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RF article index Index of Articles: 1992-1993 Cover Story Industry Insight High Power Components - An Eye Towards the Designing an Amplifier for 500 Watts, 20 to 500 RF Designers Discover ASICs, Gary A. Breed, Future, Liane G. Pomfret, June 1992, p. 86. MHz: The Inside Story, Richard Sheloff, Janu- January 1992, p. 26. Packaging Technology - Visions of Things to ary 1992, p. 49. Space Applications - Grand Ideas and Tight Come, Liane G. Pomfret, July 1992, p. 72. Locating Power Line RF Interference, James Budgets, Gary A. Breed, February 1992, p. More Choices of Boards and Substrates, Liane Harris, February 1992, p. 42. 24 G. Pomfret, August 1992, p. 63. New DDS Keeps Things Simple, James Mad- Test Equipment Makers Deliver Cost, Precision, Resistive Products - Custom is Where It's At, sen, March 1992, p. 77. and Power, Gary A. Breed, March 1992, p. Liane G. Pomfret, September 1992, p. 130. Versatile UHF Data Telemetry Transmitter, 27. Customers Define Power Amplifier Performance, Harry Swanson, April 1992, p. 66. Broadcast Applications Drive RF and Video Liane G. Pomfret, October 1992, p. 85. New Portable Analyzers are Keys to Innovative Technology, Gary A. Breed, April 1992, p. 22 Ferrites and Iron Powders, Andy Kellett, Novem- Testing, MaryJanePahis, May 1992, p. 59. The RF Job Market: How To Compete, Gary A. ber 1992, p. 70. Micro Miniature RF Switch Cuts Size, Weight, Breed, May 1992, p. 24. The Status of Military and Space Products, Gary and Power, James A. Lepke, June 1992, p. Digital Technologies Help Achieve RF Design A. Breed, December 1992, p. 70. 52. Goals, Gary A. Breed, June 1992, p. 24. Mixers: An RF Balancing Act, Andy Kellett, Jan- RF Design Winners Set Standards for Creativity, Larger Market Shapes RF Manufacturing Meth- uary 1993, p. 74. Gary A. Breed, July 1992, p. 25. ods, Andy Kellett, July 1992, p. 22. Software Revs Up the RF Design Cycle, Andy New EMI/EMC Test Capabilities Lead the Way Wireless Data Communications Try To Fit In, Kellett, February 1993, p. 84. to Compliance, August 1992, p. 34. Andy Kellett, August 1992, p. 24 Inductors and Capacitors: L and C for Changing New CAE Software for Designs That Work the RF Oscillators and Synthesizers Perform on Markets, Andy Kellett, March 1993, p. 147. First Time, Daren B. McClearnon, September Demand, Andy Kellett, September 1992, p. Tallying Up Counters, Andy Kellett, April 1993, 1992, p. 43. 30. p. 76. Vehicle Locator Uses Spread-Spectrum Tech- A Look at Exotic RF Technologies, Andy Kellett, Signal and Sweep Generators Re-Aimed at nology, Bill Xenakis and Allen Evans, October October 1992, p. 28. Commercial Market, Andy Kellett, May 1993, 1992, p. 58. The Mobile Communications Market is in High p. 86. Single Chip Digital Down Converter Simplifies Gear, Gary A. Breed, November 1992, p. 24. Video Op Amps: A Pretty Picture, Andy Kellett, RF DSP Applications, David B. Chester anf RF Still Relies on Passive Components, Andy June 1993, p. 95. Geoff Phillips, November 1992, p. 39. Kellett, December 1992, p. 20 Data Converters Meet RF Needs Bit by Bit, New CAE Brings Advanced Circuit Simulation to Test Equipment Trends — Processing Power and Andy Kellett, July 1993, p. 72. PCs Under Microsoft Windows, K. Cobler, S. Automation, Gary A. Breed, January 1993, p. The Oscillator Business is Humming, Gary A. Hamilton, R. Litzibeck and T. Reeder, Decem- 22. Breed, August 1993, p. 94. ber 1992, p. 39. A Historical Look at RF Modulation Methods, Manufacturability Shapes Boards