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    February 16, 2006 Newsletter

    Feb. 16, 2006
    ============================== Microwaves & RF UPDATE MWRF - www.mwrf.com February 16, 2006 ============================== Greetings and welcome to your personal copy of PlanetEE's Microwaves and RF UPDATE e-newsletter. Please see below for ...
    Jack Browne, John Curley
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    Microwaves & RF UPDATE
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    February 16, 2006
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    Greetings and welcome to your personal copy of PlanetEE's Microwaves 
    and RF UPDATE e-newsletter. Please see below for address-change or 
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    Today's Table of Contents:
    1. The Honolulu MTT-S Revisited 
    2. Agilent and Freescale Collaborate On ZigBee 
    3. QUALCOMM Selects ANADIGICS' PAs for MSM Reference Design 
    4. Powerwave Launches Current Injectors At 3GSM 
    5. Ansoft Shows Solid Growth In Third Quarter 
    6. SiGe and Shanghai Simcom Team on First E-GPS/GSM Handset 
    7. Hittite's Latest LNA Fits Microwave Radios
    8. Happenings - Conferences 
    
    
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    1.  Viewpoint 
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    The Honolulu MTT-S Revisited 
    
    Last issue, a report on the first annual IEEE Radio & Wireless 
    Symposium and Exhibition (San Diego, CA, January 17-19, 2006) 
    mentioned the plethora of side discussions on the 2007 IEEE 
    Microwave Theory & Techniques Symposium (MTT-S). The site location 
    of Honolulu, Hawaii had many at the San Diego show weighing the 
    benefits of a Hawaii beach versus the expense of having a technical 
    conference/exhibition in such an obvious vacation spot. Over 50 
    readers wrote us with their comments and, as promised, here is a 
    brief summary of those thoughts. 
    
    As expected, many with fiscal responsibility (in upper management) 
    thought that Hawaii was a poor site, especially those from companies 
    on the US East Coast. Many from US West Coast companies felt that 
    Hawaii was no worse a location than some of the other MTT-S sites 
    selected by the IEEE in recent years. Most technical presenters were 
    in favor of Hawaii, noting that they would use the opportunity to 
    plan a vacation for themselves and their family. Many respondents 
    agreed that the Hawaii location might offer an excellent opportunity 
    to make connections with potential customers from the Fast East. 
    
    It's an interesting debate that will only be decided by the results 
    of the show itself. For those with more opinions to offer, don't 
    miss Microwaves & RF Editor Nancy Friedrich's Editorial in the March 
    issue of the magazine.
    
    
    JACK BROWNE
    Technical Director
    
    
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    2. News
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    Agilent and Freescale Collaborate On ZigBee
    
    Leading test solutions house Agilent Technologies and semiconductor 
    supplier Freescale Semiconductor announced results from a 
    collaborative effort to expedite the development of ZigBee (IEEE 
    802.15.4) wireless connectivity solutions. Agilent has enhanced the 
    user-friendliness of its N4010A Wireless Connectivity Test Set, 
    while Freescale has successfully streamlined the development and 
    qualification of its newest ZigBee chipsets. According to Brett 
    Black, commercial wireless manager with Freescale, "The N4010A test 
    set allowed us to efficiently test our chipset platform to the 
    standards set by the ZigBee Alliance. We obtained accurate, 
    repeatable measurements that allowed us to quickly ensure the 
    device's performance and finalize the chipset design in time to meet 
    market demand." Agilent's Earl Thompson, vice president and general 
    manager with the company's Wireless Division, adds "Freescale is a 
    global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded 
    semiconductors for many markets, including ZigBee. We're proud that 
    our N4010A has contributed to its chipset platform development."
    Agilent Technologies ---> http://news.mwrf.com/t?ctl=210EA:49027F
    Freescale Technologies ---> http://news.mwrf.com/t?ctl=210F3:49027F
    
    
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    3. News
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    QUALCOMM Selects ANADIGICS' PAs for MSM Reference Design
    
    ANADIGICS announced this week that QUALCOMM had adopted the models 
    AWT6272, AWT6276 and AWT6277 WCDMA (UMTS) power amplifiers as well 
    as the model AND0041 polar EDGE power amplifier for QUALCOMM's 
    Mobile Station Modem (MSM) reference design. On the growing use of 
    WCDMA in third-generation (3G) wireless networks worldwide, 
    ANADIGICS' Senior Vice President and General Manager of Wireless 
    Products, Dr. Ali Khatibzadeh, noted "With four ANADIGICS power 
    amplifiers supporting different bands as part of QUALCOMM's 
    industry-leading MSM6275 reference design, we are proud to have been 
    selected as a primary power amplifier vendor for their 3G solutions 
    and look forward to continued collaboration on the next generation 
    of broadband wireless systems." The InGaP PAs are designed for high 
    efficiency in order to minimize battery power drain in mobile 
    applications.
    ANADIGICS ---> http://news.mwrf.com/t?ctl=210F4:49027F
    QUALCOMM ---> http://news.mwrf.com/t?ctl=210F6:49027F
    
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    4. News
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    Powerwave Launches Current Injectors At 3GSM
    
