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| RF & Microwave Magazine Article Archive - 2011 |
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
A High Bandwidth Class G Current-Mode Amplifier for Envelope Modulators (p.20)
G.T. Watkins
ISM Radio Bands: Will the Concept Work in the Future? (p.26)
Tom Perkins
Using Protocol Aware Tools to Simplify Program Development for RF SOC Test (p.32)
Ronald Burke
Avoiding Pitfalls When Selecting MIMO Antennas (p.38)
Jerry C. Posluszny
MIMO: An Overview (p.46) | November
Evaluating X-Parameter*, P2D and S2D Models for Characterizing Nonlinear Behavior in Active Devices (p.16)
Jiang Liu and Hugo Morales, Lawrence P. Dunleavy, and Loren Betts
Deciphering Digitizer Specs for Wireless Apps (p.30)
GaGe Applied Technologies
Inductors at UHF: EM Simulation Guides Vector Network Analyzer Measurements (p.40)
John B. Call | October
Implementing Modulation Functions in Microwave Frequency Synthesizers (p.20)
Alexander Chenakin, Phase Matrix, Inc.
Circuit Envelope Simulation: A Powerful Resource for 4G Power Amplifier Design (p.36)
Josh Moore, AWR Corporation
Probe Testing of Wafer Level Chip Scale Packaging (p.52)
John Whittaker
RF/Microwave Connectors on Printed Circuit Boards (p.60)
Gary Breed | September
Power Amplifier and Front End Module Requirements for IEEE 802.11n Applications
David Guo, RFMD
Extending Design and Simulation with User Defined Equations and Variables
Dale Henkes, ACS
Reducing EMI and Improving Signal Integrity Using Spread Spectrum Clocking
Jeffrey Batchelor and Jimmy Ma
Notes on the Design and Fabrication of Custom RFICs and MMICs
Gary Breed | August
Design and Optimization of Lumped Element Hybrid Couplers
Ashok Srinivas Vijayaraghavan and Lawrence Dunleavy
Factors to Consider for High Performance Coaxial Cables
Gary Breed
Design Requirements for Integrated Microwave Avionics Receivers
Leo G. Maloratsky
More Notes from History
Gary Breed | July
Understanding Dielectric Constant for Microwave PCB Materials
John Coonrod and Allen F. Horn III
Design Study of a High Efficiency LDMOS RF Amplifier
Mouqun Dong
Key Technologies Used in Today's High Frequency Power Devices
Gary Breed | June
Linear Power Amplifier Uses Mirror Predistortion
Khalet Fayed, Amin Ezzeddine, and Ho Huang
The Small-Signal Frequency Response of Ferrites
Nic Hamilton
Basic Electromagnetics Made True and Clear with Concrete Mathematics
W. Scott Bennett
Sensitivity of an Optical Receiver | May
Mutliband Monopole Antenna for Wireless Communication (p.20)
H. Hassan and A-K. Hamid
An Outphasing Transmitter Using Class-E PAs and Asymmetric Combining: Part 2 (p.34)
Ramon Beltran, RF Micro Devices; Frederick H. Raab, and Arturo Velazquez
Load Network Design Technique for Class F and Inverse Class FPAs (p.58)
Andrei Grebenikov
The Basics of Probe Measurements on Wafers and Other Substrates (p.78)
Gary Breed | April
An Outphasing Transmitter Using Class-E PAs and Asymmetric Combining: Part 1
Ramon Beltran, RF Micro Devices, Frederick, H. Raab, and Arturo Velazquez
Using a Microwave System Analyzer to Measure Satellite End-to-End Group Delay
Graham Stevens
Designing at Frequencies Below 100 MHz
Gary Breed
Online Archives of Past Articles in High Frequency Electronics | March
Automating the Screening of Microphonic Defects in Automotive Radio Receivers
Chin-leong Lim
Using Modified Microstrip Lines to Improve Circuit Performance
Leo G. Maloratsky
Design Resources to Help Achieve EMC Compliance
Gary Breed
Clarifications on Mixer Math | February
Control Interfaces for RF and Microwave Frequency Synthesizers
Alexander Chenakin, Phase Matrix, Inc.
