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Design/simulation & evaluation of RF power devices for cellular base-station applications, comprising LDMOS in plastic packages for sub-1GHz frequency bands and GaN in ceramic/plastic packages for bands within the 1.8 to 2.7 GHz range.

X/L-band & IF-band active and passive prototype design/evaluation (contributor), X/L-band local oscillator distribution network design for a 32-channel radar receiver unit building block.

Continuation of prior role at NXP Semiconductors addressing 10th generation LDMOS power transistor development.

Design, evaluation (s-parameter & loadpull), model development and product release of 7/8/9th generation LDMOS power transistors and testcircuits addressing GSM/UMTS/WIMAX basestation frequency bands.

Design and production support of Ka-band TX/LO-upconverters & X-band driver amplifier for STING Mark II radar; FR4-based X-band limiter design for front end integrated module.

Lineariser board development (in cooperation with layout engineer) for customer demonstrator RF platform.

GSM850/900 pico-basestation RF development, type approval collaboration with external test house.

L/S-band navigational satellite multicarrier power amplifier development, design/feasibility activities related to detectors & S-band LDMOS power amplifiers.

Hardware development proposals for Simoco ltd 100W PMR basestation power amp, Comlabs AG GSM900 repeater power amp and Inwave AG X-band land-based radar amplifier lineups.

On-wafer loadpull, pHEMT model simulation and TX/RX switch matrix evaluation for GSM900/PCS1900 handset power amplifier MMIC projects.

Short term (3 month) assignments; RFID tag development at activeRF and VHF handset power module design at Simoco.

GaAs FET driver stage design for GSM900 power amplifier lineup, developed in-house for Nokia Telecoms.

Bipolar and LDMOS power amplifier lineup/stage design for GSM1800/PCS1900 macro basestations, GSM1800 LNA prototype design.

GSM900/1800 & PCS1900 TX development and production support (RBS2000 basestation platform).

Project leader (GSM1800 Site Test Monitor & RF Enhancements projects), RF design.

Commercial & military microwave hardware design/development: 9-36 GHz varactor diode quadrupler, narrow/broad-band pHEMT low noise & GaAs FET power amplifiers between 1-18 GHz, X/Ku-band synthesiser amplifier/distribution networks; C-band car tolling transponder.