| | Magazine Article Archive - 2008 | | 
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. Use Ctrl+F to open search box, or use Edit->Find menu High Frequency Electronics | Microwave Journal | Microwaves & RF Microwave Product Digest | RF Design | Test & Measurement World | |
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High Frequency Electronics | July Building a Microwave Frequency Synthesizer - Part 3: From Sketch to Product (p.18) Alexander Chenakin Determining CW Power Rating of Coaxial Components (p.S6) Andrew Weirback Software Enhances the Design and Analysis of Tunable Circuits (p.54) Dale D. Henkes, ACS Manufacturers' Efforts Simplify Power Measurement for Specific Standards (p.62) Gary Breed | June Building a Microwave Frequency Synthesizer - Part 2: Component Selection Alexander Chenakin Wireless Receiver Design Emphasizes Direct Conversion IP2 and IP3 Design Considerations for a Direct Conversion I/Q Receiver Doug Stuetzle A Constant Mismatch Analysis of Power RF Transistors Using EDA Tools John Pritiskutch and Craig Rotay A Review of Common Line-Section Directional Couplers Gary Breed | May Non-Linear Simulation of RFIC Amplifier Reference Design Boards (p.20) Hetvi Patel, Thomas Weller, Rick Connick and Lawrence Dunleavy A High Dynamic Range Receiver for the Radar Open System Architecture (p.28) Frank Cannata Spectral Distortion in High Data Rate Remote Sensing Satellite Links (p.44) V. Sambasiva Rao and Surendra Pal Building a Microwave Frequency Synthesizer - Part 1: Getting Started (p.58) Alexander Chenakin | April A 300 W Power Amplifier for the 88 to 108 MHz FM Broadcast Band Antonio Eguizabal Characterization of RF Transmission Lines on Ion-Implanted CMOS Wafers Kamaljeet Singh, Surendra Pal, and Deepak Bhatnagar Low Cost Meets High Value in a Synthesized Signal Generator Richard Houlihan Spatial Combining of Multiple Microwave Noise Radiators Jiri Polivka A Review of the Performance Capabilities of Antenna Arrays Gary Breed | March Power Combiners, Impedance Transformers and Directional Couplers: Part IV Andrei Grebennikov Applying System-in-Package Technology to 16-bit Digital Receiver Design Todd Nelson Design and Development of Microwave Filters on Metallized ABS Plastic Jagdish Shivhare Improving the Bandwidth of Simple Matching Networks Gary Breed | February A Practical Approach to a Compact, Wide-Band SMT Directional Coupler Robert Torsiello and Kham Sanvoravong Frequently Asked Questions About Noise Ed Garcia, NoiseWave Terahertz (THz) Technology: An Introduction and Research Update Power Combiners, Impedance Transformers and Directional Couplers: Part III Andrei Grebennikov Key Design Factors for Power and Ground Connections Gary Breed | January Predicting Probable Cavity Resonance with a 3D EM Tool Yeap Yean Wei, Frank Demming-Janssen, and Linus Lau Ngie Ung Power Combiners, Impedance Transformers and Directional Couplers: Part II Andrei Grebennikov Top Down Design: An Introduction for New Engineers Gary Breed |
Microwave Journal | June A Ku-band 4-bit Compact Octave Bandwidth GaAs MMIC Phase Shifter Inder J. Bahl and Mark Dayton, Tyco Electronics, M/A-COM Products Then: A Helical Phase Shifter For VHF Paul A. Crandell & Fredrick J. Dominick Self-Cancellation of Third-Order Modulation Products Cecil Deisch Analysis and Design of a Linearly Tapered Slot Ved Vyas Dwivedi MIEEE, Y.P. Kosta MIEEE, Shweta Srivastava, H.B. Pandya Optimization of a C Band Pulse Altimeter Robab Kazemi, R. Ali Sadeghzadeh, and Reza Fatemi Mofrad Applying the Slow-wave Effect in the Design of a Compact Antenna I. Tseng Tang, Ding-Bing Lin, and Tzu-Hao Lu Additive (Residual) Phase Noise Measurement of Amplifiers, Frequency Dividers and Frequency Multipliers Jason Breitbarth and Joe Koebel | May Triquint White Paper: Gallium Nitride Applications Tony Balistreri Software-defined