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| RF & Microwave Magazine Article Archive - 2004 |
If you are like me, you spend a lot of time reading articles from technical magazines. Sometimes I read the entire article, but usually I just scan the text for highlights and look at the schematics, block diagrams, and charts / graphs. Often, I want to go back and find an article but cannot recall where I saw it. A Google search will usually eventually reveal a hyperlink to the article, but a lot of times it takes a lot of digging. Since my key interests are not necessarily the same as RF Cafe visitors, an attempt will be made to catalog all of them. If there is a magazine not included here that you would like me to include in the list, please send me an e-mail and I will try to incorporate its articles, too.
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High Frequency Electronics | November Modified Coaxial Cable Makes Components and Test Circuits
Scott Wartenberg New LDMOS Model Delivers Powerful Transistor Library—Part 2: Library Applications
S. Wood, R. Pengelly, L. Dunleavy, W. Clausen, T. Weller and L. Emmadi Design of Broadband Ununs With Impedance Ratios Less Than 1:4
JerrySevick The Basics of Specifying RF and Microwave Connectors | October New LDMOS Model Delivers Powerful Transistor Library—Part 1: The CMC Model
W. Curtice, L. Dunleavy, W. Clausen, and R. Pengelly Practical Estimation of Losses in Tee Network Antenna Tuning Units
W. Perry Wheless, Jr. A Review of Key Equalizer Specifications and What They Mean
Richard M. Kurzrok Basic Operation of Optical Detectors | September Design of a Dual-Band Wireless LAN SiGe Bipolar Amplifier
Winfried Bakalski, Krzysztof Kitlinski, Günter Donig, Boris Kapfelsperger, Christian Kuehn, Carsten Ahrens, Wilfried Österreicher, Wolfgang Auchter, Robert Weigel, and Arpad L. Scholtz Signal Integrity Analysis and Simulation Tools Include IBIS Models
John Olah, Sanjeev Gupta, and Carlos Chavez-Dagostino Fundamentals of Power Amplifier Linearization Using Digital Pre-Distortion
Mohamed K. Nezami Balanced Circuits: A Review of Their Operation and Behavior | July Load Network Design Techniques for Class E RF and Microwave Power Amplifiers
Andrei Grebennikov Exact Time-Domain Analysis of Class E Power Amplifiers with Quarterwave Transmission Line
Amdrei Grebennikov Load Network Design Technique for Switched-Mode Tuned Class E Power Amplifiers
Andrei Grebennikov Monolithic GaAs Passive Lowpass 3 dB In-Phase Splitter/Combiner
Rick Campbell and Terry White Online Resources for Understanding Noise and its Measurement
Gary Breed | June The RFAL Technique for Cancellation of Distortion in Power Amplifiers
Romulo (Ray) Gutierrez Jitter–Understanding it, Measuring it, Eliminating it; Part 3: Causes of Jitter
Johnnie Hancock Criteria for Selecting RF Power Detectors
Pierre Genest, Hubert Grandry, Hassan Chaoui Design Issues for Direct-Conversion Wireless Radios
Gary Breed | May Jitter—Understanding it, Measuring it,Eliminating it: Part 2: Jitter Measurements
Johnnie Hancock and Steve Draving A Review of Key Filter Specifications and What They Mean
Richard M. Kurzrok Design Suite Provides Advanced Technology for Analog and RFIC Design
Tom Quan Matching Networks for Power Amplifiers Operating into High VSWR Loads
