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| RF & Microwave Magazine Article Archive - 2005 |
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 | December FCC and ETSI Requirements for Short-Range UHF ASK-Modulated Transmitters
Larry Burgess Transmission Line Transformers: Theory, Design and Applications—Part 1
Chris Trask Thermal Design for Conduction Cooled Loads
Shirley Hazelett EDA Tutorial: Guidelines for Successful Simulation Setup
Wilfredo Rivas-Torres | November A 2.5 GHz WMAN Radio Demonstration Circuit
J.S. Lee, R. Remba, and M.J. Bailey GPS LNA Design Made Easy with Enhancement Mode pHEMT MMICs
Eric Chan Accurate Models Simplify Reference Designs for RFIC Amplifiers
John Capwell, Bill Clausen, Tom Weller and Larry Dunleavy Analyzing Signals with the Eye Diagram
Gary Breed | October A Comparison of Resistive Terminators for High Speed Digital Data Transmission
Jerry Seams Conditions for Remote Detonation of Explosive Initiators Using RF Energy
W.D. Rawle Using a Signal Analyzer and MATLAB to Measure ACPR Versus Power
Justin Magers Basic Information on Using RFIC Foundries
Gary Breed | September Conditioning and Correction of Arbitrary Waveforms—Part 2: Other Impairments
Mike Griffin and John Hansen High Capacity Optical Networks using OCDMA and OTDM Techniques
Daniel Lopes, Humberto Abdalla, Jr., and Antonion J.M. Soares Reference Clock Generation in Sampled Data Systems
Paul Nunn Tutorial: Wireless USB Uses Ultra Wideband (UWB) for High Data Rate
Gary Breed | August Conditioning and Correction of Arbitrary Waveforms—Part 1: Distortion
Mike Griffin and John Hansen An Update on Features and Performance in Today's Spectrum Analyzers
Gary Breed A Radio-Oriented Introduction to RFID—Protocols, Tags and Applications
Daniel M. Dobkin and Titus Wandinger 3G Wireless Rolls Out Slowly: 4G Waits in the Wings | July Controversy Subsides Over Health Effects of RF/Microwaves
Gary Breed Electromagnetic Radiation and Human Health: A Review of Sources and Effects
Ali Zamanian and Cy Hardiman Noise Reduction in Transistor Oscillators: Part 3—Noise Shifting Techniques
Andrei Grebennikov Digital Modulation: OFDM Solves Mobility and High Rate Problems
Gary Breed Some Recent Trends in RFIC/MMIC Technology | June Noise Reduction in Transistor Oscillators:
Part 2—Low Frequency Loading and Filtering
Andrei Grebennikov Combination Closed Loop and VCC Power Control for a GSM/GPRS PA
Paul McCambridge and Brian Whitaker A Radio-Oriented Introduction to Radio Frequency Identification
Daniel Dobkin and Titus Wandinger | May Noise Reduction in Transistor Oscillators: Part 1—Resonant Circuits
Andrei Grebennikov Specifying General Purpose Amplifiers in High Frequency Applications
Gene Heimbecher and Scott Craft New Connector Field Installations Improve System Reliability
Kevin Moyher Key Relationships Between Time and Frequency Domains
Gary Breed | April Spectrum Analyzer Noise De-Embedding
Sam Belkin RTDX-Base Simulation Tools Support Development of Software-Defined Radio
Robert Davenport Connector Selection: Looking Upstream from the OEM Equipment
Dale Reed | March Matching RFIC Transmitters to Small Loop Antennas
Larry Burgess Evaluating WLAN Design Tradeoffs Using Circuit and System Simulation
Dr. Jaakko Juntunen IMD Characteristics and Performance Issues in Wide Bandwidth Systems
Gary Breed | February Broadband SiGe Microwave Control Circuits
Reza Tayrani A Guide to Microwave Diode Package Styles and Their Performance
Kenneth Philpot Electromagnetic Stop-Band Network Improves Class F Amplifier Performance
Anna Rudiakova and Vladimir Krizhanovski Using Advanced EDA Models for Simulation of Circuits and Systems
Gary Breed | January A Solution for the Design, Simulation and Validation of Board-to-Board Interconnects
McMorrow, Bell and Ferry Magnetic Materials for Broadband Transmission Line Transformers
Jerry Sevick A Summary of FCC Rules for Ultra Wideband Communications
Gary Breed |
Microwave Journal
(login required) | December Transistor LC Oscillators for Wireless Applications: Theory and Design Aspects, Part III
Andrei Grebennikov The Influence of the Package Environment on the Functioning and Reliability of Capacitive RF-MEMS Switches
