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Advanced Control Components Inc. announced that it has received a production order in excess of $3.7 M from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory for a dual-channel downconverter/switch matrix used on the ALMA Program. ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter Array) is an international collaboration to develop a world-class telescope composed of...

Published April 6, 2007 In an effort to better combine the editorial content of our magazine with our newly developed and retooled on-line presence, we have decided to expand Harlan's RF and microwave engineering advice into a monthly feature that appears in Microwave Journal. Harlan has selected one question...

Varactor-tunable filters attract the attention of microwave specialists due to a number of advantages that can improve the overall performance of communications and radar receivers, as well as measuring equipment. One of the drawbacks of such filters is a considerable variation in bandwidth (BW) and insertion losses (IL) within...

Planar monopole antennas, with their advantages of low cost and wideband characteristics, are widely used in wireless applications. 1 However, they suffer from distortion of the radiation pattern at higher operating frequencies, which leads to a directional radiation. 2,3 A cross monopole antenna has been implemented to overcome the...

Measurement Journal The Agilent Measurement Journal is a quarterly technical publication that provides today’s engineers with the information they need to stay ahead of the competition and on top of the latest technologies, trends and Agilent measurement solutions. It covers a wide range of industries, including aerospace and defense,...

The latest result of Galileo Avionica’s commercial strategy in India is the adoption of the company’s precision approach radar, PAR 2080 C, by the Indian Air Force. The first radar recently started operating at the Indian Air Force Pune Base, while final set-up activities of identical systems, already installed...

Infotonics , a collaborative, world-class Center of Excellence in photonics and microsystems, has selected SUSS MicroTec ’s ABC200 wafer bonding cluster tool and FC150 automated device bonder as strategic investments in its MEMS packaging laboratory. With corporate partners such as Corning, Eastman Kodak and Xerox, as well as relationships...

Infineon Technologies AG has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Hindustan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (HSMC) to license its leading-edge 130 nm CMOS process technology. HSMC is a newly established semiconductor company, while Infineon has been active in the Indian semiconductor market for 10 years. This MoU will...

Nokia Siemens Networks , a new company owned by Nokia and Siemens, started operations. It has approximately 600 customers and operates in about 150 countries, combining deep local presence and know-how with global reach and is ideally positioned to tap growth opportunities in both the wireless and fixed communications...

Realities of 3G launches are far from what operators anticipated just a few years ago, when they committed billions of dollars in 3G fees, adhering to stringent regulatory terms and conditions. According to Allied Business Intelligence (ABI), the number of 3G network launches will peak in 2004, but developed...