Articles by Microwave Journal Staff

Orange Book of Knowledge The AR “Orange Book of Knowledge” contains articles and application notes on a wide range of topics and applications—from the importance of mismatch capability to testing beyond specs and everything in between. The book represents the cumulative knowledge of all AR companies, making it perhaps...

Engineering Your Retirement Mike Golio IEEE Press • 223 pages; $34.95 ISBN: 978-0-471-77616-1 This book should be of interest to anyone looking forward to retiring comfortably on one’s own schedule. It is the result of the author’s research as well as countless discussions with technical professional retirees. It addresses...

Based on AVX Proprietary RFAP thin-film technology, the LP0402N series harmonic low-pass filters from AVX Corp. are ideally suited to applications in wireless communications, WLANs, GPS and WiMAX. A key benefit of these filters is their tiny 0402 package size coupled with significantly better RF performance than larger Low...

Remcom announces the release of XFDTD® 6.5. XFDTD is a full wave 3D electromagnetic solver based on the Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) method. Applications include microwave, RF, antennas, scattering, biological EM, photonics, packaging, EMC and specialized materials. XFDTD 6.5 includes important industry-leading features from previous versions such as...

Mimix Broadband Inc. introduced a surface-mount (SMT) packaged four stage GaAs MMIC linear power amplifier with +35 dBm OIP3 and 23 dB small signal gain. This power amplifier, identified as XP1031-QK, covers 37 to 42 GHz and comes in a high performance, RoHS compliant, 7x7mm SMT package, offering excellent...

Anritsu Co. introduces the first Mobile WiMAX handheld test solution specifically designed for deploying, installing and maintaining Mobile WiMAX networks. Incorporated into Anritsu’s award-winning BTS Master and Spectrum Master platforms, the Mobile WiMAX test capability provides field engineers, technicians and contractors with an easy and highly accurate method for...

One of the UK’s leading manufacturers of microwave component technology has launched two ranges of solid state amplifiers in response to growing demand. Labtech Microwave ’s LMA and LMB branded series are linear low noise broadband and narrow bandwidth limiting amplifiers, respectively. LMA006 to 009 have been designed to...

Keithley Instruments Inc. , a leader in solutions for emerging measurement needs, has released the industry’s leading 4x4 multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) RF test system for R&D and production testing of next generation RF communications equipment and devices. Keithley’s MIMO RF test system consists of its new Model 2920 Vector...

Delivering superior RF performance in high frequency wireless systems, the DB0603N 3 dB 90-degree coupler from AVX Corp. features a miniature 0603 package size and low insertion loss of typically 0.2 dB. The couplers suit applications in balanced amplifiers and signal distribution in wireless communications for frequency bands at...

Providing design engineers with a range of discrete and network resistive devices for applications requiring a high degree of stability and reliability, TT electronics IRC Advanced Film Division offers a comprehensive range of high temperature resistive products, including the PFC-HT Series chip resistor, PFC-HT Divider Series voltage divider, 1900...