and Sub- New Oscillators Advance the Art of Low Noise Gary A. Breed, February 1993, p. 22. strates, Andy Kellett, September 1993, p. 84. Performance, Charles Wenzel, January 1993, Where Doeas HDTV/ATV Stand?, Gary A. Subtle Changes for RF Brawn, Andy Kellett, p. 51. Breed, March 1993, p. 26. October 1993, p. 117. A Flexible Fractional-N Frequency Synthesizer The Technology of Personal Communications EMC — Susceptibility Takes on New Importance, for Digital RF Communications, Jonathan Stil- Gary A. Breed, April 1993, p. 26. Andy Kellett, November 1993, p. 58. well, February 1993, p. 39. Cellular Systems — Reaching Out With RF, Gary Searching for Smaller, Cheaper Components, New User Interface Makes RF CAD EASi, Ray- A. Breed, May 1993, p. 32. Gary A. Breed, December 1993, p. 71. mond S. Pengelly, March 1993, p. 57. Military RF Systems — Selecting the Right Tar- Radios for the Future: Designing for DECT, gets, Gary A. Breed, June 1993, p. 30. Amplifier Design Benny Madsen and Daniel E. Fague, April A Diverse Market for RF Amplifiers, Gary A. Design of Low Noise, Wide Dynamic Range, 1993, p. 48. Breed, July 1993, p. 28. GaAs Optical Preamps, Robert Bayruns, Tim- Class A Design Techniques Create a New New Services Overhead, Andy Kellett, August othy Laverick, Norman Scheinberg and Daniel Broadband Amplifier, Charles Gentzler, May 1993, p. 30. Stofman, February 1992, p. 32. 1993, p. 47. Update on Regulatory Activity, Gary A. Breed, A Program for RF Amplifier Design, Thomas H. New VCO Family is Created from Theory and September 1993, p. 28. Stanford, March 1992, p. 110. Modeling, Michael S. Vogas, June 1993, p. Surface-Mount Technology Reaches ‘Standard’ DEVCALC - An Amplifier Design Aid, Don Miller, 54. Status, Gary A. Breed, October 1993, p. 32. July 1992, p. 39. Contest Winners Demonstrate Innovation and High Expectations Drive Industry Efforts for Con- A Quasi-Complimentary Class-D HF Power Hard Work, July 1993, p. 49. sumer Markets, Gary A. Breed, November Amplifier, Frederick H. Raab and Daniel J. RFIC Chip Set Targets 900 MHz Transceivers, 1993, p. 24. Rupp, September 1992, p. 103. Jeff Ortiz, Sheryl Zavion and Paul Holmes, RF Fires industry's New Foundries, Andy Kellett, Development of a Low Cost, Low Noise GPS August 1993, p. 60. December 1993, p. 22. Amplifier, Paul J. Schwab and Joan Linear Frequency Modulation — Theory and Williamson, February 1993, p. 76. Practice, Bar-Giora Goldberg, September Product Report A Wideband Monolithic, Low-noise, Front-end 1993, p. 39. RF Distributors - Filling the Gap, Liane G. Pom- Amplifier, Scott L. Williams, March 1993, p. Manufacturing Considerations for the Design of fret, January 1992, p. 78. 124. RF Products, Robert L. Barron and William J. GaAs MMICs Buck the Trend, Liane G. Pomfret, CAD of a Broad-Band Class-C, 65 Watt, UHF Choe, October 1993, p. 65. February 1992, p. 78. Power Amplifier, Robert Baeten, March 1993, Silicon FETs Enter L-Band Power Applications, RF Short Courses - Something for Everyone, p. 132. Adrian |. Cogan, Frank Sulak, Ken Sook- Liane G. Pomfret, March 1992, p. 120. Rise Time/Fall Time Enhancement of Class C nanan, Neill Thornton, Toru Nakamura, RF Signal Generators Go Digital, Liane G. Pom- Bipolar Common Base Transistor Amplifiers, November 1993, p. 40. fret, April 1992, p. 96. Timothy P. Hulick, June 1993, p. 44. Techniques to Achieve Linear Amplification at Growing Demand for EMC Control, Liane G. Transistor Biasing Fundamentals, Gary A. HF, Chris Rice, December 1993, p. 46. Pomfret, May 1992, p. 88. Breed, June 