Proceedings of the 5th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference A Broadband 20- to 40 GHz Linear Driver Amplifier MMIC in Surface Mount QFN 3×3-mm Package A. Bessemoulin Mimix Broadband Inc. 10795 Rockley Road, Houston, Texas 77099, USA Ph. +33 1 4912 9566 ­ Fax +61 2 9956 3399 email: abessemoulin-mimixbroadband.com Abstract-- The performance of a compact broadband driver amplifier MMIC

Proceedings of the 5th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference 8W 2-8GHz Solid State Amplifier for Phased Array R. Diciomma, E. Ciacia, G. Giolo, D. Baccello, B. Orobello, V. Alleva Elettronica S pA M icrow av e Departm ent, R om e 00131, Italy Abstract-- A complete Tx/Rx module for phased array applications was developed. A multifunction PHEMT MMIC chip set was designed and realized wi

Proceedings of the 5th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference An MMIC Wide-band Doubly Balanced Resistive Mixer with an Active IF balun Jin-Cheol Jeong#1, In-Bok Yom#2, Kyung-Whan Yeom*3 # Global Area Wireless Technology Group, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, 161 Yuseong, Daejeon, 305-700, Korea 1 jcjung-etri.re.kr 2 ibyom-etri.re.kr * Department of Radio Sci

Proceedings of the 40th European Microwave Conference Liquid Crystal Polymer for Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Multi-Layer Packages and Modules A. Pham Microwave Microsystems Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA Abstract-- Hermetic packages are used to protect microwave and millimeter-wave monolithic integrated circui

Proceedings of the 40th European Microwave Conference Power Handling and Temperature Compensation Design for Passive Microwave Devices Ming Yu COM DEV, 155 Sheldon Drive, Cambridge, Ontario Canada N1R 7H6 ming.yu-ieee.org Abstract-- Modern communication and radar transmitter systems require high performance RF/Microwave devices and components, to improve communication and detection range. The inc

Proceedings of the 40th European Microwave Conference Possibilities of Cloaking and Invisibility at Microwaves Sergei Tretyakov Dept. of Radio Science and Engineering, Aalto University School of Science and Technology PO Box 13000, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland sergei.tretyakov-tkk.fi Abstract-- Recently, the topic of making objects "invisible" for electromagnetic radiation has gained much attention, f

Proceedings of the 40th European Microwave Conference Inkjet-Printed Paper/Polymer-Based "Green" RFID and Wireless Sensor Nodes: The Final Step to Bridge Cognitive Intelligence, Nanotechnology and RF? Manos M. Tentzeris School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-250, USA etentze-ece.gatech.edu Abstract--In this talk, inkjet-printed flexible antennas, RF electronics and sens

Proceedings of the 40th European Microwave Conference Commercial Applications for RF MEMS Stepan Lucyszyn Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Imperial College London, Exhibition Road London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom s.lucyszyn-imperial.ac.uk Abstract-- Radio frequency micro-electro-mechanical systems (RF MEMS) have been heralded as a technology fit for the 21st century, offering un

Proceedings of the 40th European Microwave Conference A Look at Real-World Metamaterial Applications: A Practioner's Viewpoint R. Mittra EMC Lab, Penn State University University park, PA, USA Abstract--Research activities in the area of Metamaterials (MTMs)--especially Negative Refractive Index (NRI) media-- have been truly intense during the last ten years, and these activities are likely to co

Proceedings of the 40th European Microwave Conference Monolithic Integration Within PMR Products Herve Mokrani EADS, Defence and Security Systems Elancourt 78996, FRANCE herve.mokrani-eads.com, Abstract-- The EADS Defence & Security Division (DS) is the defence and security pillar within EADS, driving the Group's development of integrated system solutions that meet its customers' needs for Networ