RF & Microwave Magazine Article Archive - 2014

December

Software-Designed Instrument Revolution
Bill Driver and Vimal M. Fernandez

Statistical Analysis for On-Site RF Power Measurement
Tim Holt

November

Optimizing a Coaxial Connector to Microstrip Transition
NI AWR

Optimizing Averaging for Better Power Measurements
Orwill Hawkins

Common Mode Filter Chokes for High Speed Data Interfaces
Coilcraft

October

Vivaldi Antenna for MM-Wave Communications (p.22)
Greg Brzezina, Rony E. Amaya, Aldo Petosa, Langis Roy

Integrated Oscilloscopes Tackle a Changing Landscape (p.36)
Varun Merchant

September

Balun Basics Primer: a Tutorial on Baluns, Balun Transformers, Magic-Ts, and 180° Hybrids (p.22) (p.22)
Doug Jorgesen and Christopher Marki

LDMOS Power Amplifier Exceeds 50% Efficiency in Base Station Doherty Amplifiers (p.36)
Eric Westberg

August

Selecting an RF Power Meter or Sensor (p.54)
LadyBug Technologies

Integrated Framework for Radar Design
Gent Paparisto

Simplifying HDMI 2.0 Source Impedance Measurements with a VNA-Based Methodology
Yoji Sekine

July

Synthesis of Phase Difference Networks (p.22)
Mark Mell

Living a Quiet Life (p.32)
Alan Lowne

Broadband Chokes for Bias Tee Applications (p.56)
Coilcraft

June

Receiver Sensitivity and Equivalent Noise Bandwidth (p.22)
Dennis Layne

Digital Predistortion Techniques for Mobile PA Test (p.32) Hadyn Nelson and Sean Ferguson

May

How Trends in Electronics are Affecting Connectors (p.22)
Bob Stanton

Multiband Doherty Amplifiers for Wireless Applications (p.30)
Andrei Grebennikov

April

Land Mobile/Public Safety Radio PA Revolution
Raymond A. Baker, Walter H. Nagy, David W. Runton, and Robert A. Sadler

Coaxial Transformer Power Amplifier SPICE Simulation
Andre Adrian

March

Behavioral Modeling of a Broadband Microwave Receiver
Jiang Liu, Hugo Morales, and Larry Dunleavy

Keeping a Gauge on PCB Thermal Effects
Jim Coonrod

February

Recognize, Capture, and Profit From Intellectual Property (p.22)
David Rardin

Partialized Continuous-Variable Pin Diode Attenuator (p.30)
Giovanni Bianchi and Marco Garbati

January

Resolving Safety-Critical EMI Problems Between AM Transmitters and Cranes using a 3D Field Solver
Marcelo Bender Perotoni and Roberto Menna Barreto

Enhancing Second Harmonic Suppression in an Ultra-Broadband RF Push-Pull Amplifier
Gavin T. Watkins

December

Internet of Things Focus
Mendy Ouzillou, and Ross Yu

Design Flow That Revolutionizes SDR
National Instruments

EMC Simulation in the Design Flow of Modern Electronics
Andreas Barchanski, Jens Krämer, and Pietro Luzzi

Metamaterial Resonators: Theory and Applications
Ulrich L. Rohde,and Ajay K. Poddar

November

Möbius Strips and Metamaterial Symmetry: Theory and Applications
Ulrich L. Rohde and Ajay K. Poddar

Recent Market Driven Filter Advances
David Howett, Michael P. Busse, David Rawlinson, Jeff Burkett, Tim Dolan, Rafi Hershtig, and Douglas King

Temperature-Compensated Filter Technologies Solve Crowded Spectrum Challenges
Phil Warder and David Schnaufer

Selecting Circuit Materials for Microwave Power Amps
John Coonrod

Second Harmonic Tuning for a Broadband High Efficiency GaN Power Amplifier
Qiao Ke and Tang Zongxi

A Low Phase Noise Oscillator Based on an Active Substrate Integrated Waveguide Resonator
Chengjie Su, ZongXi Tang, Biao Zhang and YunQiu Wu

October

DARPA's Mobile Hotspot Program Drives E-Band Performance Benchmarks
Joe Chandler and R. William Steagall

Measurement of an Active Radar Module in a Compact Antenna Test Range
Hammam Shakhtour, Dirk Heberling, Karam Noujeim, Ferdinand Gerhardes, and Peter Knott

Compact Metamaterial Based Bandstop Filter
M. Palandöken, and A. Sondas

Designing Multiconductor RF Backplane Connectors for Embedded Computing
Stephen Morley

Wideband Balun-LNA with Noise Cancellation in 0.13 µm CMOS
Benqing Guo and Shiquan An

Extending the Quiet Zone Using an RF Lens on a Conical Tapered Chamber to 18 GHz
P. Lagoiski, L. Matytsine, M. Matytsine, P.K. Tan, T.T. Chia, and V. Rodriguez, and S. Matitsine

Nonlinear Devices: Optimal Route from Test Bench to Market
Tudor Williams, Randeep Saini, Simon Mathias, and Andreas Henkel

September

European RF Defence Sensors Systems Challenges and Innovation
Ignacio Montiel-Sanchez