Ingrid De Wolf, Piotr Czarnecki, Anne Jourdain, Robert Modlinski, Harrie A.C. Tilmans, Robert Puers, Joost T.M. van Beek, and W. Merlijn van Spengen RF Linear Power Amplifier Gain Stabilization Over Ambient Temperature
Oleksandr Gorbachov | November CPW Transmission Insertion Loss on Si and SOI Substrates
Fei Zhang, Lina Shi and Chengfang Li A UWB Filter Using a Dual-mode Ring Resonator with Spurious Passband Suppression
Cheng-Ying Hsu, Chu-Yu Chen and Chuang Hao Huang A New Class of Asymmetrical Directional Couplers for Power/Antenna Control Applications
Andrzej Sawicki Experimental Investigation of a Power Divider Based on Microstrip and Metamaterials with L-C Lumped-elements
Dongke Zhang and Fuqiang Liu, Yewen Zhang, Li He, Hongqiang Li and Hong Chen Making Thermal Resistance Measurements without Test Diodes or Thermal Stages
J.P. Bridge Sampling IF Filters and the Return of the Superheterodyne Receiver
Seste Dell'Aera and Tom Riley Transistor LC Oscillators for Wireless Applications: Theory and Design Aspects, Part II
Andrei Grebennikov Measuring VSWR and Gain in Wireless Systems
Eamon Nash UHF RFID Industry Growth Powered by RF Technology
Tom Cameron Passive Components: A Brief History
Harlan Howe, Jr. | October The Medium-gain Antenna of the MESSENGER Spacecraft
Perry M. Malouf, Ph.D. and Robert E. Wallis A Compact LTCC Bandpass Filter Using Resonators Loaded with Spiral-shaped Open-circuited Stubs
Kyu-Ho Park, Hee-Seok Song and Young-Shin Lee, Yong-Chae Jeong An Improved Microwave Weed Killer
Matjaz Vidmar Export Compliance: Understanding ITAR and EAR
Shawn Cheadle Next-generation Radios: New Paths for Communications
B. Buchin and R. Leschhorn Transistor LC Oscillators for Wireless Applications: Theory and Design Aspects, Part I
Andrei Grebennikov | September Estimation of the Optimal Location of Metallic Objects Inside a Mobile Phone
Jesper Thaysen and Kaj B. Jakobsen A Doherty Amplifier with a Bias Adaptation Technique Based on SDR Transmitter Architecture
Hyeong Tae Jeong, Tae Ho Kim and Ik Soo Chang, and Chul Dong Kim Transceiver Design for IEEE 802.15.4 and Zigbee-compliant Systems
Khanh Tuan Le Ultra Wideband Signal Generation
Y.W. Yeap Industry Study on Issues of MEMS Reliability and Accelerated Lifetime Testing
Clifford Fung Microwaves in Europe: Technologies, Trends and Prospects
Richard Mumford | August A Brief Tutorial on Antenna Measurements
John F. Aubin Military Microwaves: Military Microwaves 2005 - Current Viewpoints on Technologies for Deployable Forces
Harlan Howe, Jr., Richard Mumford, and Michael Puttré Military Microwaves: Secure Personal Communications on the Battlefield
Adam Baddeley Electroformed Front-end at 100 GHz for Radio-astronomical Applications
R. Banham, G. Valsecchi, L. Lucci, G. Pelosi,S. Selleri, V. Natale, R. Nesti, and G. Tofani Millimeter-wave Satellite Remote Sensing
Tom Newman | July A Size Reduction Technique for Mobile Phone PIFA Antennas Using Lumped Inductors
Jesper Thaysen and Kaj B. Jakobsen A Broadband Design for a Printed Isosceles Triangular Slot Antenna for Wireless Communications
Wen-Shan Chen and Fu-Mao Hsieh Latest Advances in VNA Accuracy Enhancements
Dave Blackham and Ken Wong A Monopole with a Twist Revisited
T. Warnagiris Multi-gigabit Connectivity at 70, 80 and 90 GHz
Jonathan Wells Multiradio Yields Challenges for Mobile Phones
Petteri Alinikula | June A Balanced Ka-band Vector Modulator MMIC
John E. Penn A Miniaturization Method of Parallel Coupled-line Filters Using Lumped Capacitors and Grounding
Seong-Sik Myoung and Jong-Gwan Yook EM Modeling and Circuit Simulation Lead to a Solution to Amplifier Oscillations
Xiaoming Chen Semiconductor Trends in Wireless Handsets
Peter Bacon, Chandra Mohan, David Fryklund and Peter Zampardi | May A Novel Frequency Doubler Using a Feedforward Structure and DGS Microstrip for Fundamental and High Order Components Suppression
Yong-Chae Jeong, Do-Kyeong Hwang and Jong-Sik Lim WiMAX - A Standard Air Interface for Broadband Wireless Access
llen Henley Design of a Feedback Predistortion Linear Power Amplifier
