“A Tribute to Dr. Leo Young” takes place on Tuesday between 3:30-5:10. Young passed away at the age of 80 last September. He pioneered the development of microwave filter technology. In 1964, with his colleagues George Matthaei and E. M. T. Jones, Young wrote “Microwave Filters and Impedance-Matching Networks and Coupling Structures.” Generally considered the bible for microwave filter design, it is included in the Microwave Hall of Fame. Young's extensive professional activities included serving as president of the IEEE and the MTT-S. He received numerous awards, including the Microwave Prize, Distinguished Service award, and the Microwave Career award. Young was a Life Fellow of IEEE, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and a foreign member of the UK Royal Academy of Engineering. He also was the U.S. DoD's director of research and established many of its policies and programs that define support for basic research.

Another special session on Tuesday, “Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Activities in the Pacific Rim,” from 1:20-3:00, will bring together talks on microwave and millimeter-wave activities in the Pacific Rim from China, Japan and Australia. Topics including cellular infrastructure development, microwave and millimeter-wave technology, and defense satellite communication networks in Asia, will be included.

To address key issues such as performance, cost, quality control, emerging markets, second sourcing, consolidation, and disruptive technologies, facing GaAs foundries and their customers today and in the future, a panel session will be held on Tuesday from 12:00-1:15. The session “Your GaAs Foundry and the Future: Anyone Have Issues? Of Course!,” will be moderated by Brad Nelson of Sirenza Microdevices and Paul Blount of Custom MMIC Design Services. Panelists include Wing Yau, Global Communication Semiconductors, Bob Donahue, Win Semiconductor, Phillipe Labasse, United Monolithic Semiconductors, Mike Peters, TriQuint Semiconductor, Marc Rocchi, Ommic and David Smith, Filtronic.

Wednesday's session from 8:00-9:40, is a tribute to Dr. K. C. Gupta. Gupta passed away at the age of 66 in February. He was not only a scholar and a dedicated leader in the microwave field but also touched the lives of many people by his warmth, selfless service, and sincerity. Gupta was a pioneer in the field of microwave education and computer-aided design. Some of his well-known books are Microstrip Lines and Slotlines, Computer-Aided Design of Microwave Circuits, and Neural Networks for RF and Microwave Design. He was the founding editor for the International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering.

An IEEE Fellow and a Life Fellow of IETE, India, Gupta's extensive professional activities included service as the IEEE MTT-S president in 2005. He received numerous awards including the IEEE Millennium medal, the MTT-S distinguished service award, and the MTT-S distinguished educator award.

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