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Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Microwave Engineering Europe - March 2008 Microwave Engineering Europe - March 2008 News Contents Comment Wireless Infrastructure: A Direct Conversion I/Q Demodulatordrives Favorable Basestation Cost-performance Metrics Wireless Infrastructure: Mobile World Set to Reshape the Internet RF Amplifiers: Latest Advances in RF Amplifiers Include a CMOS PA Operating at 77 GHz and Significant Advances in PAs for WiMAX and Broadband Applications Many Applications Still Require Unique Performance Benefits of BeO ACE Automated Circuit Extraction Returns to Real Design by Exploring Design Alternatives and Changes in Seconds Exceeding the Standard for Wireless Sensor Networks Products Calendar Microwave Engineering Europe - March 2008 Microwave Engineering Europe - March 2008 - Microwave Engineering Europe - March 2008 (Page 1) Microwave Engineering Europe - March 2008 - Microwave Engineering Europe - March 2008 (Page 2) Microwave Engineering Europe - 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