Lin Qiang, Zhang Zu Ying and Guo Wei Techniques for the Integration of High-Q Millimeter-wave Filters in Multi-function MMIC Modules
Matthew Morgan and Sander Weinreb An Archery-target Antenna
Matjaz Vidmar A Quasi-balanced Frequency Doubler Using Alternate Power Dividing and Combining Techniques
Younkyu Chung, Dal Ahn and Tatsuo Itoh GaAs-, InP- and GaN HEMT-based Microwave Control Devices: What is Best and Why
M. Kameche, and N.V. Drozdovski Characteristic Analysis of a Low Profile Post-type Monopole Antenna with Dual Plate
Hyun-Chul Go and Yong-Woong Jang Design Curves for Estimating the Resonant Frequency and Q-factor for Rectangular Dielectric Resonator Antennas
A. Petosa and A. Ittipiboon | April Amplifier and Transistor Gains Revisited
George D. Vendelin, José Carlos Pedro and Pedro Miguel Cabral A 2 to 20 GHz High Power Amplifier Using Spatial Power Combining Techniques
Pengcheng Jia Design of Linear S-band Power Amplifiers with High Power-added Efficiency
Y.W. Yeap, E.C. Teh and T.W. Chua A Four-channel Full-duplex T/R Module for Multi-Frequency Phased Array Applications
Chunlei Wang, Christopher T. Rodenbeck and Kai Chang, Matthew R. Coutant A Unified Theory for Nonlinear Distortion Characteristics in Different Amplifier Technologies
Pedro Miguel Cabral, José Carlos Pedro and Nuno Borges Carvalho RF Power 2005
Steve C. Cripps | March A CAD Algorithm for RF/Microwave Interconnect Modeling
Ahmet Sertbas A CAD-oriented Approach to Design of Load Impedance and Input Matching in Active Transmitting Antennas
R.A. Abd-Alhameed, D. Zhou, N.J. McEwan, P.S. Excell and A. Ghorbani De-embedding Using a Vector Network Analyzer Including Calibration and Measurement Techniques
Steve Reyes The Importance of Sweep Rate in DC IV Measurements
Charles Baylis, Lawrence Dunleavy and William Clausen Transient Simulations at RF Frequencies
Scott Wedge, Evgeny Wasserman and David Neilson 2005 Connector, Cable and Cable Assembly Survey
Harlan Howe, Jr. Planar Electromagnetic Software
James C. Rautio | February A Study of Transition Effects in Supercomponents
Ronen Holtzman An Analog Predistortion Linearizer Design
Young Kim, Ik-Soo Chang, and Yong-Chae Jeong Design and Implementation of a Novel Frequency Modulation Circuit Using a Phase-locked Loop Synthesizer
Seong-Sik Yang, Jong-Hwan Lee and Kyung-Whan Yeom A Temperature Dependent PIN Diode Model for Simple Temperature Invariant Attenuator Circuits
S.C. Bera, R.V. Singh and V.K. Garg The Effect of High Stability Reference Oscillators on System Phase Noise
Howard Hausman 2.4 GHz, 0.25 mm CMOS Transmitter and Receiver RFICs for Wireless Communications
Cheng-Chi Yen and Huey-Ru Chuang Detecting Fast RF Bursts Using Log Amps
Yuping Toh The RF Semiconductor Evolution: From Single Components to System Solutions
Jerry D. Neal | January Note From The Publisher: A New Year, a New Look, the Same Mission
Carl Sheffres EuMW 2004 - History in the Making
Richard Mumford Lightweight, Low Cost Printed Antenna Arrays
Bharadvaj Podduturi and David M. Pozar A Design Procedure for a Circular Polarized, Nearly Square Patch Antenna
S.K. Lee, A. Sambell, E. Korolkiewicz, S.F. Loh, S.F. Ooi and Y. Qin Effects of the Radiated Power in a Linear Inverse Scattering Algorithm for GPR Prospecting: Numerical Results
Raffaele Persico and Francesco Soldovieri Introduction to Miniature Antenna and Diversity Combining Techniques
Bar-Giora Goldberg A Compact Thin-film WLAN Antenna Switching Module
Richard Chen, Neal Mellen, Makoto Shibata and Masahiro Miyazaki Radar Today
David K. Barton |
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| Microwaves & RF | December NPR Specification Aids Wireless System Analysis
Walt Kester, Rob Reeder Resistive Loading Enhances LNA Stability
John E. Post Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers Show Complex Waveforms
Rick King | November Cluster Computers Speed EM Simulation
Yun Chase, Brian Rautio Gauging Limitations On DFD Performance
William Sullivan White Paper: "Disruptive" Ceramic Technology Stabilizes Spectrum Management (Part 2)
Michael P. Busse | October Overlay Inductor Aids Power Amplifier Match
Haitao Li, Tarun Juneja Characterize Balanced Devices With A VNA