High-Frequency Algorithmic Advances in EM Tools for Signal Integrity - Part 2
John Dunn
A One-Half Square Inch UMTS Base Station Receiver Module
Douglas Stuetzle and Todd Nelson
Performance Expectations for Reduced-Size Antennas
Gary Breed
| January
High-Frequency Algorithmic Advances in EM Tools for Signal Integrity - Part 1
John Dunn
Notes on Design and Deployment of Wireless Infrastructure Systems
The Mathematics of Mixers: Basic Principles
Gary Breed
Design of Input Matching Networks for Class-E RF Power Amplifiers
Firas Mohammed Ali Al-Raie
A Magnetic Field Response Sensor for Measurement of Liquid Levels
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| Microwave Journal | December
Wideband Voltage Variable Attenuator with Fewer Components
Chin Leong Lim
Compact Dual-mode, Dual-band, Microstrip Filter with Multiple Transmission Zeros
C.L. Wei, B.F. Jia, Z.J. Zhu and M.C. Tang | November
Design and Fabrication of Monolithic High Quality Factor RF-Solenoids Using Dielectric Structure
Reza Kamali-Sarvestani and John D. Williams
Improved Thermal Management of Microwave PCBs Using Advanced Circuit Materials
John Coonrod
A Compact Microstrip Diplexer Using Composite Right-/Left-Handed Transmission Line with Enhanced Harmonic Suppression
He-Xiu Xu, Guang-Ming Wang, Jian-Gang Liang and Tian-Peng Li | October
High Efficiency L-Band GaN Power Amplifier
S. Aich, J. Dhar, S.K. Garg, B.V. Bakori and R.K. Arora
Direct Measurement-Based Modeling of Ultra-Low Resistance Passive Components
M.D. Brunsman
Design of V-Band Millimeter-Wave CMOS Low Noise Amplifier
Hsin-Chih Kuo, Chu-Yun Yang and Huey-Ru Chuang
High Tuning Sensitivity Dielectric Resonator Oscillator From Optimization of Dielectric Resonator TE01 Mode
Amir Effendy Muhammad-Afifi, Widad Ismail, and Jit Singh Mandeep
Broadband Bandstop Filter Using Periodic Fractal Electromagnetic Bandgap Structures
J.M. Huang, H.Z. Zhu, H. Guo, and K. Han | September
Adaptive Mode-Coupled Harmonically Tuned High-Q Ultra Low Phase Noise Sources
Ulrich L. Rohde and Ajay K. Poddar
A New Generation of High Frequency SiGe HBTs
Bernd Heinemann and Alexander Fox
New Bandstop Filter Using Simple Defected Microstrip Structure
Jian-Kang Xiao, Wen-Jun Zhu, and Jeffrey S. Fu
Loaded Annular Ring Slot Microstrip Antenna for Wideband and Multi-band Operation
A.T. Mobashsher, M.T. Islam and N. Misran
Determination of Transmission Zeros of Self-Equalized Cross-Coupled Resonator Bandpass Filters
Rui Wang and Jun Xu
A Repetitive Sampling Receiver for Pulsed Time Domain Load-Pull
Jad Faraj, Simon Mathias, Jean-Pierre Teyssier, Johannes Benedikt, and Michael Casbon | August
G/T for a Satellite-Terrestrial Handset with Internal and External Antennas
X. Zhao, T. Haarakangas, J. Katajisto, M. Niemi, P. Myllylä, J. Inget and J. Alasalmi
Design of a Fifth-Order Analog Predistorter for Base Station HPA of Cellular Mobile Systems
X.L. Sun, S.W. Cheung and T.I. Yuk
Compact CPW-Fed UWB Antenna with a Notched Band Characteristic
Cheng-yuan Liu, Ying-song Li, Tao Jang, and Xiao-dong Yang | July
Accounting for Dynamic Behavior in FET Device Models
Graham Rile
Programming a Network Analyzer for Third-Order Intercept Point Measurement
Zhaolong Li, Xuping Zhang, Ke Wu, and Xiaoping Chen
Analysis of 3G Noise to GPS in 3G Handsets
T. AlSharabati and Y. Chen | June
Impact of Materials on Microwave Cable Performance
Paul Pino
RF SOI Solutions as a Platform for Wireless Front-End Applications