Envelope Tracking Comes of Age on Mobile Handsets
Kent Nickerson

Maximizing RF Spectrum Utilization with Simultaneous Transmit and Receive
Charles H. Cox III and Edward I. Ackerman

A Bandwidth-Enlarged and Isolation-Enhanced ZOR MIMO Antenna
Kyungseok Kahng, Sungtek Kahng and Inkyu Yang

6 to 26 GHz Detectors for High Data Rate ASK Signal Demodulation
X. Feng, Y.H. Zhang, W. Xue, H. Zhang and Y. Fan

August

Antenna Design Challenges for New-Generation Nano Satellites
David Farr and Bill Henderson

Next Generation Communications for Next Generation Satellites
Nathan Kundtz

A Compact Wideband Quadrature Hybrid Coupler
Jian-Qiang Gong and Chang-Hong Liang

Tri-Band Bandpass Filter Using Quad-Mode Stub-Loaded Resonator
Haiwen Liu, Yan Wang, Jiuhuai Lei, Shen Li and Xiaomei Wang

MIPI’s RFFE: A Standard for Unifying Mobile Device Communications Designs
Jim Ross, Vic Wilkerson and Peter Lefkin

July

Isolated Baluns Eliminate Tradeoffs in Differential Measurements
Marki Microwave Inc.

Interoperability Enables a Complete RFIC/Package/Board Co-Design Flow
Juergen Hartung

Overview of RF Switch Technology and Applications
Peter Bacon, Drew Fischer, and Ruan Lourens

Simulating Antenna Measurements in an Anechoic Chamber
Derek Campbell, Gopinath Gampala, Martin Vogel and C.J. Reddy

June

Interoperability Enables a Complete RFIC/Package/Board Co-Design Flow
Juergen Hartung

Overview of RF Switch Technology and Applications
Peter Bacon, Drew Fischer, and Ruan Lourens

Simulating Antenna Measurements in an Anechoic Chamber
Derek Campbell, Gopinath Gampala, Martin Vogel and C.J. Reddy

June

Noise on Vcc for Serial Data Communications
Vitali Penso, Noisecom

Key Test Requirements of Modern Handset Power Amplifiers
David A. Hall, Haydn Nelson and Guillaume Pailloncy, National Instruments (NI)

Challenging the Status Quo
Doug Carlson and Duncan Pilgrim

PIN-Diode SPMT Switch with Single-Supply, TTL-Compatible Driver
Giovanni Bianchi, Fabrizio Gentili, Roberto Sorrentino, Laura Urbani, and Luca Pelliccia

Flexible and Low Cost Hands-On Lab for Antennas and Propagation
Marco Pasian

A Wide Stopband Lowpass Filter with Three Transmission Zeros
Zhi-Hao Zhang, Lin Li, Li-Li Yang, Ting Lang and Xue Cao

May

The Industry’s Next Tipping Point
David W. Corman, Peter Moosbrugger, and Gabriel M. Rebeiz

Toward 5G: What’s Changing and How to Address Design and Test Challenges?
Jan Whitacre

A Low Phase Noise Octave-Band Synthesizer Using an X-Band Frequency Reference
Sergey Beltchicov, Andrey Dzisiak and Igor Guletskiy

Device Technology and VNA Architecture for Broadband Device Characterization
Steve Reyes

GaN-on-Diamond: The Next GaN
D. Babic, F. Ejeckam, D. Francis, F. Faili, F. Lowe, J. Wilman, T. Mollart, J. Dodson, D. Twitchen and B. Bolliger

Algorithm Development Platform for Dual-Band Digital Pre-Distortion
Shahin Gheitanchi, Christophe Quindroit, Patrick Roblin, Naveen Naraharisetti, Volker Mauer and Mike Fitton

Triple-Mode Filter Using a Spherical Dielectric Resonator and Coupling Structures
Nam-Shin Park, Don-Yong Lee, Byung-Chul Kim, Jung-Hee Won, In-Ho Na, Geon-Ho Jang, Young-Ho Cho, Xu-Guang Wang and Sang-Won Yun

Ultra-Wideband Double Balanced Mixer Utilizing A Compact Planar Balun
Yongzhen Gao, ZongXin Tang, Biao Zhang and YunQiu Wu

Design of a Compact Wideband Bandstop Filter with Three Transmission Zeros
Ting Lang, Lin Li, Li-Li Yang and Zhi-Hao Zhang

April

Modern High Efficiency Amplifier Design: Envelope Tracking, Doherty and Outphasing Techniques
Ray Pengelly, Zhancang Wang, Damon Holmes, Mustafa Acar, Robin Wesson and Mark P. van der Heijden

Synthesizers: Looking Beyond the Basics
Alexander Chenakin, Phase Matrix/National Instruments

OCXO Solutions Based on IHR Technology
Igor Abramzon and Vadim Tapkov

A Tunable Dual-Band 6 Bit Digital Phase Shifter Using DGS and Stubs
Zheng Liang Lv, Shuxi Gong, Shiwei Zhao and Xiang Zhang

Cost Effective 3D Glass Microfabrication for Advanced RF Packages
J.H. Flemming, R. Cook, S. Sibbet, C.F. Schmidt, K. Dunn and J. Gouker

March

Analyst V11 Offers User-Customizable Library
AWR, A National Instruments Company

Tips for Transitioning Designs to Manufacturing
Bill Reid

GaN Devices and AMO Technology Enable High Efficiency and Wide Bandwidth
Raymond Pengelly, Ryan Baker, Mattias Astrom, and Joel L. Dawson

Quasi-Optical Techniques for Measuring Material Properties in the THz Region
Jon Martens, Jeffrey Hesler, and Alex Arsenovic

The Impact of Power Amplifier Turn-On Characteristics in Cognitive Radio Networks
Gavin Watkins and Stephen Wang

Substrate Integrated Waveguide Dual-Mode, Dual-Band Filter
Xiaowu Zhan, Zongxi Tang, Yunqiu Wu and Biao Zhang

February

Smaller, Faster, Cheaper Synthesizers
Phase Matrix Inc.

