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In Memory of... Microwave Journal's co-founder and first editor, Ted Saad passed away January 25th, 2011. In addition to putting his stamp on this magazine, Saad had a long and influential career that touched many in the industry and microwave technical society. Saad worked at MIT Radlab between 1942...

The weakest signal that a wireless receiver can recover is defined by its sensitivity 1 where BW is the bandwidth in Hz, SNR the required signal to noise ratio and F the system noise figure. A low-noise amplifier (LNA), as its name implies, improves the receiver sensitivity by reducing...

AWR® Corp. released a new product within its AWR Connected™ portfolio, specifically an ODB++ PCB layout verification design flow for connecting popular third-party PCB tools with its Microwave Office® (MWO) and AXIEM™ software solutions. The ODB++ PCB flow specifically moves layout data from a customer's PCB vendor tool into...

LeCroy Corp. , a supplier of oscilloscopes and serial data test solutions, announced that its 45 GHz WaveMaster 845 Zi-A oscilloscope was the winner of the annual DesignVision Award presented by UBM Electronics in the Test and Measurement Equipment category at DesignCon 2011. The WaveMaster 845 Zi-A, the world's...

LeCroy Corp. announced that Avago Technologies will use LeCroy's WaveMaster 8 Zi-A Oscilloscope to demonstrate 30 Gbps performance with its new Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes) core in 28-nm process technology. The demonstration will take place in the LeCroy booth (#307) at the DesignCon 2011 exhibition in the Santa Clara Convention Center...

Boeing announced that it successfully conducted its first over-the-air ground test of a Ka-band satellite communications (SATCOM) phased-array antenna system that will enable wideband SATCOM on aircraft, providing increased bandwidth for networking in flight. This third-generation antenna system gives commercial and military aircraft operators worldwide the ability to offer...

Infineon Technologies has completed the sale of the mobile phone business (Wireless Solutions) to Intel Corp. Following the sale, approximately 3,500 employees in total will move globally from Infineon to the new company Intel Mobile Communications GmbH (IMC), which will be headquartered in Neubiberg near Munich, Germany. The final...

Verios has signed an OEM partnership deal with Anritsu A/S for the global sales, marketing and distribution rights to its software solution for real-time monitoring, management and troubleshooting of mobile wireless access networks. The solution enables operators to more effectively manage network quality issues that directly impact on their...

Siklu is expanding its presence in Europe in response to a growing need among mobile operators to boost network capacity while minimizing costs. The company’s EtherHaul Wireless backhaul solution™ allows mobile operators and service providers to tackle the shortage of bandwidth caused by the dramatic increase in the use...

Telit Wireless Solutions and Motorola Solutions have signed a definitive agreement in which Telit will purchase Motorola Solutions' M2M modules line of products, with the company’s associated employees joining Telit. The sale is subject to the customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. The acquisition would bring Telit’s consolidated pro...