INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS
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Components & RF Program Committee
RF & Wireless Technical Committee

ECTC 2004 - June 1-4
Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV

The CPMT RF & Wireless Technical Committee in conjunction with the ECTC Components & RF Program Committee encourages you to submit an abstract to ECTC 2004 in the area of RF & Wireless Technology. In particular, RF papers are solicited for focus sessions on "Component-Like Modules with RF Functionality", as described below. Submissions in other areas of RF technology are also encouraged.


"Component-Like Modules with RF Functionality" (Organizer: Manos Tentzeris)
Emerging high-performance applications, such as personal communication networks, WLAN & RF-optical networks have defined a trend toward more flexible & reconfigurable systems. The RF front-end module is the foundation of these systems & its integration poses a great challenge. In the future, wireless communication will require better performance, lower cost & increasingly smaller RF front-end size. This session solicits papers in the area of "component-like modules with RF functionality" based on ceramic (LTCC), organic or MCM-based technologies. The components could include:
¨ Embedded passives (inductors, capacitors) & evaluation of their performance in terms of Quality Factor (Q), component value, fabrication challenges & cost
¨ Subsystem modules, such as filters, baluns
¨ Antennas that can be integrated in these RF compact modules
¨ Integrated transceiver architectures
It is strongly recommended that the technology used for each submitted paper should be compared with other technologies & evaluated in terms of advantages & disadvantages for the specific components


SUBMISSIONS:
Please submit abstracts using the ECTC web site: www.ectc.net (available in mid-July)
The ECTC 2004 deadline for abstract submissions is October 15, 2003 (approximate)
Abstracts should comply with the guidelines outlined at the above website.
If you would like to have your paper considered for the focal session outlined above, please do the following:
STEP #1: Submit abstract through the ECTC web site (www.ectc.net) and select "primary" subcommittee preference as "Components & RF"
STEP #2: For "Component-Like Modules with RF Functionality" email abstract copy to:
Manos Tentzeris (etentze@ece.gatech.edu)
STEP #3: Also, email copy of abstract for both of above sessions to Craig Gaw at c.a.gaw@ieee.org & Len Schaper at schaper@uark.edu

To receive updates, send your email contact information to Craig Gaw at c.a.gaw@ieee.org .

Craig Gaw, Chair
CPMT RF & Wireless Technical Committee
Motorola Inc.
2100 East Elliot Rd - MS EL707
Tempe, AZ 85284
p: 480-413-5920
e: c.a.gaw@ieee.org
 
Manos Tentzeris, Co-Chair
CPMT RF & Wireless Technical Committee
Georgia Institute of Technology - ECE Dept
777 Atlantic Drive
Atlanta, GA 30332-0250
p: 404-385-0378
e: etentze@ece.gatech.edu
 
Len Schaper
ECTC RF & Components Subcommittee Program Chair
CPMT Discrete & Integral Passive Components Technical Committee Chair
University of Arkansas
Engineering Research Center
700 Research Center Blvd., HIDEC
Fayetteville, AR 72701
e: schaper@uark.edu