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Magazine Article Archive - 2003
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.
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High Frequency Electronics
November
RF and Microwave Power Amplifier and Transmitter Technologies — Part 4
Finding the Lumped Element Varactor Diode Model
Ordinary Vector Network Analyzers Get Differential Port Measurement Capability
A Review of Key Oscillator Specifications and What They Mean
September
RF and Microwave Power Amplifier and Transmitter Technologies — Part 3
Signal Propagation in the 900 MHz to 5 GHz Wireless Bands
July
RF and Microwave Power Amplifier and Transmitter Technologies — Part 2
Integration of Silicon with Passive Devices Yields Advantages in Wireless Design
Cost Effective Methods for Characterizing Laser Transfer Curves
May
RF and Microwave Power Amplifier and Transmitter Technologies — Part 1
Broadband VHF/UHF Amplifier Design Using Coaxial Transformers
Simple Lab-Built Test Accessories for RF, IF, Baseband and Audio
Intermodulation Distortion Performance and Measurement Issues
March
Digital Signal Integrity, Circuit Board Design and the Interconnect Interface
Handset-PA Duplexer Interaction When the Isolator is Eliminated
Techniques for Pulsed S-Parameter Measurements
Transistor Biasing Issues for Linear Amplification of Complex Signals
January
The Correlation of Data Throughput with Link Loss for Commercial WLAN Devices
System-in-Package for WLAN/PAN Aids Coexistence with Digital Cellular
Echo Distortion in Bandpass Filters
Bit Error Rate: Fundamental Concepts and Measurement Issue
Microwave Journal
December
The Grid Amplifier: Enabling High Power Millimeter-wave Systems
An Actively-controlled Microwave Reflecting Surface with Binary-pattern Modulation
Flash in the Plan: Directed-Energy Weapons Remain More Experimental Than Available
A Brief Exposure to Ultra-wideband Signaling
Cavity Techniques for Substrate Properties at Microwave/Millimeter-wave Bands
A Nonlinear Circuit Simulation Model for GaAs and InP Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors
November
An Equivalent Circuit and Modeling Method for Defected Ground Structure and Its Application to the Design of Microwave Circuits
Dependency of IV Characteristics of a MESFET Device on Frequency and Electric Field
Design and Evaluation of a High Selectivity Combline Bandpass Filter
A Diode Linearizer for Microwave Power Amplifiers
A Deterministic Method for Optimizing VSWR
Ferrite Circulator Switches and Their Applications
CAD, Test and Measurement Supplement: Recent Advances in EDA Software Solutions for Improved RFIC Design Flows
CAD, Test and Measurement Supplement: A Nonlinear Model Compiler for RF/Microwave Engineers
CAD, Test and Measurement Supplement: A Two-path Vector Signal Generator
CAD, Test and Measurement Supplement: AWGN Generators with Precise Control of Resolution and Noise Density
CAD, Test and Measurement Supplement: 100 W Hot Switching Programmable Attenuators
October
Adding a Low Data Rate Radio ASSP to an ISM Application
Cross-modulation in a CDMA Mobile Phone Receiver
The Concept of Predistortion
September
Microwave in Europe: Trends Shaping the Future
A Universal Oscillator Analysis Technique that Accurately Estimates Frequency and Output Power
A Low Power Consumption Architecture for Mobile Phones Above 1800 MHz
Generating a Plane Wave in the Near Field with a Planar Array Antenna
Application of GTEM Cells to Wireless Communication Transceiver Designs
A Fully Integrated CMOS VCO for DCS-1800 Direct Conversion Receivers
Quarter-wavelength N-way Power Dividers/Combiners: Historical Aspects and New Modifications
August
Wide Tuning Range RF-MEMS Varactors Fabricated Using the PolyMUMPs Foundry
Numerical FDTD Modeling of Silicon Integrated Spiral Inductors
July
A Novel Class of High Selectivity Filters and Duplexers in Microstrip Technology
A Novel Simulation Tool for PN Junction Varactors Based on Finite Difference Approximations
A Reduced-size Power Divider Using the Coupled Line Equivalent to a Lumped Inductor
June
RF Test Fixture Basics
Design of a MESFET Frequency Multiplier - Theory and Simulation
Multicriteria VCO Design
Design of a TRM Calibration Kit for the ZMA Coaxial Interface Using Ansoft HFSS
Defense Priority Ratings: Know the Rules
May
An Aircraft Single-antenna FM Radio Altimeter
Mixer Spur Analysis with Concurrently Swept LO, RF and IF: Tools and Techniques
Using Guided Wavelength as a Basis for the Design of Dielectric Rod Antennas
Fast and Accurate High Power Device Characterization with a Microstrip SOL Method