1993, p. 74. RF Design Classes of Power Amplification, Gary A. Breed, Components HF and VHF Basics Using Frequency Synthesis, August 1993, p. 80. The Effects of Package Capacitance on the David Babin and Mark Clark, May 1992, p. 46. A Programmable Gain, Constant Phase Shift Capacitance vs. Voltage Characteristic of a Infinite Resolution, Single Loop Frequency Syn- Amplifier, Thomas McDermott and Roy Tuning Varactor, Richard A. Cory, 1991/1992 thesizer, N.W. Heckt, August 1992, p. 58. Keeney, September 1993, p. 76. Directory, p. 107. A Low Sideband-Jitter Phase Lock Loop, Rand RF Power Amplifier Simulation Using SPICE, Improved Mica RF CapacitorsLaird Macomber, H. Hulsing Il, February 1993, p. 25. B.M. Cain, P.A. Goud, and C.G. Englefield, 1991/1992 Directory, p. 110. Synthesizer Design With Detailed Noise Analy- November 1993, p. 35. Add Negative Capacitors to Your Component sis, Terrence F. Hock, July 1993, p. 37. An S-Parameter Based Amplifier Design Pro- Repertoire, Gary Thomas, 1992/1993 Directo- Using Aliased-Ilmaging Techniques to Generate gram, Dale D. Henkes, December 1993, p. ry, p. 96. RF Signals, Allen Hill and Jim Surber, Sep- 66. A Program for Winding RF Coils, David M. tember 1993, p. 31. Raley, January 1992, p. 79. Antennas and Propagation Attenuator Basics, Gary A. Breed, February High Speed Analog and Radial Ground Screen Design for Vertical Mono- 1992, p. 77. Digital Circuits pole, Michael A. Rupar, January 1992, p. 29. An Introduction to Iron Powder and Ferrite High Speed Applications Circuits, Gary A. HF Miniloop Antennas, Pradeep Wahi, January Cores, Gary A. Breed, March 1992, p. 121. Breed, February 1992, p. 27. 1992, p. 73. Detector Diode Types and Specifications, Gary A 1 GHz Prescalar Circuit, Ray Robertson, A Field Expedient Broad Band HF Antenna, A. Breed, May 1992, p. 76. March 1992, p. 109. Bernard, Feigenbaum, March 1992, p. 135. Avoid Killer Avalanches (and hfe degradation), Engineering Considerations for Selection of Microstrip Antenna Modeling, Andre Boulouard, Don C. Schultz, June 1992, p. 35. Analog ASICs, Carlos Garcia, March 1992, p. Michel Le Rouzic and Jean Paul Castelletto, RF Transistor Specifications, Gary A. Breed, 139. January 1993, p. 44. June 1992, p. 63. Key Issues in High Frequency ASIC Design, Limits of Range Calculations, Bernard Kasmir, RF Component Modeling for CAD/CAE, Les Carlos Garcia and Bob Webb, July 1992, p. August 1993, p. 45. Besser, July 1993, p. 64. 60. Designing with Ultraminiature SMT Semiconduc- Understanding Timing Recovery and Jitter, Ken- Book Reviews tor Packages, Terry Cummings and Paul neth J. Bures, October 1992, p. 42. Transmission: Line Transformers, 2nd Edition, Edwards, October 1993, p. 44. Understanding Timing Recovery and Jitter in Jerry Sevick, American Radio Relay League, Merging RF and IC Design Tools for ASIC Digital Transmission Systems (Part 2), Ken- September 1992, p. 69. Development, Mojy C. Chian and Deborah A. neth J. Bures, November 1992, p. 27. Spectrum and Network Measurements, Robert Chian, October 1993, p. 52. Switching Speed: Definition and Measurement, A. Witte, Prentice-Hall, September 1992, p. Obtaining DMOS Power RF Transistor Informa- Ra’anan Sover, January 1993, p. 58. 