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| RF & Microwave Magazine Article Archive - 2010 |
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| High Frequency Electronics | December
The Design and Test of a 600-Watt RF Laser Driver Using LDMOS Transistors
Richard W. Brounley
Appendix: VSWR Testing of RF Power Amplifiers to be Used in Driving Lasers (p.24)
Generalized Resistive Power Divider Design
Greg Adams
Inside the Microwave Connector: Materials and Construction
Gary Breed
Notes on Shannon's Theorem | November
Performing EM/Circuit Co-Simulation with Modified Standard Models
Luis M. Ledezma and Thomas M. Weller
High Frequency Circuit Materials with Increased Thermal Conductivity
John Coonrod and Allen F. Horn III
Fundamentals of Pulsed and Time-Gated Measurements
Gary Breed | October
A Multi-Channel Depth-Sounding Radar with an Improved Power Amplifier
Kevin Player, Lei Shi, Dr. Chris Allen, Dr. Carl Leuschen, Jon Ledford, Fernando Rodriguez-Morales, William Blake, Ben Panzer, and Dr. Sarah Seguin
Very Large System Design: Introduction and Report
Understanding EDGE Evolution and its Measurements
Ying Jiao
Comments on the Use of EM Solvers for Waveguide Feed Analysis
Ian Wood | September
10 to 50 Watt GaN Amplifiers for Military and Commercial Applications
Dan Cheadle, Sr.
Notes on the Selection Criteria for Coaxial Cable
Gary Breed
Design and Technology Tradeoffs in Passive RF and Microwave Integrated Circuits
Leo G. Maloratsky
Experiments in Pulse Communication with Filtered Sidebands
H. R. Walker
Return Loss, Reflection Coefficient and lS11l | August
Bluetooth Class-1 Modules with Low Power Consumption
Oleksandr Gorbachov
Simulations and Measurements of a Circular Waveguide Septum Feed
Jeffrey Pawlan and Rastislav Galuščák
Design Issues for Tower-Top Electronics and Remote Base Stations
Gary Breed
Transmission Line Notes from a Classic Text
| July
Advances in Short-Range RF Transceivers Drive Link Robustness
Sebastien Lebreton
Simulations and Measurements of a Circular Waveguide Septum Feed
Jeffrey Pawlan and Rastislav Galuščák
Design Method for the Fastest Settling Type 2 Phase Lock Loop: Part 2
Akmarul Ariffin Bin Salleh
Signal Integrity Basics: Digital Signals on Transmission Lines
Gary Breed | June
An Analytic and Graphical Method for LNA Design with Feedback
Alan Victor and Jayesh Nath
Design Method for the Fastest Settling Type 2 Phase Lock Loop: Part 1
Akmarul Ariffin Bin Salleh
Power Amplifier Design Fundamentals: More Notes from the Pages of History
Andre Grebennikov
Getting Started with EDA Tools for EM Simulation and Analysis
Gary Breed
WAMICON "Best Paper" Renews Interest in Parametric Power Amplifiers (p.74) | May
Power Amplifier Design Fundamentals: More Notes from the Pages of History
Andrei Grebennikov
Design of a C-Band Image Reject Mixer as a GaAs MMIC
John E. Penn
Aircraft Structures Take Advantage of Energy Harvesting Implementations
Tony Armstrong
Electrically Tunable Switched-Line Diode Phase Shifters Part 2: Multi-Section Circuits
Leo G. Maloratsky
A Review of RF/Microwave Switching Technologies
Gary Breed | April
Electrically Tunable Switched Line Diode Phase Shifters Part 1: Design Procedure
Leo G. Maloratsky
LNA With a Bypass Mode Improves Overload Resistance for Mobile TV
Chin Leong Lim
RF System Design and Analysis Software Enhances RF Architectural Planning
