RF & Microwave Magazine Article Archive - 2012

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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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RF Technology International (RFTI)
May

High Temperature Material Characterization for Wireless Microwave Sensors (p.12)
Siamak Ebadi, Xinhua Ren, Yaohan Chen, Linan An, and Xun Gong

Basics of Digital Signals and Their Measurement (p.34)
Gary Breed

Differential Versus Common Mode Currents (p.40)
Arturo Mediano
April

Combining Simulation and Measurements in the Design Flow
David A. Hall, National Instruments, Sherry Hess, AWR

Harmonic Comb Generators for EMC Testing
Kenneth Wyatt

Analyzing the Performance of a Switching Mixer
Gary Breed

EMI from Clocks: Think Current, not Voltage
Arturo Mediano
March

Using Volume Conduction to Operate Passive RFID Tags on Metallic Implants
Xiaoyu Liu, Ravi Yalamanchili, Ajay Ogirala and Marlin Mickle

The Conjugate Match and Basic Matching Techniques (p.26)
Gary Breed
February

High-Efficiency Advanced Multistage Doherty GaN HEMT Power Amplifiers
Andrei Grebennikov

Energy Efficient Transmitters Easier with Strong Nonlinearity
Earl McCune

The Characteristics and Causes of Phase Noise
Gary Breed
January

A New Generation of Aviation HF Receivers
Bob Lombardi

Closing the Loop on Reference Design Simulations
David Wright and Larry Dunleavy

Understanding the Magic Tee / 0° Hybrid Combiner / Divider
Gary Breed
High Frequency Electronics
April

A High Bit Rate Miniaturized QPSK Modulator for Satellite Data Transmission (p.22)
D.V. Ramana and Jolie R.

iSCISM: Interference Sensing and Coexistence in the ISM Band (p.30)
Joe Baylon, Ethan Elenberg, Samantha Massengill
March

Software Finds, Identifies, and Analyzes Signals in Long-Term "Spectral Haystack" (p.24)
Ray Swanson

Passive Millimeter-Wave Imaging for Security (p.34)
Dr. Tom Williams
February

New Components Call for a Hardware Comparison of Receiver Architectures (p.24)
Todd Nelson

Non-Resonant Slotted Waveguide Antenna Design Method: Inclusive Internal and External Electromagnetic Mutual Coupling Between Slots (p.32)
Michael Grabowski
January

PSK Modulators for Data Transmission from Space to Ground (p.24)
Jolie R. and D.V. Ramana

Comprehensible Electromagnetics for Comprehensive Engineering (p.30)
W. Scott Bennett, Ph.D.
Microwave Journal
May

Techniques for Improving Noise and Spurious in PLLs
Eric Drucker

Improved Linearity Doherty Amplifier Using Tunable Offset Line
Shiwei Zhao, Zongxi Tang and Ping Su

Global Navigation Satellite Systems and Their Applications
Rachid El Assir

Non-Uniform Defected Microstrip Structure Lowpass Filter
Jian-Kang Xiao, and Wen-Jun Zhu

Cost Effective High Power E- and W-Band Amplifier MMICs
Jim Mayock

Compact UHF Fifth Order Bandpass Filter Using Cascaded Triplet CRLH-ZORs
Boram Lee and Sungtek Kahng

Quarter Substrate Integrated Waveguide Resonator Applied to Fractal-Shaped BPFs
Sheng Zhang, Tian-Jian Bian, Yao Zhai, Wei Liu, Guang Yang and Fa-Lin Liu
April

Being 75 Still Young: The Doherty Power Amplifier
R. Giofre, L. Piazzon, P. Colantonio and F. Giannini

Compact Microstrip Lowpass Filter with Wide Stopband and High Attenuation
Mohsen Hayati, Sohrab Majidifar and Omid Sadeghi Fathabadi

Integrated SAW Broadband Antenna for WLAN/WiMAX
I-Tseng Tang
March

Tackling MIMO Design and Test Challenges for 802.11ac WLAN
Greg Jue, Agilent Technologies Inc.