    Wireless equipment supplier Powerwave Technologies introduced 
    families of indoor and outdoor broadband current injectors at the 
    2006 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain earlier this week. The 
    low-loss current injectors are designed to deliver DC to a 
    tower-mounted amplifier (TMA) while also providing a communications 
    link for status and alarm conditions for the TMA. The firm's 
    LGP233nn (indoor) and LGP213nn (outdoor) broadband current injectors 
    feature advanced lightning protection circuits that operate as surge 
    protection, eliminating the need for traditional lightning arrestors 
    in the base station unit. The units are compatible with the 
    requirements of the Antenna Interface Standards Group (AISG) and 
    Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). According to Ron 
    Buschur, president and CEO of Powerwave Technologies, "We are 
    pleased to provide our customers with indoor and outdoor broadband 
    current injectors that enable them to efficiently, and 
    cost-effectively power and monitor their tower-mounted equipment." 
    The broadband designs support 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz 
    GSM/EDGE, and 2100-MHz WCDMA bands.
    Powerwave Technologies ---> http://news.mwrf.com/t?ctl=210F2:49027F
    
    
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    5. News
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    Ansoft Shows Solid Growth In Third Quarter
    
    Software supplier Ansoft Corp. announced positive financial results 
    for its third quarter of fiscal 2006 ended January 31, 2006. Revenue 
    for the third quarter totaled $19.7 million, an increase of 13 
    percent compared to $17.4 million reported in the previous fiscal 
    year's third quarter. On a non-generally accepted accounting 
    principles (GAAP) basis (excluding the impact of acquisition-related 
    amortization), net income for the third quarter was $4.5 million, or 
    $0.35 per diluted share, representing a 52 percent increase when 
    compared to non-GAAP net income of $3.0 million, or $0.23 per 
    diluted share in the previous fiscal year's third quarter. On a GAAP 
    basis, net income for the third quarter was $4.3 million, or $0.33 
    per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income of $2.8 million, or 
    $0.21 per diluted share in the previous fiscal year's third quarter. 
    According to Nicholas Csendes, Ansoft's President and CEO, "For the 
    fourth quarter, we expect record revenues and record earnings."
    Ansoft Corp. --> http://news.mwrf.com/t?ctl=210F9:49027F
    
    
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    6. News
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    SiGe and Shanghai Simcom Team on First E-GPS/GSM Handset
    
    This week's 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain was full of 
    news, including an announcement of the world's first enhanced Global 
    Positioning System (E-GPS) multimedia handset for GSM. The S788 
    handset, designed by Shanghai Simcom with a GPS receiver integrated 
    circuit (IC) from SiGe Semiconductor, is a palm-sized cellular 
    telephone with high accuracy location based services (LBS). The 
    handset 
    offers an MP3/MPEG4 player, touchscreen, and two-megapixel camera in 
    a slim, lightweight case. The handset's E-GPS location capability is 
    enabled by SiGe Semiconductor's SE8088L GPS receiver and software, 
    and E-GPS software from Cambridge Positioning Systems Limited (CPS). 
    "We evaluated location technologies, and found E-GPS to be the best 
    option for fast, accurate location fixes in all environments," said 
    Gong Zhenjun, senior vice president and general manager of Shanghai 
    Simcom.
    Cambridge Positioning Systems ---> http://news.mwrf.com/t?ctl=210F1:49027F
    Shanghai Simcom ---> http://news.mwrf.com/t?ctl=210FD:49027F
    SiGe Semiconductor ---> http://news.mwrf.com/t?ctl=210FA:49027F
    
    
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    7. News
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    Hittite's Latest LNA Fits Microwave Radios
    
    Microwave integrated-circuit (IC) supplier Hittite Microwave has 
    unveiled their latest low-noise amplifier (LNA) geared for microwave 
    radios, military systems, and industrial sensor applications. The 
    model HMC341LC3B is a GaAs PHEMT monolithic microwave integrated 
    circuit (MMIC) LNA housed in a RoHS-compliant 3 by 3 mm leadless 
    surface-mount-technology (SMT) package. It operates from 21 to 29 
    GHz with 13 dB gain and 2.5 dB noise figure. The IC required no 
    external components, and draws only 35 mA from a single +3-VDC 
    supply. It is also available in die form as model HMC341LC3B. 
    Hittite Microwave Corp. ---> http://news.mwrf.com/t?ctl=210F8:49027F
    
    
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    8.  Happenings - Conferences
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    RF & Hyper
    March 21-23, 2006
    CNIT
    La Defense, Paris, France
    http://news.mwrf.com/t?ctl=210F0:49027F
    
    2006 IEEE Sarnoff Symposium
    March 27-28, 2006
    Nassau Inn, Princeton, NJ
    http://news.mwrf.com/t?ctl=210ED:49027F
    
    Del Mar Electronics Show 
    April 26-27, 2006
    Del Mar Fairgrounds
    Del Mar, CA
    http://news.mwrf.com/t?ctl=210FE:49027F
    
    IMAPS International Conference on 
    High-Temperature Electronics (HiTEC 2006)
    May 15-18, 2006
    Hilton of Santa Fe
    Santa Fe, NM
    http://news.mwrf.com/t?ctl=210EC:49027F
    
    International Microwave Theory & Techniques 
    Symposium (MTT-S)
    June 11-16, 2006
    Moscone Convention Center
    San Francisco, CA
    http://news.mwrf.com/t?ctl=210F7:49027F
    
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