This year's conference and exhibition, which ran from October 8-12 in Munich, Germany, was a worthy successor to last year's show in Manchester, England, with over 300 companies announcing a variety of new products and important news items. Thanks once again to this year's Online Show Daily sponsors: AWR®, HUBER+SUHNER and Keithley Instruments Inc.
The Microwave Innovation Group (MiG) introduces the latest version of WASP-NET®, the fast hybrid EM CAD and optimization engine that utilizes the advantages of all four common EM solvers (MM/FE/MoM/FD) in one tool.
HUBER+SUHNER introduces ruggedized, 18 GHz test cables that provide excellent durability and reliable stability vs. bending and torsion, while remaining exceptionally flexible.
Computer Simulation Technology (CST) announced further acceleration boost for the upcoming version 2008 of its market and technology leading Time Domain solver within CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® (CST MWS) through Acceleware's new ClusterInABox™ D30.
Screening can and RFI shielding specialist Tecan is now offering free design assistance to electronics designers looking for solutions to EMI/RFI problems.
Analog Devices Inc., a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal processing applications, recently announced the ADF4157, a new high frequency, fractional-N PLL synthesizer for applications that require low phase noise and ultra-fine-tuning resolution.
The European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference (EuMIC) Award for the best paper presented at the conference went to: A 6 W Uneven Doherty Power Amplifier in GaN Technology by A.Z. Markos and G. Compa of University of Kassel, Germany, along with P. Colantonio, F. Giannini, R. Giofre and M. Imbimbo, University of Roma 'Tor Vergata', Italy. Copyright EuMA.
The European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference (EuMIC) Award for the best paper presented by a young engineer went to: An Active Mixer Tolology for High Linearity and High Frequency Applications by Mingquan Bao and Yinggang Li of Ercisson AB Sweden. Copyright EuMA.
The European Microwave Conference (EuMC) Young Engineer Awards were awarded to Tunable Antenna Design Procedure and Harmonics Suppression Methods of the Tunable DVB-H Antenna for Mobile Applications by Libo Huang of Lehrstuhl für Hochfrequenztechnik TU München, Germany, and A Novel Rotman Lens in SIW Technology by Elisa Sbarra of the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, Perugia, Italy. Copyright EuMC.
Download the full PDF (1.2 MB) of Tunable Antenna Design Procedure and Harmonics Suppression Methods of the Tunable DVB-H Antenna for Mobile Applications
The European Microwave Conference (EuMC) Microwave Prize was presented to Tx-Terminal Phased Array for Satellite Communication at Ka-band by Lukasz A. Greda and Achim Dreher of the Institute of Communications and Navigation, German Aerospace Center (DLR). Copyright EuMC.
The European Conference on Wireless Technologies Conference Prize was awarded to Euclidean Distances in Quantized Spaces with Pre-Stored Components for MIMO Detection by F.A. Monteiro and I.J. Wassell, University of Cambridge, UK. Copyright ECWT.
The European Conference on Wireless Technologies Young Engineer Prize was awarded to 24 GHz Software-Defined Radar System for Automative Applications by H. Zhang, Poly-Grames Research Center, Montreal, Canada, with co-authors L. Li and K. Wu.
The European Radar Conference Best Paper Prize was awarded to A Ka-band, Magnetron Based, Scanning Radar for Airborne Applications by V.A. Volkov, D.M. Vavriv, R.V. Kozhin and L.V. Shevtsova, Institute of Radio Astronomy of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine, and Yong-Hoon Kim and Hoon Lee, Millisys Inc. Copyright EuRAD.
The European Radar Conference Young Engineers Prize was awarded to Ultra-Wideband Imaging for Detection of Early-Stage Breast Cancer by X. Zhuge, M. Hajian, A.G. Yarovoy and L.P. Ligthart, IRCTR Dept. Electrical Engineering, Delft University of Technology. Copyright EuRAD.
Auriga Measurement Systems LLC: Pulsed IV/RF Instrument
The new AU4550 Pulsed IV/RF Instrument provides unequalled test accuracy, compact design, and inexpensive options and modular hardware that allow easy, inexpensive upgrading. Pulsed heads set closer to the device-under-test and narrow range pulse heads improve accuracy while a synthetic instrument core eliminates hardware redundancies, reducing the footprint by half, even when fully optioned. The AU4550's interchangeable pulser heads and LXI-compliancy allow adaptability to scale pulsed IV to pulsed IV/RF while meeting changing industry standards.
The MG37020A is a fast-switching microwave signal generator that provides best-in-class frequency switching speed, which makes it well suited for integration into automated test systems used in both commercial and defense applications. The MG37020A features an enhanced Pulse Modulation Burst Mode for radar interference testing of wireless LAN/MAN dynamic frequency selection (DFS) for regulatory compliance, and an Ultra-Stable Phase Track option to interconnect up to four MG37020A generators for applications requiring multiple test signals.