The Future of mm-wave Packaging
Liam Devlin

The Impact of Electrical and Thermal Interactions on Microwave PCB Performance
John Coonrod

Through-Silicon Vias and 3D Inductors for RF Applications
Thorbjörn Ebefors and Joachim Oberhammer

CPW-Fed Folded Antenna with Forward-Directed Radiation Patterns for Handheld Dual-Band RFID Reader Applications
Ahmed Toaha Mobashsher, and Rabah W. Aldhaheri

A Miniaturized Impedance Transformer on PES for Flexible RFICs
Young Yun, Jang-Hyeon Jeong, Hong-Seung Kim and Nak-Won Jang

Third-Order Fully Canonical Microstrip Bandpass Transversal Filter with Source-Load Coupling
Z.J. Zhu, C.L. Wei and B.F. Jia

January

Next Generation Affordable Smart Antennas
J.R. Guerci, Guerci, T. Driscoll, R. Hannigan, S. Ebadi, C. Tegreene, and D.E. Smith

Generating Radar Signals with an Arbitrary Waveform Generator
Chris Loberg

W-Band Radiometer Front End Module for Real-Time Imaging
Linli Xie, Yong Hong Zhang and Yong Fan

Prototyping Massive MIMO
James Kimery and Ian Wong

A Method to Design an Aperture-Tuned Antenna Using a MEMS Digital Variable Capacitor
Paul Tornatta

A Very-Near-Field Measurement Technique to Test Large Antennas in the Lab
Ruska Patton

December

The Myth Called "Ground"
Bruce Archambeault

Jitter and Timing Analysis in the Presence of Crosstalk
Chris Loberg

Design for Test Boot Camp, Part 4: Built-in Self-Test
Ron Press

Basics of the IEEE Standardization Process
Karen Bartleson

Trigger and synchronize Digitizers to Acquire the Right Data
Arthur Pini , Greg Tate, and Oliver Rovini

Circuit Simulates a Loudspeaker's Impedance Curve
Ramkumar Ramaswamy

Bad-bulb Finder Fixes Christmas Lights
Dan Meeks

November

Classic Oscilloscope Front Panels Show How It's Done
Michael Dunn

Design for Test Boot Camp, Part 3: Advanced Fault Models and Cell-Aware Test
Bruce Swanson

Test challenges for USB 3.1 SuperSpeedPlus
Tami Pippert

10 More Tricks to Extend Oscilloscope Usefulness
Arthur Pini

LXI + PoE: Essential Design Considerations
Chang Fei Yee

100G and Things to COM
Ransom Stephens

How to Measure the World's Fastest Power Switch
Steve Sandler

Using a Differential Probe to Troubleshoot EMI
Kenneth Wyatt

S-Parameters Basics
David Maliniak

Design for Test Boot Camp, Part 2: Test Compression
Bruce Swanson

Digitizer Front Ends Need the Right Inputs
Arthur Pini , Greg Tate & Oliver Rovini

Does Not Compute! Everyday Calculations
Michael Dunn

October

Design for Test Boot Camp, Part 1: Scan Test
Bruce Swanson

EMC Pre-Compliance Testing Ups Success Rate, Part 3 of 3
Andy Eadie

Probes & Software Enhance Impedance Measurements
Martin Rowe

Probes & Software Enhance Impedance Measurements
Martin Rowe

Use Test Data to Diagnose Failed Memory
Martin Keim

8 Ways to Clarify Spurious Emissions
Brian Lloyd & Erik Chowdhury

Impedance Measurements Stabilize Op-Amp Buffers
Steve Sandler

Simple Trick to Measure Plane Impedance with a VNA
Steve Sandler

Case Study: Radiated Interference to Industrial Controller
Kenneth Wyatt

Modular Digitizers Support Many Programming Environments
Arthur Pini , Greg Tate, and Oliver Rovini