Dale D. Henkes, Applied Computational Sciences (ACS)
L-Network Design Procedure | March
Minimizing Electromagnetic Interference When Powering Wireless Systems
Afshin Odabaee
Resources for Military, Space and Other High-Reliability Standards
Gary Breed
Design of a Microstrip Broadband LDMOS Class-E Power Amplifier
Yingjie Xu, Jingqui Wang, and Xiaowei Zhu
Notes on Shop-Made Test Accessories | February
Make Accurate Sub-1 dB Noise Figure Measurements Part 2: The Measurements
Eric Marsan, Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
Driving High-Speed ADCs in Wideband Applications
Marjorie Plisch
Selecting High Linearity MMIC Amplifiers for use with Complex Digital Waveforms
Ted Heil and Steve Crain
An Overview of Common Techniques for Power Amplifier Linearization
Gary Breed
Wall Penetration in Shielded Rooms
Leland Hemming | January
Make Accurate Sub-1 dB Noise Figure Measurements Part 1: Noise Concepts
Eric Marsan, Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
Overcoming the High Frequency Design Challenges of USB 3.0
Joseph Spisak
Link Distance Enhancement and Battery Current Savings in Wireless Systems
Oleksandr Gorbachov and Floyd Ashbaugh
Magnetic Materials in Transmission Line Transformers
Jerry Sevick
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| Microwave Journal | December
AFM-VNA Technique Enables Compound, Calibrated Electrical and Spatial Measurements at Nanoscale
Craig Wall
RF Driven Plasma Lighting: The Next Revolution in Light Sources
K. Werner and S. Theeuwen
A Miniaturized Multi-Section Transformer on Si RFIC for Low Impedance Transformation in UWB
Young Yun | November
A 470 to 960 MHz Resonant Antenna: Covering UHF Mobile TV, CDMA and GSM Without Tuning Circuits
Mohamed Sanad and Noha Hassan
Flatness Improvement for a Shunt-Peaked Ultra-wideband Low Noise Amplifier
H. García-Vázquez, Sunil L. Khemchandani, J. Arias-Pérez and J. del Pino
A Compact, Balanced Low Noise Amplifier for WiMAX Base Station Applications
J.S. Mandeep, H. Abdullah, and Nitesh Ram
Diamond Rf™ Resistives: The Answer to High Power and Low Capacitance
Mark Bailly | October
Effects of Single-Tone Spurious Responses on Signals in ESM Receivers
S.J. Caprio
Side Lobe Suppression of Printed Antenna Arrays for Integration with Microwave Circuits
A. Nešić, I. Radnovicć, Z. Mićić and S. Jovanović
Direct Plated Copper Metallized Substrate and Its Application on Microwave Circuits
Chien-Cheng Wei, Chin-Ta Fan, Ta-Hsiang Chiang, Ming-Kuen Chiu and Shao-Pin Ru
Analysis and Modeling of the Pads for RF CMOS Based on EM Simulation
J. Cheng, S. Li, B. Han and J. Gao, and X. Yao
Miniaturized Semi-Lumped UWB Bandpass Filter with Improved Out-of-Band Performances
D. Kaddour, J.D. Arnould and P. Ferrari
A 1.7 to 2.7 GHz Transmission Line GaN HEMT Power Amplifier for Wireless Applications
Andrei Grebennikov | September
Mixed-Signal Active Load Pull: The Fast Track to 3G and 4G Amplifiers
Mauro Marchetti
Active Mode-Couplings Enable High Frequency Fundamental VCXOs
Ulrich L. Rohde and Ajay K. Poddar
Planar Rhombic Arm Dipole Antenna with Parasitic Elements for Wireless Applications
Wen-Shan Chen and Yen-Hao Yu
Improved Linearity Performance of a PHEMT Driver Amplifier Using Tunable Field-Plate Voltage Technology
Chia-Shih Cheng, Hsien-Chin Chiu, Shao-Wei Lin and Jeffrey S. Fu
A UWB BPF Based on a Capacitively Coupled Cross Resonator