Richard W. Brounley Performing and Analyzing Pulsed Current-Voltage Measurements
Charles P. Baylis II and Lawrence P. Dunleavy | April Linearizing Power Amplifiers Using Digital Predistortion, EDA Tools and Test Hardware
Kelly Mekechuk, Wan-Jong Kim, Shawn P. Stapleton and Jong Heon Kim Mismatched Load Characterization for High-Power RF Amplifiers
Richard W. Brounley Jitter—Understanding it, Measuring it, Eliminating it, Part 1: Jitter Fundamentals
Johnnie Hancock | March Design of a Microstrip Bandpass Filter Using Advanced Numerical Methods
Michael A. Imparato, Ryan C. Groulx and Raphael Matarazzo What is a "Personal Area Network" (PAN)? | February A Balanced 24-Volt GaAs FET Amplifier for 2.11 to 2.17 GHz
Jon Shumaker Design of a Wideband Microstrip Antenna for Mobile Handset Applications
Tayeb A. Denidi CMOS Switches Offer High Performance in Low Power, Wideband Applications
Theresa Corrigan and Ray Goggin A Simplified Analysis of the Broadband Transmission Line Transformer
Jerry Sevick | January RF Connector Selection for Higher Frequencies
Kevin Moyher RF and Microwave Power Amplifier and Transmitter Technologies — Part 5
Frederick H. Raab, Peter Asbeck, Steve Cripps, Peter B. Kenington, Zoya B. Popovich, Nick Pothecary, John F. Sevic and Nathan O. Sokal An Integrated I-Q Mixer for Software-Defined Radio Applications
Rick Campbell Improving VCO Phase Noise Performance Through Enhanced Characterization
David Vye |
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P.K. Jain High Performance Wideband MSAG Gain Block/Driver Amplifier MMICs Using MLP Technology
Michael Ashman and Inder Bahl Accurate Power Detection of a CDMA Multi-carrier Power Amplifier Using a Logarithmic Amplifier
Sang Hyun Park A Wideband MMIC-based Feedback Oscillator
Tony Fattorini and David A. Richardson High Voltage, Low Cost FETs for HPA MMIC Applications | November Cross-coupling in Microwave Bandpass Filters
Alex D. Lapidus and Chris Rossiter CAD, Test and Measurement Theory and Practical Considerations for Measuring Phase Noise Better Than -165 dBc/Hz: Part II
Pankaj Goyal Passive Sensors Using RF Backscatter
Somnath Mukherjee A High Efficiency Class-F Power Amplifier Design Technique
S.F. Ooi, S. Gao, A. Sambell, D. Smith and P. Butterworth The Versatile Butler Matrix
Bruno Pattan Early Verification of Emerging UWB and WMAN Radio Systems
Joe Troychak Planar EM Analysis: A New Standard for High Frequency Applications | October 5.7 GHz 0.25 µm CMOS RF Front-end Circuits for an IEEE 802.11a WLAN Receiver
Yung-Ming Chiu and Huey-Ru Chuang Theory and Practical Considerations for Measuring Phase Noise Better Than -165 dBc/Hz: Part I
Pankaj Goyal Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Resonant Microwave Reflection Amplifiers
A.P. Venguer, J.L. Medina, R.A. Chávez, A. Velázquez and A. Zamudio Nonlinearity Test for a Fully Integrated Direct-conversion Receiver
Pengfei Zhang Design of a Predistortion HPA Using a Frequency Up-conversion Mixing Operation
Yong-Chae Jeong, Young Kim, and Chul D. Kim High Voltage HBTs for 3G W-CDMA Base Station Power Amplifiers | September Microwaves in Europe: Current Trends and Future Prospects
Richard Mumford Potential Applications of PBG Engineered Structures in Microwave Engineering: Part II
Nemai Chandra Karmakar, Mohammad Nurunnabi Mollah Automating and Optimizing High Performance LTCC Design
