Articles by Microwave Journal Staff

The non-conflicted IEEE 802 Executive Committee (NC-EC) has adopted a motion to immediately change the voting approach within the 802.20 Working Group on Mobile Broadband Wireless Access (MBWA). The new approach requires that all votes and ballots in the working group be cast on the basis of entity affiliation,...

Bluetooth had another successful year in 2006 and it will have continued success in 2007, led by its increasing penetration into mobile phones, reports In-Stat. However, market growth for Bluetooth products is beginning to slow and it will see some complications arising from integration trends and new Bluetooth standards...

The latest Strategy Analytics analysis on the semi-insulating (SI) GaAs bulk substrate market reveals that demand for SI GaAs bulk substrate increased by 29 percent year-on-year in 2006. “Markets for Semi-insulating GaAs Substrates: 2006–2011” forecasts that the overall SI GaAs substrate market will grow at a compound annual average...

Mobile e-mail, sales force automation tools, mapping applications and Internet access — these are all mobile data applications and services that make business customers more efficient and improve their work quality. According to a new report by ABI Research, mobile data applications and services used by business customers will...

Industry News CommScope Inc. and Andrew Corp. announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement, unanimously approved by their respective Boards of Directors, under which CommScope will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Andrew for $15.00 per share, at least 90 percent in cash, creating a...

Acceleration Products This web site has been redesigned for those interested in bringing the power of a supercomputer to their desktop. The company’s Accelerator™ and ClusterInABox™ products harness the parallel processing power of GPUs, delivering unrivalled performance to accelerate electromagnetic simulations up to 35¥ faster. New additions to the...

Internal Pulse Modulator This internal pulse modulator, option 025, is designed for the company’s 6800 series of microwave analyzers that operate up to either 18 or 40 GHz. For Aeroflex’s 6810 series of microwave sources, this new option offers sensitivity and range measurements for radar receivers, and tests pulsed...

Technical Solutions Brochure This 20-page, full-color technical brochure provides an overview of LTE and demonstrates how Agilent solutions can help you introduce quality LTE 3GPP devices and products. Topics covered include an overview of the technology, a discussion of the physical layer as well as in-depth information on designing...

Antenna Engineering Handbook: Fourth Edition John L. Volakis, Editor McGraw-Hill • 1775 pages; $175 ISBN: 978-0-07-147574-7 In this fourth edition of the handbook, the content and chapters have been expanded and updated, taking into account the unprecedented developments over the past 10 to 15 years. Twenty-one new chapters have...

The following was complete as of Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007. 7 Layers AG — 100/102 AA-MCS — 704 ABF Elettronica SRL — 412 ACAL GmbH — 944 Acceleware Corp. — 602/604 Actipass Co. Ltd. — 620 Advanced Control Components Inc. — 702 Advantage Business Media — PubCorner Advantest —...