Synthetic instrumentation: An emerging technology (Part I)
Feb 1, 2004
By Mike Granieri A synthetic instrument (SI) synthesizes the stimulus and/or measurement functionality found in traditional instruments by using a combination of core...
How to debug a PLL frequency synthesizer
Feb 1, 2004
By Bob Kelly Radio systems incorporate frequency synthesizers based on phase lock loop (PLL) technology for various reasons. The benefits of PLLs include: The ease...
Silicon integration with millimeter wave phased array antenna
Feb 1, 2004
By Fred Mohamadi To achieve a reliable, efficient and high-speed Wireless LAN (WLAN, IEEE802.11) and wireless metropolitan area network (WMAN, IEEE802.16) a system must...
Low-cost USB wireless Presentation Pal
Feb 1, 2004
By Steven Bible, principle application engineer, Microchip Technology Inc., Chandler, Ariz. This design idea creates a wireless universal serial bus (USB) presentation helper called the Presentation Pal that remotely the slides on your computer....
Digital polar design facilitates multimode transmitters
Feb 1, 2004
By Steven Hurwitz Tactical military radio requirements have seen significant changes over the last several years. In order to meet the communication needs of Future Combat...
Amplifiers
Feb 1, 2004
1700-2700 MHz, 5 W amplifier The SM1727-37HS from Stealth Microwave is a small, highly linear amplifier designed for multiple wireless markets. Operating...
OFDM modem chip taps advance 0.18 micron CMOS process
Feb 1, 2004
Wavesat Inc., a developer of OFDM broadband wireless access modem silicon, has chosen Atmel's SiliconCITY capability to design and manufacture the first WiMAX-compliant IEEE-802.16d chips....
Bias tee raises the performance bar
Feb 1, 2004
Combining the virtues of its proprietary low-temperature, co-fired ceramic (LTCC) technology with clever circuit techniques, Mini-Circuits has crafted...
Integration-by-parts: An approach to the RFIC market
Feb 1, 2004
By Dan Nobbe A concept learned in freshman calculus, but now applied to wireless integrated circuits, is the classical approach Peregrine is taking to wireless integration....
Zigbee radio standard poised for growth
Feb 1, 2004
The low cost and power attributes of the ZigBee radio standard should vastly increase the wireless market, and 2004 will be the critical design-in year,...
Exploring the latest developments for defense applications
Feb 1, 2004
Ashok Bindra, Editorial Director Whether in the form of radar, satellite communications or electronic warfare, RF and microwave technologies have provided the military and the defense...
Products
Feb 1, 2004
Signal Processing PMC with front data port Thales Computers has introduced a new front-panel data port (FPDP) PCI mezzanine card. The new PMC-FPDP is...
Literature and Learning Materials
Feb 1, 2004
The Radioman's Manual Noble Publishing has introduced a new book called The Radioman's Manual. This book deals with the RF aspects of radio communications....
Microfabricated next-generation millimeter-wave power amplifiers
Feb 1, 2004
By Larry Sadwick, Jennifer Hwu and Dean Anderson With the need for more band width and security, military communications systems are moving higher up on the spectrum scale. These systems are driving...
Ultra-wideband (UWB) standardization must come sooner than later
Feb 1, 2004
Ashok Bindra, Editorial Director Although under development for many years now, ultra-wideband (UWB) has recently gained notoriety as a promising high-speed, low-power wireless technology...
