2004 PDF Archives

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	January 2004 — Vol. 3 No. 1 RF Connector Selection for Higher Frequencies — Moyher RF and Microwave Power Amplifier and Transmitter Technologies — Part 5— Raab, Asbeck, Cripps, Kenington, Popovich, Pothecary, Sevic, Sokal An Integrated I-Q Mixer for Software-Defined Radio Applications — Campbell Improving VCO Phase Noise Performance Through Enhanced Characterization — Vye Editorial: "2004 — Uncertainty Makes Most Predictions Impossible" — Breed Technology Report: "Update on Wireless Standards Activity " Ask the Experts	February 2004 — Vol. 3 No. 2 A Balanced 24-Volt GaAs FET Amplifier for 2.11 to 2.17 GHz — Shumaker Design of a Wideband Microstrip Antenna for Mobile Handset Applications — Denidi CMOS Switches Offer High Performance in Low Power, Wideband Applications — Corrigan, Goggin A Simplified Analysis of the Broadband Transmission Line Transformer — Sevick Book Review: Practical RF Circuit Design for Modern Wireless Systems, Vols 1 & 2 by Les Besser and Rowan Gilmore — Reviewed by Guillermo Gonzalez Editorial: "Success Requires Both Knowledge and Experience" — Breed Technology Report: "Trends and Developments in Measurement Methods and Technologies" Ask the Experts

	March 2004 — Vol. 3 No. 3 Design of a Microstrip Bandpass Filter Using Advanced Numerical Methods — Imparato, Groulx, Matarazzo Tutorial: What is a "Personal Area Network" (PAN)? Book Review: High Frequency Techniques by Joseph F. White Editorial: "Observations on Several Topics That Affect this Industry" — Breed Technology Report: "Some Recent Developments in RF and MIcrowave Circuit Integration" Ask the Experts Cover Story: MMIC Amplifiers add Transient Protection for Rugged Performance VHDL-AMS Extensions Enable RF Harmonic Balance Simulation — Rencher Vector Modulator ICs Make it Easy to Control Gain and Phase One-Box Platform for Bluetooth Design and Production Testing	April 2004 — Vol. 3 No. 4 Linearizing Power Amplifiers Using Digital Predistortion, EDA Tools and Test Hardware —Mekechuk, Kim, Stapletom, Kim Mismatched Load Characterization for High-Power RF Amplifiers—Brounley Jitter—Understanding it, Measuring it, Eliminating it, Part 1: Jitter Fundamentals —Hancock Editorial: "A Look at Some Non-Traditional Applications" —Breed Technology Report: "A Brief Update on Optical Technology and Applications" Ask the Experts Matched High-Efficiency WLAN PA Powers Up 802.11b Reference Designs Single-Instrument Solution Performs Fast WLAN Testing and Analysis

	May 2004 — Vol. 3 No. 5 Jitter—Understanding it, Measuring it,Eliminating it: Part 2: Jitter Measurements —Hancock, Draving Tutorial—A Review of Key Filter Specifications and What They Mean—Kurzrok Design Suite Provides Advanced Technology for Analog and RFIC Design—Quan Matching Networks for Power Amplifiers Operating into High VSWR Loads—Brounley Performing and Analyzing Pulsed Current-Voltage Measurements—Baylis, Dunleavy Editorial: "Adapting to Change is One of the Main Keys to Success"— Breed Technology Report: "A Summary of Recent Actions by the FCC" Ask the Experts Coaxial Filters Offer High Pass and Low Pass Characteristics Tiny Clock Oscillator is Ideal for Handheld Electronic Devices	JUNE 2004 — Vol. 3 No. 6 The RFAL Technique for Cancellation of Distortion in Power Amplifiers—Gutierrez Jitter–Understanding it, Measuring it, Eliminating it; Part 3: Causes of Jitter—Hancock Criteria for Selecting RF Power Detectors—Genest, Grand and, Chaoui Tutorial—Design Issues for Direct-Conversion Wireless Radios—Breed Editorial: Research Brings Great Ideas to the Real World—Breed TechnologyReport: Some Examples of Current Industry and University High Frequency Research Ask the Experts Optical Module Combines NRZ/RZ Converter, Modulator and Driver

	JULY 2004 — Vol. 3 No. 7 (July/August) Load Network Design Techniques for Class E RF and Microwave Power Amplifiers—Grebennikov (plus the following additional references) Exact Time-Domain Analysis of Class E Power Amplifiers with Quarterwave Transmission Line—Grebennikov Load Network Design Technique for Switched-Mode Tuned Class E Power Amplifiers—Grebennikov Monolithic GaAs Passive Lowpass 3 dB In-Phase Splitter/Combiner—Campbell and White Tutorial—Online Resources for Understanding Noise and its Measurement—Breed Editorial: What's All the Noise About?—Breed TechnologyReport: Recent Developments in EMC Standards and Regulations Ask the Experts	SEPTEMBER 2004 — Vol. 3 No. 8 Design of a Dual-Band Wireless LAN SiGe Bipolar Amplifier—Bakalski, et al. Signal Integrity Analysis and Simulation Tools Include IBIS Models—Olah, Gupta and Chavez-Dagostino Fundamentals of Power Amplifier Linearization Using Digital Pre-Distortion—Nezami Tutorial—Balanced Circuits: A Review of Their Operation and Behavior Editorial: We're All Part of a Worldwide Engineering Community—Breed TechnologyReport: Recent News in Semiconductor, Microwave and Optical Materials Ask the Experts Phase Lock Detector Synchronizes PLLs and Datacom Systems Test Set Measures Bit Error Rate from 50 Megabits to 12.5 Gigabits per Second Simulator Analyzes Signals and Noise in Packages and on P.C. Boards

	OCTOBER 2004 — Vol. 3 No. 9 New LDMOS Model Delivers Powerful Transistor Library—Part 1: The CMC Model—Curtice, Dunleavy, Clausen and Pengelly Practical Estimation of Losses in Tee Network Antenna Tuning Units—Wheless A Review of Key Equalizer Specifications and What They Mean—Kurzrok Tutorial—Basic Operation of Optical Detectors Editorial: Science and Nature: A Welcome Diversion from Politics—Breed Technology Report: Digital Signal Processing: Its Ever-Growing Role in Communications Ask the Experts New Synthesizers Handle Wide Band, Low Noise Applications High-Speed ADC Family Achieves Low Power With High Performance	NOVEMBER 2004 — Vol. 3 No. 10 Modified Coaxial Cable Makes Components and Test Circuits—Wartenberg New LDMOS Model Delivers Powerful Transistor Library—Part 1: The CMC Model—Wood, Pengelly, Dunleavy, Clausen, Weller and Emmadi Design of Broadband Ununs With Impedance Ratios Less Than 1:4—Sevick Tutorial—The Basics of Specifying RF and Microwave Connectors Editorial: Major Changes are Occurring With EDA Software Tools—Breed Technology Report: Recent Developments in RF Power Device Technology Ask the Experts

*Note: High Frequency Electronics published 10 issues in 2004. There are no issues for the months of August and December