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European Microwave Week Download the Puzzler (PDF) Across 1 A component frequency of the signal that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency 7 A property of some electric circuits where an increase in the current entering a port results in a decreased voltage across the same port...

The market for short-range wireless ICs is forecast to expand this year; total shipments of Bluetooth, NFC, UWB, 802.15.4 and Wi-Fi ICs will increase approximately 20 percent compared to 2009. “Bluetooth ICs still lead the short-range wireless IC market,” says ABI Research Industry Analyst Celia Bo. “Unit shipments are...

Help may be on the way for iPhone 4 users frustrated by dropped calls with the arrival of Radio Frequency Microelectromechanical Systems (RF MEMS), semiconductors that can improve the performance of antennas in cell phones, according to the market research firm iSuppli Corp. Long plagued by technological hurdles and...

DARPA is soliciting innovative research and development (R&D) proposals in the area of Cognitive radio Low-energy signal Analysis Sensor Integrated Circuits (CLASIC), a thrust within the DARPA Adaptive RF Technology (ART) program. The goal of CLASIC is to enable monolithic, high performance, ultra high energy efficiency, signal recognition integrated...

CNT braided cable and connectors from Andrew Solutions , the CommScope Inc. division that is a leader in wireless communications systems and products, are winning over many of the world’s largest microwave OEMs as cost-effective cable solutions for connecting indoor and outdoor units in wireless backhaul networks. “CNT solutions...

electronica 2010, which will be held at the New Munich Trade Fair Center from 9 to 12 November, will cover technologies, products and applications across the whole spectrum of the electronics industry from semiconductors and EMech components, test instruments and wireless systems, to embedded devices, PCB related services, optoelectronics...

Ceragon Networks Ltd. , the provider of high-capacity, 4G/LTE-Ready wireless backhaul networks, has received new orders for its advanced FibeAir® platforms from a leading Indian operator. The company’s equipment will be deployed in a number of regions to facilitate the operator's network expansion. "We are very happy to see...

Avago Technologies has announced the availability of its MGA-635P8 ultra low-noise amplifier for base station (BTS) RF front-end design. The LNA can be used in a variety of cellular applications, such as the first stage of cellular base station transceiver radio cards, tower mounted amplifiers (TMA), combiners, repeaters and...

WiSpry Inc. announced that the company has signed an agreement with NTT DOCOMO Inc. to jointly develop tunable filters for mobile phone applications based on WiSpry’s RF-MEMS technology. Under the terms of the agreement, both companies will work together and draw on each other’s expertise to design and develop...

AVX Corp. , a manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has expanded its extensive family of multilayer ceramic chips (MLCC) to include gold plated terminations. Designated the Au Series, the RoHS compliant MLCC eliminates the use of tin and lead and subsequent tin wiskering events on the...