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. The webinar will run September 21, 2010 11:00 am EDT, 8:00 am PDT. Visit the Microwave Journal webinar lobby for more information and to register for the event.
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Next Webcast: Passive Components
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010Webcast: MMIC Design
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010The 2010 Microwave Journal/Besser Associates webcast series continues in August with a presentation on MMIC Design this August 17th at 8AM Pacific Time/11AM Eastern/3PM UTC. Besser Associates instructor Ali Darwish will give the talk.
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
Webcast: Electrically Small Antennas
Thursday, July 1st, 2010The Besser Associates/Microwave Journal 2010 Webinar series continues with a presentation on Electrically Small Antennas by instructor Steve Best. The webcast will be held on July 20, 8AM Pacific Time, 11AM Eastern, 3PM UTC.
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
Be sure to sign up for Dr. Best’s upcoming course in San Diego, February 2011:
| Antennas & Propagation for Wireless Communications | |
| Feb 28-Mar 02, 2011 | Course 037-4343 |
| Presented by Steven Best | Register by 1/24/2011 and pay $1395, otherwise pay $1495  |
Webcast: RF System Architecture
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010The 2010 Webinar series from Microwave Journal and Besser Associates continues with a tutorial on RF System Architecture by instructor Rick Fornes.
Topics for 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.)
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to see the presentation and ask questions in the Q&A session that follows. Visit the Microwave Journal Webinars page for more information about the upcoming webcast, and to sign up. You can also view the recorded sessions of previous webcasts in the series.
The webinar will run Tuesday, June 22, 2010; 8:00 am PT.
To learn more about system architectures and design, sign up for our course this August 23-27 in San Jose, CA:
| Wireless System Design and Simulation | |
| Aug 23-Aug 27, 2010 | Course 150-4276 |
| Presented by Rowan Gilmore | Register by 7/19/2010 and pay $1995, otherwise pay $2195 |
Next Webcast: Impedance Matching in HF Circuits
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010The 2010 Webinar series from Microwave Journal and Besser Associates continues with a tutorial on Impedance Matching in HF Circuits by instructor Bob Froelich.
Topics to be covered include:
- 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 Analyzer
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to see the presentation and ask questions in the Q&A session that follows. Visit the Microwave Journal Webinars page for more information about the upcoming webcast, and to sign up. You can also view the recorded sessions of previous webcasts in the series.
The webinar will run Tuesday, May 11, 2010; 8:00 am PT.