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Please Come to Boston

May 26, 2009
David Vye, Editor, Microwave Journal
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“Please Come to Boston in the Springtime. I’m stayin’ here with some friends and they’ve got lots of room.” Anyone remember that 1974 song, which made Dave Loggins a one-hit wonder? Can’t say that I was a big fan, but the lyrics seem eerily appropriate for this year’s IMS....
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IMS 2009 Blogs

May 22, 2009
MWJ
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Expert Advice Blog Gayle Collins , a Design engineer at Freescale Semiconductor writes a perspective on upcoming IMS Power Amplifier papers and the potential impact of different papers on the field. Read Advice & Reply >> .headline {font-family: verdana; font-size: 10px; line-height: 13px } div {font-family: verdana; font-size: 10px;...
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IMS 2009 Offers Attendees Impressive Workshop Lineup

May 19, 2009
IMS 2009
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Attendees of the International Microwave Symposium (IMS) will be able to participate in 30 workshops during Microwave Week. There are 11 RFIC workshops, three joint IMS/RFIC workshops, 15 IMS workshops and one joint IMS/ARFTG workshop. The workshops cover a broad range of topics from power amps to CAD optimization...
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RFMD Expands Broadband Transmission Product Portfolio

May 14, 2009
RFMD
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RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD) announced the addition of two new products to the company's extensive portfolio of broadband transmission products. The two newly released products are RFMD's D10040300GTH hybrid power doubler amplifier module and OS10040320PW optical receiver module. Both are designed for current- and next-generation CATV infrastructure applications....
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IP2 and IP3 Nonlinearity Specifications for 3G/WCDMA Receivers

May 12, 2009
Chris W. Liu, Morten Damgaard, Broadcom Corporation
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The complete analysis of the nonlinearity requirements of a WCDMA direct conversion (Zero-IF) receiver is presented. This paper focuses on IP2 and IP3 requirements and covers all test cases defined in 3GPP, such as TX leakage, Intermodulation, Adjacent channel blocking, Narrow band blocking, In-band and Out of band blocking etc. The two tone IP2 and IP3 concept is further expanded into modulated signals. The formulas for computing IP2 and IP3 with modulated signals for different test cases are presented.
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Endwave Awarded Development Contract from Nokia Siemens Networks

May 8, 2009
Endwave
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Endwave Corp. , a leading provider of high-frequency RF solutions for mobile communications networks, announced an agreement with Nokia Siemens Networks for the development of transmit-receive modules for Nokia Siemens Networks’ FlexiPacket Microwave™ backhaul radios. These radios represent the next generation in Nokia Siemens Networks’ Flexi series of products....
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