Articles by MWJ Staff

Shipments of mobile WiMAX chipsets were predicted to reach four million by the end of 2009 according to the latest research by Maravedis, who in partnership with Reveal Wireless released its new report “WiMAX Wave2 Subscriber Station Chipset Vendors Competitive Analysis.” Maravedis and Reveal Wireless found that the WiMAX...

Industry News Keithley Instruments Inc. , a leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Agilent Technologies Inc. to sell substantially all of its RF product line to Agilent. Following the closing, it is anticipated that the majority of the...

Signal Analyzer Migration Brochure Agilent’s new technical brochure and website now address the transition details when upgrading from the PSA signal analyzer to the new PXA high-performance signal analyzer. The brochure also highlights the 12 top reasons why the PXA is the ideal and direct form, fit and functional...

Compact Antenna The HW Series 1/2-wave center-fed dipole antennas and 1/4-wave monopole antennas are now available with standard SMA connector terminations. HW Series antennas are ideal for applications requiring a compact, low-cost antenna solution. These antennas attach using an FCC-compliant RP-SMA connector or the newly available standard SMA connector....

Radar and Antennas Download the Puzzler Download the Puzzler (PDF) Across 4 The repeated switching of frequencies during radio trans- mission (2 words) 9 A measure of how an electric field affects, and is affected by, a dielectric medium 14 Radar system that uses the apparent shift in frequency...

Epic Communications Inc. (Epicom) announced that it has released the industrial smallest form factor and most complete flip-chip based RF Front-End Integrated Circuit (FEIC) with copper pillar solder bumps. FM2491_FC is Epicom’s first single chip FEIC product portfolio based on flip-chip configuration, designed for smart-phone and mobile internet device...

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Lockheed Martin successfully fired a US Army Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rocket 92 km in a recent test at White Sands Missile Range, NM. The successful test highlighted recent product improvements of this battle-proven system to give it a longer reach, maintaining its accuracy and effectiveness while...

Raytheon Co. was awarded two contracts worth in excess of $100 M by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. to design and develop the David's Sling Weapon System. The DSWS is a joint program between the Missile Defense Agency and the Israel Missile Defense Organization. The system will defeat short-range...