Aki Nakatani and Lawrence Williams The Analysis and Design of a User Equipment Grade, All Digital Gain Control, Direct Conversion Radio Receiver
Tanbir Haque, Leonid Kazakevich and Alpaslan Demir The Design of a Dual Polarized Vivaldi Array
Adrian Sutinjo and Edwin Tung Volterra Series Analysis of a Laser Diode Predistorter for Mobile Communication Systems
R.A. Abd-Alhameed, P.S. Excell and J.G. Gardiner Design and Simulation of a PLL for Use in a W-CDMA RF Module
Wei Jiang and Xiaowei LUX Research Releases the Nanotech Report 2004 Key Findings | August Military Microwaves Averaging Correlation for Fast GPS Satellite Signal Acquisition in Multipath Rayleigh Fading Channels
D. Djebouri, A. Djebbari and M. Djebbouri Communications Satellite Antennas with On-orbit Pattern Flexibility
Wyman L. Williams and James M. Howell Making of a Robust Indoor Microwave Wireless Link: A Novel Scheme of Polarization-sense Diversity
P.S. Neelakanta, W. Preedalumpabut and S. Morgera An Algorithm that Accelerates Harmonic Balance Analysis of RFICs Military Microwave Supplement: Zero dBContournementBugUN153; Coaxial Cable Assemblies for High Performance Aircraft Military Microwave Supplement: SMR-4820 Compact Microwave Search Receiver Military Microwave Supplement: Military Markets - Thoughts and Projections
Harlan Howe, Jr., Richard Mumford and Michael Puttré Military Microwave Supplement: Joint EW Reprogramming Maintains a Combat Edge
Colonel John S. Clark, Jr. and Chris Gilbert Military Microwave Supplement: France’s Unique Horizon
Michael Puttré | July Potential Applications of PBG Engineered Structures in Microwave Engineering: Part I
Nemai Chandra Karmakar and Mohammad Nurunnabi Mollah Automated Pattern Measurement for Circularly-polarized Antennas Using the Phase-amplitude Method
Christopher T. Rodenbeck, Kai Chang and John Aubin Design of a 3.5 W S-band Power Amplifier Based on Small-signal S-parameter Analysis
Y.W. Yeap, L.H. Chua and S.H. Tan A Novel Power Combining Network for Doherty Amplifiers
Hyeong Tae Jeong, Chul Dong Kim and Ik Soo Chang A New Low Loss, Laser Ablatable Substrate for Microwave Circuitry | June Enterprise EDA Software Connects the Microwave Design Flow A Review of Radiation Effects on Human Operators of Hand-held Radios
Minh-Chau Huynh and Warren Stutzman Characteristics of a Wide-band, High Gain, Eight-element Slot Antenna for PCS, IMT-2000 and WLL-band
Yong-Woong Jang A Low Cost RF Transceiver for 2.4 GHz DSSS Short-range Communication Systems
Jianyi Zhou, Jianing Zhao, Wei Hong and Xiaowei Zhu An E-/D-mode pHEMT Process for High Performance Switch and Amplifier Components Utilizing Multi-level High Density Interconnects
Walter A. Wohlmuth, Wayne Struble and Domingo Farías A Thorough RF and Microwave Circuit Design Method to Streamline the RFIC Development Process
Josh Moore | May Comparison of Coaxial Dipole Antennas for Applications in the Near-field and Far-field Regions
Brian Drozd and William T. Joines S-band High Power Solid-state Amplifier Design and Development
Yorgos Stratakos and Panayotis Betzios High Efficiency Power Amplifier Driving Methods and Circuits: Part II
Francisco Javier Ortega-González Thin Film Barium Strontium Titanate (BST) for a New Class of Tunable RF Components
Bud Noren Predicting the EVM Performance of WLAN Power Amplifiers with OFDM Signals
