LDMOS power amplifier kits help OEMs meet DTV mandate
Jul 15, 2004
As the FCC's December 2006 digital tuner deadline approaches, Richardson Electronics offers OEMs LDMOS UHF power amplifier kits for digital and analog applications...
Catalog features LMR wireless products
Jul 8, 2004
Times Microwave Systems has announced the availability of its new, expanded LMR Wireless Products Catalog...
Low-noise, medium-power PHEMT LNA comes in an SMT package
Jul 8, 2004
Hittite Microwave Corp. has introduced a new high-dynamic range, medium-power pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor (pHEMT) low-noise amplifier (LNA) in an SMT package for microwave radio/VSAT and military ECM/EW applications from 12 to 16 GHz...
RFID chips provide encryption
Jun 30, 2004
EM Microelectronic has announced a family of RFID integrated circuits that operate at 13.56 MHz for contactless identification systems...
Isolators, circulators suit low-power designs
Jun 30, 2004
Renaissance Electronics Corp.'s new redesigned and improved surface-mount SLE series isolators are suitable for low-power applications...
WLAN power amp features on-chip filtering
Jun 30, 2004
Skyworks Solutions, Inc., has announced the launch of a high-performance power amplifier for 802.11 b/g WLAN systems...
RF power amp for WLAN improves EVM
Jun 30, 2004
Fairchild Semiconductor has announced the RMPA2453, a linear RF power amplifier module (PAM) for high-performance wireless local-area network (WLAN) applications in the 2.4–2.5 GHz frequency band...
Automated gold wire bonder delivers high throughput, flexibility
Jun 24, 2004
Palomar Technologies has introduced the Model 8000 gold ball-and-stitch thermosonic wire bonder for complex, precision gold wire-bonding applications where flexibility, ease-of-programming and high throughput are desired...
Vector network analyzer extends dynamic range, lowers trace noise
Jun 24, 2004
The ME7808B broadband vector network analyzer from Anritsu Company improves dynamic range by 12 dB and offers an ultra-low phase noise capability that reduces high-level noise for measurements in the banded millimeter-wave ranges...
Power meters and sensors measure up to 40 GHz
Jun 24, 2004
From Agilent Technologies, the P-Series power meters and sensors offer a measurement range to 40 GHz with continuous sampling, calibration-free measurements and backward compatibility with the Agilent 8480 and E-Series power sensors...
Thin-film means thin package for RF passives
Jun 17, 2004
RF Design staff By printing thin film silver conductors on high-Q ceramics, Murata Electronics can now produce RF components with low profiles of just 0.4 mm...
Integrated module can improve range by 50%, simplify design
Jun 17, 2004
To enhance coverage and reduce implementation costs for Broadcom's 54g wireless LAN
products, SiGe Semiconductor has developed a custom module for the said application...
Transceiver ICs enable affordable wireless connectivity
Jun 10, 2004
Analog Devices has released three new RFICs that offer a
complete, low-power radio system on a single chip, which
simplifies the design and reduces bill of material cost for customers...
Microwave cable offers low attenuation and phase stability
Jun 10, 2004
This week at the IEEE International Microwave Symposium in Fort Worth, Texas, microwave frequency coaxial cable manufacturer Semflex, a wholly owned subsidiary of Stratos International, introduced a new class of microwave cable that delivers good attenuation characteristics...
Moldable, low-loss dielectric material forms complex shapes
Jun 10, 2004
From Emerson & Cuming Microwave Products, Inc., ECCOSTOCK CK is a light-weight, low-loss dielectric material that can be custom-molded and machined to produce complex configurations...
Single-chip radio for 2.4-GHz ISM band
Jun 10, 2004
A fully integrated transceiver on a chip, the ATR2406 from Atmel is designed for low-cost, cable replacement applications in the 2.4-GHz ISM band...
Advanced design system software eases circuit design
Jun 2, 2004
Agilent Technologies Inc.'s Advanced Design System 2004A is a new version of
its high-frequency electronic design automation software that offers improved ease-of-use and productivity for common circuit-design tasks...
Hittite to introduce 17 new products at IMS 2004
Jun 2, 2004
Hittite Microwave has unveiled plans to introduce 17 new products at the 2004 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium and Exhibition...
Bluetooth RS-232 adapter replaces cable
Jun 1, 2004
SMART Modular Technologies, Inc., announces its Bluetooth 1.1 compliant RS-232 adapter for the industrial, medical, and scientific markets...