If you are like me, you spend a lot of time reading articles from technical magazines.
Sometimes I read the entire article, but usually I just scan the text for highlights
and look at the schematics, block diagrams, and charts / graphs. Often, I want to go
back and find an article but cannot recall where I saw it. A Google search will usually
eventually reveal a hyperlink to the article, but a lot of times it takes a lot of digging.
Since my key interests are not necessarily the same as RF Cafe visitors, an attempt will
be made to catalog all of them. If there is a magazine not included here that you would
like me to include in the list, please send me an e-mail and I will try to incorporate
its articles, too.
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Test & Measurement World
RFTI appears to be pretty much defunct. RIP
December
Logging
of RF Power Measurements
Orwill Hawkins
Leveraging
the Use of a Radio Frequency Planning (RFP) Design Tool for Modern System Design
Malcolm Edwards
November
Power
MOSFET "Squegging": Cause and Cure (p.22)
Andre Adrian
Exploring Decimation Filters (p.32)
Arash Loloee
October
Addressing the Challenges of Radar and EW System Design and Test using a Model-Based
Platform
Dingquing Lu
Design
of a Planar Inverted F Compact Dual Frequency Antenna for Mobile, Wireless and Automotive
Applications
Pasquale Dottorato
September
An Electrical-Thermal
Coupled Solution for SiGe Designs (p.22)
Mike Heimlich
A FPGA-Based
Replacement for a Network Analyzer in an Instrumentation-Based 200 GHz Radar (p.30)
John Mower and Yasuo Kuga
August
EU
Power Limitations on ZigBee-Type Waveforms
Boris Aleiner
A Power
MOSFET SPICE Model with Built-In Model Generator
Andre Adrian
July
Choosing Circuit
Materials for Millimeter Wave Applications (p.22)
John Coonrod
EMC Simulation
of Consumer Electronic Devices (p.32)
Andreas Barchanski
June
RF
Transistor Large Signal Load Stability (LSLS) Analysis Using EDA Tools
John Pritiskutch
A Simple
Configuration for Replacing Signal Harnesses Satellites
Hermanth Kumar S, Murali
Bharadwaj N, and Sambasiva Rao V
May
Input
Third Order Intercept Point for Crystal Filters
Dennis Layne
LDMOS Power
Modules for Two Way Mobile Radios
Alfio Scuto
April
Measuring Peak and Pulse Power with USB Power Sensors
Orwill Hawkins
Microwave
Engineering Education
Tom Perkins
March
Small Cell Amplifier and System Design Considerations
Jean-Christophe Nanan and
Barry Stern
Feasibility
of Microstrip Wilkinson Power Dividers on FR4 Substrates for L-Band (1-2 GHz) Applications
Christos Kalialakis
February
MMIC Frequency
Doublers
John E. Penn
RF MEMS
Switches: High-Frequency Performance and Hot-Switching Reliability
Tai Wen Jau
January
The
Future of Instrumentation: The Software Revolution
Matthew Friedman
Design,
Construction and Characterization of an IF Processor for the FFT Spectrometer of the
Yebes 40 Meter Radio Telescope
José Antonio López-Pérez and David Cuadrado-Calle
Using
Analyst™ to Quickly and Accurately Optimize a Chip-Module-Board Transition
Dr.
John Dunn
December 2013
Tapping into a New RF Energy Source Found in Digital Processing Circuits
Michael
Hopkins, CurrentRF
Hybrid Linac-MR: Image-Guided Radiation Therapy Delivered in Real-Time
Alexandra
Foley
RF Technology in Semiconductor Wafer Processing
Abdullah Eroglu
February
802.11ac Design Considerations for Mobile Devices
Eid Alsabbagh, Haoyang Yu and
Kevin Gallagher
RF Characteristics of Coplanar Waveguide Fabricated on Flexible PES
Young Yun,
Jang-Hyeon Jeong, Hong-Seung Kim and Nak-Won Jang
Screen Printed RFID-Enabled Temperature Sensor Fabricated on Flexible Substrates
Kamil Janeczek, Malgorzata Jakubowska, Grazyna Koziol and Wojciech Steplewski
January
MIMO
Radar: Demystified
Eli Brookner
AULOS, a Passive Covert Radar System
B. Eged, R. Fiengo, F. Persia, S. Thompson,
R. Fulcoli, M. Sedehi, E. Tilli and L. Timmoneri
Spiral Antenna Design Considerations
Tom Lam, Rich Bidwell and Scott Blee
Full Transmitter Linearization Using a Wideband DPD Measurement Platform
Jinbiao
Xu
A Miniaturized Impedance Transformer Employing PGS on GaAs
Young Yun and Jang-Hyeon
Jeong
Conformal Antenna Array Design on a Missile Platform
Kyle Labowski, Christopher
Penney and James F. Stack, Jr.