Compact Antenna for MIMO LTE Mobile Phone Applications
Gopinath Gampala, C.J. Reddy, Oliver Stabler and Thomas Hager

A Miniaturized Multiple Coupled Line Power Divider Employing an R-C-R Isolation Circuit
Young Yun

Compact Lowpass Filter with Wide Stopband Using a Tapered Microstrip Resonator Cell
Yasin Yousefzadeh and Mohsen Hayati

Compact Transistor Models: The Roadmap to First Pass Amplifier Design Success
Tony Gasseling

Optimization of a Waveguide-Backed Slot Antenna Array
Vladimir Veremey and John Dunn, AWR Corp., and Alexander Sulima
February

RF Characteristics of a Short Wavelength Comb-Type Capacitive Transmission Line on MMICs
Jang-Hyeon Jeong, Young Yun, Hong-Seung Kim, Nat-Won Jang, and Yunju Baek

Proper Stack-Up in a Multilayer PCB to Reduce Noise Coupling and Improve EMI
Antonio Ciccomancini Scogna and Jianmin Zhang

MIMO Beamforming and Its Impact on Testing TD-LTE
Kang Chen

Square Coaxial Lines and Materials Measurements
Nickander J. Damaskos, Benuel J. Kelsall and James E. Powell, Jr.
January

A Dual-band 3 dB Coupled Line Tandem Hybrid Coupler
Alex D. Lapidus

Ultra-Compact On-Chip RF Divider Circuit Employs a PAGS Structure
Jeong-Gab Ju, Young Yun, Young-Bae Park and Suk-Youb Kang

Advances in Radar Simulation Design
Lawrence Williams, Matthew Commens and Steve Rousselle

The Importance of Peak Power Measurements for Radar Systems
Bob Muro, Wireless Telecom Group

Double Notched Bandpass Filter Achieves UWB Performance
Microwaves & RF
May

Match Mixers to BTS LTE Receivers
Dan Terlep

Navigating Multilayer Microwave PCB Tradeoffs
John Coonrod

Predict PLL Reference Spurs

Wireless System Assists Libraries

Low-Power Mixer Hits High Intercept

SIW And CDGS Combine For BPF

Optimizing PLL Performance Levels Part 2

SCRLH Resonators Power UWB Divider
April

Optimizing PLL Performance Levels

Sorting Through EM Simulators
Dave Morris

Two-Horn Antenna Aims at UWB Use

Design a CDBA in 0.18-µm CMOS

Resonators Support UHF MRI Systems
March

UWB Lowpass Filter Features Wide Stopband
Milad Mirzaee

Fabricating HF Opamp Filters
Tim Daughters

Tackling Multi-Bit Attenuator Designs

Compare Compact UHF Antennas

LTE Front End Scans Three Bands

Synthesizer Serves MB-OFDM UWB

CPW Antenna Aims At UWB Applications
February

Compensating for DGS Filter Loss
Dr. Eng. Ahmed

Current Reuse Enhances UWB LNA

CMOS Yields UHF RFID Transmitter

Assemble a Compact UWB Printed Monopole

Tiny UWB Antenna Notches Two Bands

Filter’s Multiple TZs Afford Flexible Tuning

C-Shaped Slot Serves UWB Antenna
January

Broadside Coupler Channels 1 to 10 GHz

Bandpass Filters Feature Dual Bands

Predict Mixer Noise Behavior
Roy Monzello
 
Microwave Product Digest
May

New Low Insertion Loss Circulator
Dave Cruickshank and Brian Hartnett, Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

AWR 2011 Design Suite Delivers More Than 300 New Features
AWR

Characterizing Radar Interference Immunity
Bob Muro, Wireless Telecom Group

Laboratory Design Validation Testing (DVT) of Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) Systems Using Stimulus-Response Techniques
Mike McKinley

New Techniques Simplify Military Frequency-Converter Characterization
David Ballo

Next Generation Passives for Defense Electronics
Chris Reynolds

TWTAs, MPMs Continue Upward Performance Climb
Fred Ortiz

Connectors Offer Durability, Superior Functionality and Practical Application for the Modern Military
David Impett
April

