL. The satellite is the first...

Harris Corp., an international communications and information technology company, has announced the deployment of its RF-7800W high-capacity line-of-sight radio by the 2-25th Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) of the US Army’s 25th Infantry Division. The RF-7800W delivers expanded high-bandwidth secure communications to the battlefield. The 2-25th SBCT is using...

A combined US Air Force/Lockheed Martin team has completed a rapid on-orbit deployment of the modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite launched on March 15 from Cape Canaveral. The spacecraft, which includes new features that enhance operations and navigation signal performance, has been declared operational for...

Industry News ANSYS Inc. , a global innovator of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, and Ansoft Corp. , a global provider of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software, announced that they signed a definitive agreement whereby ANSYS will acquire Ansoft for a purchase price of...

Capabilities Brochure This brochure outlines the company’s capabilities as a leading developer of microwave-absorbing materials and electrically tuned composite structures for use in commercial and defense applications. The six-page brochure showcases ARC Technologies’ extensive capabilities and processes; expertise in advanced materials for both functional and material property requirements; in-house...

Integrated Frequency Synthesizers for Wireless Systems A. Lacaita, S. Levantino and C. Samori Cambridge University Press • 246 pages; $120, £65 ISBN: 978-0-521-86315-5 The phase-locked loop (PLL) concept is about 70 years old and a wealth of literature is already available on the subject. Why another book about PLLs?...

The following list is complete as of June 16, 2008. 3G Metalworx Inc. — www.3gmetalworx.com — 1052 A-Alpha Waveguide Co. — www.a-alphawaveguide.com — 1805 Acceleware Corp. — www.acceleware.com — 751 Accumet Engineering Corp. — www.accumet.com — 411 Actipass Co. Ltd. — www.actipass.com — 539 AdTech Ceramics — www.adtechceramics.com —...

A complete day-by-day schedule of the technical presentations that compose the MTT-S, RFIC, ARFTG and μAPS conferences. You may download a complete list of the 2008 IEEE MTT-S Technical Program in a PDF form here: 2008 IEEE MTT-S Technical Program (PDF download: 444 K)...