December
Detecting ESD Events
Kenneth Wyatt
Glass Weave Skew Problems May be Solved
Eric Bogatin
Phase Noise and the Y-Factor Noise Figure
Pete Hanish
The Bloch Wave Effect
Eric Bogatin
Get ADC Data Beyond the Datasheet
Maithil Pachchigar & Richard Liggiero
An Important Secret About Transmission Lines
Eric Bogatin
Measurement Sensors: For a Calculator?
Chris Grachanen
Lab Equipment: To Build or Not to Build...
Steve Hageman
Six Tips for Better TDR Measurements
Steve Sandler
Find the Resistance of a Long Ladder
Marian Stofka
November
A Practical Take on FFTs
Michael Dunn
Jitter Separation: Where Science Meets Art
Brig Asay
So You Think You Understand Transmission Lines
Eric Bogatin
Jitter: Measurement References Matter
Daniel Chow
Analog Fundamentals: Instrumentation for Impedance Measurement
Rob Reeder
Contactless Testing
Ron Press
October
Measure Vector and Area With an Oscilloscope X-Y Display
Arthur Pini
Thermocouples: Simple But Misunderstood
Martin Rowe
Wireless Oscilloscope Sends Data to a Tablet
Martin Rowe
Get Ready for M-PCIe Testing
Chris Loberg
How
to Think in dB
Eric Bogatin
The Many Faces of Jitter
Daniel Chow
Precision Capacitance Meter
Francesc Casanellas
Modern Thermocouples and a High-Resolution Delta-Sigma ADC Enable High-Precision Temperature
Measurement: A Reference Design for a Precision DAS
Joseph Shtargot and Mohammad
Qazi
The Basics of Digital Signal Spectra
Daniel Chow
Apply Memory BIST to External DRAMs
Etienne Racine
September
The Serial Port: It Just Keeps Going
Martin Rowe
How to Perform Histogram Analysis on Your Oscilloscope
Arthur Pini
Sensor basics: Types, Functions and Applications
Martin Rowe
How to Perform HDMI Measurements
Klaus Schiffner, Rohde & Schwarz
Test & Characterize RF filters in IC Production: A New Approach
Pete Sarson & Andreas
Wild
Not All Common Currents Are Bad
Eric Bogatin
August
SSD Performance Measurement: Best Practices
Doug Rollins
Oscilloscope Probes: Understand and Optimize
Stephen Mueller
Measurements for the New WLAN Standard: IEEE 802.11ac
Martin Schmaehling & Markus
Loerner
Always a Good Policy to Question Authority
Eric Bogatin
Ensure Magnetic Components Meet Specs
Jeffrey Dierker
How to Measure MOSFET Drain Voltage and Current
Chris Lee
Solve MOSFET Characteristic Variation and Reliability Degradation Issues
Takuro
Nishimura
Improve Wireless Testing of Sensitive Devices
Per Nielsen
Test Equipment Gets Boost From the Cloud
Olga Shapiro
Open-Source Electrical Engineering Design Tools (continued)
Casey Hare
July
Analyze High-Speed Interconnects
Anil Pandey
Navigating Successful USB 3.0 Compliance
Tom Rossi and Fred Rastgar
Decoding the Brain Using MRI and YouTube
Ransom Stephens
Test Safety-Critical Automotive Parts
Stephen Pateras
June
What Does Test Equipment Have to Do with Carrier Aggregation?
Olga Shapiro & Sashank
Reddy
Measuring the Thickness of Coated Shields
Kenneth Wyatt
Improve Test Automation
Jim Holmes
UNH Releases EXS 1.3.0
Patrick MacArthur
Voice Over LTE (VoLTE) Impacts Test & Measurement Market
Olga Shapiro
May
When is a Multichannel Power Supply More Convenient Than a Single-Channel Power Supply?