Radio: The Next Wave in RF Test Instrumentation? Michael Millhaem A Modified Wilkinson Power Divider With Harmonic Suppression Characteristic S C Bera, R V Singh and V K Garg Improving Multi-carrier PA Efficiency Using Envelope Tracking Gerard Wimpenny Liquid Crystal Polymer: Enabling Next Generation Conformal and Multilayer Electronics Nickolas Kingsley, Auriga Measurement Systems The Battle Between HF and UHF RFID F. Mohd-Yasin, M.K. Khaw, F. Choong, and M.B.I. Reaz A Harmonic and Size Reduced Ring Hybrid Using Hairpin-type LUCs Hong-Seop Lee and Hee-Yong Hwang Harmonic Load Pull with High Gamma Tuners Gary Simpson Analysis and Design of a Compact Multi-band Antenna for Wireless Communications Applications Abdelnasser A. Eldek Software-defined Radio Transmitters for Advanced Wireless and Satellite Communications Systems Fadhel M. Ghannouchi An Improved BSIM4 Model for 0.13 μm RF CMOS Using a Simple Lossy Substrate Extraction Method Chien-Cheng Wei, Hsien-Chin Chiu and Wu-Shiung Feng | April Then: Similarity Considerations for Varactor Multipliers Dr. A. Uhlir, Jr. A Novel Three-dimensional CP-FDTD Thin Slot Algorithm for Shielding Analysis Xu Li, Ji-hui Yu, Quan-di Wang and Yong-ming Li Phase Diversity and Optimal I/Q Signal Combining Methods on a UHF RFID Reader’s Receiver Byung-Jun Jang Microwave Point-to-Point Systems in 4G Wireless Networks and Beyond Harvey Lehpamer A Dual-band-rejected Design for a Cross Semielliptic Monopole Antenna Wen-Shan Chen, Chi-Huang Lin and Mao-Kai Hsu Phase Noise: Theory versus Practicality John Esterline A Novel N-way Distributed Doherty Amplifier with Improved Efficiency at High PAR Signals Kyoung-Joon Cho, Wan-Jong Kim, Ji-Yeon Kim, Jong-Heon Kim, and Shawn P. Stapleton A High Efficiency and Gain Doherty Amplifier for Wireless Mobile Base Stations X.Q. Chen, Y.C. Guo and X.W. Shi A Self-offset Phase-locked Loop Bogdan Sadowski A Broadband Class-E Parallel-circuit VHF Power Amplifier with High Harmonic Suppression Kumar Narendra, Sangaran Pragash, Chacko Prakash, Lokesh Anand, M.F. Ain and S.I.S. Hassan | March Then: Parametric Diode Q Measurements Richard I. Harrison Measuring S-parameters: The First 50 Years David Vye Recent Advances in Fresnel Zone Plate Antenna Technology S. M. StoutGrandy and J.S. Wight Performance Analysis of OFDM S.S. Riaz Ahamed Design of a Miniaturized Quarter-Circular-Slot UWB Antenna Joon-Won Jang and Hee-Yong Hwang Design of a Four Feeding Microstrip Patch Antenna M.F. Ain, J.S. Mandeep, C.T. Chin, S.I.S. Hassan M.A.Othman and B.M. Nawang Determining Radiated Performance of Mobile WiMAX Devices Michael D. Foegelle Residual Phase Noise Measurements of the Input Section in a Receiver Uros Mavric and Brian Chase A Microstrip-Fed Monopole Antenna for WLAN USB Applications Wen-Shan Chen and Kuang-Yuan Ku Effect of Resistivity Variations on the Performance of Lossy Micro-machined Resonators Kamaljeet Singh and K. Nagachenchaiah A High Linearity and Efficiency UHF RF Power Amplifier with Cartesian Feedback for Digital Modulation K. Narendra, M.F. Ain, J.S. Mandeep and S.I.S. Hassan A Highly Integrated HBT Down-converter MMIC Employing Optimally Designed Spiral Inductor Filters Young Yun, In-Ho Kang and Ji-Won Jung A Distributed Trans-impedance Amplifier Using InGaP/InGaAs Enhancement-mode PHEMT Technology Chia-Song Wu, Hsing-Chung Liu, Hsien-Chin Chiu and Wei-Hsien Lee | February An Enabling New 3D Architecture for Microwave Components and Systems Zoya Popovic, Sébastien Rondineau, Dejan Filipovic, David Sherrer, Chris Nicholas, Jean-Marc Rollin and Ken Vanhille Design of a Microwave Group Delay Time Adjuster and Its Application to a Feedforward Power Amplifier Heungjae Choi, Yongchae Jeong, J.S. Kenney, and Chul Dong Kim High Efficiency Broadband Power Amplifiers F.J. Ortega-Gonzalez, J.M. Pardo-Martin, A. Gimeno-Martin and C.B. Peces