70. tion from Published Data Sheets, S.K. Leong, A Low Cost, Fast RF Switch, Ronald “Sam” Radio Frequency Transistors, Norm Dye and November 1993, p. 26. Zborowski, February 1993, p. 64. Helge Granberg, Butterworth-Heinemann, June 1993, p. 93. Filter Design Miscellaneous Articles Phase Locked Loops: Theory, Design, and Crystal Filters Without Inductors, William Lurie, RF Expo West Features a Comprehensive Applications, 2nd Edition, Roland E. Best, May 1992, p. 41. Technical Program, February 1992, p. 70. McGraw-Hill, June 1993, p. 93. FilDes: A Filter Design System for the RF Engi- New Products at RF Expo West, March 1992, p. Array Signal Processing, Don H. Johnson and neer, Robert Lombardi, June 1992, p. 71. 125. Dan E. Dudgeon, PTR Prentice-Hall, June Errata, August 1992, p. 10. Construction of a Low - Cost Shield Room, July 1993, p. 93. The Elliptic Bandpass LC Filter, William Sabin, 1992, p. 55. June 1992, p. 82. Radio Frequency from Non - Licensed Devices, Circuit Analysis Program Designs Active Elliptic Filters, Jack Robert D. Weller, August 1992, p. 27. Nonlinear Model Vertification for Medium Power Porter, September 1992, p. 96. RF Expo East Features Timely Technical Bipolar Transistor, Lynne Olsen and Brian M. A Program for the Design of Coupled Resonator Papers and Courses, September 1992, p. Kirk, March 1992, p. 41. Bandpass Filters, John G. Freed, September 113. OSPLOT Displays S-Parameter DATA, David 1992, p. 120. New Products at RF Expo East, September Lovelace, March 1992, p. 69. (3/92) Double-Tuned Circuits, Andrzej B. Przedpelski, 1992, p. 127. Statistical Design Improves Reliability and Man- November 1992, p. 52. RF Expo West Technical Program Abstracts, ufacturing Yields of RF Circuits, Keith Cobler, Narrow Bandwidth Elliptic With Low Parts February 1993, p. 71. April 1992, p. 24. Spread, Albert J. Kiappenberger, December New Products Showing at RF Expo West, March RF Design - A Suite of RF Problem Solvers, 1992, p. 25. 1993, p. 142. Herman A. Kruse, August 1992, p. 40. An Adjustable Q Bandpass Filter, J. Alvin Con- A Generic GPIB/RS-232 Controller, Kevin Cor- A Clearer Derivation of the Microwave Gain nelly and Jeff Hall, December 1992, p. 31. die, June 1993, p. 77. Equations, Dean A. Frickey, February 1993, Lowpass Coaxial Filters Synthesized by An Isolation Probe for Oscilloscopes, Eugene E. p. 48. COAXLPF, Eric L. Stasik, February 1993, p. Mayle, June 1993, p. 79. An Introduction to Noise Figure, Jonathan Bird, 60. A 25 Mbps Differential Receiver with 1000 Volts March 1993, p. 78. An Introduction to RF/Microwave Filter Design, of Isolation, Pavio Bobrek, August 1993, p. A Nodal Network Analysis Program, John A. David R. Loker, March 1993, p. 31. 90. Eisenberg, March 1993, p. 89. An RF Swept Filter for Medical Ultrasound Sys- Tampa Conference Features Special Track on Log Mac: Frequency and Time Domain Analysis, tems, Alexander Pummer, April 1993, p. 65. Space Applications, October 1993, p. 39. Jeff Crawford, March 1993, p. 107. High Dynamic Range Tunable Bandpass Filters Notes on Power Supply Coupling, Gary A. A Basic Review of Feedback, Gary A. Breed, for Communications, Richard Markell, May Breed, October 1993, p. 85. April 1993, p. 62. 1993, p. 79. New Products at RF Expo East, October 1993, A Resistive Attenuator Calculation Program, Improved Design Equations for Part 15/ISM p. 115. Jouni Verronen, April 1993, p. 70. Microstrip Bandpass Filters, Theodore S. A Comparison of Simple Software Methods for Rappaport and Alan S. Fox, August 1993, p. Mixers, Multipliers and Dividers RF Calculations, Andrzej Przedpelski, May 33. High Performance Active Double Balanced 1993, p. 61. Mixer, Bruce Hubbard, January 1992, p. 63. A Program for Impedance Format Conversion, Frequency Synthesis An Active Frequency Multiplier, Jonathan Bird, Thomas Bavis, May 1993, p. 70. Design and Optimization of Frequency Modulat- March 1992, p. 128. Program Performs Symbolic Circuit Analysis, ed Phase Locked Loops, Farron L. Dacus, QMIX - Mixer Analysis Program, Kevin McClan- Henry Yiu, August 1993, p. 84. March 1992, p. 114. ing, May 1992, p. 78. Introduction te S-Parameters, Theodore Grosch, PLL Dead Zone and How to Avoid It, Allen Hill An Ultra-Low Distortion HF Switched FET Mixer, September 1993, p. 64. and Jim Surber, March 1992, p. 131. Eric Kushnick, September 1992, p. 87. 