EMI Pre-Compliance Test with a Microwave Oven?
Alan Lowne

EMC Pre-Compliance Testing Ups Success Rate, Part 2 of 3
Andy Eadie

Test Cost Challenges in LPCT (low pin count test) Designs
Pradeep Nagaraj

Guard-Bands Reduce MOSFET Failures in Space, Part 2
Paolo Salisi

Guard-Bands Reduce MOSFET Failures in Space, Part 1
Paolo Salisi

September

Struggling With X-Y Mode, or, What Time Is It?
Michael Dunn

Missing Datasheet Details Can Cause Problems
Glen Chenier

Customize Your Oscilloscope to Simplify Operations
Arthur Pini

50 Shades of Timebase
Michael Dunn

AXIe-0: The Inside Story of a New Modular Instrument Standard
Larry Desjardin

Don't Damage Thin Devices When Testing
Taqi Mohiuddin

Measurement Uncertainty in VNAs vs. TDRs, Part 1
Paul Pino

What is 802.11ac, Anyway?
Jackson Corson

EMC Pre-Compliance Testing Ups Success Rate, Part 1 of 3
Andy Eadie

Short Circuit Tracer/Finder Uses Low Power
Dan Meeks

Designing Testability into a PCB
Jason Frels

The Difference Between BER and BER
Martin Rowe

August

Why Are Oscilloscope Probe Amps at the Tip?
Arthur Pini & Lawrence Jacobs

View Noisy Signals with a Stable Oscilloscope Trigger
Dave Rishavy

Never Use Pigtails on Cable Shields
Martin Rowe

Match Impedances When Making Measurements
Steve Sandler

Antenna Ring-Down Time Measurement for Medical Applications
Punithavathi Duraiswamy

LTE Devices May Interfere with Cable TV
Martin Rowe

Fundamentals Tutorial Provides an EMC Overview
Martin Rowe

Perform Pass/Fail Tests with an Oscilloscope
Arthur Pini

July

Boost and Modify Square Waves: More Circuits
Petre Petrov

Design Clock Controllers for Hierarchical Test
Ron Press

Use the Right Data-Acquisition Mode
Arthur Pini , Greg Tate & Oliver Rovini

Boost and Modify Square Waves
Petre Petrov

Test Power ICs to Survive Radiation
Paolo Scalisi

Test Gets No Respect
Scott Lorenzo

DigRF Devices Need RF and Protocol Tests
Jean Dassonville

Digitizers: Finer Resolution is Better
Arthur Pini , Greg Tate & Oliver Rovini

Perform Five Common Debug Tasks with an Oscilloscope
Scott Davidson

Hierarchical Test Improves Pattern Application Efficiency
Ron Press

Get Smarter About Production Outlier Removal
Wesley Smith

Measuring Throughput of Cellular and WiFi MIMO Radios, Part 3
Fanny Mlinarsky

May

Test MIPI M-PHY Receivers with BER Testers
Nicole Faubert

Milliohm Squawker Great at Finding Shorts and Reverse Engineering PCBs
Glen Chenier

Everyday Household Scope Uses
Michael Dunn

Milliohm Squawker Great at Finding Shorts and Reverse Engineering PCBs
Glen Chenier

Reducing Test Costs for Silicon Photonics
Alex Behfar

How Much Return Loss is Too Much?: Rule of Thumb #12
Eric Bogatin

Measure Throughput of Cellular and WiFi MIMO Radios, Part 2
Fanny Mlinarsky

Troubleshooting EMI on Your Bench Top
Kenneth Wyatt

Versatile Noise Generator Tests Signal Recovery Gear Vladimir Rentyuk

Automate Current Measurements When Characterizing SoCs
Love Gupta, Pankaj Kumar, Neeraj Jain, and Gangadhar Mada

TAP Interface Role Expands in Device Test
Ron Press

Keep the Access Network Fit
David Coffin

10 Tricks That Extend Oscilloscope Usefulness
Arthur Pini

Boundary Scan: Seven Benefits
Chintan Panchal and Parth Rao

Measure Throughput of Cellular and WiFi MIMO Radios, Part 1
Fanny Mlinarsky

Measure an ADC's Offset and Gain Error
Abhijan Chakravarty & Sambhav Jain

April

Jitter and SSN
Michael Dunn

The Quirks of Quarks
Ransom Stephens

Measuring a Signal's Flight Time
Chris Grachanen

Gaps in Return Planes - Yes or No?
Kenneth Wyatt

New Ampere Won't Affect Your Measurements
Martin Rowe

See the Crosstalk in 100GbE
Ransom Stephens

Part Average Testing Finds and Rejects Outlier ICs
Paolo Scalisi

Electromechanical Measurements with an Oscilloscope
Arthur Pini

Cranking Simulator Made Easy
Matthias Ulmann

Simplify DC-DC Converter Characterization
Mary Anne Tupta

PCB Characteristics Affect PDN Performance
Steve Sandler

Oscilloscope Diseases
Michael Dunn

March

Automate Comparator Hysteresis Tests Neeraj Jain, Love Gupta & Pankaj Kumar

IDDQ Failure Diagnosis is Here
Ron Press

Open FPGAs Add Flexibility to Test
Ben James

Simple Capacitance Meter Bins Parts
Raju Baddi

Change Test Strategy From Serial to Parallel
Paolo Scalisi

Tools and Techniques for electrical Characterization of Biosensors
Jonathan Tucker

Improve Test Quality and Reduce DFT Costs
Martin Keim

Bouncing Short Beats Clean One for Power System Testing
Glen Chenier

The Next Generation's Modulation: PAM-4, NRZ, or ENRZ?
Martin Rowe

Beware of the Square Root
Steve Hageman

Linearize Thermistors with New Formula
Mark Biegert

The Blurring Line Between Oscilloscopes and On-Die Instrumentation
Eric Bogatin

Understanding Sigma Delta ADCs : A Non-Mathematical Approach
Mohit Khajuria, Prashant Goyal, and L Gupta

