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The show may be over and the dust barely settled, but our IMS 2009 post-show continues for one final week. Stay informed with the stream of news items still being received as well as our annual show wrap-up. Don't forget to check out our videos and photo gallery recording the whole event. The MWJ Online Show Daily post-show coverage is now live

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EDA Focus: April 2009

Sonnet Suites Professional Release 12 hits the streets.


EDAFocus
April 2009

Earlier this month Sonnet Software, announced the availability of the SONNET® Suites Professional™ Release 12 to customers. Sonnet is a leading provider of High Frequency Electromagnetic (EM) Simulation software for 3D planar structures since 1983.


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Rohde & Schwarz Support EDGE Evolution

Rohde & Schwarz releases a new software option for its vector and baseband signal generators to support EDGE evolution signals (EGPRS2).


TestBench
April 2009

Rohde & Schwarz has released a new software option for its vector and baseband signal generators to support EDGE evolution signals (EGPRS2) allowing tests at the physical layer for this evolution of GSM/EDGE. The option permits configuration of the signals directly in the signal generator without the need for an external PC. The EDGE evolution functionality is also available with the R&S WinIQSIM2 simulation software solution.


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The MWJ Puzzler - April 2009

Microwave Journal has added a new feature for 2009 with a technical crossword puzzle each month based on the editorial theme for that month's issue. Test your knowledge of RF and microwave terms with this month's Amplifiers and Oscillators theme related crossword puzzle. Download The Puzzler PDF with Answers...
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MWJ T&M Survey 2009: Agilent

Agilent responds to questions from Microwave Journal editors about the state of RF testing and measurement equipment today.
Responses by Carla Feldman, Agilent Wireless Business Unit marketing manager MWJ - What’s your most significant new product/technology and how is it impacting how engineers work? Agilent - Agilent introduces many significant new products each year and it is difficult to identify any single one based on the large...
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Around the Circuit

Industry News IEEE , the world’s largest technical professional society, signed a merger agreement with the honor society Eta Kappa Nu (HKN), a nonprofit, public-service organization comprising nearly 200 university chapters. The merger, which will go into effect by mid-2009 pending final approval, will make HKN the official honor...
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The Book End

Design of RF and Microwave Amplifiers and Oscillators, Second Edition Pieter L.D. Abrie This newly revised edition of this classic book has been updated to include expanded derivations and problem sets, helping to make the material even more accessible and easier to master. The second edition adds critical coverage...
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Catalog Update

Selection Guide Agilent’s updated Antenna Test Selection Guide now includes the PNA-X measurement receiver that offers a 30 percent faster data acquisition speed than any other antenna receiver on the market. This selection guide helps customers select the hardware necessary to make accurate antenna and radar and cross-section measurements....
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New Products

New Waves: Amplifiers and Oscillators Multi-octave Power Amplifier Model number SSPA 4.0-8.0-10 is a high power, broadband, RF amplifier that operates from 2 to 8 GHz. This PA is ideal for broadband military platforms as well as commercial applications because it is robust and offers high power over a...
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