Robert Green
Identifying Emission Sources and Propagating Structures
Kenneth Wyatt
Measuring the Transition to Disaster
Ransom Stephens
Identifying Emission Sources and Propagating Structures
Kenneth Wyatt
Validate and Analyze Complex Serial-Bus-Link Models
Sarah Boen
Thermal Electric Coolers Offer Advantages for Thermal Testing
Larry Sharp
How to Generate Test Patterns to Detect FinFET Defects
Stephen Pateras
April
Boost DFT Efficiency for Large SoCs
Rick Fisette
How to Perform Multiple-Domain Measurements
Dave Rishavy & Tomas Berghall
Open-Source Goes RF
Casey Hare
Resolving to Map the Brain: Resolution, Resolution, Resolution
Ransom Stephens
March
How to Verify and Debug Next-Generation Memory
Chris Loberg
What’s so Scary About Test Automation?
Alex Henthorn-Iwane
Product Safety Testing Limits Risk of Shock, Fire, and Injury, Part 2
Dave Lohbeck
RF System Design: Automating the Custom Model Process with Instrumentation and System
Simulation Software
Joel Kirshman & Takao Inoue
Aren’t More Bits Better?
Chris Loberg
IEC61010 3rd Edition: New International Safety Requirements for Lab Equipment
Steven Brown
Measuring Gravitational Radiation
Ransom Stephens
Product Safety Testing Limits Risk of Shock, Fire, and Injury, Part 1
Dave Lohbeck
February
Identify the Best Power Supply for a Test Application
James Niemann, Robert Green &
Qing Starks
In Search of Gravity Waves
Ransom Stephens
How to Lower the Total Cost of Ownership for PXI Instruments
Mark Catelani
Open-Source Electrical Engineering Design Tools
Casey Hare
Use a Smarter DFT Tool Environment for Better Design Customization
Ron Press
January
Test MIPI DSI Protocol Conformance
Steve Tatarczuk
Characterizing a High-Density, Controlled Impedance Test Interface
Eric Bogatin &
Gordon Vinther
Make Sense of a Linear Power Supply’s Data Sheet
Robert Green
Are You Buying More DMM Digits Than You Really Need?
Jerry Janesch
December
Active
Antenna Systems Enjoy Growth
Iliza Sokol
November
Metamaterial Extends Microstrip Antenna
Jianpeng Liu, Yongzhi Cheng, Yan Nie,
and Rongzhou Gong
Ferrite Transformers Fuel Broadband Power Dividers
Dr. Karen Kocharyan
Check for Co-Existence Between LTE and Radar
Greg Jue
UWB Arrays Employ
TCAs
Zhihui Hu, Yonghua Jiang, and Xiang Ling
Full-Duplex WiFi Radio Utilizes Hybrid Analog-Digital Cancellation
Iliza Sokol
MEMS Switch Manages Millimeter-Wave Signals
Yan-Qing Zhu, Lei Han, and Jie-Ying
Tang
October
Teams Investigate Antenna Modeling/Control and Protocols for 60-GHz Range
Iliza
Sokol
Laser
Beams Replace RF for Lunar Communications
Iliza Sokol
Understanding Measurement Uncertainties in Spectrum Analysis
Bob Nelson
Evaluate EDA
Software for a Wireless World
Dr. Stephen Maas
Beyond
CMOS Vs. GaAs: Picking the Right Technology
Matthew Ozalas
Benefit
From High-Dk Microwave Circuit Materials
John Coonrod
Power Amplifier Technology Targets Efficiency
Chris DeMartino
Spectrum Inversion Ensures Compliance With 3GPP2
Steve Lee
Passive Standards Aid Noise System Verification
Hoang V. Nguyen, Neven Misljenovic,
Bryan Hosein, and Christos Tsironis
Variable-Gain
LNA Reaches 26 GHz
Fei Yu and Weizheng Wang
September
LPF Builds On Quasi-Yagi
DGS
Ahmed Boutejdar, Abbas Omar, and Edmund Burte
Balanced
UHF LNA Simplifies Cell Towers
Chin-Leong Lim
August
Radar Systems Scan The
Skies
Jack Browne
High-Speed DACs Fuel Multiband Transmitters
Yi Zhang and Assaf Toledano
GaN-Based
C-Band Radar Provides Real-Time Data
Iliza Sokol
July
Temperature
Sensing Stabilizes MCXO
Liang Chen, Yangbo Huang, Yonghu Zhang, and Gang Ou
Speeding Multiport VNA Calibrations
Roy Zohrabian
Digital
