dBm Engineering Alliance Partnerships

Focus Microwaves
University of Colorado, Boulder

Focus Microwaves

dBm Engineering is a Focus Microwaves, Inc. approved Load Pull service provider (offering design methodologies and RF transistor and RF circuit characterization), and serves as an applications engineering support resource for Focus Microwaves and its customers. Using the Focus Microwaves Load Pull system, dBm Engineering is involved in the development of various advanced measurement techniques, including high power pulsed radar Load Pull. Additionally, dBm provides trial measurement services for Focus Microwaves' prospective Load Pull customers, and also functions as a Focus Microwaves reseller partner.

The dBm RF power lab is equipped with two full Focus Load Pull systems, to allow for parallel design processes and faster design iterations.

Load Pull System

Focus Microwaves Load Pull System

About Focus Microwaves

Focus Microwaves, Inc. has been manufacturing Load Pull and Noise Measurement Systems since 1988. Focus has installed more than 450 Measurement Systems (including close to 1000, standard and prematching as well as fundamental frequency and harmonic programmable tuners) and trained customer personnel worldwide. Focus' systems have created a reputation for high reliability and benefit from highly sophisticated software, which includes the most advanced options and possibilities available in this field.

University of Colorado, Boulder (Dept. of Microwave Engineering)

University of Colorado, Boulder

Working with members of the CU Microwave Engineering department, dBm Engineering partners with CU in the following ways:

  • Internship programs

  • CU graduate students regularly work in the dBm Engineering lab, gaining real-world experience and conduct university sponsored experiments under dBm staff supervision.

  • Cooperative research projects

  • Working cooperatively with CU department faculty
    and staff, dBm Engineering contributes measurements
    and data to department research projects

  • Joint publication of articles

  • Recent activity includes work on high-powered amplifier design using class E amplification using high powered load pull and TRL impedance verification, as well as work on high powered rectenna design
Future dBm Engineering and CU projects currently under consideration include: government-funded joint research projects, and laboratory modules for CU courses in Microwave Engineering.

  Microwave Active Antenna Group at CU

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