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The industry’s first precision instrumentation amplifier designed and manufactured specifically for high temperature applications was unveiled by Analog Devices Inc. (ADI). The AD8229, 1.0-nV/√Hz high-temperature instrumentation amplifier is the only low noise instrumentation amplifier guaranteed to perform at up to 210°C in the most extreme environments, such as down-hole...

Almost all electrical elements and components have more or less nonlinear characteristics: they generate harmonics, mixture and intermodulation (IM) products. In order to prevent these effects from affecting the performance or even damaging the system functionality, a nonlinear characterization is necessary to obtain high end results. In this context,...

Driven by ever-increasing communications needs from cockpit and cabin applications, revenue in the global aeronautical satellite communications market grew by almost 25 percent in 2010 and will continue to grow at a steady though slower pace over the next decade, according to a new report from Euroconsult, an international...

On "Conferences and Exhibitions" Usually we reserve the technical sessions at [various conferences] for assessing what the new ideas are and where the technology is going. I believe it is equally important to find out at least two more things, the first is whether the new ideas can be...

Early in the first chapter of his microwave textbook, my former undergraduate professor Dr. Peter Rizzi introduced me and my fellow classmates to some of the anomalies in this field of study by making comparisons to its low frequency and optical counterparts. Along with the electrical impact of skin...

As the financial crisis hit home and governments across the world worked to stave off rising budget deficits, defense departments also had to take a long hard look at expenditure, forcing resizing, postponement or cancellation of major projects. The impact of these decisions started to hit the defense industry...

The US Army of Tomorrow I just attended the Association of the US Army (AUSA) Meeting in Ft Lauderdale, FL, and listened as all the US Army leadership--including the Chief of Staff, General Casey, the Vice Chief, General Chiarelli, and Undersecretary of the Army Mr. Westphal--were very forthright and...

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In the development of next-generation radar and electronic warfare (EW) systems, typical test scenarios include simulations such as low-observable signals mixed with ground clutter and environmental interferers. Addressing these demanding scenarios requires an arbitrary waveform generator (AWG) or signal-scenario generator (SSG) that has two key attributes. The first is...

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. (M/A-COM Tech) has extended its position in high power semiconductors with the introduction of its first family of Gallium Nitride (GaN) RF power transistors. This new family of products targets S-band radar pulsed applications and leverages M/A-COM Tech's heritage of providing both standard and custom...