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I. INTRODUCTION Historical Background The present effort in the area of high power traveling-wave tubes finds its common root in both klystron development and the original low power helix TWT development. This is in a sense natural, since the achievement of megawatt-type microwave devices was first demonstrated in a...

Established in 1969, HUBER+SUHNER is a leading global supplier of components and systems for electrical and optical connectivity. Headquartered in Switzerland, the industrial group operates 17 subsidiaries, employs 3,200 people in all markets and is represented by 100 distributors. The company offers technical expertise in microwaves, RF, fibre optics...

Following the purchase by Cobham Defense Electronic Systems (Cobham) of M/A-COM Inc. on 26 September, M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. (M/A-COM Tech) has been formed. The company will continue to focus on commercial, industrial and government markets, specializing in RF, microwave and millimeter-wave component and technology solutions that are utilized...

MIMO techniques are becoming a popular combination with OFDM radio formats because they offer the possibility of increased spectral efficiency. The first commercially available MIMO system was in WLAN, but the interest has spread to cellular formats including WiMAX and LTE. Each format has adopted slightly different techniques and...

As leading developers of the mobile WiMAX standard, EB and Nokia Siemens Networks have agreed to co-operate on the further development of WiMAX technology. According to the agreement, EB will sell its WiMAX baseband software asset to Nokia Siemens Networks. The parties have agreed to continue the WiMAX baseband...

Panasonic Corp. and Renesas Technology Corp. have announced their collaboration to develop elemental process technologies for System-on-Chips (SoC) of the next-generation 32 nm node. The two companies are confident that their 32 nm node transistor technology and other advances can soon be applied to products in mass production. It...

Link Microtek 's Engineering Division has invested in a 200 W TWT amplifier system that enables the company to carry out broadband high-power testing of its comprehensive range of waveguide components and subsystems. Having such a facility in-house is unusual among microwave component manufacturers, but it means the company...

Worldmax , a competitive WiMAX operator in the Netherlands, is utilizing Ceragon Networks’ FibeAir® IP solutions in one of Europe’s first commercial WiMAX networks. With this deployment Worldmax joins more than 40 WiMAX operators and service providers worldwide who are using Ceragon’s solutions for high-capacity backhaul applications. The solution...

Published Tuesday, October 16, 2008 | Last Update 10.16.08 Here are your replies to the September Expert Advice column Consumers may buy specific wireless phones and smartphones because of their eye-catching applications, but it’s the RF and microwave technology hidden inside that makes the whole wireless experience possible. Reference...

GPS semiconductor vendors are increasingly focusing on GSM handsets as their next target market for GPS chipsets. While until now CDMA handsets and navigation devices have been the main GPS product categories, GSM mobile phones are expected to increasingly feature GPS-chipsets as handset-based navigation and a wide range of...