Design of a CPW-fed Printed Antenna for Ultra-wideband Applications Wen-Shan Chen and Kai-Cheng Yang, Southern Taiwan University A 5 GHz RFIC Single Chip Solution in GaInP/GaAs HBT Technology Chin-Chun Meng and Tzung-Han Wu Extracting a Nonlinear Electro-thermal Model for a GaN HFET Andrew Edwards, Bernard Geller and Isik C. Kizilyalli Design, Development and Fabrication of Post-coupled Band pass Waveguide Filter @ 11.2GHz for Radiometer RAVISH R. SHAH, AMIT PATEL, VED VYAS DWIVEDI and HITESH B PANDYA CMOS AGC Design Strategies Louis Fan Fei, Garmin International Application Note: Parallel Capacitance in High Power RF Resistors Florida RF Labs/EMC Technology White Paper: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Mark Elo White Paper: WiMAX Backhaul - No Longer Takes a Back Seat Aviv Ronai | January Now: Phased-array Radars: Past, Astounding Breakthroughs and Future Trends (January 2008) Eli Brookner Then: Array Radars: A Survey of Their Potential And Their Limitations (May 1962) J. L. Allen Design of Waveguide Bandpass Filter in the X-Frequency Band Gaëtan Prigent, Nathalie Raveu, Olivier Pigaglio, and Henri Baudrand The Design of A Dual Ultra-Wide Bandpass Filter Using L-Shaped Step Impedance Resonators Chu-Yu Chen, Li-Mei Tu A Low Cost Method for GSM Mobile Synchronization to Base Jaleh Komaili, Darioush Agahi, and Masoud Kahrizi A Multi-band Inserted Yagi-type Arrayed-slots PIFA Antenna Using a Large Offset Rectangular L-shaped Feed Yong-Woong Jang and Sang Woo Lee A Dual-mode Sensor Solution for Safe Helicopter Landing and Flight Assistance Yan Christian Venot and Peter Kielhorn Design Enablement for RF and Microwave IC Design: Part II Juan Cordovez, James Victory, Samir Chaudhry, Volker Blaschke, Zhixin Yan, Robert Milkovits, Ivan Ban and Marco Racanelli Electromagnetic Simulation of Mobile Phone Antenna Performance Omid Sotoudeh, and Tilmann Wittig Powerful New Formulas for Input Impedance of Antennas and Arrays Jeremy K. Raines |
| Microwaves & RF | July Design An X-Band Vivaldi Antenna Dr. J.S. Mandeep and Mr. Nicholas Digital Predistortion Linearizes Broadband PAs Hardik Gandhi Examine The Effects Of Phase Noise On RFID Range Dr. Byung-Jun Jang and Dr. Hyun-Goo Yoon Planar Resonators Arm Tunable Oscillators Ajay Kumar Poddar and Ulrich L. Rohde | June Coupled Stubs Support Microstrip Bandbass Filter N. Nagachenchaiah, Kamaljeet Singh Making Advanced Radar Measurements Darren McCarthy Planar Resonators Arm Tunable Oscillators Ajay Kumar Poddar. Ulrich L. Rohde Multibeam Antenna Serves Broadband Wireless Comms Jasmin Desai, Dr. John Howard | May Eliminate Fixture Effects On Device Measurements David Ballo and John Barfuss Large-Signal Approach Yields Low-Noise VHF/UHF Oscillators Ajay Kumar Poddar and Ulrich L. Rohde Multilayer Microstrip Forms Tunable Bandstop Filters Yamina Bekri, Nasreddine Ben Ahmed, Nadia Benabdallah, and Salima Seghier Reviewing GNSS Basics For Software Engineers Malcolm Lomer Modular Approach Provides Fast And Easy Prototyping Jenny Jiayan Shen | April EM Simulator Models Acoustic/Electric Designs Marco Farina Large-Signal Approach Yields Low-Noise VHF/UHF Oscillators Ajay Kumar Poddar and Ulrich L. Rohde Cut Loss In Low-Voltage, Wideband PIN Attenuators Chin-Leong Lim | March Design An Integrated Oscillator/Antenna R.A. Abd-Alhameed, P.S. Excell, A. Ghorbani, N.J. McEwan, C.H. See, and D. Zhou 12-Port VNA Characterizes Crosstalk On High-Speed Lines Harry Momjian Analyze EM Parameters Of Slotted Tube Couplers Yamina Bekri , Nasreddine Ben Ahmed, Nadia Benabdallah, Abdelhafid Lallam | February RF Power Calibration Aids Wireless Transmitters Eamon Nash GaN Devices Arm Distributed Amplifier Anthony Pavio and Chenggang Xie Assemble High-Power Attenuator Systems Dave Distler, Coaxial Dynamics | January Power Meters Make Connections Via USB Craig Allardice and Tony Lymer Tracking Advances In Probing Mixed-Mode RF Circuitry Larry Dangremond Configure An RF ATE System Denis Gable Determine Twisted-Line Characteristic Impedance Antonio Alves Ferreira, Jr., Wilton Ney Do Amaral Pereira, and Jose Antonio Junstino Ribeiro |
