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    Feb 19, 2010

    USB Devices Simplify RF/Microwave Testing

    Computer-controlled test equipment once evoked images of racks of instruments connected to a “technical” computer via the general-purpose interface bus (GPIB). While GPIB-controlled gear is still a staple of many automatic-test-e ...

    Feb 19, 2010

    Wireless Demands Focus Designers On Integration

    Integration has been a key to the advancement of wireless communications, leading to smaller devices with more functionality. Although the mobile handset is at the forefront of these trends, cost savings and time to market are among ...

    Feb 19, 2010

    Low-Power LNA Drops Noise At 2.4 GHz

    Low-noise-amplifier (LNA) design requires tradeoffs, often among such goals as noise figure, gain, linearity, and stability. In addition, portable applications call for low power consumption. But through the use of a common- ...

    Feb 19, 2010

    Properly Packaging RF Semiconductors

    Electronic packaging usually serves to protect what lies within. For RF and microwave devices, however, an ideal package must provide a physical barrier while appearing electrically invisible. And with the trend for increasing le ...



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    Oct 20, 09

    Technical highlights of Version 12 of HFSS

    Technical highlights of Version 12 of HFSS



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    Microwave Meetings

    6th Annual International Conference and Exhibition on Device Packaging March 9-11, 2010 Radisson Fort McDowell Resort Scottsdale, AZ WAMICON 2010 11th Annual IEEE Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference April 12-13, 2010 Crowne Plaza Melbourne ...

    Making Wireless ICs A Commodity

    Years ago, it became apparent that the market for wireless devices had split into two major portions: products for infrastructure developers and products for consumers, i.e., those that would go into handsets and other products sold to the users of w ...

    InGaP Gain Blocks For Half A Buck?

    A pair of gain blocks from Avago Technologies offer cost-effective solutions for boosting signal levels in WiMAX and satellite television products. Based on InGaP heterojunction-bipolar-transistor (HBT) technology, the monolithic-microwave-integrated ...

    Chip Extends 850 To 950 MHz

    Labeled a “range extender” for low-power wireless applications from 850 to 950 MHz, the single-chip CC1190 RF front end from Texas Instruments is ideal for increasing the coverage area of wireless sensor networks, automatic-meter-reading (AMR) system ...

    Switch Controls 2 To 18 GHz

    Model SP133DHS is a single-pole, three-throw (SP3T) reflective switch from Narda Microwave-East with fast switching speed and low loss from 2 to 18 GHz. It features as much as 65 dB isolation with switching speed of 15 ns. The insertion loss is 2.6 d ...

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