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Table of Contents Multispectral Solutions awarded FCC certification for ultrawideband asset location system NSF funds new circuit design techniques for broadband communications Giga-tronics announces low-noise, high power microwave synthesizer Skyworks introduces integrated GSM/GPRS power amplifier module IRC develops thin film technology for microwave circuit designs Military, Aerospace, Space, and Homeland Security: Packaging Issues and Applications Workshop ADVERTISEMENT 
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Check out RF Design's new look, unveiling in September! For 25 years, you have relied on RF Design for the technical, tutorial-style information that is essential to better, stronger, faster next-generation communication components. And nothing's changed. Except our look. Check out the September issue, when we will deliver the RF and microwave technology for today's design engineers in a easier-to-find-what-you're-looking-for package. Products Giga-tronics announces low-noise, high power microwave synthesizer RF Design Staff San Ramon, Calif. -- Giga-tronics Inc. announced the introduction of its 2400 series microwave synthesizer, which the company says is the industry's first general purpose microwave synthesizer delivering both low phase noise and fast frequency switching capabilities, simultaneously. The company says it is ideal for a wide range of CW, swept, and stepped frequency applications in both research and development and manufacturing environments, including antenna characterization, T/R module evaluation, or RFIC manufacturing. "By limiting the front panel interface to the control of basic parameters, our engineers were able to reduce the total number of soft screens, buttons, and menu layers ...," says John Regazzi, Giga-tronics vice president of engineering. The 2400 Series is capable of a switching frequency in less than 400 microseconds, over the entire frequency range, the company says. The 2400 series microwave synthesizers includes WaveMaker, a PC-based software package designed for the user interface and automatic test systems. It features a comprehensive LIST mode, command-line interpreter with script and loop capability and an auto-programming mode. U.S. list pricing starts at $17,000 with customer shipments to begin in August 2003. Skyworks introduces integrated GSM/GPRS power amplifier module RF Design Staff Woburn, Mass. -- Skyworks Solutions Inc. announced the expansion of its family of power amplifier (PA) modules with a 6 mm x 6 mm x 1.2 mm module for tri-band GSM/GPRS cellular handsets. The SKY77321 provides handset manufacturers with a single-component solution for GSM phones, regardless of geographic region or frequency band, the company says. The module consists of an EGSM900, DCS1800 and PCS1900 PA block, and 50-ohm fully matched input/output ports. It also supports Class 12 GPRS multi-slot operation. The SKY77321 is available now. Modules are priced at $2.75 in quantities of 10,000. IRC develops thin film technology for microwave circuit designs RF Design Staff Corpus Christi, Texas -- TT electronics plc's IRC Advanced Film Division announced it extended the performance range of its TaNFilm tantalum nitride thin film technology for use in microwave and high frequency applications. Through the development of specialized manufacturing techniques, IRC's TaNFilm technology produces resistive elements with sheet resistances of 5 ohms-per-square-foot to 100 ohms-per-square-foot with tolerance to ±0.015 percnt and ratio tolerance to ±0.005 percent. Thermal coefficient of resistance are available to ±10 ppm-per-degree-Centigrade, and tracking to ±1 ppm-per-degree-Centigrade. The use of advanced photolithographic and plasma-etching techniques allows IRC to produce conductor track and gaps down to 19 microns, plated through vias, and edge terminations necessary for performance in microwave and high frequency applications. Calendar Military, Aerospace, Space, and Homeland Security: Packaging Issues and Applications Workshop Renaissance Harbor Place Hotel Baltimore, Maryland March 28-30, 2004 Sponsored by the International Microelectronics And Packaging Society (IMAPS) As the focus on military activities and homeland security increases, work is being done to advance the state-of-the-art in high reliability electronics packaging. The workshop's technical program will focus on the latest military, aerospace, space and homeland security electronic devices, systems, and applications, with particular emphasis on design, fabrication, assembly, testing, and materials selection operations. The deadline for abstracts is October 3, 2003. |
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