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Introduction to Communication Electronic Warfare Systems; Second Edition Richard Poisel Focusing mainly on the engineering aspects of communications electronic warfare (EW) systems, this thoroughly updated and revised edition of a popular Artech House book offers a current and complete introduction to the subject. The second edition adds a wealth...

Making a Connection Most studies find that 60 to 70 percent of jobs are found via networking and not through the normal job posting and application process. In addition, there are a number of jobs that are never posted on web sites or advertised as they are filled directly...

Amplifiers, Oscillators and Government Electronics Download the Puzzler Download the Puzzler (PDF) Across 2 The frequency interval from 1 to 2 GHz (hyphenated) 4 802.16e (2 words) 8 The matching of the modulation, coding and other signal and protocol parameters to the conditions on the radio link (2 words)...

AWR and WIN Semiconductors Corp. (WIN) announced the release of the WIN/AWR H2W PH50-00 process design kit (PDK). The PDK for the WIN PH50-00 GaAs enhancement/depletion-mode pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor (PHEMT) and heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) foundry process is the latest in AWR’s series of PDKs available to...

Anritsu Co. announced it has extended the low-end frequency of its MN469xB VectorStar 4-port test sets, making the instruments the first microwave multiport Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) solutions to measure down to 70 kHz. The MN469xB series now combines DC coverage and the wide dynamic range time domain capability...

Cobham Sensor Systems will relocate its manufacturing, research and development operations from Roanoke to the Technology Manufacturing Building in the Blacksburg Industrial Park. Cobham acquired M/A-COM’s defense business in 2008, including the Roanoke facility, and will lease 50,000-square-feet of office, laboratory and manufacturing space. The move is expected to...

Roman banquets are part of the city’s history, and good food and drink played their part in the success of the Elettronica Spa sponsored EuMW Welcome Reception , which has become established as a convivial way of bringing together delegates to the Week’s four conferences and the exhibitors from...

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD), a leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance semiconductor components, announced that it has successfully demonstrated industry-leading reliability performance with its high-power Gallium Nitride (GaN) process technology. RFMD's GaN technology demonstrated MTTF = 30 million hours at a channel temperature of 200 degrees...

Tower Semiconductor Ltd. and its US subsidiary, Jazz Semiconductor , announced the availability of its proprietary Deep-Silicon-Via™ (DSV) technology available in its 0.18-micron SiGe BiCMOS (SBC18). The new offering provides a simpler, more innovative way to create a low-inductance ground required to reduce power consumption of power amplifiers (PA)....

By showcasing its new R&S ZVA67, Rohde & Schwarz is presenting its first vector network analyzer for the frequency range from 10 MHz to 67 GHz. Based on the established R&S ZVA family, it is the fastest vector network analyzer in its class with the highest dynamic range. Users...