Patrick Naraine Design of a Novel Balun for a Star Configuration Double-balanced Mixer at S-band
Sun-Sook Kim, Jong-Hwan Lee and Kyung-Whan Yeom Leading-edge SAW Filters for Short Range Devices
Exa¨el Alexander | April A Compact RFID Reader Platform for UHF and Microwave Applications High Efficiency Power Amplifier Driving Methods and Circuits: Part I
Francisco Javier Ortega-González Simulation and Measurement of a C-band Low Noise Dielectric Resonator Oscillator
R.A. Abd-Alhameed, M. Zewani, P.S. Excell, J.G. Gardiner and N.J. McEwan Amplifier Design Using a Quarter-Wave High Impedance Bias Line with a Defected Ground Structure (DGS)
Yong-Chae Jeong, Chonbuk, Si-Gyun Jeong, Jong-Sik Lim, and Chul-Dong Kim High Efficiency, High Power WCDMA LDMOS Transistors for Base Stations
P.C.A. Hammes, H.F.F. Jos, F. van Rijs, S.J.C.H. Theeuwen and K. Vennema A New Large-signal Model for a Pulse-doped GaAs MESFET
Sophia Hsu and Yusuke Tajima A Temperature-compensated Closed Loop Overdrive Level Controller for Microwave Solid-state Power Amplifiers
S.C. Bera and R.V. Singh | March Frequency Extension Source Modules to Extend Signal Generator Capability from 50 to 325 GHz Trigger-Capture-Analyze: Three Steps Toward Understanding Today's Complex RF Signals
Marcus da Silva Noise Can Be Good, Too
Jiri Polivka Automation and Real-time Verification of Passive Component S-parameter Measurements Using Loss Factor Calculations
J. Capwell, T. Weller, D. Markell and L. Dunleavy New Behavioral Models Facilitate Fast and Accurate Simulation of Sigma-delta Fractional-N Synthesizers Using Ansoft Designer™
Wael A. Al-Qaq, JianHua Gu, William J. Martin and Jeffrey L. Cutcher Pitfalls to Avoid When Using Load-pull Contours for PA Design
C. Tsironis and N. Misljenovic Increasing RF Device Test Throughput with Better Instrument Coordination
Mary Anne Tupta Cables & Connectors Supplement: 2004 Connector, Cable and Cable Assembly Survey
Harlan Howe, Jr. | February Low Profile, High Performance Surface Mount Couplers The Effects of IP2 Impairment on an 802.11a OFDM Direct Conversion Radio System
Kerry Z. Cai and Pengfei Zhang Design and Fabrication Procedure for High Q RF MEMS Resonators
Wan-Thai Hsu, W. Scott Best, Héctor J. De Los Santos A Fully-integrated 2.4/5.7 GHz Concurrent Dual-band 0.18 µm CMOS LNA for an 802.11 WLAN Direct Conversion Receiver
Qiu-Huan Huang, Dar-Ron Huang and Huey-Ru Chuang Small-sized Quasi-elliptic Function Microstrip Low Pass Filter Based on Defected Ground Structures and Open Stubs
Young Bin Cho, Kye Suk Jun, Ihn S. Kim and Byung Soo Kim A 5 GHz 0.18 µm CMOS Mixer for 802.11a WLAN Receiver Applications
Yuan-Kai Chu and Huey-Ru Chuang Printed Circuit Realization of a Capacitive-loaded Interdigital Bandpass Filter
R. Kumar, N. Gupta and K.P.M. Bhat Design of a 5.7 GHz 0.18 µm CMOS Current-reused LNA for an 802.11a WLAN Receiver
Liang-Hui Li and Huey-Ru Chuang Using Noise for RF Receiver Built-in Test Applications
Patrick Robbins | January From Design to Reality Recent Trends in Oscillator Design
Randy Rhea and Bill Clausen A K- and Ka-band Vehicular Phased-array Antenna
Zoran Golubicic, Sasa Dragas and Zoran Cvetkovic Design of a 900/1800 MHz Dual-band LTCC Chip Antenna for Mobile Communications Applications
Chi-Chang Lin, Yu-Jui Chang and Huey-Ru Chuang Got You Covered
