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December 2004 - In This Issue [Cover Story] Vector Analyzers Ease Test Process To 8 GHz Vector analyzers are part of every major microwave test laboratory and production environment, but ease of use has never been one of their key selling points. The ZVB Series of vector network analyzers (VNAs) from Rohde & Schwarz (Columbia, MD)... — Richard Pieciak [News] Tracking The Top 25 Microwave Websites Engineering websites are important information resources for microwave design engineers. When properly designed, an engineering website can quickly guide a visitor to a particular component or device, track down a data sheet on a spectrum analyzer,... — Jack Browne [Design Features] Regenerate Coherent Carriers From PSK Signals Designing coherent carrier-recovery circuitry for demodulating suppressed-carrier phase-shift-keying (PSK) signals involves several trade-offs and performance considerations. A number of approaches is available, although this article will focus on a... — P.K. Jain , et al. [Design Features] Approach Yields Low-Noise Amplifiers Low-noise amplifiers are vital for high signal sensitivity in communications receivers. Although the focus of previous articles in this series has been on achieving matched conditions for high and stable gain from a given transistor, this installment... — Joseph F. White [Product Technology] Novel Contacts Aid Lead-Free Packaging Electronics manufacturing is steadily moving toward the use of lead-free packaging and lead-free printed-circuit-board (PCB) attachments. The European Union (EU) has already established Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of certain hazardous... — Jack Browne [Product Technology] Synthesizers Switch Quickly To 20 GHz Fast tuning and low phase noise are key ingredients for high-performance frequency synthesizers, and two of the notable characteristics of the IBS series of broadband synthesizers from Elcom Technologies (Rockleigh, NJ). The synthesizer family... — Jack Browne [Editorial] Learn To Use Gifts Wisely For many, this time of year is a blur of images, as retailers and shoppers embrace the holiday season, as companies on calendar fiscal years race to finalize budgets and close books, and weary workers plan to clear their remaining vacation time... — Jack Browne |
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