76 December 1993 SPURS Calculates Mixer Direct and Intermodu- works, Robert J. Dehoney, January 1993, p. 89. lation Products, Kirt Blattenberger, November 65. Spectrum-Analyzer-Based System Simplifies 1992, p. 58. A High Accuracy Phase Shifter Based On A Noise Figure Measurement, Carla Slater, A Logic-Compatible Mixer, Thomas P. Hack, Vector Modulator, Dominic J. Ciardullo, Octo- December 1993, p. 24. January 1993, p. 68. ber 1993, p. 106. SingleTone Intermodulation Testing, Steve Frequency Translation of a Baseband Signal, Winder, December 1993, p. 34. Eric A. Adier, Edward A. Viveiros and John T. RF Systems Clark, April 1993, p. 41. User Friendly Error Curves for Digital Radios, Transmission Lines/Couplers The Diode-Ring Mixer, Steve Maas, November Glen A. Myers, April 1992, p. 39. Simple Compensation of the Single-Section, 1993, p. 54. Noise Parameter Calculations on the Personal Quarter Wave Matching Section, Ernie Program Analyzes Mixer Spurious Products, Computer, Malcolm Mayercik, June 1992, p. Franke, January 1992, p. 38. Richard Yeager, November 1993, p. 64 29, Errata, October 1992, p. 14 A Smith Chart Based Impedance Matching Pro- NAVSTAR Global Positioning System, Edward gram, Neal Silence, February 1992, p. 61, Modulation/Demodulation Troy, June 1992, p. 77 Errata, June 1992, p. 10. A Simple Algebraic and Analogical Approach to A Program for Calculating the Noise Figure and CAD Program for Analysis and Synthesis of a Scrambler/Descrambler, Jaouhar Mouine, Noise Contribution of Electronic Circuits, Stripline, Microwave Circuits, Dariusz Lubecki April 1992, p. 45. October 1992, p. 80. and Przemysiaw Miazga, April 1992, p. 89. A Small, Low Cost BPSK Demodulator, David Mixer Spurious Calculation for Broadband EW Shrink Branch-Line Hybrids Using Inverters, H. M. Benzel, April 1992, p. 91. Systems, Ronald Day, December 1992, p. 52 Ashoka, December 1992, p. 56. Noise Cancellation in RF Detectors, George RF Path Simulation Using BAW Delay Lines, Simulating Lossy Transmission Lines with Kassabian, June 1992, p. 67. Fred Klepper and Howard Ryder, December PSpice, Walter Banzhaf, January 1993, p. 25. High Dynamic Range AM Detector, James Rais- 1992, p. 62. A Tiny Electromagnetics Simulator, Jonathon er, June 1992, p. 69. A Robust Signaling Technique for Part 15 RF Y.C. Cheah, September 1993, p. 70. A Simple Batanced Broadband FrequencyDis- Control Network Applications, Greg Magin, A Coupled Microstrip Line Review and Design criminator, Karl Thorup, July 1992, p. 63 April 1993, p. 29. Program, Brian Brewster, December 1993, p. A Narrow Band FM Discriminator, George Kass- A Low Power RF ID Transponder, Raymond 58. abian, March 1993, p. 84 Page, July 1993, p. 31 Educationai Project for Electronic Engineering Program Calculates ECM System Performance, Transmitters/Receivers Students, Yvon Roy, March 1993, p. 92. Ronald G. Day, October 1993, p. 94. An Improved FM Exciter Using Direct Digital Continuously Variable Bandwidth Feedback Synthesis, Thomas Hack, March 1992, p. 95 Demodulator for Home FM Stereo Reception, Test and Measurement A Simple Road Information Transmitter, Thomas Jerry Pulice, May 1993, p. 72. intermodulation Distortion, Gary A. Breed, Janu- Hack, July 1992, p. 31 ary 1992, p. 61. Fundamentals of Receiver Design for Part 15 Oscillator Design A Simple EMI/RFI Detector, J. Ayer, March Applications, Bernard Kasmir, September Taking the Mystery Out of Crystal Oscillator 1992, p. 107. 