A GSM Standard Band Selective Repeater
High Speed Digital Packaging
Design and Operation of Automatic Gain Control Loops for Receivers in Modern Communications Systems
April
An Adaptive Feedforward Amplifier for WCDMA Base Stations Using Imperfect Signal Cancellation
A Novel Adaptive Feedforward Amplifier Using an Analog Controller
A Voltage-controlled PIN Diode Attenuator Using an Accurate PIN Diode Model
Specification and Measurement of Local Oscillator Noise in Integrated Circuit Base Station Mixers
Design of a Predistorter Controlling Individual Orders of Intermodulation Using a New Harmonic Generator
March
RF Coplanar Probe Basics
Pulsed I-V for Nonlinear Modeling
Gold Stud Bumps in Flip-chip Applications
The Importance of Phase Accuracy in Differential VNA Measurements
Developing Sophisticated Models for Capacitors, Inductors and Other Passive Components
February
Hybrid Synthesizer Tutorial
A Method to Predict the Level of Intermodulation Products in Broadband Power Amplifiers
A Low Noise Wideband Microwave Oscillator Using a Tunable Microstrip Combline Filter
Effects of Grounding and Bias Circuit on the Performance of High Frequency Linear Amplifiers
Overcoming Hard Limiter Suppression
Memory Effect Reduction for LDMOS Bias Circuits
January
Trends in Antennas for Wireless Communications
Development of an Advanced Airborne Precipitation Radar
An RF Module Design for a Multi-mode Handset
A Low Cost Pencil-beam Microstrip Antenna at 76.5 GHz
A 2.4 GHz CMOS Power Amplifier with 20 dBm Output Power for Bluetooth and WLAN Applications
A Wideband and High Gain Microstrip Four-slot Antenna Array
Interactive Interdigital Filter Design Using MMICAD Software
Microwaves & RF
December
SiGe Fires Single-Chip Fractional-N Synthesizer
Understanding Ultra Narrowband Modulation
Design Inset-Fed Microstrip Patch Antennas
November
RF Design Environment Closes Verification Gap
Simple PBG Structures Serve Microwave Designs
Linearizing MPMs For Communications
Make Accurate Pulsed S-Parameter Measurements
October
SiGe Direct Modulators Ease Upconverter Design
Smart Synthesizers Simplify RF Integration
Active Mixers Deliver High IP3
September
Ceramic Resonator Oscillators Challenge SAW Performance
Evaluating RF Relays For Military Systems
Gaining LDMOS Device Linearity And Stability
Reviewing SDARS Antenna Requirements
Assemble A Tunable L-Band Preselector
Enhance The Design Of LTCC RF Modules
August
MEMS Sources Offer Alternative To Quartz
Configure An Optimal RF/Microwave Switch System
Mounting Technique Aids MMIC Performance
Simulation Approach Aids RF Design Debugginga
July
Instrument Checks GPS Noise Immunity
Linear Power Control Of GSM Amplifier Power
Convert Distributed MICs To MMICs
Test Spectrum Analyzer ACP Dynamic Range
June
Designing Antennas For UWB Systems
Tracking WCDMA Transmitter Theory
Optimize Benefits Of Subharmonic Mixers
May
Flexible Chip Set Arms 802.11a/b/g WLANs
Making Accurate Burst Measurements
Improve PCB Shielding For Portable Devices
Filtering Interference From Cellular Receivers
Analyze Coax Cable Digital Pulse Distortion
April
On-Wafer Probes Test Silicon ICs To 100 GHz
Meld Load-Pull Tests With EDA Tools
Reducing ESR Measurement Errors
March
Handheld Analyzers Check Naval Systems
Comparing High-Frequency Control Devices
Wireless Approach Monitors Tire Pressure
Sampling IF filters Fortify Bluetooth Designs
February
Chip Set Adds Embedded GPS
Electromagnetic Analysis Speeds RFID Design
Software Shaves Time Off Filter Synthesis
Model MMIC Nichrome Resistors
LO Buffers/Splitters Ease LO Drive Designs
Generate Wide-Dynamic Range WCDMA/3GPP Signals
January
Coaxial Tuners Control Impedances To 65 GHz
Performing Bluetooth RF Radio Testing
Check Bluetooth Baseband Signals With A Scope
Achieving Antenna Isolation Within Wireless Systems
Oscillators: A New Look At An Old Model
Design A High-Precision Antenna For GPS
RF Design
November
A Monolithic X-band Class-E Power Amplifier for Space Based Radar Systems
Software Defined Radios Present Complex Design Challenges
UWB Technology for Location-Aware Networking
Experimental Results for PCM/FM, SOQPSK, and Multi-H CPM with CMA Equalization
A Low-Cost, Two-Stage, Low Noise Amplifier for 5 GHz to 6 GHz Applications Using the Silicon-Germanium BFP640 Transistor
Minimum-length cascades of short transmission lines
October
Temperature Stable PIN Diode VCA and High Range VCA
Infrared Communications Using the IrDA Standard
Adaptive Transmit Diversity in Handsets for Performance Enhancement of CDMA Networks
DC to 100 GHz High-Speed Digital and Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits
Why all the buzz about SOI?