Hall-Effect Sensors Measure Fields and Detect Position
Jeffrey Dierker

Cars Drive New DFT Technologies
Ron Press

Cross-Corner Testing Finds Faults
Pallavi Raj, Archana Tripathi, and Amresh Kumar

February

Measure Q-Factor with a VNA
Chris Grachanen

AMOLEDs Need Clear-Color Testing
Paolo Scalisi

Harmonic Analyzer Tool
Kenneth Wyatt

Digital Oscilloscopes 101
Nicole Faubert

How to Select a Modular Waveform Digitizer
Arthur Pini, Greg Tate & Oliver Rovini

How to Improve Measurements of Via Properties
Hugues Tournier

Measure Small Impedances with Rogowski Current Probes
Steve Sandler

January

Increasing the Speed of Traditional Box Instruments
Larry Desjardin

DSOs and Noise
Steve Hageman

Exercise Those Storage Devices
John Wiedemeier

The Telegrapher’s Galvanometer
Chris Grachanen

Choose Your PLL Lock-Time Measurement
Sharad Kabra & Bharat Kumar Kumbhkar

Measure a 75Ω Cable with a 50Ω VNA
Eric Bogatin

PCIe and Storage Devices Get Connected
Josh Beaudet

Embedded Scanning: The Next Step in ESD Detection
Jeffrey Dunnihoo

Feedthrough in Negative-Feedback Circuits
Sergio Franco

Two-Wire remote Sensor Preamp
Vladimir Rentyuk

Gross Causes of PCB Failures
Michelle Woolley

Practice Safe Simulation
Eric Bogatin

Are You The 1%?
Geir Eide

Read Sensors with an Oscilloscope
Arthur Pini

December

A Closer Look at RF Power Measurements
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Signal-Generation Advances Support Electronic Warfare’s Evolution
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

MIMO Testing: The Good and the Bad
Alessandro Scannavini

InP Resonant Tunneling Diodes Drop LNA Noise Figure
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

MIMO Radar Could Outperform Phased-Array Radar
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

De-Embed Parasitics from Millimeter-Wave ICs
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Tips for Biasing MMIC Amplifiers
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Cut the Cost of Wireless Manufacturing Test
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

PC-Driven Test Instruments Pick Up Speed
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

LNA Integrates Fast Shutdown Function
Chin Leong Lim

Simulate and Test Chirped Radar
Frank Raffaeli and Trang D. Nguyen

The Evolution of Harmonic Load Pull
Dr. Ing. Christos Tsironis

Advanced Design Tools Support Waveform-Engineered High-Efficiency Power Amplifiers
From Staff, Microwaves and RF

November

Sorting Through Balun Confusion
Doug Jorgesen

Low-Noise VCO Runs on Low Voltage
Chunhua Wang and Jianqun Ding

Bandpass Filter Combines High Selectivity, Rejection
Bo Zhang, S.S. Li, and J.-M. Huang

Automate RF Matrix Switching for Wireless Test
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

For Long-Range Communications, Is Narrowband “It”?
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Mitigate Distortions in Software-Defined Wideband Receivers
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Why Measure a Microwave Device at Low Frequencies?
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

DARPA Advances Microwave Photonics
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

9 IoT-Enabling RF Transceivers
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Quiet VCO Tunes 2.5-GHz WiMAX
Wei Wang, Yao Liang, Chen Zhao, Wenqi Cai, Xiao Mo, Jun Yuan, and Guanyu Wang

FPGA-Based System Helps Validate VMCK
Liu Yang, Guoxin Zheng, and Zhongpin Luo

What’s the Difference Between Broadband and Narrowband RF Communications?
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

What is the Deal with IP2 in Mixers?
Doug Jorgesen

Fabricate Low-Spurious PLL Synthesizers
Fang Rui, Qian Huan-Yu, and Wu Guo-An

Know the Differences Between EM-Simulation Numerical Methods
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

GaN Drives Advances in Computer-Aided Design
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

October

What Techniques Boost PA Efficiency?
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

CMOS LNA Aids UWB Receivers
Xu Xia and Fengying Han

A Top Down Methodology for Silicon-Platform Optimization
Rohit Mittal and Anand Konanur

Slot Antenna Tames Three Wireless Bands
Wang Maowen, Cao Jianzhong, and Peng Wenjuan

Microstrip LPF Boasts Ultrawide Stopband
Dong Liang, Wenqian Xue, and Zhiyuan Xu

UWB Power Divider Has Stopband Filtering
Long Xiao, Hao Peng, and Tao Yang

Efficient Handovers Help Wireless Sensor Networks
TianChi Zhao, Jia Dong, and BoAo Min

September

Rectenna Serves 2.45-GHz Wireless Power Transmission
Shuai Ji, Hua Qi, and Huifeng Zhang

Mini Broadband PIFAs Fit Today’s Mobile-Device Designs
Y. Belhadef and N. Boukli-Hacene

Receiver Design Considerations in Digital Beamforming Phased Arrays
Peter Delos

Healing Heroes, One Wireless Limb at a Time
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

What’s in Your Coaxial Cable?
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Characterization Softwares for Your RF/Microwave Devices
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Is Going Soft A Good Thing? How About Full-Auto?
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Transition Tackles MM-Wave Frequencies
Jun Dong, Ziqiang Yang, Yu Liu, and Tao Yang

