RF & Microwave Industry News

Haier and NXP Gain EDGE in Chinese Mobile Market

Haier Mobile and NXP Semiconductors have formed a strategic collaboration that commits Haier to adopt NXP's solutions for its EDGE mobile phones. The collaboration aims to fully consolidate the technological and market advantages from both companies, further driving widespread deployment of EDGE technology in the domestic Chinese market. The...
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Freescale Selects SUSS Tool Set for MEMS Facility

SUSS MicroTec, a supplier of precision manufacturing and test equipment for the semiconductor and emerging markets, has shipped and successfully installed several microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) production tools at Freescale Semiconductor. The equipment included a new DSM200 Series Front-to-Back Alignment Verification System, the latest generation SUSS MA200Compact Mask Aligner as...
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DESIGN OF WAVEGUIDE BANDPASS FILTER IN THE X-FREQUENCY BAND

The design of passive microwave functions, and especially filters, is a study domain of the most important interest. Indeed, with the widespread applications of communication systems, the bandpass filter is an essential component. Thus, the quality of filter is extremely important. The development of bandpass filters has emphasized high...
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Now: Phased-array Radars: Past, Astounding Breakthroughs and Future Trends (January 2008)

Phased-array radars have seen ever increasingly wider use around the world over the last five decades. In recent years, they have seen breakthroughs that led to capabilities not possible in the past. This is exemplified by the development of GaAs integ...
Over the last five decades since the formation of the Microwave Journal, phased-array radars have seen remarkable advances and wide proliferation around the world. This is exemplified in Figures 1 , 2 and 3 , which give just a few examples of the phased arrays deployed over the last...
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