RF & Microwave Industry News

A Digital Quadrature IF Mixer

A digital quadrature IF mixer that provides a compact and efficient implementation for the front-end converter in microwave signal processing
A Digital Quadrature IF Mixer Anaren Microwave Inc. East Syracuse, NY A digital quadrature IF mixer (DQIFM) combines two proven technologies to produce a single RF-to-digital solution for front-end conversion in microwave signal processing applications. The device incorporates broadband RF stripline technology with high speed digital conversion, providing an...
Read More

Trends in Mobile Telephony Services Tariffing

Expected changes in mobile telephony service tariff structures, including the disappearance of differences in tariffs between countries and among competing operators
Trends in Mobile Telephony Services Tariffing Stefan Zehle Prodata Partners Ltd., London, UK Mobile telephony services tariffs and tariff structures are likely to change substantially over the next few years. The differences in mobile tariffs between countries are likely to disappear and tariffs offered by competing operators are likely...
Read More

The Wireless Decade: A European Survey

A look at Europe's cellular service providers who, despite booming markets, are entangled in cut-throat battles to win and maintain subscribers
The Wireless Decade: A European Survey Lucy Berridge, Stephen Stones, Peter Kingsland, Tania Harvey and Ross Parsons CIT Publications, Exeter, UK There is no doubt that European mobile communications markets are booming as never before. As ever, strong regional and national differences exist within this cross-European trend. Last year,...
Read More

The Role of Microwave Technologies in the Wireless Revolution

Microwave technologies that are providing a reliable, fast-to-deploy, cost-effective, flexible transmission network for mobile operators as part of the current wireless boom
The Role of Microwave Technologies in the Wireless Revolution Manuel del Castillo and Henry Valenzuela Andrew Corp., Orland Park, IL There is no doubt that we are in the middle of a wireless revolution that has been initiated by current digital mobile standards. This wireless boom has accelerated the...
Read More

mm-wave Microelectronics Manufacturing

Achieving successful commercial mm-wave maunfacture by implementing products rapidly and maintaining low costs as well as a stringent design-for-manufacture discipline
mm-wave Microelectronics Manufacturing Kevin Danehy and Mark Wolf M/A-COM, a division of AMP Inc. Lowell, MA The question as to whether or not the telecommunications industry will fully utilize the promise of mm-wave technology is still highly debated. However, the development and interest in commercial mm-wave products have skyrocketed....
Read More

Free-space vs. One-horn Interferometer Techniques for Radar Absorber Measurements

A comparison of the reflection coefficient measurements of radar-absorbing materials in free space and using the one-horn interferometer technique for different test samples
Free-space vs. One-horn Interferometer Techniques for Radar Absorber Measurements The reflection coefficient measurements of radar-absorbing materials (RAM) in free space (FS) and using the one-horn interferometer (OHI) technique are compared for different test samples. It is observed that the problems in the measurement of reflection coefficients using the OHI...
Read More

MESFET and HEMT Design Using Fast Physical Device Simulation

Application of the HP Active Physical Device Simulator to the analysis of MESFET and high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) design issues with a focus on the physical insight that the tool offers
MESFET and HEMT Design Using Fast Physical Device Simulation This article demonstrates how fast physical device simulation can be used in conjunction with measured data to gain insight into device operation and help troubleshoot device designs. The need for device simulation, which is fast enough to provide a reasonable...
Read More

Around the Circuit

Around the Circuit INDUSTRY NEWS UK-based Bowthorpe plc has announced that its specialist power supply subsidiary, Switching Systems International (SSI) , Anaheim, CA, has acquired the business and certain assets of Orange, CA- based Conversion Equipment Corp. (CEC) . By obtaining CEC’s custom power supplies for equipment manufacturers, SSI...
Read More

New Literature

New Literature Nylon Resin Brochure This eight-page brochure describes the company’s Capron® XFI™ series nylon resins for large-part (automotive panels, tractor decks and hoods, and lawn tools) and thin-wall (cellular telephones, battery housings, pagers and hand-held electronics) applications. Product photographs are included. AlliedSignal Plastics, Morristown, NJ (888) 565-9835. Product...
Read More

Web Update

Web Update RF and Microwave Products This enhanced Web site details a broad range of categories, including new product data sheets, application notes, employment opportunities and product overviews. The site represents the company’s ongoing efforts to keep customers informed regarding the company’s continually improving production processes to meet market...
Read More