R. Wolf, A. Joseph, P. Rabbeniand J. Dunn
Trends in Multi-Functional MMIC Design
Anthony Sweeney
New Generation High Linearity Navigation Front-End Devices Covering GPS and GLONASS
Daniel Kehrer and Deepak Bachu
Measurement Tips and Techniques: Know the Weakest Link in Your RF Network Analysis
David Broadbent | May
Methods for Characterizing the Dielectric Constant of Microwave PCB Laminates
John Coonrod
Analytical Design of an Inverse Class F Power Amplifier for Linear Amplification
Yingjie Xu, Jingqi Wang and Xiaowei Zhu
Design of a Metamaterial Bandpass Filter Using the ZOR of a Modified Circular Mushroom Structure
Geonho Jang and Sungtek Kahng
A HEMT Large-Signal Model with Improved Transconductance and Gate Capacitance Peaking Characteristics
Lin-Sheng Liu
Design of a Wide Stopband Bandpass Filter with Source-Load Coupling
Zhong Yin Xiao, Shan Gao, De Chen Ma and Liang Liang Xiang
Fast Calculation of Transimpedance Gain and Equivalent Input Noise Current Density for High-Speed Optical Preamplifier Design
Jianjun Gao
Multipaction Discharge in Coaxial Components
Rudy Fuks | April
Reconfigurable GaAs MMIC Power Amplifier Design Methodology Using a Tunable Interstage Network
Regina Gani, Grant A. Ellis, and Teoh Chin Soon
Linearity Looms Large for Next Generation RF Systems
Srikanth Sridharan
An Analog Approach to Power Amplifier Predistortion
Frederic Roger
Battling Phase Noise at RF and Microwave Frequencies
John Hansen | March
Narrowband Vector Intermodulation Measurements
Kokulathasan Thalayasingam and Holger Heuermann
Improved UHF Nonlinear Measurements Using Active Load Pull
Darren McCarthy
A Multiband Bandstop Filter Using a Single Ring Resonator for a Wireless Access Communication System
Yanwei Wang, Jianyi Zhou and Wei Hong
A Wideband Millimeter-Wave Coaxial to Rectangular Waveguide Transition Structure
Yan Zhou
Tackling the Mixed-Signal Testing Challenges of SDR
Greg Jue and Brad Frieden | February
Multilayer Technology Enables Miniaturization of Integrated Multi-Function Modules
Ronen Holtzman
Vector-Receiver Load Pull Measurements
Steve Dudkiewicz
Setting New Noise Performance Benchmarks Using Wideband Low-Noise, High-Linearity LNAs
Chin-Leong Lim
Cross Correlation in Phase Noise Analysis
Jason Breitbarth
RF Power Detector Simultaneously Delivers rms and Envelope Outputs
Analog Devices | January
New RF Metrics for the Smartphone-Centered World
Ben Thomas and Jackie Johnson, RFMD
MEMS Tuner Modules Could Solve Handset Reception Problems
Patrick Hindle
Highly Integrated Ka-Band TX Front-End Module with an 8×8 Antenna Array
W. Simon, J. Kassner, O. Litschke, H. Fischer and S. Holzwarth
Hybrid Finite Element: Boundary Integral Technique for Efficient Simulation of Radiation and Scattering
John Silvestro, Kezhong Zhao and Arien Sligar
UHF RFID Printed Dipole Antenna with CPS Matching and Inductively Coupled Feed
Nenad PopoviĆ and Ivana RadnoviĆ
A Miniature Lumped-Element LTCC Bandpass Filter with Finite Transmission Zeros for Bluetooth Applications
Yong Zhang and Dafu Lu |
| | Microwaves & RF | December
Simple Predistorter Polishes PA Performance
Design Tunable Filters Using Feedback
Taghi Moghimi Kandelousy
Matching DFDs to Target Applications
Kevin Burns | November
Digital VGAs Boost Base-Station Performance
Christopher Stephens
Process uW Signals with High-Speed Logic
Kenneth V. Puglia
When is a Square Wave Truly Square?
