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GaN Transistor Pushes 500 W

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:09:00 +0000

This power transistor provides 500 W output power with short radar pulses from 1200 to 1400 MHz.

Fabricate a 2.4-GHz Fractional-N Synthesizer

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:26:00 +0000

Fractional-N frequency synthesizers offer numerous advantages in terms of performance compared to integer-N frequency synthesizers for emerging wireless communications applications.

This frequency synthesizer is based on fractional-N techniques for stable performance from 1.8 to 2.4 GHz.

RF MEMS Switches Are Primed For Mass-Market Applications

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:14:00 +0000

Roger Allan

While MEMS switches offer obvious countermeasures for performance issues in smartphones, the defense and test segments also are recognizing their benefits in an array of applications.

Scanning New Products At IMS 2013

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:11:00 +0000

The IMS exhibition floor usually resembles an international marketplace, with many of the industry’s leading manufacturers showing off new hardware and software.

This is just a sampling of the wide range of components, materials, software, and test equipment on display on the exhibition floor at the 2013 International Microwave Symposium (IMS).

Experiments Begin For Communications Testbed

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:35:00 +0000

In addition to raising its understanding of software-defined-radio (SDR) technologies and how they may aid NASA’s communications, this technology is expected to provide both cost savings and efficiency.

Manpack Radio Calls On-Orbit MUOS Satellite

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:23:00 +0000

Using the same cell-phone technology that powers commercial smartphones, the PRC-155 Manpack has demonstrated the capability to communicate with the MUOS space-ground network.

GaN-On-Diamond Breakthrough Promises To Shrink Transistors

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:08:00 +0000

The feasibility of GaN-on-diamond HEMT devices has been proven with the successful transfer of a semiconductor epitaxial overlay onto a synthetic diamond substrate.

Seattle Welcomes Microwave Week

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:24:00 +0000

The RF/microwave industry’s largest single gathering features technical sessions, panel sessions, workshops, and an exhibition of companies about the size of a small town.

The 2013 International Microwave Symposium (IMS) is annually the largest gathering of RF/microwave professionals in the world.

Amplifier Module Drives 6 To 18 GHz

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:43:00 +0000

This compact amplifier module provides better than 20 W output power with high gain from 6 to 18 GHz for broadband systems and measurement applications.

Analyzer Hunts For Interference

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:28:00 +0000

An instrument with GPS and advanced software works with an existing line of analyzers to locate interference signal sources.