1992, p. 35. Design, Andrzej B. Przedpelski, 1992,/1993 Fast Frequency Measurement Analyzes Modula- Algorithms for Computing Phase and AGC in Directory, p. 103. tion and Oscillators, Douglas Barker, May Digital PLL Receivers, Guglielmo A. Ferrari A VCO Tuning Range Calculation Program, 1992, p. 27. and Roberto Cali, October 1992, p. 33. Marshall H. Holliman, January 1992, p. 67 Measuring Electronically Long Devices With a The Design of a Sampling Gate Receiver, A Wide Range Oscillator, Wayne Ryder, Febru- Network Analyzer, Barry Brown, May 1992, p. Jonathan Y.C. Cheah, November 1992, p. 66. ary 1992, p. 69. 82. The Mechanical Filter in HF Receiver Design, A Low Frequency Crystal Controlled Oscillator, Distortion Measurements Using a Spectrum William E. Sabin, March 1993, p. 43. Ramon Patron, May 1992, p. 80. Analyzer, Robert A. Witte, September 1992, Implementation of a C-QUAM AM-Stereo Introduction to Phase Noise, Constantine Fan- p. 75. Receiver Using a General-Purpose DSP tanas, August 1992, p. 50. Antenna and Processor Techniques for Detec- Device, Dion Messer Funderburk and Sangil Basic Crystal Oscillator Design Considerations, tion of Manmade RF Noise, F.N. Eddy, March Park, June 1993, p. 32. Craig Taylor and David Kenny, October 1992, 1993, p. 111 Broadcast Radio Uses Home-Made Compo- p. 75. Noise Generators Find Key Uses in VXI Based nents, Jim Escoffier, June 1993, p. 84. 1.8 GHz Direct Frequency VCO With CAD Systems, Edward J. Garcia, May 1993, p. 81. A Program for Design and Analysis of Assessment, Brendan Kelly, Dr. Noel Evans, Combless Generator Tests Radar Warning Receivers, John Donohue, October 1993, p. Brian Burns, February 1993, p. 29. Receivers, H. Paul Shuch, October 1993, p. 101. Program Aids Series-Feedback Transistor Oscil- lator Design, Theodore Grosch, March 1993, p. 98. Special Offer! Cross-Correlation Phase Noise Measurements, Warren F. Walls, March 1993, p. 121. Simple, Low-Cost UHF VTOs, Andrzej Przedpel- The Complete Index of ski, May 1993, p. 35. Eliminating Spurious Responses in Phase Noise RF Design Articles: 1978-1993 Measurements, Bruce Long, May 1993, p. 41. Balanced Meissner Oscillator Circuits, Nick Now available on disk — in IBM or Macintosh format Demma, December 1993, p. 72. Phase Shifters/Matching Networks This essential reference lists every article published in RF Design! A Quick Microstrip Matching Program, Toshihiko The listing is arranged by subject, and in chronological order with- Takamizawa, February 1992, p. 59. in each category. The disk files are simple ASCII text — just load An Exact Method for Impedance Matching With Short Transmission Lines, Douglas B. Miron, the listing into your favorite word processing program and use its March 1992, p. 28. search, sort and printing capabilities to find the articles you want. The Smith Chart and its Usage in RF Design, Neal Silence, April 1992, p. 85. MIMP Analyzes Impedance Matching Networks, Order the RFD-INDEX from the RF Design Software Service Dan Moline, January 1993, p. 30. See the advertisement on page 78 for ordering information The Design of Constant Phase Difference Net- RF Design