UWB Bandpass Filter Features Dual Notches
Huaxia Peng, Yufeng Luo, and Junding Zhao

Optimize Spectrum for Mobile Satcom Use
V. Sambasiva Rao

Measure Interference in Crowded Spectrum
Robin Jackman

UWB Antenna Adds Dual-Band Notches
Young-Fan Li, Jian-Gang Liang, Zi-Mu Yang, Zhi-Yong Xu, and Rui Wu

August

Small Cells and CRAN… Working Together?
Sarah Mangiola

Chips Steer 77-GHz Automotive Radars
Jack Browne

Low-Noise Balun Aids Phased-Array Radars
Wang Wei, Zhong Wu, Xu Wei, Mu Mao, and Yuan Jun

Analyzing Active Cancellation Stealth
Xu Sheng and Xu Yuanming

Turn Down the Noise with LNAs
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Millimeter Waves Enhance Military Projects
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Hybrid VCO Enables Robust Startup
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Spatial Modulation Outperforms Massive MIMO
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Wireless Networks Advance with a Software Backbone
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

July

Timing Requirements Change, and So Do Voltage-Controlled Oscillators
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Method Eases Monopulse System Jamming
Dianfei Pan, Naiping Cheng, and Yanshan Bian

Seeing Jitter in an Eye Diagram
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Interference-Free Millimeter-Wave Radios Promise Security
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Cost-Effective Models Simulate SMT Components
Nils Nazoa and Nick Ridler

Video: Vector Reflectometer’s Compact Size Brings Connectivity Advantages
Sarah Mangiola and Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Video: How Do Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers Work?
Curtis Ellzey & Iliza Sokol

Video: A Guide to Waveguides - What Are the Different Types of Waveguides?
Curtis Ellzey & Iliza Sokol

Video: A Guide to Waveguides – Rotary and Torsional Waveguides
Curtis Ellzey & Sarah Mangiola

Synthesize Filters with Wideband Success
Isabella Delgado, Laura Levesque, Larry Dunleavy, and Jeff Kahler

Enhanced MEMS Oscillators Catch Up to Crystals
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Unmanned Aerial Systems’ Capabilities Soar
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Filter Assemblies Boost Performance
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Amplifiers, Oscillators Evolve with Technology
Jack Browne

June

Designing AlGaN/GaN HEMTs for W-Band
Luo Xiaobin, Lv Yuanjie, Yu Weihua, Lv Xin, Dun Shaobo, and Feng Zhihong

Power-Amplifier Systems Get Smarter
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Detailed Thermal Models Benefit IC Package Designs
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

RF Power MOSFETs Get Put to the VSWR Test
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Dual-ISM-Band On-Body Antenna Relies on Textiles
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Optical-to-Electrical Terahertz Link Enables SISO Communication
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Video: A Guide to Waveguides--Space-Qualified Waveguides
Curtis Ellzey & Sarah Mangiola

Video: A Guide to Waveguides - Couplers and Filters
Curtis Ellzey & Iliza Sokol

Reaching Beyond 100 GHz With Coaxial Connectors
William W. Oldfield

A Guide to Waveguides - Couplers and Filters
Curtis Ellzey

A Guide to Waveguides - Rotary and Torsional Waveguides
Curtis Ellzey

Reaching Beyond 100 GHz With Coaxial Connectors
William W. Oldfield

A Guide to Waveguides - What are the Different Types of Waveguides?
Curtis Ellzey

Solid State Cooking Oven Uses RF Energy
Curtis Ellzey

Play Music on an RF Plasma Spark Plug
Curtis Ellzey

Picking Proper PCB Materials For LNAs
John Coonrod

Eight Errors Common To Spectrum Analysis
Bob Nelson

Microstrip Antenna Boosts UWB Gain
Raj Kumar, Tuhina Oli, Nagendra Kushwaha, and RVS Ram Krishna

Quadrupler Cuts Losses at W-Band
Yong Fang, Hai Zhang, Baoqing Zeng, Tiguo Gan, and Ye Yuan

From Real Time to Real Accuracy: Spectrum Analyzers Have Your Signal Covered
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

May

Design a Ka-Band High-Gain LNA
Ziqiang Yang, Shaoteng Chi, Tao Yang, Yu Liu, and Hao Peng

Compact Antenna Snares WiMAX/WLAN

GNSS Signals Are Used for Frequency Standards
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

L- and Ka-Band Antennas Share the Same Patch
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

GaN MMICs for Small Cells Get a Doherty Power Boost
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

RF Sensors Biodegrade Under Pressure
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Single-Layer PCB Supports Millimeter-Wave Applications
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

32-nm SOI CMOS Process Enables 210-GHz Transceiver
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Thick Metal Cladding Benefits High-Frequency Laminates
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

EM Simulation Software Optimizes Large Microwave
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

DDS Model Tunes Doppler Simulation
Zhang Xin, Li Cai-Hua, Huang Yang-Bo, Zhang Guo-Zhu, Ou Gang

April

Power Dividers Channel 4500 MHz
Jack Browne

Millimeter-Wave Advances Give Science a Boost
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Approach Drops SMD DRO Phase Noise
Ajay Kumar Poddar and Ulrich L. Rohde