Predistortion Linearizes RF PAs
Ling Tian, Lei Zhang, Jianfeng Zhai, Jin Xia,
and Xiaowei Zhu
June
Choosing
Optimal Cables & Connectors
Jack Browne
Designing MRI
Coils with Aid of Simulation
Andreas Bitz, Jorg Felder, and Tilmann Wittig
Unused
RF Spectrum May Ease Wi-Fi Traffic Jams
Iliza Sokol
Manage Growing
EM Radiation Levels
Jack Browne
Glass DRA
Serves as Light Cover
Nancy Friedrich
Analyze the
RCS of a Plasma Antenna
Bo Yin, F. Yang, H.G. Hao, and B. Wang
May
RF MEMS Switches Are Primed for Mass-Market Application
Roger Allan
Oscillators
Cover Multiple Bands
Ulrich L. Rohde and Ajay Kumar Poddar
Filtering
EMI and RFI Noise
Brett Robinson
April
What’s The Difference Between IEEE 802.11ac and 802.11ad?
Liz Ruetsch
Revealed:
Source of Low-Frequency 1/f Noise
Nancy Friedrich
Amplifiers Draw Upon Variety of Technologies
Jack Browne
Measure Noise Without a Calibrated Source
Roy Monzello
March
Optimize Time Gating in Spectrum Analysis
Bob Nelson
Keeping Power
Levels in Check
Jack Browne
Balanced
Amplifier Aims For Low Noise
Chin-Leong Lim
Single
Filter Has Many Responses
Jun Xu and Chunhua Wang
February
White-Space Communications Will Kickstart The “Internet of Things”
Paul Whytock
Low-Power Receiver Serves Multiple Wireless Standards
Kui Fu, Xiaorong Guo, Chunhua
Wang, Yuxiang Tu, Chishi Liu, and Joe P. McGeehan
Metamaterials Form Miniature Bandstop Filters
N. Benmostefa, M.
Meliani, H. Ouslimani, and M. Feham
November
Automating
RF Power Sensor Self Re-Certification Using Microsoft Excel
LadyBug Technologies
Flexible
Approaches to Multi-Device Testing of Mobile Terminals
Robin Irwin
Leveraging
and Extending Signal-Analyzer Technology to Match and Anticipate Evolving Wireless Applications
Richard Overdorf
New VNA
Addresses Radar Measurement Challenges to Give Engineers Greater Confidence in Designs
Walt Strickler
Revolutionary
Next Generation RF Ceramic Filters for the Wireless World
Ronen Cohen
Digital-Over-Fiber
RF Router System Spans 40 km
Peter Walters
October
Analyzing the Role of Local Oscillator Phase Noise in Reciprocal Mixing
Dale D. Henkes, ACS
100W High Power Silicon PIN Diode SPDT Switches
Rick Puente, Skyworks
Solutions, Inc.
Marki Microwave Combines Microwave Office with Microlithic Manufacturing
for Successful Custom Mixer Designs
AWR
MPMs Meet EW Challenges with Advances in High Power Design
Jose
Gonzales
Techniques for Including Memory Effects in the Digital Pre-Distortion Process
Murthy Upmaka
Next Generation Wireless: Riding On the Back of Millimeter Waves
Renaissance
September
World’s Smallest Stripline Junction Isolator
Dave Cruickshank and
Brian Hartnett, Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
Designing Superior Weighing Systems to Improve Safety and Control Costs
Del Williams
Radar and Radio Range Simulation Using Fiber Optic Delay Lines
Jerry
Lomurno and Joe Mazzochette
Enabling Active Antennas for RADAR and Satellite Communication Applications
Peter Bacon
Selecting Microwave Laminates for Antenna and Radar Applications
John Coonrod
August
How
to Calculate Peak Power Measurement Uncertainties
Sook Hua Wong
Considerations
When Conducting Noise Figure Measurements
Sean Flavin
EMC Test
Equipment and Services Market – Another Opportunity in China
Prathima Bommakanti
USB Brings
Portability and Flexibility to MW Test Bench – Wherever it May Be
David Strand
Building
Low PIM Coax Assemblies with Consistent Dynamic Performance
Times Microwave
July
Measurement
System Tests AESA Radar T/R Modules at High Speed
Darren McCarthy, Rohde &
Schwarz
Triple Beat
IMD Measurement Over 4G-LTE Bands: Can You Really Avoid the Cavity Filters?
