Articles by Microwave Journal Staff

As a result of a competition, which was successfully won by a consortium of BAE Systems Avionics Group, Thales Defence UK Ltd., Roke Manor Research and Filtronic Plc., the second Defence Technology Centre (DTC) to be established by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) through the Defence Science Technology...

In order to gain acceptance and grow, a technology needs to be standardized by the industry, enabling equipment and peripheral manufacturers to create, distribute and sell compliant products. According to ABI Research, ultra-wide band (UWB) wireless technology took a step closer to gaining broader standards and specifications, paving the...

The Bluetooth semiconductor market has made solid progress in spite of economic ups and downs, reports In-Stat/MDR. The high tech market research firm reports that final 2002 worldwide chipset shipments were 35.8 million units, resulting in 245 percent growth over 2001. As this market's size grows and matures, the...

The top speed of wireless personal area networks has just jumped to 55 Mbps from 1 Mbps, under a new standard from the IEEE. This increase opens the door for the broad use of multi-media, digital imaging, high quality audio and other high bandwidth WPAN applications that need a...

COMPONENTS GaAs MMIC Switch The model SWM-6000-1DTU option 011 is an absorptive/non-reflective SPST switch that operates from 10 MHz to 6 GHz (other frequencies available). Insertion loss is 100 dB at 10 MHz and > 30 dB at 6 GHz. SWR is 1.5. Speed is American Microwave Corp., Frederick,...

INDUSTRY NEWS Renaissance Electronics Corp. of Harvard, MA has acquired the ferrite circulator, isolator and attenuator product lines of MCCI Wireless and P&H Laboratories . This acquisition enhances Renaissance Electronics position as a vital supplier of military, space and commercial components for a significant number of RF and microwave...

CD Product Catalog This CD product catalog features the company's entire line of products, making it a complete information guide for attenuator needs. It also highlights the company's newest technology and products. Alan Industries Inc., Columbus, IN (812) 372-8869. Circle No. 200 Quick Reference Chart This easy-to-use reference chart...

RF Power FETs and MMICs for Broadband Wireless Systems This revised Web site provides company and product news, data sheets and application notes in easy to download .pdf format. Standard product line includes GaAs power FETs up to 10 W of RF power, high voltage power GaAs FETs operating...

Commercial Wireless Circuits and Components Handbook Mike Golio, Editor CRC Press LLC 402 pages; $99.95 ISBN: 0-8493-1564-6 This book provides, in a single volume, comprehensive coverage of microwave and wireless circuits and components design. It can serve as a starting point for any project involving design, development or acquisition...

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