SLR Helps Shrink Quad-Band Filter
Lei Chen and Feng Wei

Waveguide Diplexer Links Point-To-Point Systems
Seong-Gon Choii, Eun-Jong Cha, Biering-Cheal Ahn, and Jae-Hoon Bang

Approach Trims Size Of Dipole Antennas
B. Gong, L.S. Su, Q.R. Zheng, Y.Z. Yin, and X.S. Ren

UWB Imaging Aids Breast Cancer Detection
Xia Xiao, Qinwei Li, Li Xu, Hang Song, and Liang Wang

QAM is Rising: 1024QAM and Beyond
Dr. Habeeb Ur Rahman Mohammed

Correlate Handheld and Benchtop Measurements
Tom Hoppin

Differential Drive Optimizes Active Mixers
Qui Luu and Benjamin Sam

Wireless Power Transfer Resonates to Extend Reach
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

MIMO Antenna Covers Four Modern Bands
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

60-GHz IPIC-QVCO Reduces Phase Noise and Error
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Metamaterials Enable Magnetic Superlens for WPT
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Five Trends Shaping 802.11 WLANs
Amal Ekbal

NFC Prepares for Wide Adoption
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

DASs Bring Capacity Indoors, Outdoors, and Wherever You Need It
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

System-Level Modelers Race the Design Cycle
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Millimeter-Wave Technology Prepares for a Wealth of Applications
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Low-Cost Front End Receives 9 GHz
Lina Cao, Jianyi Zhou, Dahai Ni, and Shun Zhao

March

Precipitation Radar Employs Variable Pulse Repetition
Iliza Sokol

Low-Cost Front End Receives 9 GHz
Lina Cao, Jianyi Zhou, Dahai Ni, and Shun Zhao

RF MEMS Switches Deliver High Power in a Compact Package
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Time-Slot Division Strategy Enables Efficient Simulation
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

4D Antennas Secure Wireless Communications
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

New Modulation Schemes Raise PIM
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

LTE, WiFi, and WiGig Push Filter Capabilities
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Test High-Power RF/Microwave From Tower To Tabletop
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Microstrip Antenna Maintains Low Profile
Zhifeng Yao, Mintong Li, Chen Lin, and Dong Wang

Novel LC Tank Steers Low-Power VCO
Jianqun Ding, Chunhua Wang, Xiaorong Guo, and Wen Wang

Understanding Adjacent Channel Power Measurements In Spectrum Analysis
Bob Nelson

February

Low-Cost Substrate Supports Multiband Patch Antenna
M. Habib Ullah, M.T. Islam, J.S. Mandeep, and N. Misran

A4WP and PMA Join Forces to Standardize Wireless Charging
Iliza Sokol

GaN Enables RF Where LDMOS and GaAs Can't
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Manage Quartz Crystals Under High Vibration
Steve Fry

Semiconductor Technology Offers Exciting Possibilities
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

SoCs Bring High-End RF Devices From Lab To Sofa
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Transceiver Supports 8 × 8 MIMO Systems
Weichen Huang, Jianyi Zhou, Zhiqiang Yu, Lina Cao, Liang Ma, and Fei Huang

Current Reuse Gains UWB LNA
Dr. Wang Wei, Liang Yao, Mao Xiaoying, Gong Zhaoying, and Zhao Chen

Could Visible Light Replace RF Usage in Communications?
Iliza Sokol

White-Space Spectrum Shows Potential for Long-Range Communications
Iliza Sokol

January

High-Voltage GaN-on-Si Devices Deliver High Power
Raymond A. Baker, Walter H. Nagy, David W. Runton, and Robert A. Sadler

Compact LNA Drives 2.5-GHz Base Stations
Chin-Leong Lim

The Future of Connectivity: Mobile & Automobiles
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Communications Continues to Inspire Technology Advances
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

Adapters and Couplers Ride the Millimeter Wave
Jean-Jacques DeLisle

SIW Fashions CP X-Band Antenna
Fangfang Fan, Wei Wang, and Zehong Yan

RF “Black Art” Gets Behind the World’s Largest Radio Telescope
Iliza Sokol

Searching For Low-Phase-Noise Synthesizers
Ulrich L. Rohde, Ajay Kumar Poddar and Dorin Calbaza

November

One RF Measurement Science for Multiple Instrument Form Factors
Franck Berthaux

RF/Microwave Test Market Gets a Boost From PXI Signal Analyzers
Jessy Cavazos

New Architecture, Software Help VNAs Meet High-Frequency Design Needs
Steve Reyes

Choosing Microwave PCB Materials for Wireless Communications Components
John Coonrod

GaN-on-Diamond Wafers: A Tutorial
Bruce Bolliger, Felix Ejeckam, Daniel Francis, Firooz Faili, Frank Lowe, and Daniel Twitchen

A Guide to the Design of Laminate PCBs at Microwave Frequencies
Liam Devlin and Graham Pearson

October

AWR Connected Integrates AWR and Third-Party Tools for Enhanced Design Flows and User Efficiencies
Sherry Hess, AWR Group, NI

Design Synergy: Combining LINC2 Circuit Synthesis with Sonnet EM Simulation
Dale D. Henkes, ACS

Pre-Distortion Linearization Over 1 GHz Instantaneous Bandwidth Improves Broadband Power Amplifier Multi-Signal Intermodulation and Harmonic Performance
Aethercomm, Inc. and Innovation Digital, LLC

Addressing High-Performance RF/Microwave Circuit Design Challenges
ANSYS, Inc.