Rafi
Hershtig
Struggling
with Amplifier Bias Sequencing? Try a Positive Approach
Dr. Charles Trantanella
GaN
Technology Enables Gain Blocks With Muscle
Ray Baker
June
Multisim/Ultiboard for Low-Frequency Simulation and Layout
AWR Corporation
Optical Modulator Driver Solutions 28 Gbps EML and 32 Gbps MZ Drivers
Hittite Microwave
Filtering Modules for AWGN / IMD Test Setups for 4G LTE Bands
K&L
Microwave
Remote-Controlled Handheld Analyzers: Opening Up A World
Agilent
Technologies
AR’s 6 – 18 GHz Solid State Amplifiers
AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation
LDMOS RF Power Transistors Serve Defense Applications
Freescale
Semiconductor
Simple Circuit Resolves Very Small Temperature Differences
Analog
Devices
Why Operators Are Considering E-Band Backhaul to Solve Data Capacity Issues
Richardson RFPD
May
Design
Solution for Achieving the Lowest Possible Receiver Noise Figure
Alan Ake and
Jody Skeen, Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
Using
Network Analyzer Time-Domain Analysis to Verify and Troubleshoot Complex Components
Afsi Moaveni
Battle
Electronics for the “Universal Soldier”
Paul Klonowski
A Topsy-Turvy
World
Bob Pinato
Aerospace &
Defense and Test & Measurement
Jessy Cavazos
GaN
HEMT & GaAs pHEMT MMICs for Advanced mmW Systems
Leo Fong and James Schellenberg
Crystal
Oscillators – Low Phase Noise Under Vibration
Liz Ronchetti
Compact
Multi-channel RF Spectrum Capture and Playback System
Jim Taber
April
Bi-Directional
Amplifier Extends Range of Data, Video, and Communications Links
Triad RF Systems,
Inc.
Frequency
Multiplication Techniques
Crystek Corporation
A Low Cost
Pulse Doppler Radar Sensor for Short Range Commercial and Industrial Applications
E X H Consulting Services
Optimizing
Clock Trees to Meet Performance and System Cost Targets
Silicon Laboratories
March
RF Beamforming
Techniques Improve TD-LTE Cell-Edge Performance
Craig Grimley
Detecting
PIM Problems in Antenna Systems and Discovering the Latest Remedies
David Strand
Aluminum
Diamond Heat Spreader Demonstrates 25% Reduction in GaN Die Temperature
Kevin
Loutfy
Making
the Matrix
Kevin Loutfy
February
BlackBox
Models for Discrete and Integrated Low Noise Amplifiers
Eric Marsan, Stephen Moreschi,
Ambarish Roy, and Vivian Tzanakos, Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
Understanding
JESD204 and JESD204B: A Primer
Jonathan Harris
Trends
and Revenue Aspect of Semiconductors in Communications
Aravind Seshagirl
Reducing
RF Board Space and System Prime Power with TriQuint’s New GaN HEMTs, Amplifiers and Switches
Dean White and Grant Wilcox
January
Manufacturing
Friendly Circulator with Low Insertion Loss
Brian Hartnett, Skyworks Solutions,
Inc.
The
Battle for Spectrum
Major Christopher S. Tsirlis, U.S. Marine Corps
The
Knowledge
Jan Whitacre
Radar
and Radio Range Simulation Using Fiber Optic Delay Lines
Jerry Lomurno and Joe
Mazzochette
Is Your
Smart Device’s Internet Running Slow? Maybe it’s Time to Question Your Service Provider’s
Wi-Fi Testing Solution
Olga Yashkova-Shapiro
Controllers:
The Unsung Heroes of High-Power TWTAs and Microwave Power Modules
Mario Razo
