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Analytical and Computational Methods in Electromagnetics Ramesh Garg This book allows one to achieve optimal microwave system performance by mastering the principles and methods underlying today’s powerful computational tools and commercial software in electromagnetics. It offers clear and complete explanations of electromagnetics, providing the analytical background needed to understand...

RF/Microwave Engineering Job Market, June 2009 According to EngineerSalary.com, RF engineers held over 51,000 jobs in 2008, making this one of the smallest segments of the engineering community. They expect that this number will increase 8.2% by the end of 2010, and stay a fast growing segment until 2014....

RF & Microwave Software Download the Puzzler Download the Puzzler (PDF) Across 1 Company formed by Joe Pekarek 3 Name of harmonic balance simulator from EEsof 5 Simulation technique for complex digitally modulated RF signals (2 words) 11 Formerly Circuit Busters Inc. 14 A non-periodic signal 15 Multi-physics EM...

Company profiles from the pages of the Microwave Journal June Issue. (Please set your browser to allow pop-ups.) Ansoft AWR® COMSOL Inc. CST of America® Inc. Mician GmbH REMCOM Sonnet Software Inc. Zeland Software Inc....

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD) announced it has entered into a cooperative agreement with the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to develop a commercially viable and high volume-capable compound semiconductor-based process for high performance photovoltaic (PV) cells. Under the terms of a Cooperative Research and...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that its Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology Inc. , has received an order for $1.3 M in high power traveling wave tube amplifier (TWTA) equipment for satellite communications. The TWTAs will support uplink transmission for direct-to-home (DTH) high speed Internet access over satellite....

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced four new oscilloscope probe positioners. The N278xA Series probe positioners provide quick and stable probe positioning for making measurements on PC boards and other devices that require hands-free probing. Unlike other probe positioners that require multiple adjustments to lock the probe holder into position, the...

Turkey's Avea has selected NEC Corp. to provide a mobile backhaul solution through the company's ultra compact PASOLINK NEO microwave communications system, in cooperation with local partner, Karel Electronics Corp. Turkey is one of the largest mobile communications markets in Europe and the Middle East and Avea is Turkey’s...

Nokia Foundation and the Fulbright Center have announced the creation of a new Fulbright-Nokia Distinguished Chair. The initiative will support American scholars in Information and Communications Technologies to lecture in Finnish Universities. The first recipient is expected in Finland for the academic year 2010-2011. The Nokia Foundation was formed...

3M and SUSS MicroTec have agreed to expand access to 3M Wafer Support System (WSS) equipment for temporary wafer bonding of ultra-thin wafers required for 3-D packaging. As part of this non-exclusive agreement, SUSS MicroTec becomes an authorized equipment supplier for the 3M WSS and will manufacture and sell...