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16 Cover Feature: How to design a high-performance GPS receiver

20 Satellite Communications: Developments in satellite comms includes a processor core for space, web-enabled GPS receiver, SpaceWire Transceiver and LNB lightning protection

22 RF CMOS: Power amplifier theory for high-efficiency low-cost ISM-band transmitters

30 An integrated LC-VCO for 900 MHz applications
In this paper, a fully integrated LC-VCO for FSK/ASK applications in the 868 MHz and 915 MHz ISM bands is presented. The VCO was realized in a 0.5 µm BiCMOS process with a power metal layer and integrated varactor diodes.

38 ePhysics v2 provides dynamic-link co-simulation of thermal/stress analysis with HFSS and Maxwell 3D
Ansoft Corporation has announced the immediate availability of ePhysics v2.

40 Characterization and modeling of bond wires for highfrequency applications
This article uses lumped-element models and 3D modeling (using EDA software from Agilent Technologies) to
accurately model the frequency and time domain performance of bond wire interconnects.

48 How RF SiP technology is moving into the wireless design mainstream
To facilitate a move to mainstream SiP implementation, an integrated, scalable SiP design solution has been developed and reference flows provided.

50 Products