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Table of Contents Spectrum Signal Processing to assist Thales Underwater Systems in mine detection Mimix Broadband raises $6.7 million Rockwell Collins to provide advanced satellite communications for U.S. Air Force TRM releases ultra low profile dividers and combiners Micro Lambda releases new low voltage YIG-tuned oscillators CEL announces new 1.5 W MMIC power amplifier from NEC Noble Publishing releases new reference and training materials ADVERTISEMENT 
Mini-Circuits(R) ... A Commitment of Total Support to Our Customers As a global leader in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of RF, IF, and microwave components, Mini-Circuits(R) provides signal processing solutions and the matchless expertise you need to fuel your project's success. Rapid response, innovative design, demanding quality standards, fast turnaround, value pricing, on-time delivery, and top notch customer service have helped make Mini-Circuits(R) the industries powerhouse for support, providing to you that extra edge in today's competitive wireless and digital communication markets. Please visit us at: http://www.minicircuits.com/products.htm. News Spectrum Signal Processing to assist Thales Underwater Systems in mine detection RF Design Staff Burnaby, British Columbia -- Spectrum Signal Processing Inc. announced that it will provide software reconfigurable signal processing platforms to Thales Underwater Systems, a unit of the Thales Group, for detection of underwater mines from an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV). The platforms, based on Spectrum's SDR-3000 family of software reconfigurable platforms combines field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) from Xilinx Inc. and PowerPC processors from Motorola Inc. and IBM Corp. to do sonar processing, the company says. To get maximum benefit from the platform processing power, Spectrum's Solano fabric uses the RapidIO standard to provide high speed interconnects between the processors. Spectrum will also provide software and FPGA support. Mimix Broadband raises $6.7 million RF Design Staff Houston, Texas -- Mimix Broadband Inc. announced that it secured $6.7 million in an initial close of its second round of institutional funding. The funding round was led by 3i Group plc and First Capital Group. The majority of existing shareholders also participated in the round. Mimix say the proceeds will be used to expand Mimix's product portfolio of highly integrated and high power monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs). Rockwell Collins to provide advanced satellite communications for U.S. Air Force RF Design Staff Cedar Rapids, Iowa -- Rockwell Collins Inc. announced it was selected to join the The Boeing Co. team in the development of the family of advanced beyond-line-of-sight terminals (FAB-T) for the U.S. Air Force. Boeing is the prime contractor for the six-year, $273 million contract to design and develop the first increment of wideband satellite communications terminals for the Department of Defense initiative that will upgrade existing satellite communications for advanced extremely high frequency (AEHF) modes. The upgrade allows for increased data capacity and a much faster data transfer rate between airborne platforms and ground command posts. Rockwell Collins was chosen to perform on two contracts within the FAB-T program. The first contract, estimated at $11 million with Boeing, calls for Rockwell Collins to provide Milstar terminal and system expertise and support. The second contract, worth an estimated $2.7 million, calls for Rockwell Collins to develop software for the Milstar LDR waveform. That contract is through Northrop Grumman Corp., which is another member of the FAB-T team. ADVERTISEMENT 
Check out RF Design's new look, unveiling this month! For 25 years, you have relied on RF Design for the technical, tutorial-style information essential to better, stronger, faster next-generation communication components. And nothing's changed. Except our look. Check out this month's 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 TRM releases ultra low profile dividers and combiners RF Design Staff Bedford, N.H. -- Technical Research and Manufacturing Inc. (TRM) announced the availability of its ultra low profile dividers and combiners to facilitate packaging density. The patented Airstrip technology allows for a low profile, mechanically stacked assembly ideal for use in high density, low profile phased array antenna systems associated with military, space or commercial applications, the company says. The use of blind mate connectors provides for mating ease of multiple ports simultaneously. This new approach allows the ability to mechanically stack several individual divider layers together without any tolerance limitation, the company says. TRM has supplied stacks of 24 individual 12-way dividers in an area of 6.4 inches x 1.7 inches x 1.8 inches and weighing less than 420 grams. The TRM power dividers, couplers and hybrids support custom engineered component and subsystem solutions from DC to 40 GHz, the company says. Micro Lambda releases new low voltage YIG-tuned oscillators RF Design Staff Fremont, Calif. -- Micro Lambda Wireless Inc. announced the production release of its new low voltage YIG-tuned oscillators covering frequencies from 2 GHz to 12 GHz. The new oscillators use Micro Lambda's standard 1 inch x 1 inch x .5 inch package, and provide 13 dBm power output levels at customer specified fixed frequencies. Tuning ranges of +/-100 MHz are offered using special FM coils. These units operate from a single +8 V bias supply and require no heaters for operation, the company says. They also operate from -20° C to +70° C. The new units are available 60 days from receipt of order. CEL announces new 1.5 W MMIC power amplifier from NEC RF Design Staff Santa Clara, Calif. -- California Eastern Laboratories Inc. (CEL) announced the availability of a new 3-stage GaAs MMIC power amplifier (PA) from NEC Corp. The UPG2118K combines pre-driver, driver, and output stage in one package, and is useable in bands from 800 MHz to 2500 MHz. CEL says the new PA is ideal for use in 915 MHz and 2400 MHz ISM band applications, as well as other short range wireless bands not covered by industry standard MMIC PA designs. The UPG2118K is fabricated using e-mode FET technology, so it requires only a single, positive, low voltage power supply, the company says. Performance specifications include:
• Output power of +32 dBm (1.5W) minimum; The UPG2118K is housed in a 4 mm2, 20-pin leadless package, and is in stock and available now. Noble Publishing releases new reference and training materials RF Design Staff Noble Publishing Corp. announced the release of the following books and CD-ROM training courses:
Modern Filter Design
HF Oscillator Design Course
Oscillator Design and Computer Simulation |
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