MWJ Staff

At a meeting of the fifth Space Council, ministers in charge of space activities within the European Space Agency (ESA) and European Union Member States welcomed the progress made in the implementation of the European Space Policy and identified further priority areas for its implementation. In particular, the Space...

Saab and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS) have signed a Letter of Intent to create an aviation technology design and development centre in India. The Aeronautical Design and Development Centre (ADDC) will be aimed at the global aviation market and will create design and development opportunities in India for...

The global market for RF power semiconductors used in broadcasting is much larger than years of “conventional wisdom” have suggested, according to a new study from ABI Research. Its growth is being driven by the current explosion in digital broadcasting, both television and radio. This market is expected to...

In 2008, the road to 4G has cleared a bit, with Ultra-mobile Broadband (UMB) left publicly by the roadside. However, the two remaining “4G” technologies, LTE and WiMAX, still present much speculation and confusion, InStat reported. Generally, “4G” technologies are considered those which are expected to meet the ITU’s...

The fledging market for ultra-mobile devices (UMD)—a catch-all term that includes ultra-mobile PCs (UMPC), netbooks and mobile Internet devices (MID)—is already complex and will become more complicated as it grows. A few salient forecast numbers may serve to guide vendors and investors as they negotiate this tricky landscape. According...

Driven by the still rising number of broadband subscribers, the desire to share bandwidth, residential gateway use by telecom broadband providers, and increases in Asia/Pacific, the worldwide installed base of home networks is expected to break the 200 million mark by the end of 2008. Compared to previous years,...

Industry News The Fordahl Group based in Switzerland and FOQ Piezo Technik GmbH based in Germany have signed a Management, Commercial and Technical agreement that will lead to the creation of the largest European crystal and oscillator manufacturing group. This initiative is not only aimed at strengthening Fordahl-FOQ’s activities...

Virtual Field Monitor for AR Field Probes AR’s virtual field monitor provides a graphical user interface that allows control of all probe functions, while displaying probe data and status. The probe can control up to 16 probes – any combination of AR’s battery or laser powered field probes –...

Passive and Control Components Programmable Attenuator The M-DVAN-6018-60DD-SK is a programmable attenuator that incorporates a new linearization circuit to enable fast and accurate attenuation switching. The new design focuses on quick settling and stable operation over temperature extremes. Switching between any attenuation level is typically settled within 1 dB...

Network Analyzer Brochure This free bro-chure explains how the company’s nonlinear vector network analyzer can provide the critical leap in technology to go beyond linear S-parameters. The technology allows for efficient and accurate analysis and design of active devices under real-world operating conditions. The brochure is available for download...