Microwave Transmission Line Considerations for Vehicle Applications
Times Microwave

RF/Microwave Connectors for Military Telecommunications
Ted Worroll

Gigabit Wireless LAN? Why We Need 802.11ac and What It Means for Design and Test
Mirin Lew

48-V LDMOS FET is First High-Voltage RF Power Transistor for GSM Base Stations Housed in Over-Molded Plastic Industry-Standard Package
Enver Krvavac, Agni Mitra, David Burdeaux, and Antoine Rabany

Application and Theory of Dielectric Materials in RF/Microwave Systems
Paul Dixon

Miniature Surface Mount Ferrite Devices for High Reliability Applications

Freescale Adds New MMIC, FET
March

Microwave Transmission Line Considerations for Vehicle Applications
Times Microwave

RF/Microwave Connectors for Military Telecommunications
Ted Worroll, ITT Interconnect Solutions

Gigabit Wireless LAN? Why We Need 802.11ac and What It Means for Design and Test
Mirin Lew, Agilent Technologies

Freescale Adds New MMIC, FET
Freescale Semiconductor

Application and Theory of Dielectric Materials in RF/Microwave Systems
Paul Dixon, Emerson & Cuming Microwave Products

Miniature Surface Mount Ferrite Devices for High Reliability Applications
Anuj Srivastava and Edul Batliwala, Renaissance Electronics Corporation

48-V LDMOS FET is First High-Voltage RF Power Transistor for GSM Base Stations Housed in Over-Molded Plastic Industry-Standard Package
Enver Krvavac, Agni Mitra, David Burdeaux, and Antoine Rabany, Freescale Semiconductor
February

Hittite’s Broadband Time Delays Deliver High Performance Clock & Data Alignment Solutions
Hittite Microwave Corporation

High Performance Front End Modules for Zigbee Applications
Jervais Seegars, Senior Applications Engineer, RFMD®

50 W High Power Silicon PIN Diode SPDT Switch
Rick Puente, Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

Assemblies Minimize Passive Intermodulation (PIM)
Fred Hull
January

Modern Signals Require a Modern Approach to Spectrum Monitoring and Emitter Location
I.C. Tillman and Raymond Shen

GaAs and GaN MMIC Power Amplifiers Support Military and Test Applications to 48 GHz
Hittite Microwave

Joint Tactical Radio System: A New Standard in Voice and Data Communication Capabilities for Defense & Aerospace
Mark Vitellaro

Four-Channel Vector Signal Generator Speeds MIMO Testing
Ray Swanson
 
Test & Measurement World
May

Testing Aircraft AFDX Systems
William D. Wargo and Joachim Schuler

Avoid a Common S-Parameter Problem
Eric Bogatin and Alan Blankman

Improve Production Test of High-Speed RF Components
Peter Sarson

Oscilloscope Memory Depth: When Bigger is not Always Better
Richard Markley

Article Series Explains Op-Amp Measurements
Martin Rowe

High-Temperature Effects on Wafer Probing
Darren James, Marcel Bleyl, and Jan Martens
April

String 'Em Up!
Brad Thompson

Find Out Why LCDs Fail
Mark Woolley and Jae Choi

Design Test Software for Platform Independence
Rob Marquardt

Bridge Software and Hardware to Accelerate SoC Validation
Brad Quinton

Optimize Digital Patterns for Worst-Case Testing
Martin Rowe
March

Weighing-Scale Design: Measure Signals Accurately
Kannan Sadasivam and Sachin Gupta

Test MIMO Wi-Fi and LTE Radios Over the Air
Fanny Mlinarsky

Get the Basics of ADCs
Martin Rowe

Wireless Temperature Monitor has Datalogging Capabilities
Tom Au-Yeung and Wilson Tang

A New Face
Martin Rowe
February

Circuit Measures Optocoupler’s Response Time
Peter Demchenko

Standards Define Test Impulses, Mostly
Jeff Lind

Microcontroller Circuit Calibrates Current Loops
Abdulkadir Çakır, Fırat Yücel, and Hakan Çalış

Tips for Testing MIMO, LTE, and 802.11ac Devices
Martin Rowe