Microwaves & RF

Nancy Friedrich

Editor-in-Chief

Microwaves & RF

Nancy Friedrich began her career in technical publishing in 1998. After a stint with sister publication Electronic Design as Chief Copy Editor, Nancy worked as Managing Editor of Embedded Systems Development. She then became a Technology Editor at Wireless Systems Design, an offshoot of Microwaves & RF. Nancy has called the microwave space “home” since 2005.

Articles by Nancy Friedrich

Ku-Band Carries Asian Services

SES SA is adding to its satellite-communications coverage through the addition of another spacecraft from Boeing.

Simulation And Modeling Are Key To Auto-Antenna Success 1

Modeling and simulation are critical to understanding and overcoming issues with multi-antenna configurations on today’s automotives and military vehicles.

Conquer Testing Of IEEE 802.11ac MIMO 2

By combining simulation with signal generators, signal analyzers, and oscilloscopes, engineers can quickly evaluate MIMO transmitter hardware EVM performance.

Generator Supplies Fast Transients 2

A fast transient generator supplies the short burst signals needed for automotive EMC testing.

RFMD Scoops Up Amalfi 1

RFMD has signed an agreement to purchase Amalfi Semiconductor, which provides CMOS PAs for the entry-level smartphone segment.

Interview: Tim Dunn, Vice President of Mobile Devices, TriQuint Semiconductor 4

TriQuint Semiconductor's Tim Dunn chats with Microwaves & RF about smartphone filtering advances.

A Wireless-Power Struggle 3

A number of standards and technologies have arisen around wireless charging, making the technology a certainty for the future.

Space-Fence Construction Is Set For 2013

Next September, the Air Force will begin construction at its first site for Space Fence, an advanced ground-based radar system. Located on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, this site’s construction puts the program on track to meet its 2017 initial operational capability goal. Using new S-band technology, Space Fence will enhance the way the US detects, tracks, measures, and catalogs orbiting objects and space debris. In addition to improved accuracy, Space Fence will provide the US with better timeliness and increased surveillance coverage.

Energy Harvesting Is Ready For The Big Time 10

As wireless-sensing components boost efficiency and other performance criteria, energy-harvesting solutions are moving beyond a niche and into everyday applications.

Interview: Matt Apanius, Director, the Richard Desich SMART Commercialization Center for Microsystems 1

Microwaves & RF chats with Matt Apanius about the Richard Desich SMART Center's focus on back end-of-line processes.

Interview: Alex Goloschokin, Managing Director of Copper Mountain Technologies

NF: Copper Mountain Technologies is a fresh face in the microwave and RF test and measurement market. How long has the company been around?

Cities Seek Sustainability

Energy-efficient homes are becoming more commonplace, thanks to affordable energy-conserving light bulbs and appliances. With the advent of products like the Nest “smart” thermostat, they also are conserving energy more intelligently.

Seed-Sized Antenna Paves Way For Millimeter-Wave Manufacturing

To enable the next size and cost leap for communications systems, researchers from the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research’s (A*STAR’s) Institute of Microelectronics (IME) have developed a compact, silicon-based cavity-backed slot (CBS) antenna.

Microwave Innovations Touch Down In Amsterdam 11

Next month, European Microwave Week (EuMW; www.eumweek.com) 2012 is scheduled to be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. From October 28 through November 2, conference-goers will be able to take place in this international event

Interview: Fred Ortiz, President, dB Control

Even with GaN making inroads into TWTA application areas and defense budgets being cut, dB Control is preparing for a bright future for its TWTAs and MPMs—thanks to the growth in UAVs.

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