Embrace Circuit Nonlinearity to get Transmitter 'Linearity' and Energy Efficiency IEEE MTT-S Distinguished Microwave Lecture Earl McCune RF Communications Consulting Santa Clara, California Microwave Theory & Techniques Society (MTT-S) INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS (IEEE) http://www.mtt.org IEEE Today • The world's largest professional association for the advancement of technology (almost 420,000 members in over 160 countries). IEEE is a non-profit organization • Enabling technical professionals to distinguish themselves in a globally competitive environment • Promoting the public understanding and appreciation of engineering • Engineering is an honored profession • IEEE member contributions improve the quality of life and make the world a better place • Today, the organization's scope of interest has expanded into so many related fields, that it is simply referred to by the letters I-E-E-E (pronounced Eye-triple-E) 3 http://www.mtt.org IEEE Membership By Region as of January 2011 417,883 R7 – 17,209 R10 R1 to 6 – 95,353 212,754 R1 – 36,558 R2 – 32,718 R3 – 31,412 R8 – R4 – 23,859 75,138 R5 – 30,050 R9 – R6 – 58,157 17,429 Reflecting the global nature of IEEE, R8 and R10 are now the two largest IEEE Regions 4 http://www.mtt.org MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES SOCIETY (MTT-S) • About 12,000 members (5th largest IEEE Society) • 159 chapters in 48 countries • World-class periodicals, conferences and technical activities • Student competition and other technical challenges at IMS conference • Support towards • Establishing new Branch Chapters (including Student chapters) in the fastest growing areas • Graduate and undergraduate students with scholarships up to USD6,000.00 each Visit MTT-S website for info on Conferences: http://www.mtt.org/conferences.html Scholarships & Student Challenge: http://www.mtt.org/education.html 5 http://www.mtt.org MTT-S Publications Transactions Letters Magazine THz Sci & Techn http://mtt-archives.org/publications/e-newsletters/2011-04/index.html#Vahldieck inaugural issue, Fall 2011 Digital Products IEEE Xplore Digital Library Subscriptions IEEE RFIC Virtual Journal ……………………. 6 http://www.mtt.org MTT-S Conferences Legend: IEEE Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference Apr 16, 2012 -Apr 17, 2012, Location:Cocoa Beach, FL (US) IEEE Sarnoff Symposium 2012 Apr 30, 2012 -May 1, 2012, Location:New Brunswick, NJ (US) 2012 International Conference on Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology May 5, 2012 -May 8, 2012 Location:Shenzen (China) 2012 IEEE MTT-S IMWS on Innovative Wireless Power Transmission: Technologies, Systems, & Applications May 10, 2012 Kyoto (Japan) IEEE MTT-S Intl Microwave Workshop Series on Millimeter Wave Wireless Technology and Applications May 17/18, 2012 Nanjing (China) 19th International Conference on Microwave, Radar and Wireless Communications May 21, 2012 -May 23, 2012 Location:Warsaw (Poland) Topical Symposium on RF nanotechnology May 24, 2012 -May 24, 2012 Location:Singapore 11th International Workshop on Finite Elements for Microwave Engineering Jun 4, 2012 -Jun 6, 2012 Location:Estes Park, CO (US) 2012 IEEE International Microwave Symposium Jun 17-22, 2012 Location: Montreal (Canada) 2012 IEEE International Conference on Wireless Information Technology and Systems Jul 29, 2012 -Aug 3, 2012 Location:Honolulu (US) Workshop on Integrated Nonlinear Microwave and Millimetre-Wave Circuits Sep 3, 2012 -Sep 4, 2012 Location:Dublin (Ireland) 2012 IEEE International Conference on UltraWideBand Sep 17, 2012 -Sep 20, 2012 Location:Syracuse, NY (US) International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves Sep 23, 2012 -Sep 