Thai Hoa Duong and Ihn S. Kim | August
Creating a Complex Multipath Environment Simulation in an Anechoic Chamber
Michael D. Foegelle
Embracing Complexity: MIMO Over-the-Air Testing with the Reverberation Chamber
Derek Skouse
Dynamic Correlation in Virtual Drive Testing
Madhu Gurumurth
Internal PIFA Performance Evaluations for a Satellite-Terrestrial Handset
Xiongwen Zhao | July
A Thin, Low-Profile Antenna Using a Novel High Impedance Ground Plane
Gopinath Gampala, Rohit Sammeta and C.J. Reddy
Design of Solid-State, Wideband, High-Power Microwave Amplifiers for Radiated Immunity Testing
N.D. du Toit, R. Thomas, J.H. Smith, F.N. Schirk and J.A. Mogel | June
New NanoSecond Switch Technology
Timothy Boles and Andrew Freeston
A Comparison Study of High-frequency Characteristics for Ball and Ribbon Bonding
Chien-Cheng Wei, Chin-Ta Fan, Ta-Hsiang Chiang, Ming-Kuen Chiu and Shao-Pin
Design of a Microstrip Open Loop Resonator BPF with Wide Stopband for WLAN
Xiao Qun Chen, Ling Xia Wang, Chang Yun Cui and Xiao Wei Shi
An Overlooked Class of N-Way Power Dividers Combining Resistive and Reactive Dividers
Harry Chapell | May
A Highly Linear Low Noise Amplifier
N. Logan, J.M. Noras and J.G. Gardiner
Multiport Power Amplifiers for Flexible Satellite Antennas and Payloads
Piero Angeletti and Marco Lisi
Bandwidth Improvement of a Single-Stage Distributed Amplifier
F. Amrani, M. Trabelsi and R. Aksas, and A. Azrar
A Dual-Band CPW-Fed Monopole Antenna for IMT-2000/WLAN
Wen-Chung Liu and Jiun-Kai Chen
Phase Locked Loop Systems Design for Wireless Infrastructure Applications
Jun Lee, Skyworks Solutions Inc. | April
Comparison of Two GaN Transistor Technologies in Broadband Power Amplifiers
S. Azam, C. Svenssonand, Q. Wahab, and R. Jonsson
Two-Arm Archimedean Spiral Helical Antenna with Wraparound Absorber
Sandeep Palreddy and Rudolf Cheung
Notch Implemented Dual Behavior Resonator Filter and Diplexer at Ku-band
K. Singh, K. Ngachenchaiah, D. Bhatnagar, and S. Pal
Narrowband Microwave Bandpass Filter Design by Coupling Matrix Synthesis
M. Hagensen, Guided Wave Technology ApS | March
Choosing the Optimal High Frequency Coaxial Cable
Bob Thiele and Stan Hardin
Comparison of VNA and TDR Measurement Uncertainty Using Coaxial Cables
Paul Pino
Coaxial Cable Power Handling
Raymond Schwartz and Peter Waltz
Ultra-Fast, Simpler and More Accurate Noise Parameter Measurements
Gary Simpson
Analysis and Design of the Doherty Amplifier Based on Class F and Inverse Class F Amplifiers
Xi Yao, S.C. Jung, M.S. Kim, J.H. Van, H. Cho, S.W. Kwon, J.H. Jeong, K.H. Lim, C.S. Park and Y. Yang, H.C. Park
A Small Printed Ultra-wideband Polygon-Like Wide-Slot Antenna with a Fork-Like Stub
Majid Razavi-Rad, Changiz Ghobadi, Javad Nourinia and Reza Zaker
Add Realism to Your Test Signals with RF Channel Simulators
Mark Lombardi | February
The Distances Chart: A New Approach to Spurs Calculation
José Luis Flores
Direction Matters: Including Substrate Anisotropy in Planar Circuit Design Flow
James Rautio, John Reynolds, and Allen F. Horn
Power Amplifier Module for Polar Modulation
Boris Aleiner
Setting Strategies for Planar Dividers/Combiners
Leo G. Maloratsky | January
Performance Improvement of Power Amplifiers Using an Asymmetrical Spurline Structure
Haiwen Liu and Fu Tong
A Compact, Omni-directional, Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antenna