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| Microwaves & RF | December Vector Analyzers Ease Test Process To 8 GHz
Richard Pieciak Regenerate Coherent Carriers From PSK Signals
P.K. Jain, S. Pal, and V.M. Pandharipande Approach Yields Low-Noise Amplifiers
Joseph F. White | November Polar Modulator Saves Power In EDGE Sets
Brent Wilkins and Frank Della Corte Devices Advance At 2004 IEDM
Jack Browne Designing A Low-Noise VCO
Andreas Laute, Jeff Peter, Peter Teichmann Applying The Operating Gain Design Approach
Joseph F. White | October EDA Software’s Ease Of Use Belies Power
Kirt Kisling Size Up Acceleration Sensitivity On XOs
Steven J. Fry Method Simultaneously Matches Inputs and Outputs
Joseph F. White HBT Devices Deliver Gain/Linearity To 2.4 GHz
Peter Sahjani | September Modulators Direct Linear Gain And Phase
Jack Browne Modulation Choices For Telemetry Transmitters
Dr. Tufik Buzid Approach Increases Amplifier Gain
Joseph F. White Examine The Effects Of Random Noise On Jitter
Ken Yang and Steve Lee High-Speed Logamps Precisely Detect Power
Eamon Nash | August Liquid-Crystalline Polymers Bond Multilayer Circuits
Jack Browne Optically Sculpt UWB WaveformsBahram Jalali, Jason Chou and Yan Han Ensure Stability In Amplifier Designs
Joseph F. White | July Software Speeds Complex IC DesignDeepak Ramaswamy, Mark Reichelt, Mary Tolikas and Z.Y. Daniel Wu ESD-Hardened Device Fuels UHF AmplifiersJakob Huber and Gerard Wevers Applying S-Parameters To Amplifier Design
Joseph F. White Tracking Generators Enhance Spectrum Analysis
Dan Doberstein | June Low-Noise VCOs Conquer Wide Bands
Ulrich L. Rohde, K. Juergen Schoepf and Ajay Kumar Poddar Antenna Snares GPS/WLAN Signals
Dr. Jamal S. Izadian Refined I/Q Imbalance Measurements
Gabor Zoka Design Considerations For Microwave RF Repeaters
Edward R. Johnson | May Smart Signal Analyzer Decodes 100 Hz To 8 GHz
Jack Browne Characterizing Reed Relays Past 7 GHz
John Beigel Consider Antenna Options For Minimal Interference
Dr. Daniel Wojtkowiak Estimate Multiple Carrier Interference
Howard Hausman Designing An SiGe GPS Radio
Paul Paddan and Marino Phocas | April Integrated DDS Chip Takes Steps To 2.7 GHz
Jon Baird and Ted Harris Understanding Terrestrial Multipath Fading Phenomena
Bruno Pattan Design Finite Impulse Response Digital Filters
Ricardo A. Losada | March Module Merges 11.5-Gb/s NRZ/RZ Converter, Driver
Paolo Tabacco Steering Through RKE Requirements
Tarlton Fleming and Alec Makdessian Design Finite Impulse Response Digital Filters
Ricardo A. Losada RCS Measurements Detect Power Lines
Dr. A. Kumar Build An E-pHEMT Low-Noise Amplifier
Ian Piper | February Agile ADCs Enable Digital Cellular Receivers
Dan Terlep Assessing Multicarrier Direct-Conversion Transmitters
Eamon Nash Design Finite Impulse Response Digital Filters
Ricardo A. Losada Quad Demodulators Arm Direct-Conversion Receivers
Min Zou, Vladimir Dvorkin, and James Wong Plastic Packages Take On High-Power Devices
David Boulin and Hugo Safar Darlington Gain Blocks Hurdle Reliability Problems
Dr. Dean Barker | January Load-Pull Tuners Are Frequency Selective
Cristos Tsironis and Roman Meierer Check Nonlinear Distortion With A Vector Signal Analyzer
Hagen Eckert Design Finite Impulse Response Digital Filters
Ricardo A. Losada Evaluate The Performance Of Amplifying Predistorters
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