Francis Rodes, Elaine Garnier, Olivier Chevalerias, Philippe Lourenco De Oliveira Design And Verify A 50-W Power Amp
Wilfredo Rivas-Torres White Paper: "Disruptive" Ceramic Technology Enables Spectrum Management (Part 1)
Michael P. Busse | September Synchronized Synthesizers Aid Multichannel Systems
David Brandon and John Kornblum Tracking Transmitter Compliance Testing
Greg Le Cheminant Building Wireless Sensor Networks
Ibrahim Haroun, Ioannis Lambadaris, and Roshdy Hafez Method Measures Device Power And Gain
Frédéric Fernez | August Synthetic Instruments Tackle Military Testing
John Stratton Biconical Antenna Scans 4.8 To 5.8 GHz
William Meitzler, William Turney, and Laddie T. Malek. Gauge Wideband LO Noise In Passive Tx/Rx Mixers
Kathir Krishnamurthi and Stephen P. Jurgiel | July DDS IC Initiates Synchronized Signals
Jon Baird and Roger Huntley Measuring The Costs Of Broadband Services
Jack Browne Capacitive Loading Shrinks Mobile PIFAs
Jesper Thaysen and Kaj B. Jakobsen Microstrip Antennas Guide Satellite Data Transmissions
Dr. A. Kumar Cables Connect Test Gear To 18 GHz
Jack Browne | June Software Shaves Spurs in Frequency Planning
Rulon VanDyke Design Improves 4.3-GHz Radio Altimeter Accuracy
Matjaz Vidmar Reducing ADC Quantization Noise
Richard Lyons and Randy Yates Slot Boosts Bandwidth of WLAN Patch Antenna
Louis Fan Fei Efficiently Design And Model MMICs With Passive Elements
Keefe Bohannan | May Improvements Propel Peak Power Meter
Jack Browne Make Ultrawideband OFDM Transmitter Measurements
Peter Cain Analyze Circulator Design Equations
Zelman Harbater MESFET Process Yields MMIC Ka-Band PAs
Inder Bahl | April RF Modulator Enables Multicarrier Transmitters
Ron Gatzke Equalize Gain In Millimeter-Wave Amplifiers
J.P. Pascual, et al. Method Validates SAR Measurement Systems
Dr. Stuart J. Porter, et al. Design An E-pHEMT 4.9-to-6.0-GHz LNA
Ian Piper, et al. Model Optical Transmitters With A Circuit Simulator
Teemu Akajoki, et al. | March Broadband Amps Boost Linear Power To 26.5 GHz
Jack Browne Tackling SE Testing On Microwave Cables
Rudy Fuks Method Validates SAR Measurement Systems
Dr. Stuart J. Porter, et al. Analyzing 4:1 TLTs For Optical Receivers
Mouqun Dong, et al. | February Three-Probe Tuner Tackles Multiple Tasks
Cristos Tsironis Surveying Synthetic Instruments For Defense
John Stratton Cascading Amp Stages For Higher Gain
Joseph F. White Checker Reads Cellular Radiation
Dr. A. Kumar | January Laser-Based System Speeds PCB Prototypes
Stephan Schmidt Compare Analyzers And Meters For Power Tests
Yunli He, et al. Achieving High Gain Over Broad Bandwidths
Joseph F. White |
RF Design | December Military Communications and DF Raptor
Alan Jacobsen Point-of-Load Power Solutions for Low-Voltage Military Applications
Steve Butler Understanding Mode S Technology
Wes Stamper | November The Challenges of Testing MIMO
Fan Liang Phase-Noise Profiles Aid System Testing
Ken Yang All Terminators Are Not Created Equal
Jerry Seams Changes in Base Station Backhaul Drive New Sync Solutions
Barry Dropping | October Silicon TV tuners Poised to Replace Cans
Alvin Wong and Jordan Du Val DualPath Architecture Blends Optical Wireless and RF Into High Bandwidth, High Availability Outdoor Point-to-Point Solutions
Randel Maestre Improving Amplifier's Efficiency Using a Linearizer in Conjunction with Adaptive Bias Modulation
Tim Fergus Integrating Microcontroller and RF Functions On-Chip for Wireless Out-of-Box Experience
Deepak Sharma and Ryan Woodings Multi-GHz CMOS Technology Delivers New Level of RF Integration
Fleming Lam, Mark Burgener and Ron Reedy Use FPGA Resources to Boost Radar System Performance
Rodger H. Hosking A Novel Approach to Obsolescence Management
John O'Boyle A General Measurement Technique for Determining RF Immunity
Arpit Mehta | September Software-Defined Radio: Integration for Innovation
Darren McCarthy Goodbye ESN, Hello MEID: MEID as a Solution to ESN Exhaustion
Mike Keeley RF MEMS in Mobile Phones
Refugio Jones and Mark Chapman AC Parameters as They Affect LDO Performance in RF Devices
John McGinty | August Fractal Geometry Streamlines Antenna Design
Ashok Bindra Is UWB Moving Toward Standardization?