Jian An, Guang-ming Wang, Chen-xin Zhang and Hui-yong Zeng
A Small Size, High Gain Antenna for Wireless Base Station Applications
Debatosh Guha, Yahia M.M. Antar, P. Béland and M. Roper
A Compact Planar Monopole Antenna for Ultra-Wideband Operation
Jinwoo Jung and Yeongseog Lim, and Hyeonjin Lee
Automating Radar Measurement Tasks Throughout the Lifecycle of a Radar System
Darren McCarthy |
| | | Microwaves & RF | December
Tiny Antenna Arms UWB Applications
Jie Jin and Fei Yu
Design a Stable 14-to-20-GHz Source
H. Ameri, A. Attaran and M. Moghavvemi
Design a SPDT Switch for WiMAX
C.C. Lim and Dr. J.S. Mandeep
Micromachined Microstrip Forms Bandstop Filters
Nasreddine Ben Ahmed, Nadia Benabdallah, Fethi Tarik Bendimerad, and Dr. Boumediene Benyoucef
Model PAs with Wideband Signals
Noureddine Boulejfen, Fadhel M. Ghannouchi, Ali Gharsallah, and Chunhua Chokri Jebali | November
Broadband Amp Slashes 1/f Noise
Mark Scott Logue
Model Surface Effects on Power Dissipation
Na Li, Changwu Xiong, and Fei Zheng
Synthesizers Meld Several Approaches
Steve Greendale
LNA Quiets 3.1 to 10.6 GHz
Shengqiang Guo, Jie Jin, and Chunhua Wang
Receivers, Caps Harvest RF Energy
Harry Ostaffe and Bharat Rawal | October
Evaluate Antenna Measurement Methods
John Hansen, and Vince Rodriguez
Folded Microstrip and DGS Shrink BPF
ChangJia Gao, Bei Liu, Xiao Wei Shi, Feng Wei, Hai Wei Zhang
Study Reliability of Radiated RFID Tags
K. A. Hilary, and Dr. J.S. Mandeep
Tracking the Growth of RFID Technology
Jack Browne
Design a B3G Receiver Front End
Yuannian Qin, Echun Tian, Yiyu-Zhan, Feng Zhao, and Wuzhong Zhou | September
Multi-Paction Tests Run at High Power
Howard Salvesen
Analyze IMD-Causing Frequency Components
Muhammad Taher Abuelma’atti, Ali Abuelmaatti, and Iain Thayne
Strategies for Planar Directional Couplers, Part 2
Leo G. Maloratsky
RF Switches Guide Signals in Smart Phones
Kevin Walsh
Triangular Patch Resonates BPF
H.F. Huangn and J.K. Xiao | August
Measuring MIMO in LTE Tx and Rx Tests
Janine Whitacre
High-Speed DACs Ease Transmitter Designs
Ajay Kuckreja and Geir Ostrem
Mach-Zehnder Modulators Serve Radio Over Fiber
Muhammad Taher Abuelma’atti
Strategies for Planar Directional Couplers, Part 1
Leo G. Maloratsky
Hilbert Fractal Curves Form Compact Diplexer
UWB Antenna Stops Two Bands
Tan Chiy How, T.C. Ling, and Dr. J.S. Mandeep | July
X-Parameters Aid MMIC Design
Jack Sifri
Reviewing Avionics Antenna Modules, Part 2
Leo G. Maloratsky
Modeling PA Behavior and Memory Effects, Part 2
Ghalid Idir Abib, Eric Bergeault, Ali Gharsallah, and Chunhua Chokri Jebali
Wideband Limiter Fits SOT-323 Pack
Chin-Leong Lim
Form Microstrip Couplers with Shielded Membranes
Nasreddine Ben Ahmed , Nadia Benabdallah, and Fethi Tarik Bendimerad
Front End Fits SDR Picocells
Wei Hong, Shilei Jin, Yanwei Wang, Teng Zhao, and Jian Yi Zhou | June
Check Chirp Effects on FMCW GPRs
Roslee Mardeni and M.M. Shafiei
Reviewing Avionics Antenna Modules, Part 1
Leo G. Maloratsky
Modeling PA Behavior and Memory Effects, Part 1
Ghalid Idir Abib, Eric Bergeault, Ali Gharsallah, and Chunhua Chokri Jebali
Microstrip Approach Benefits Quad Splitter
Chen-Xin, Zhang Yong Hu, Guang-Ming Wang, and He-Xiu Xu
Design an X-Band Frequency Synthesizer
H. Ameri, A. Attaran, and M. Moghavvemi | May
Taming Temperature in High-Power PIN Switches
Michael Hebert
Antenna Assists MW Power Transmission
Dr. A. Kumar