Affordable phase shifters for electronically scanned phased array antennas
September
Highly Spectrum-Efficient Modulation Techniques and Other Technology Advances Take Hold in Aerospace Electronics
Multitone IMD Offers Clearer Picture of MCPA Performance
Bluetooth Shifts up a Gear: Intelligent Tools Solve In-Vehicle RF Range and Interference Issues
An Integrated Downconverter Circuit in 0.8 m SiGe Technology for DCS-1800 Applications
Low Power Design Techniques for High-Speed Programmable Embedded Infosec Systems
WCDMA Versus GSM: Handset Performance Testing
August
Microwave Chirp Radar Design: Combining Virtual and Physical Hardware Performance Analysis
High-Temperature Superconductor Filter Technology Breaks New Ground
Why Oscillators are the Best Frequency Sources for Wireless Designs
July
Geometric Programming-Based Design
Multichannel, Multiband VHF Software Radio Based Receiver Eliminates RF Down Conversion
Managing Noise and Spurious Within Complex Microwave Assemblies
Analysis and Implementation of Carrier Recovery Process in a Multimission Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station
June
The 4G soldier new developments in military mobile communications
Ultrawideband: New promises, new problems
Designing Signals for Arbitrary Waveform Generators
Introduction to GSM and GSM mobile RF transceiver derivation
Reflections on Transistor Stability
Correlating High-Speed ADC Performance to Multicarrier 3G Requirements
RF Module Design: Requirements and Issues
May
Multi-Channel SDR Architectures for C4ISR Applications
Does Next-Gen Phone's Success Hang on the Cool Factor?
MMDS, Wireless Broadband Access and the Last Mile
A Low Noise, Multiple Output PLL Synthesizer for Radar Applications
Techniques for Determining Small Antenna Gain
An Innovative Shortwave Coupler Design
April
WLANs Meet Fiber Optics Evaluating 802.11a WLANs Over Fiber Optic Links
Low-cost UMTS Tower Top Power Amplifier
High Data Rate, Point-to-point Digital Microwave Systems Primer
Using Single-ended S-matrices to Characterize Differential Components in Mobile Radio Design
March
Integrating IP Into Wireless Systems
A Low-noise, High-performance Zero IF Quadrature Detector/Preamplifier
Software Defined Radio Comes of Age
Bandpass Filter Design Using Multilayer Dielectrics
Real-time Quality Analysis of Digital Remote Sensing Satellite Signals
February
Total Recall and You Thought It was Only a Movie
LNA Matching Techniques for Optimizing Noise Figures
Fundamentals of Digital Quadrature Modulation
Securing Unlicensed WLAN Data Communications
Detector Selection for Spectrum Analyzer Measurements
January
Microwave PA Thermal Design for SATCOM Systems Stephen D. Turner and Ahmed M. Zaghlol
An Optimal Mixer Matching Design Technique Under Large Signal Pumping J. P. Pascual , M. L. de la Fuente, M. Rodríguez-Gironés, E. Artal and H. L. Hartnagel
Relating Cascaded Noise Figures to Real-world Performance Rulon VanDyke
WLAN RFICs Test Challenges Warren Strand
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