BUSINESS BRIEFS
Feb 1, 2002
Hittite Microwave opens second international office, Hittite Microwave, Chelmsford, MA, has opened a second international sales office, Hittite Microwave...
TX/RX
Feb 1, 2002
RFIC switch targets low-voltage, portable designs CEL has added a miniature SPDT switch to its line of NEC GaAs RFICs. The UPG2006TB features a 1.8 VDC...
POWER
Feb 1, 2002
Low-noise power supplies for varactor diode biasing Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX5026/MAX5028 SOT23 step-up DC-DC converters targeted at...
SEMICONDUCTORS/ICs
Feb 1, 2002
Expanded FET semiconductor line Fujitsu announces the expansion of its Radio Link product offering with the introduction of the internally matched FLM5972-4F...
On the Web
Feb 1, 2002
Internet community for high-speed PCB Cadence Design Systems announces the launch of www.spectraquest.com, a new online community for PCB engineers and...
Who invented radio?
Feb 1, 2002
By Don Bishop Editorial Director Who do you think invented radio? Harold Kinley, a contributing editor to our Wireless Telecommunications Group of magazines (of which RF Design is a member)...
FCC allocates additional spectrum for wireless
Feb 1, 2002
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Report and Order and Memorandum Opinion and Order reallocating 27 MHz of spectrum transferred from...
Kudos, comments and concerns
Feb 1, 2002
By Roger Lesser editor rlesser@primediabusiness.com Kudos It's always a pleasure to bring attention to individuals who warrant it. Sometimes that's not a good thing. In my last few columns, I've attempted...
Contreras wins Radio Club's President's award
Feb 1, 2002
Mercy Contreras, publisher of RF Design, was chosen to receive the President's Award from the Radio Club of America (RCA). Steve Aldinger, the club's...
Corrections:
Feb 1, 2002
Understanding digital signal processing's frequency domain, by Steve Lyons, November 2001, pg 40 had incorrect equations. Equation(2) read:cos(2fot) =...
products
Feb 1, 2002
Surface-mount LTCC, quadrature, splitters Mini-Circuits introduces its latest line of LTCC splitters. Requiring 0.25" 0.3" of PC board mounting area,...
802.11b/a - A physical medium comparison
Feb 1, 2002
By John Hansen The sky appears to be the limit for wireless local area network (WLAN) technologies. WLANs provide a good fit for the usage model aimed at high-bandwidth...
There are days I could really use this
Feb 1, 2002
by Ernest Worthman technology editor eworthman@primediabusiness.com Mind control It has been the fodder for countless science-fiction books, stories and movies. Now it seems science fiction is rapidly approaching science...
AMPLIFIERS
Feb 1, 2002
C-band 5.6 to 6.8 GHz MMIC VCO with buffer amplifier Hittite Microwave introduces an HBT MMIC VCO with an integral output buffer amplifier packaged in...
SPACE/MILITARY
Feb 1, 2002
Low-noise VCO for satellite modem systems Z-Communications introduces the V590ME01 VCO for satellite modems. It delivers low phase-noise performance in...
Data security: a worldwide challenge
Jan 1, 2002
Ernest Worthman A few months after the events of 9/11, the world has a different take on many issues especially wireless communications and security. What once was a...
FCC announces creation of homeland security council
Jan 1, 2002
The Federal Communications Commission announces the creation of a Homeland Security Policy Council. The council's missions are to assist the FCC in evaluating...
2002, wireless, profits, privacy and other issues
Jan 1, 2002
by Ernest Worthman technology editor eworthman@primediabusiness.com Recently, a couple of high-profile cases have surfaced that involve the integration of business with wireless. The cases, though both are resolved, raise...
literature
Jan 1, 2002
Catalog details component compatibility Conexant's new product catalog is available online, in print or on CD-ROM. The catalog is organized to help quickly...
software
Jan 1, 2002
Software simplifies data acquisition, analysis Keithley Instruments, Cleveland, announces the addition of a version to the company's line of ExceLINX...
HOT WEB SITE
Jan 1, 2002
Rakon offers free information to help engineers and buyers alike understand more about crystals and oscillators, and to help them with purchasing decisions....