Low-Power TIA Tunes Gain at 2.4 GHz
Jie Jin, Chunhua Wang, and Fei Yu
Design Diversity RFID Systems
Ronald A. Marino
Tiny Ring Hybrid Suppresses Harmonics
Dr. Hee-Yong Hwang, and Hong-Seop Lee | April
PIN Switch Protects LNA from Overloads
Chin-Leong Lim
Design MMICs on a Budget
John E. Penn
Forecast Rain Effects on Microwave Links, Part 2
Dr. John Howard
Wilkinson Divider Powers TV Transmitters
Antonio T. De Carvalho, Jose De Souza Lima, Vanessa B. S. Lima, Daniel D. Silveira, and Mauricio Silveira
Patch Array Antenna Serves Satcom Needs
H. Abdullah, Tan Chiy How, Dr. J.S. Mandeep, and N. Misran
Active Inductors Tune Low-Noise VCOs
Ulrich L. Rohde and Ajay Kumar Poddar | March
Tune Out Spurious in Dual-Mode BPFs
Wei Hong, Wei Kang, Lei Zhang, and Jian Yi Zhou
Analyze Phase Noise in a Sampled PLL (Part 3)
Peter Beeson
Image-Reject Mixer Arms Direct-Conversion Receivers
J.G. Gardiner, Nandi Logan, J.M. Noras
Forecast Rain Effects on Microwave Links
Dr. John Howard
Semiconductors Simplify Direct-Conversion Design
Cecile Masse | February
Low-Power LNA Drops Noise at 2.4 GHz
Baimei Liu, Chunhua Wang
Analyze Phase Noise in a Sampled PLL (Part 2)
Peter Beeson
Match the Ports of Differential Devices
Stephane Wloczysiak
Optimize Class E Power Amplifiers
Gayle Collins, Sarmud Musa, and John Wood | January
System Performs FM Radio Drive Testing
David Brace, Dominique Fortin, and Hans Troemel
Analyze Phase Noise in a Sampled PLL, Part 1
Peter Beeson
Match Loop Antennas Via Mutual Inductance
Alan Bensky
Dissect PA Distortion from OFDM Signals
Jose De Souza Lima, Daniel D. Silveira, and Mauricio Silveira |
| Microwave Product Digest | December
Cavity Filters and 4G: Something Old for Something New
Sam Benzacar, President, Anatech Electronics
View From the Top - RFIC Solutions
Sanjay Moghe CE
View From the Top - Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
David J. Aldrich President/CEO | November
Aeroflex CS9000 Broadband Signal System Brings True Modularity to Advanced Testing
Mark Prichard
Back to the Future with Advanced Signal Analyzer Displays
Ben Zarlingo
Signal Coverage Mapping Capability in Handheld Instruments Brings Greater Measurement Confidence to the Field
Mark Heimbach
Filters for High Frequency Systems
Ron Demcko
Meeting the Dramatically Higher Computational Demands of 3G/4G/LTE Base Stations
Alan Taylor | October
Defining a New Methodology for Radar System Design
Daren McClearnon
High-Performance, High-Voltage Phase-Locked Loops
Austin Harney, Analog Devices
Microwave Transmitters Rise to Radar Systems’ High-Power Challenge
Meppalli Shandas
Wideband Low Noise Amplifiers for 3.3 Volt Operation
Darrin Walraven, RFMD
Miniaturize Microwave Power Amplifiers by Means of PCB Materials Selection
John Coonrod
RF Application Trends in the Next Decade
Gregory L. Waters, Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
A New Concept in Frequency Synthesis
Vitaly Koslov | September
Ceramic Chip Antennas vs. PCB Trace Antennas: A Comparison
Jouni Lifländer
A Comparison of Measurement Uncertainty in Vector Network Analyzers and Time Domain Reflectometers
Paul Pino | August
USB 3.0: Shaking Up the Status Quo
Jim Choate
Improving Test Efficiency on the Production Line
Hiroshi Goto
Millimeter Wave Near-Field Antenna Testing
Daniël Janse van Rensburg
New Phase Noise Measurement Techniques and Ultra-Low Noise SAW Oscillators
