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October 12, 2007
Microwaves & RF UPDATE | October 11, 2007
Jack Browne, Technical Director
It lets your brilliant RF designs take flight
What happens when hundreds of world-renowned engineers push the limits of RF power? More
than 50 years of innovation including breakthroughs in LDMOS, GaAs, GaN and low-cost, over-
molded plastic packaging. We test, validate, and integrate until we exceed the highest
performance standards. So your RF designs take off.
This week marked the 37th running of the European Microwave Conference (EuMC) held in
Munich, Germany from October 8-12. The largest European event devoted to microwave
electronics, the conference features a mix of technical presentations on components, systems,
software, and measurement techniques, serving applications in automotive, defense,
instrumentation, medical, radar, and telecommunications systems
The exhibition side of the event boasts a long list of high-frequency companies well represented
by software, hardware, and test-equipment suppliers. The list includes US, European, and Far
Eastern companies, with such notable names as Aeroflex, Agilent Technologies, Analog
Devices, Emerson & Cuming, Anaren Microwave, Anritsu, Rogers, Rohde & Schwarz, and
TriQuint Semiconductor. Many of these firms made major announcements during the week,
some of those featured in this week's newsletter. If anything, the strong showing at the 37th
EuMC signals the health of the high-frequency industry both here and in Europe, hopefully with
continued good fortune throughout the remainder of this year into next year
Failures on rushed, high-profile projects are often the catalyst for companies to investigate next-
generation Computer-Aided-Engineering solutions. This report delves into the common mistakes
companies designing consumer and commercial electronics have made and offers
recommendations to help your company unlock the power of these technologies in the
early stages of product development
Avago Technologies announced two miniature WCDMA duplexers at the European Microwave
Conference in Munich, Germany this week. The company's models ACMD-7602 and ACMD-
7612 duplexers are optimized for use in band 1 data terminals and handsets for Universal Mobile
Telecommunications System (UMTS) applications. Based on film-bulk-acoustic-resonator
(FBAR) technology, the duplexers both feature 1.1-dB insertion loss in transmit and receive
bands with interference-blocking capabilities exceeding 53 dB and more than 43 dB noise
rejection, all in packages measuring less no bigger than 3.0 x 2.5 x 1,2 mm. Pricing for the
miniature duplexers begins at $0.80 in high volumes. For more information, visit the Avago
website.
Mimix Broadband introduced their model XP1031-QK four-stage GaAs MMIC power amplifier
at this week's European Microwave Conference in Munich, Germany. The power amplifier,
designed for applications from 37 to 42 GHz, delivers 23-dB small-signal gain with output third-
order intercept point of +35 dBm. Supplied in a 7 x 7 mm, RoHS-compliant, surface-mount-
technology (SMT) package, the compact amplifier is ideal for satellite-communications systems
and point-to-point terrestrial microwave radios. According to Damian McCann, Chief
Technology Officer (CTO) of Mimix Broadband, "Our latest design of a highly linear 38-GHz
packaged power amplifier completes the transmit portion of a typical linear radio and, together
with our integrated XR1008-QB receiver and XU1006-QB transmitter, forms the industry's first
full SMT 38-GHz integrated chipset."
Whether it’s an amplifier, attenuator, filter, mixer, or switch, or any other RF/microwave
component, or printed-circuit board (PCB), or transistor, or software, or test equipment, you'll
find a source in the Microwaves & RF Product Data Directory. Whether in print or online, the
Microwaves & RF Product Data Directory will help you find the best products and suppliers for
your application.
First-Pass System Success Application Workshops (Sponsored by Ansoft)
October 19, 2007
Newton Marriott Hotel
Newton, MA
http://www.ansoft.com/firstpass/boston2
ARMMS RF & Microwave Society Conference
November 5-6, 2007
Hotel Elizabeth Rockingham
Northhamptonshire, England
http://www.armms.org
70th ARFTG Microwave Measurement Symposium
November 27-30, 2007
Tempe Mission Palms Hotel
Tempe, AZ
http://www.arftg.org
2007 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference
December 11-14, 2007
Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel
Bangkok, Thailand
http://www.apmc2007.org
2008 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (with WAMICON)
January 22-24, 2008
Rosen Centre Hotel
Orlando, FL
http://www.radiowireless.org
2008 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC)
February 3-7, 2008
San Francisco Marriot Hotel
San Francisco, CA
http://www.isscc.org
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