Ashok Bindra Security Considerations for WiMAX-based Converged Network
Ramana Mylavarapu Passives for RF Design
Chris Reynolds Digital Step Attenuators Offer Precision and Linearity
Radha Krishna Setty Low-Power Receiver Architecture for Interference-Robust UWB Radio
Domine M.W. Leenaerts and Jozef R.M. Bergervoet | July Implementing ZigBee Wireless Mesh Networking
Tim Cutler Bringing Long-Range UHF RFID Tags Into Mainstream Supply Chain Applications
Rob Glidden and John Schroeter Delivering Low-Power, Real-Time Digital Broadcast TV Signals to Mobile Handsets
Mike Womac Direct-Conversion Bluetooth Receivers
Mark Lane | June Comparing active Gilbert Mixers Integrated in Standard SiGe Process (Part II)
N. Rodríguez, E. Hernández, G. Bistué, I. Gutiérrez, J. Presa and R. Berengue Internal Zero and Calibration for RF Power Sensors
Alan B. Anderson Novel High-Frequency Crystal Oscillator Cuts Jitter and Noise
Dan Nehring Downconversion Mixer for VLIF Receivers Taps BiFET Technology
Wei Jin, Yongsheng Xu and Zongsheng Lai | May Advances in Handset Antenna Design
Simon Kingsley The Need for Advanced Silicon Modeling in RF Nanometer Designs
Karen Chow Clever Software Strategies for Solving High-Level System Solutions
Rodger H. Hosking Design Considerations for an Ultra-Compact GSM Radio Solution
Mike Durrant and Andreas Nitschke Measuring Single-Tone Desensitization for CDMA Receivers
Jinku Kim and Dave Devries | April New Technology Facilitates True Software-Defined Radio
Ronald M. Hickling Tightening the Screws in RF Power Measurement
Carlos Calvo and Anthony Mazzei DVB-H Architecture for Mobile Communications Systems
Stuart Pekowsky and Khaled Maalej Designing Wireless Interfaces for Patient Monitoring Equipment
Noel Baisa | March Frequency Divider Design Strategies
Louis Fan Fei Using Behavioral Models to Drive RF Design and Verify System Performance
Colin Warwick and Mike Mulligan Direct Digitization Using Superconducting Data Converters
Jack Rosa Why Tiny Sensors With Single-Chip Wireless Platforms are Flourishing
Bar-Giora Goldberg | February Analyzing Sigma-Delta ADCs in Deep-Submicron CMOS Technologies
Yann Le Guillou Direct Modulation Radio Hardware Architectures for 3G Communications Systems
Patrick Naraine CDMA2000 Design and Performance Requirements
Bill Schofield and Brad Brannon Wafer-Scale Integration Brings Low Cost and a Small Footprint to Active Antenna Arrays
Fred Mohamadi | January Exploring Advances in Microwave and Millimeter Wave Devices
Ashok Bindra and Keith Vick Mathematical Basics of Bandlimited Sampling and Aliasing
Vladimir Vitchev SDR Platform Enables Reconfigurable Direction Finding System
Jyothsna Rajan Comparing Active Gilbert Mixers Integrated in Standard SiGe Process (Part I)
N. Rodríguez, E. Hernández, G. Bistué, I. Gutiérrez, J. Presa and R. Berengue Detecting Interfering Signals and Mitigating Them
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