Microwave Product Digest | June New RF Passive Discrete and Integrated Technologies Combining Ultra-Stable Performance and Smallest Size Chris Reynolds 50-V LDMOS Portfolio Expands To Ease Transition to Digital Broadcasting Barry Manz Useful Wireless Test System Architectures Using Programmable Step Attenuators Brett Chermansky, Chief Engineer, JFW Industries Why Directional Couplers Are Better for High Power Measurements vs. Attenuators MECA Electronics Remotely-tunable Notch and Bandpass Filters for Evaluating System Performance Sam Johnson GaN and GaAs High Power Process Research Leads to Advances for Military Applications Anthony Balistreri and Mark Andrews | May Overcoming Noise Figure Measurement Challenges in Fixtured, On-Wafer and ATE Environments David Ballo Trends in Military Communication Systems Chris Heavens System Level Simulation Helps Validate Wireless Transceiver Design Joel Kirshman Isolator and Circulator Basics MECA Electronics A Fundamental and Technical Review of Radomes Lance Griffiths Military Radome Performance and Verification Testing Thomas B. Darling What It Takes to Make High Efficiency Ka-Band Amplifiers Damian McCann, Dr. Simon Mahon, Anna Dadello, Dr. Alex Bessemoulin, Dr. Jim Harvey, and Peter Evans Multifunction Subsystems Employ Advanced MIC Techniques Narda Microwave-East A dual-channel, DSP-based FM arbitrary waveform generator By NARDA Microwave-EAST A New Level of Integration in RF Components Mike Press and Mark Moffat, RFMD® Satellite Simulator Speeds Training and Troubleshooting Rick Walsh Telemetry Antennas with Integrated Electronics Tom Goodwin | April Long Term Evolution (LTE): a New Air Interface for Wireless Access Jan Whitacre Standards-based Waveform Creation Software Allows for Fast, Accurate and Cost-effective Testing of Wireless Technologies Lynne Patterson Accurate High RF Power Measurement Jin Yu and Henry Szczurko Improve System Integration and Performance with a New Family of Variable Gain Amplifiers (VGA) Richard Houlihan A Small Form Factor 3-9 GHz Synthesizer Module for Use in Synthetic Instrumentation Applications Alexander Chenakin and Suresh Ojha | March Importance of Mismatch Tolerance for Amplifiers Used in Susceptibility Testing Pat Malloy, Sr. Applications Engineer and Jason Smith Pierce-Gate Crystal Oscillator, an Introduction Ramon Cerda High Frequency Low Phase Noise TCXO Sergio San Pedro Package Diversity A Microwave Tuner in a VME-based Open Architecture, with Phase Coherent Multi-channel Operation Tyco Electronics | February Selecting Switches for High-Power Testing Applications Kim-Yen Ang and Yee-Ping Teoh Complex Antenna System Design Jim DeLap, Dane Thompson, Ph.D., and Nick Hirth EDGE Power Amplifier Distortion Measurements in a Large Signal Polar Modulation (LSPM) System David Zhao and Jason Zhou Industry Migration to 3G Multimode Puts Premium on Handset’s Front-End Module Design Nick Cheng, Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | January 10G Linear TIA in Long-Reach Multi-Mode Applications Lian Zhao and Ariel Nachum Comparison of High Power Amplifier Technologies: TWTAs vs SSPAs Howard Hausman Passive Components, Switches Combine High Performance, Fast Availability Narda Microwave-East Breakthrough in Conformal Self-Shielding of Electronic Packages Scott Morris and Milind Shah Considerations when Selecting COTS WLAN Products for Military Systems Dean Handrinos, Stealth Microwave Advanced Transmit/Receive Module Solutions Supported by Highly Integrated X-Band Chip Set Douglas A. Bajgot |
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