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A Systems Mentality Drives Next Generation MMIC Design
Presented by Anthony Sweeney, Director of Marketing and Product Management at Endwave Corporation.

This free 1-hour webinar will provide an overview of a new suite of systems-driven MMICs and their inspirations as they were developed by Endwave Corporation. Endwave’s unique position as both a MMIC integrator and MMIC designer has led to some novel design approaches and cost cutting measures that may aid subsystem and system designers in overcoming their latest microwave and millimeter-wave challenges.

September 14, 2010 11:00 am EDT
Sponsored by Endwave Corporation

Discrete Oscillator Design Tools & Techniques
Innovations in EDA Webcast Series

This webcast provides an easy-to-understand Unified Theory of Oscillator Design to demystify oscillators so that you can begin designs with a thorough understanding of oscillator behavior rather than by copying designs. This educational lecture is based on the 3rd and latest book on Discrete Oscillator Design authored by the presenter, Randy Rhea.

September 16, 2010 1:00 pm EDT
In partnership with Agilent Technologies
Sponsored by Agilent Technologies

Passive Component Technology
Sponsored by MECA Electronics Inc.

Presented by Dr. Robert Froelich, Senior Principal Engineer at Cobham, this free 1-hour Besser-Series webinar will cover: ideal passive elements including inductors, capacitors and resistors; also real elements including construction, modeling and parasitics, frequency response and application suggestions.

September 21, 2010 11:00 am EDT
In partnership with Besser Associates
Sponsored by MECA Electronics Inc.

MMIC Design Overview

Sponsored by AWR Corp. and Anritsu Co.

The successful design of GaAs monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) is the fruit of a disciplined design approach. This webinar gives an overview of some of the practical strategies required to achieve success.

The following topics will be covered:
• The advantages and limitations of MMIC Designs
• Active device modeling
• Calculating the lifetime of MMICs
• Modeling passive components
• Preventing unwanted oscillations

Sponsored by Anritsu and AWR

Electrically Small Antennas

Sponsored by CST-Computer Simulation Technology

Antenna miniaturization has been the subject of intense investigation over the past decade with the significant commercial growth of wireless devices. This presentation provides an overview of the basic theory and concepts associated with electrically small antennas.

Outline:
• Small Antennas Introduction
• Performance Limitations (impedance, radiation patterns, bandwidth, efficiency, and quality factor)
• Design Techniques (dielectric loading, impedance loading, linear loading, top-loading, folded configurations)
• Recent Advances

Sponsored by CST of America Inc.

RF System Architecture Overview

Sponsored by AWR Corp. and Avago Technologies

This free 1-hour webinar will cover RF Transceiver Block Diagrams

Key Components:
• LNA's
• Mixers
• Modulators (IQ)
• Power Amplifiers
• Key System Characteristics (NF, Sensitivity, Dynamic Range, Blocking, Spurious products, Linearity, Efficiency, ACPR etc.)

In partnership with Besser Associates
Sponsored by Avago/AWR

Understanding MIMO OTA Testing: Simple Solution to a Complex Test

Presented by Elektrobit and ETS-Lindgren

MIMO Over-the-Air (OTA) testing is an accurate and cost-effective solution for complex MIMO device testing. This webinar presented by EB (Elektrobit) and ETS-Lindgren will explain fundamentals of MIMO OTA testing. It provides an understanding of system performance and presents the core elements that facilitate systematic and repeatable performance measurement of MIMO devices. The session will highlight not only technical features of the system but also present commercial benefits of this emerging testing technology.

Sponsored by Elektrobit/ETS

Impedance Matching in HF Circuits

Sponsored by AWR Corp. and Rohde & Schwarz

This free 1-hour webinar will cover:
• Energy Transfer in an RF Circuit
• Conjugate Match
• Using the Smith Chart
• Match Bandwidth and Q
• Matching in Several Steps
• Transmission Line Transformers
• Device Measurements - Network Analyzers

In partnership with Besser Associates
Sponsored by AWR and Rohde & Schwarz

RF Compound Semiconductor Industry Status and Outlook

Sponsored by TriQuint Semiconductor

GaAs is the enabling technology for wireless, consumer, automotive, defense and other market segments. This webinar presented by Strategy Analytics will examine the impact of 2008-2009 market dynamics on the GaAs industry, looking at existing market demand and exploring future drivers for growth in 2010 and beyond. On the other end of the spectrum, GaN is an emerging technology that offers potentially significant leaps in terms of performance and capabilities, but is at an early stage of commercial deployment with the primary pull coming from the defense sector. The session will highlight the threats and opportunities for both GaAs and GaN technologies from both a market and technology perspective and discuss the wider implications for the RF compound semiconductor industry.

In partnership with Strategy Analytics
Sponsored by TriQuint Semiconductor Inc.

RF Components for Aerospace & Defense Markets

Sponsored by Rohde & Schwarz

This webinar will explain the fundamental characteristics of modern microwave radar and electronic warfare systems used by the world’s military and aerospace industries. It will provide an understanding of system performance and the microwave equipment that makes this performance possible.

Topics covered include:
• Defense vs. Commercial philosophy
• Standards and standards organizations
• Quality assurance in defense
• Military microelectronics
• The difference in space
• Microwave areas in defense: Radar systems, EW systems

In partnership with Besser Associates
Sponsored by Rohde & Schwarz

RF and uW Power Amplifiers

Sponsored by AWR Corp. and M/A-COM Technology Solutions

This webinar presents an introduction to RF and Microwave power amplifier design and characteristics. Included are discussions on basic power amplifier concepts, classes of operation, linearity, and efficiency enhancement techniques.

In partnership with Besser Associates
Sponsored by AWR Corp. & M/A-COM Technology Solutions