These ALC Log Amplifiers™ are designed for use in early warning Radar receiver, threat detection equipment, electronic countermeasures and missile guidance systems. A logarithmic amplifier (or "log amplifier," for short) is a specialty amplifier subsystem that is primarily used as an amplitude detector of input signal strength on the front-end of pulsed radar and other wideband electronic warfare systems. As a log amplifier provides an output voltage proportional to the logarithm of its input voltage (which is mathematically equivalent to the input power in dBm), the amplitude information is converted to a more usable format than other linear detection schemes. In pulse radars, log amplifiers allow the system to process signals with narrow pulse widths and large amplitude variations by effectively compressing a large input dynamic range into smaller, more manageable blocks.
The model AMF-2B-08001800-80-40P is a connectorized high power amplifier, covering octave bandwidths from 8 to 18 GHz and delivering approximately 3 W of power and 2.5 W from 6 to 18 GHz. In the band of 10 to 15 GHz, it delivers about 7 W of P1dB. The SMA connectorized aluminum housing is 21 x 95 x 60 mm. It is intended for bolting to a flat cooling surface or fins. Housing is environmentally sealed, EMI shielded and a hermetic sealing option is also available. PA includes reverse voltage protection, in addition to full internal regulation. A TTL-control pin is optional.
Rohde & Schwarz: 20 Hz to 67 GHz Spectrum Analyzer
The R&S FSU67 spectrum analyzer extends the upper frequency limit in spectrum analysis from 50 GHz to 67 GHz, making external waveguide mixers superfluous. In addition, the continuous frequency range starting at 20 Hz simplifies harmonics measurements, for example, since the test set-up does not have to be reconfigured. Developers and manufacturers of microwave components, oscillators and communications equipment thus profit from high measurement accuracy and excellent RF performance due to clear signal display.
HYDE 12.1 is a CAD layout software that supports the editing of simulated RF structures in the context of the complete RF layout. HYDE can also easily combine any number of microstrip components to one embedded part and place it within the substrate. Through this high flexibility, HYDE supports several technologies like PWB, LTCC, hybrid thick/thin film and PCB.
The new AU4550 Pulsed IV/RF Instrument provides unequalled test accuracy, compact design, and inexpensive options and modular hardware that allow easy, inexpensive upgrading. Pulsed heads set closer to the device-under-test and narrow range pulse heads improve accuracy while a synthetic instrument core eliminates hardware redundancies, reducing the footprint by half, even when fully optioned. The AU4550's interchangeable pulser heads and LXI-compliancy allow adaptability to scale pulsed IV to pulsed IV/RF while meeting changing industry standards.
The MG37020A is a fast-switching microwave signal generator that provides best-in-class frequency switching speed, which makes it well suited for integration into automated test systems used in both commercial and defense applications. The MG37020A features an enhanced Pulse Modulation Burst Mode for radar interference testing of wireless LAN/MAN dynamic frequency selection (DFS) for regulatory compliance, and an Ultra-Stable Phase Track option to interconnect up to four MG37020A generators for applications requiring multiple test signals.
These ALC Log Amplifiers™ are designed for use in early warning Radar receiver, threat detection equipment, electronic countermeasures and missile guidance systems. A logarithmic amplifier (or "log amplifier," for short) is a specialty amplifier subsystem that is primarily used as an amplitude detector of input signal strength on the front-end of pulsed radar and other wideband electronic warfare systems. As a log amplifier provides an output voltage proportional to the logarithm of its input voltage (which is mathematically equivalent to the input power in dBm), the amplitude information is converted to a more usable format than other linear detection schemes. In pulse radars, log amplifiers allow the system to process signals with narrow pulse widths and large amplitude variations by effectively compressing a large input dynamic range into smaller, more manageable blocks.
The model AMF-2B-08001800-80-40P is a connectorized high power amplifier, covering octave bandwidths from 8 to 18 GHz and delivering approximately 3 W of power and 2.5 W from 6 to 18 GHz. In the band of 10 to 15 GHz, it delivers about 7 W of P1dB. The SMA connectorized aluminum housing is 21 x 95 x 60 mm. It is intended for bolting to a flat cooling surface or fins. Housing is environmentally sealed, EMI shielded and a hermetic sealing option is also available. PA includes reverse voltage protection, in addition to full internal regulation. A TTL-control pin is optional.
The R&S FSU67 spectrum analyzer extends the upper frequency limit in spectrum analysis from 50 GHz to 67 GHz, making external waveguide mixers superfluous. In addition, the continuous frequency range starting at 20 Hz simplifies harmonics measurements, for example, since the test set-up does not have to be reconfigured. Developers and manufacturers of microwave components, oscillators and communications equipment thus profit from high measurement accuracy and excellent RF performance due to clear signal display.
HYDE 12.1 is a CAD layout software that supports the editing of simulated RF structures in the context of the complete RF layout. HYDE can also easily combine any number of microstrip components to one embedded part and place it within the substrate. Through this high flexibility, HYDE supports several technologies like PWB, LTCC, hybrid thick/thin film and PCB.
