Microwave Engineering Europe August/September 2000 Cover story The Focus on Broadband Wireless in this issue addresses the controversial topic of which air link interface, TDD or FDD, will provide the best usage of the available spectrum for point-to-multipoint communications. Other technical aspects of broadband wireless access, including the current licensing and frequency allocations across Europe for this service, are also reviewed. A new era for MEE Amid all the changes that have been described on this page in recent issues, it is my duty this month to inform you of yet another new development. Paul Jackson has recently been promoted within CMP Europe, our parent company, to become Director of EDTN Europe. In this newly-created role he will be leading the development into Europe of EDTN, our electronic portal Web site, which is already an established feature within the US electronics media. Paul has been Editor of Microwave Engineering Europe since its inception 11 years ago, and the magazine owes its very existence to the vision he had then of creating a specialist RF and microwave magazine for Europe. During the intervening years the industry has undergone a change from a niche discipline, serving primarily the military market, to the fastest growing sector of the electronics industry, thanks to the dramatic growth of mobile and wireless communications, and throughout this period he has guided with a sure hand, the growth and development of the magazine to meet the changing needs of its readership. New ideas and projects have been a constant feature of our work: the introduction of the popular series of CAD Benchmarks, the Wireless Communications and other Workshops that provide a forum for the exchange of information and ideas within the industry, the introduction of the European Microwave Report, and most recently the launch of Microwave Engineering Online. It was under Paul's leadership that European Microwave Week was launched in 1998, combining the existing European Microwave and GAAS conferences with a wireless conference, and developing into what is now the largest microwave and wireless show in Europe. The unique and successful position now held by both the magazine and EuMW are a tribute to his talent and hard work. I have known Paul since those early days of Microwave Engineering Europe, and I was confident from the start that he would make a success of it (indeed, as Marketing Manager for Plessey Three-Five Group at the time, I actually placed an advertisement in the first issue). I have been writing for the magazine as Focus Editor since 1992, initially as a freelance contributor but more recently as part of the editorial staff. It is my aim to pursue the high standards and editorial traditions Paul has established within Microwave Engineering Europe, while also continuing the process of innovation which has become one of its hallmarks. It has been a pleasure working with Paul, and it is a privilege to take over the editorship of Microwave Engineering Europe from him. I am sure that you will join me and the rest of the team here in wishing him well in his new position. Helen Duncan

Contents In focus VNA dyansty makes its debut; MEMs on menu for meetings; Uncovering the truth about Bluetooth; Letter to the Editor - The current state of CAD? - a manufacturers response Wireless Watch Six licences awarded in German 3G auction; TSMC touts 0.18-micron CMOS for RF designs; US Congress turns spotlight on 3G spectrum Focus on Broadband wireless radio Broadband wireless ready to deliver [ Read full article ] Miniature dielectric-loaded antennas for personal telephony and mobility Small dielectrically loaded antennas can be designed to minimise the fields close to the user. A generic operation of a bifilar topology is presented in this paper by O Leisten, J C Vardaxoglou and P McEvoy, together with several advanced designs A Fully Integrated 900MHz Double Superhet Receiver Chip This paper, by Dr. Andreas Laute and Jeff Peter, describes a 900MHz fully silicon monolithic integrated circuit that contains all the building blocks required to form a complete double-conversion superheterodyne receiver Foundations of Interconnect & Microstrip Design - 3rd Edition The latest edition of this classic work by Terry Edwards of Engalco has now been fully revised and expanded with Professor Michael Steer from the University of Leeds and North Carolina State University as co-author and is due for publication by Wiley this month. We reproduce here, with kind permission of the authors, excerpts from the first two chapters which are new to this edition Sommaire d'articles Zusammenfassung der Artikel New Products and Data European Microwave Week Product Preview Calendar Classified Catalogue Update & Appointments