Philip Arnold
CMOS LNA Supports Many Receiver Standards
Three-Way Divider Channels WiMAX | October
VVA Extends BW and Dynamic Range
Chin-Leong Lim
CMOS LNA Boosts 64 GHz
PIFAs Suit Mobile Wireless Applications
Making MIMO Receivers Smaller | September
Fabricate an 8.35-GHz Frequency Synthesizer
A. Attaran, H. Ameri, and M. Moghavvemi
Satellite Connects Cyclone Warning System
P.K. Jain, N. Neelakantan, and V.S. Hedge
DMS Structures Stop Bandpass Filter Harmonics
Huan-Huan Xie, Yong-Chang Jiao, Bing Wang, and Fu-Shun Zhang
Mixers, Detectors Serve mm-Wave Bands
Jiri Polivka
Analyze DE-MZMs with Multicarrier RF Inputs
Muhammad Taher Abuelma’atti | August
Sidebands Are Not Necessary
Harold R. Walker
Stub-Loaded Resonators Tune Dual-Band BPF
Optimize a Waveguide Mode Converter
Synthesize Distributed Element Filter Designs | July
Enhancing Analysis of Spurious Emissions
Joe Gorin
LNA Lowers Noise, Raises OIP3 at 3.5 GHz
Chin-Leong Lim
Microstrip Slotline Yields Tiny Divider
SIW Arms Compact Dual-Mode Filter/a> | June
How VCO Tuning BW Affects Phase Noise
Eoin Carey
Suppress Patch Antenna Harmonics
UWB BPF Features Dual Notched Bands
Dual-Band Antenna Handles WLAN/WiMAX
| May
Unconventional PLLs Simplify Difficult Designs
James A. Crawford
Adaptive Modulation Boosts Link Throughput
Design an LNA for 38-GHz Radios
Thermal Design Begins at the Circuit Board
John Coonrod | April
Select a VCO or YIG for a PLL Synthesizer?
Alexander Chenakin
Designing Compact V/W-Band Gunn Sources
Saabra Deen
Fractal Microstrip Antenna Aids Wideband Applications
Abolfazl Azari
Body-Biased VCO Tunes 12 to 16 GHz | March
Amplifier System Powers Whole-Body MRI Scans
Daniel P. Myer
DGS and Multilayer Methods Make LPF
A. Batmanov
MMR Helps Tune UWB Bandpass Filter
DGS Lowpass Filters Extend Wide Stopbands
Transmission Lines Withstand Vibration
Steve Huettner | February
Extend Active RFID with a ZigBee Network
Prevent PCB Problems in ISM-Band Designs
Martin Stoehr
Coupling Quiets Quadrature Oscillator
| January
Relay Extends WiMAX Service
K. Voudouris, Dr. Nikos Athanasopolous, P. Triakas, D. Manor, and A. Mor
SP10T Switch Routes 2G/3G/4G Signals
Nuttapong Srirattana
Conformal Network Feeds Compact Helical Antenna
Yuannan Mo, Zhenya Lei, Tingwei Xu, Dan Xi, and Peige Ren
Make Quick Work of Impedance Measurements
Alberto Bagnasco
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| Microwave Product Digest | November
Choosing the Right RF Switches for Smart Mobile Device Applications
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
Low Cost, Highly Flexible Scalar Network Analyzer
Sook Hua Wong
Connecting RF and Protocol Measurements for Troubleshooting and Optimizing Wireless Links
Ben Zarlingo
Analyzing Embedded Systems with Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes
Dr. Wolfgang Herbordt | October
Using the LINC2 Visual System Architect to Determine the System Spurious-Free Dynamic Range (SFDR)
Applied Computational Sciences
Powerful New Signal Generator Sweeps from 10 MHz to 70 GHz Wideband Coverage and Excellent Phase Noise Serves Multiple Applications
Hittite Microwave Corporation
LDMOS Transistor Delivers Highest Performance in UHF Broadcast Transmitters
Freescale Semiconductor
Tackling Thermal Issues in Microwave PCBs
Rogers Corporation
Making Designs More Robust Using a New Design Methodology and Powerful Tools to Resolve Yield Problems in Designs
Agilent Technologies | September
Radar Antennas for Modern Radar Systems
Cobham Antenna Systems
Wireless Sensor Networks: The Challenges and Opportunities
Raghu Das
Making the Right Choice in High-Linearity Power Amplifiers
Mark Schmeichel
