AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 6 Launches First Satellite in LEO Constellation

by Microwave Product Digest | Aug 27, 2026 | Latest News

Texas-based AST SpaceMobile has launched BlueBird 6, the first spacecraft in its next-generation LEO BlueBird satellite line, as the company works toward a space-based cellular broadband network designed to connect directly with standard, unmodified smartphones. This...

Electrical Grounding for Satellite Communications Ground Infrastructure

by Microwave Product Digest | Aug 20, 2026 | Military Microwave Digest

By John Pantzer, Skywire Design The US National Electrical Code, published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), addresses requirements for grounding (or earthing, as it’s called in certain parts of the world) in Article 250 of NFPA 70. For...

The Strange Afterlife of CB Radio

by Microwave Product Digest | Jul 24, 2026 | From the Editor

by Barry Manz, Editor If you’re as old as I am you have a vivid impression of CB radio, the lexicon of 10-codes and handle names, the cultural moment in the mid-1970s when “10-4, good buddy” entered the national vocabulary and antennas sprouted from...

Polyfet’s RF Power Portfolio Spans VDMOS, LDMOS, and GaN

by Microwave Product Digest | Jul 22, 2026 | Feature Article

Polyfet RF Devices designs and manufactures RF power transistors and power amplifier modules for commercial, industrial, and defense systems. Its catalog spans three semiconductor technologies: VDMOS, LDMOS, and GaN. Across the portfolio, devices reach frequencies up...

Microwave Design Is Still Waiting for Its Chiplet Standard

by Microwave Product Digest | Jul 20, 2026 | Feature Article

The semiconductor industry is moving steadily toward chiplet-based design, and UCIe has become one of the most important pieces of that transition. Its purpose is to create a common die-to-die interconnect so chiplets from different vendors can communicate inside the...