Articles by MWJ Staff

Ultra low-cost handsets (ULCH)—those selling for $35 or less—will determine the success of operators and vendors in emerging markets, according to “ULCH—A Key to Success for Vendors and Operators in Emerging Markets,” a report from the Strategy Analytics Emerging Markets Communications Strategies service. More than half of the 300...

While mobile PCs and portable consumer electronic (CE) devices comprised the lion’s share of Wi-Fi chipset shipments in 2008, mobile handsets and stationary CE categories are driving the market growth, reports In-Stat. In 2008, Wi-Fi chipsets in mobile handsets grew by more than 51 percent. By 2010, In-Stat anticipates...

Obituary William Cuming, who helped start Emerson & Cuming in 1948, died of pneumonia on May 28 in Boston, MA. Born in New York City, Cuming earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology in 1942 and an MBA from Harvard University in 1947. Along...

PNA-X Brochure Agilent now offers a new 32-page brochure that describes in detail the PNA-X premier-performance microwave network analyzers’ applications, measurement functions, and the latest in calibration technology. The PNA-X provides the widest range of measurement applications in a single connection with breakthrough speed, accuracy, and performance compared to...

Front-to-back Solution Agilent Technologies Inc. recently announced Advanced Design System (ADS) 2009 Update 1, a complete, front-to-back solution for monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) and RF module design. The release integrates 3-D electromagnetic (EM) analysis, wireless standards-based design verification libraries, X-parameter simulation, and statistical design and yield optimization. Advanced...

Attenuator Design Kit EMC Technology introduces a new ultra broadband, wire bondable chip attenuator kit, K-BAND-DKIT. Designed with high frequency in mind, this kit offers a complete selection of wire bondable attenuators both fixed (KFA) and temperature variable (KTVA). The products included in the kit operate effectively in the...

Instrumentation Desktop Amplifiers MITEQ’s latest offering in its instrumentation amplifier series, Models NSP2000-NVG, NSP4000-NVG and NSP4000-NFG, are now available with a frequency range from 0.1 to 40 GHz. Fixed or digitally-controlled variable gain models are available. The variable gain models offer a digital control range of up to 15...

Analytical and Computational Methods in Electromagnetics Ramesh Garg This book allows one to achieve optimal microwave system performance by mastering the principles and methods underlying today’s powerful computational tools and commercial software in electromagnetics. It offers clear and complete explanations of electromagnetics, providing the analytical background needed to understand...

RF & Microwave Software Download the Puzzler Download the Puzzler (PDF) Across 1 Company formed by Joe Pekarek 3 Name of harmonic balance simulator from EEsof 5 Simulation technique for complex digitally modulated RF signals (2 words) 11 Formerly Circuit Busters Inc. 14 A non-periodic signal 15 Multi-physics EM...

Company profiles from the pages of the Microwave Journal June Issue. (Please set your browser to allow pop-ups.) Ansoft AWR® COMSOL Inc. CST of America® Inc. Mician GmbH REMCOM Sonnet Software Inc. Zeland Software Inc....