Solutions for Radar Applications
Dave Cruickshank and Brian Hartnett, Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
A New Approach to Frequency Synthesis
Vitaly Koslov and Nicholas Payne | August
Impact of Materials on Microwave Cable Performance
Paul Pino
Designing with Your Eyes Open
Rick Eads
A New Standard in Low Noise Signal Generation, Now with Avionics
David Asquith
Conducting Millimeter-Wave Measurements with a Signal Analyzer and External Mixer | July
Understanding and Specifying Ceramic Filters
Anatech Electronics
An Efficient PA for Multiple Wireless Standards Applications
Greg Durham, RFMD
Equalizers Adjust Amplitude Slopes at IF and L-Band
Christopher M. Augustine
New Manufacturing Processes Offer an LDS Antenna Option for Laptops and Tablets
Esa Kalistaja
Maintaining a Healthy Last Mile Connection for 3G/4G Networks
Rolland Zhang | June
Passive In–Building Networks Require Critical Component Performance
Anatech Electronics
Hittite’s New Wideband PLL+VCO - The Ultimate Solution for Low Jitter and Low Spurious Requirements Meeting the Challenge of Today’s Wideband Transceivers from 25 to 3000 MHz
Hittite Microwave
Aluminum Diamond Meets Cost and Technical Challenges for Removing Heat from GaN Devices Demonstrates a reduction in junction temperature of 25% in GaN HEMTs
Kevin Loutfy
RFSA2013 and RFSA2023 Broadband High Performance Voltage-Controlled Attenuators
Darrin Walraven, RFMD | May
Hittite Launches Next Generation HMC-T2200 Series Synthesized Signal Generator Platform
Hittite Microwave Corporation
Nardalert S3 Refines Role of Personal RF and Microwave Safety Monitors
Narda Safety Test Solutions
Wideband GaN Power Amplifiers for Software-Defined Radios
RFMD
RF Power Meter Shows Greatest Signal Detail
Wireless Telecom Group | April
Modular Framework Speeds Bench Instrument Evolution
Marv Rozner
Tackling the Challenges of LTE-Advanced
Jan Whitacre
High CV Tantalum Capacitors - Challenges and Limitations
I. Horacek, T. Zednicek, S. Zednicek, T. Karnik, J. Petrzilek, P. Jacisko, and P. Gregorova
Hittite’s 18 GHz Ultra Wideband Track-and-Hold Amplifier Enhances High Speed ADC Performance
Hittite Microwave
Compact Power Amplifier for LTE Mobile Terminals Using Coupling Variation Reduction Technique
Yang Li, Dmitri Prikhodko, Yevgeniy Tkachenko and Rick Zhu, Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | March
Cavity Filters, Duplexers Meet Demands of 700 MHz 4G Networks
Anatech Electronics
A Cost-Effective Approach to EMI, EMP and Surge Protection
Dom Lecce
High Power Filters
Manny Assurian, Ray Hashemi and Jim Assurian, Reactel, Incorporated
Current Trends in RF/Microwave Switch Matrices
Twinkle Shah
PIN Diodes for High Power T/R Switches
Rick Cory, Skyworks Solutions, Inc. |
February
Monolithic Semiconductor Technologies for Low Cost Phased Array Radar
Timothy Boles, Douglas Carlson, and Suja Ramnath
Digital and Microwave Technologies Meet in Latest Integrated Microwave Assemblies
Narda Microwave
RFMD® Front End Modules
Antonio Espinoza, RFMD®, Inc.
A Low Cost PLL Synthesizer with Fine Frequency Resolution
Vitaly Koslov | January
Software Embedded Digital RF and Microwave Attenuators
Chandra Gupta and Michael J. Masterson
Tips for Making Fast, Accurate Antenna Measurements
Say Phommakesone
Modern EW Systems Require Efficient RF Power Management
Joe Hajduk
Introducing the World’s First Commercialized, Triple Mode Filter for Wireless Communication Systems Applications
Min Jeon
High Power RF Lightning Protection
George M. Kauffman
Radiated Efficiency: A True Measure of Antenna Performance
Jouni Lifländer
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