Guillaume De Giovanni and Michel CHOMIKI
New SMP-MAX Connector Eases Board-to-Board Mating
Vincent Bonnassieux
Lightning Protection Guidelines for Equipment Connected to an Antenna Feeder Cable or Waveguide
Ken R. Rand | July
Precision Laser Trimmable Resistors
Kevin D. Christian
Switched Filter Banks Provide Unique Filtering Solution for Defense Applications
Narda Microwave-East
Managing the Supply Chain: Options for Safe Sourcing of End-of-Life Semiconductors
George Karalias
Synchronous Ethernet Timing Solutions. With Narrow Loop Bandwidth and Ultra Low Output Jitter
Param Nampoothiri | June
ISM Band Transceivers: Enabling the Wireless Link for a Diverse Range of Applications
Analog Devices
Comparing Spectral Purity in Microwave Signal Generators
Leonard Dickstein
Isolator & Circulator Basics
MECA Electronics, Inc. | May
The Latest Spectrum Analyzer Family from Aeroflex Sets New Standards in Performance, Features, and Cost
David Asquith
Radar Pulse Stability Measurement Using a Multichannel Oscilloscope
John Barfuss
Understanding Filter Types and Their Characteristics
Sam Benzacar, Anatech Electronics
Trends in Military Communication Systems
Chris Heavens
Low Inductance Capacitors Used in Mil – ASIC Decoupling
Ron Demcko and Andy Ritter
Understanding New Methods for Nonlinear Device Characterization
Malcolm Edwards, AWR Corporation
RFMD’s RF2051 Offers Higher Levels of Integration for Diversity Radios
Mark Moffat and Thomas Eichhorst, RFMD®
Countering the Counterfeiting of End-of-Life Semiconductors
George Karalias
Increasing the Maximum Transmit Power Rating of a Power Amplifier Using a Power Combining Technique
Tom Valencia and Stephane Wloczysiak, Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | April
Compact RF Power Amplifiers Exploit Full Potential of GaN
BC Systems
Moore’s Law and the Path to LTE
Jan Whitacre
Integrating Measurement Data into the Communications System Design Process
Joel Kirshman, AWR Corporation
LDMOS Amplifiers Exceed 50% Efficiency in W-CDMA Doherty Applications
Leonard Pelletier
Heralds of the New Backhaul Technologies
John McNicol | March
Advances in Plastic Surface Mount Silicon and GaAs Schottky Diodes for High Frequency Detectors and Mixers
James L. Godbout and Rockford C. Curby
A Brief History of QMAs
David Zhou and Gregg Pollack
EMI and RFI Susceptibility: Breaking Down EMI/RFI Filters
Scott Harris
LDMOS FETs Take On BJTs in Pulsed Applications Through L-band
Tiefeng Shi, Chia-Ling Hsu, David Burdeaux, and Pascal Gola
Avoiding Costly Pitfalls When Specifying Filter Performance
Jeff Sloane
New Wideband Attenuator Simplifies Testing
Brian Walker, JFW Industries, Inc.
GPS Challenges
Hans Wiedemann | February
Optimum Technology Matching® – More Relevant Than Ever
Ben Thomas, RFMD
Ultra-Miniature High Linearity SPDT Switch for WLAN Applications
Jay Yang and Rick Cory, Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | January
Instantaneous Phase Measurements of Wideband Active Electronically Scanned Arrays (AESA)
Bill Accola
Difference Amplifier Forms Heart of Precision Current Source
Neil Zhao, Reem Malik, and Wenshuai Liao, Analog Devices
Distributed RF Systems for Antenna Measurements
Dave Fooshe and Bert Schluper
Design Smart - Design Safe - Design Fast State-of-the-art GPS and Telematics Solutions
Hans Wiedemann |
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