IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Articles
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The 5 Biggest Industry Trends From IMS2013
6/17/2013
One of the things I love about the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium is the annual opportunity it affords us to reflect on the current state of the RF/microwave design industry. By attending a combination of keynote addresses, panel sessions, and technical presentations, and by speaking to as many exhibitors and attendees as possible, one can piece together a reasonably good mosaic of the major trends and issues shaping the industry.
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7 Standout Technologies From IMS2013
6/12/2013
Never will you find more cutting-edge RF and microwave technology on display in one place than at the IMS Exhibition. Hundreds of component manufacturers, chipmakers, instrumentation suppliers, software developers, and other technology companies fill the IMS exhibit halls, showcasing tens of thousands of products, many of which are making their first public appearance. With all due respect to the dozens of compelling technologies that did not make the list, here are seven that really turned our heads at IMS2013.
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IMS2013: Tech Trends You Don’t Want To Miss (Even If You’re Not Going)
5/22/2013
Like a restaurant with way too many appealing choices on its menu, IMS poses a particular dilemma to attendees and non-attendees alike. With so many educational opportunities available over such a short period of time, which ones should you attend (if you're going)? And with so much information coming out of the symposium in the days and weeks that follow, what’s worth paying attention to or investigating further (if you're not)? I caught up with IMS2013 Technical Program Chair Lenoard Hayden to get his advice.
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How To Get Your Paper Published At IMS – Part III
9/17/2012
Last time, I went over how to make life easy for the IMS reviewer so that we can increase the chances of getting a paper accepted. It is important to devote conscious effort to making it easy for the reviewer to give high scores in the originality, clarity, quantitative, and interest categories. In this column, I concentrate on the part that I feel is most important, quantitative. Note that all four parts are formally assigned equal weights when assigning scores and other reviewers might have different opinions, so this represents only my personal views on the matter.
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How To Get Your Paper Published At IMS – Part II
7/10/2012
Last time, we talked about the rationale behind the IMS double-blind review system, where not only are the reviewers not known to the authors, but the authors are not (nominally) known to the reviewers. This reduces the chance of any bias on the part of the reviewer for or against any particular author. However, it also makes it harder for the reviewer to catch double publication. Now, we look at what you can do to increase chances of acceptance.
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An IMS2012 Technology Review — In 2 Minutes Or Less
6/30/2012
Without fail, the RF Globalnet team returns from IMS each year with two things: 1) really sore feet (from running back and forth across an exhibit hall for three days), and 2) an enormous pile of news announcements, datasheets, handwritten notes, video footage, and other information about the exciting new RF and microwave technology we saw. Now that our feet have finally stopped throbbing, the time has come for us to translate that mountain of data into an easily scannable synopsis of all the technology on display at the IMS2012 exhibition.
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The 6 Biggest Technology Trends From IMS2012
6/30/2012
Like a kid in a candy store or a car buff at an auto show, I couldn’t get enough of the enormous amount of RF and microwave technology on display at IMS2012. This year’s show offered a retrospective look at the history of RF and microwave technology (in celebration of MTT-S’ 60th anniversary), a comprehensive exhibition of today’s best designs, and glimpse of what the future has to offer through the pioneering research presented at the show. This article covers the top technology trends I observed at IMS2012.
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An Insider’s Look At The IMS2012 Technical Program
5/30/2012
To get some insight on what to expect from the Microwave Week technical program, I contacted Raafat Mansour, the technical chair of IMS2012. We discussed the record number of papers submitted this year, the hot technologies that will be represented in the technical program, and some new and interesting elements you should definitely check out.
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2 Reasons Why IMS2012 Will Be Unforgettable
5/22/2012
My preparations for IMS2012 — my first IMS as editor of RF Globalnet — included a lively discussion with Ke Wu, the event’s general chair. We talked about many different aspects of IMS2012, but two stood out as reasons this year’s show will be particularly memorable.
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How To Get Your Paper Published At IMS — Part I
4/1/2012
“It’s just an Old Boy’s Club,” my host firmly told me. We were talking about getting papers accepted to the IMS (International Microwave Symposium). After several rejections, he no longer submitted papers to IMS. This is a real shame because IMS is the premier RF/microwave conference in the world. His perception was that the IMS TPRC (Technical Paper Review Committee), consisting of more than 250 of the world’s leading RF/microwave researchers, gave favored status to its own members.