Determining the Best RF Simulation Tools as an RF Consulting Engineer
How-Siang Yap

September

GSPS Data Converters to the Rescue for Electronics Surveillance and Warfare Systems!
Analog Devices

Advantages of Propagation Path Replication for Radar Range Testing
Joe Mazzochette

Achieving the Modern Networked Battlefield with Advanced, Multifunction AESA Radar
Mike Ziehl

Peregrine's Novel Power Limiter Architecture Gives Radar Engineers First Opportunity to Design Intelligent Power Protection Schemes
Peter Bacon

RFS' New E-Band Antennas Allow Operators to Leverage 71-86 GHz Frequency Bands
Radio Frequency Systems/RFS

Homeland Security Developing Systems to Detect IEDs at a Distance
Renaissance Electronics

Digital Technology is Removing the RF-to-Digital Divide
Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions, and Tektronix Inc.

Cut the Defense Budget? Sure, No Worries
Barry Manz

HF SIGINT: A Return from the Dead?
Barry Manz

The CDAA Antenna and the Wullenweber
Barry Manz

August

Precision Validation of Radar System Performance in the Field
Wilkie Yu

Big Data, Smartphone Adoption, Heterogeneous Networks and Virtualization are the Trends to Watch for in the Network Monitoring Systems Markets
Rohan Joy Thomas

On–Site Testing of Lightning Protection Devices
Ken Rand

Multi-DUT RF Conditioning Design Considerations
Robin Irwin

July

Hittite’s Wideband (Distributed) Power Amplifiers Span DC to 65 GHz
Hittite Microwave

High Power PIN Diode Switches for Aerospace and Defense Applications
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

Waveguide Filters: New Design Techniques for Exploiting a Mature Technology
Luso Electronics

June

PIM: Components, Material, Handling & Testing
Wolfgang Damm

Portable and Rack-Mount Instruments for Base Station Monitoring
Bill Bates, Bird Technologies

Plastic-Packaged LDMOS RF Power Transistors Deliver Up to 300 W CW
David Lester

Broadband Low-Loss Limiter MMICs
Andy Dearn and Liam Devlin

JESD204B and its Impact on Overall Pipeline ADC Latency
Thomas Neu

RF Signal Capture and Analysis System Serves Commercial and Defense Applications
Tektronix, Inc.

Hittite Simplifies Block Up Converter (BUC) VSAT/Satcom Designs with New, High Performance Chipsets
Hittite Microwave

Advanced Ultra-Mini Hidden Antenna for Successful GNSS Navigation
Desmond C. Wong, Parsec Technologies

Ultra Low Noise Amplifiers
Stephen Moreschi and Jody Skeen, Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

Using Proven Commercial Equipment to Generate High Quality Millimeter-Wave Signals
Erik Diez

Making Broadband SDR Designs Smaller, Lighter, and Less Power Hungry with Highly Integrated, Mixed-Signal RF IC
Duncan Bosworth

Reduce Defense Products Cost, Lead Time with Highly Efficient Manufacturing
Joseph O’Neil

GaN Solutions for Next Generation Military Communications
Raymond Baker

Software Enables Editing of RF Signal-Capture Files
Jim Taber

April

High Power Surface Mount Switch-Limiter Module
Chandu Sirimalla

Ultra-Low Jitter Clocks for High-Performance Digital-to-Analog Converters
Ramon Cerda

The Continued Pursuit of Precision in Oscillator Technology
David Meaney

Affordable and Portable Real-Time Spectrum Analysis
Signal Hound

March

Managing Output Level Transients in RF Signal Generators
Pablo Perez-Lara

Future of Flexible Electronics
Frost & Sullivan

Millimeter Wave Sub-Assemblies Enable Next Generation R&D Projects
Renaissance Electronics & Communications

Phase Track® Cable - TF4™ Dielectric: The Knee Replacement
Michael Brewster

New MEIA™ Series Establishes Next Generation RF High Power Interconnect Capabilities
Norm Brodeur

February

Low Noise Amplifier Design Methodology Summary
Ambarish Roy, Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

Just Under the Radar: A More Connected Future Drives Need for More Microwave Technology and Spectrum
Bob Pinato

Mobile Measurement Vehicle (MMV) Brings Signal Capture and Analysis on the Road
Marty Mosier

Simplifying LTE Complexity: The First Reconfigurable RF Front End
Dylan Kelly

LDMOS RF Driver Transistors Deliver High Performance from 700 to 2700 MHz
Eric Westberg

January

Highly Integrated, High Performance Microwave Radio IC Chipsets Cover 6 - 42 GHz Bands
Hittite Microwave

Why Plug-and-Play, GaN in Plastic Power Modules will Revolutionize Next Generation Radar Systems
MACOM Technology Solutions

Using MMICs to Reduce Size and Power in Phased-Array Radar Systems
Custom MMIC

TWTs, MPMs Meet Broadband, High Frequency Defense Applications Requirements
dB Control

Fully-Loaded GaAs Front-End Modules: Proven Winners for LTE and 3G Smartphones
TriQuint

Overcoming the Challenges of Designing and Testing Phased-Array Radar Systems
Agilent Technologies