28, 2012 Location:Wollongong (Australia) 2012 International Semiconductor Conference Dresden –Grenoble Sep 24, 2012 -Sep 26, 2012 Location:Grenoble (France) XVIIth Intl Seminar/Workshop on Direct and Inverse Problems of Electromagnetic and Acoustic Wave Theory Sep 24, 2012 -Sep 27, 2012 IEEE Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting Sep 30, 2012 -Oct 3, 2012 Location:Portland, OR (US) 9th International Symposium on Signals, Systems and Electronics Oct 3, 2012 -Oct 6, 2012 Location:Potsdam (Germany) Compund Semiconductor IC Symposium Oct 14, 2012 -Oct 17, 2012 Location:La Jolla, CA (US) 2012 IEEE Topical Symposium on Power Amplifiers for Wireless Communications Oct 17, 2012 -Oct 18, 2012 Location:San Diego, CA (US) IEEE 21st Conference on Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging and Systems Oct 21, 2012 -Oct 24, 2012 Location:Tempe, AZ (US) 2012 European Microwave Conference Oct 29 -Nov 1, 2012 Location:Amsterdam (Netherlands) 2012 European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference Oct 29, 2012 –Oct 31, 2012 Location:Amsterdam (Netherlands) European Radar Conference Oct 31, 2012 –Nov 2, 2012 Location:Amsterdam (Netherlands) 2012 IEEE International Symposium on Radio-Frequency Integration Technology Nov 21, 2012 -Nov 23, 2012 Location:Singapore () 2012 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference Dec 4, 2012 -Dec 7, 2012 Location: Kaohsiung (Taiwan) 13th Topical Meeting on Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems Jan 20, 2013 -Jan 23, 2013 Location:Austin, TX (US) 2013 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium Jan 20, 2013 -Jan 23, 2013 Location:Austin, TX (US) 2013 IEEE Topical Conf on Biomedical Wireless Technologies, Networks, and Sensing Systems Jan 20 -23, 2013 Location:Austin, TX (US) 2013 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks Jan 20, 2013 -Jan 23, 2013 Location:Austin, TX (US) 2013 Topical Conference on Power Amplifiers for Wireless and Radio Applications Jan 20, 2013 -Jan 23, 2013 Location:Austin, TX (US) International Wireless Symposium Apr 13, 2013 –Apr 18, 2013 Location:Beijing (China) 2013 IEEE International Microwave SymposiumJun 1, 2013 - Jun 7, 2013 Location: Seattle, WA (US) 7 http://www.mtt.org IMS2014: Power the Waves with Us in Tampa! • First IMS in Tampa! • WAMICON Joint with ARFTG • Outreach to Students – The Future is theirs! – STEM Program Thursday (teen program) – IMS Connect (to underrepresented) • Outreach to Latin America Deepen interests in • Business casual RF/wireless and inspire attire suggested. engineering passion! IMS2014 Technical Program: Key Dates • Workshop/Short Course, Special Sessions, Panel Sessions proposals due: 10 SEP 2013 • Initial (3 page) paper submission deadline: 9 DEC 2013 • MicroApps Abstracts: 9 DEC 2013 • Paper decisions by: 7 FEB 2014 • Final manuscript (3/4 page) submission deadline: 3 MAR 2014 DISTINGUISHED MICROWAVE LECTURER (DML) PROGRAM • The Microwave Theory and Techniques Society selects a group of Distinguished Microwave Lecturers who are recognized experts in their fields. • The lecturers are available to present talks to local MTT-S chapters world-wide. • MTT-S provides a budget to help defray travel expenses. • MTT-S chapters usually cover only local expenses such as meals. • Local chapters are invited and strongly encouraged to take full advantage of this unique resource • Schedule well in advance! • Contact the speaker directly to request a talk. If you are unable to reach the speaker directly, please contact DML speaker coordinator and TCC Administrator for assistance through http://www.mtt.org/dmls.html 10 http://www.mtt.org
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