BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231105T190200Z UID:057731F6-AC85-4FE8-8C76-B88B643AF87D DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231030T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231030T191500 DESCRIPTION:Come hear IEEE 2023 MTT-S Speakers Bureau Lecturer Dr. Phillip M. Smith's presentation on the remarkable progress made over the past seve ral decades in the evolution of transistors (specifically FETs and HEMTs) for low-noise amplifier applications\, at frequencies from 1 GHz to 1 THz\ , ubiquitously needed in areas that include communications\, radar\, signa l detection\, remote sensing\, radio astronomy\, and quantum computing. De vices employing material systems based on the semiconductors GaAs\, InP\, GaN and Si will be described\, where content will include structures\, phy sical/electrical characteristics and performance benchmarks. Various aspec ts of low noise amplifiers (LNAs) will also be discussed\, including circu it design considerations\, producibility\, reliability\, cryogenic operati on\, dynamic range\, robustness and power consumption. Future trends will be forecast. This presentation will help you appreciate the work undertake n to make remarkably reliable LNAs possible for some of the most critical applications in the world\, like in the acquisition of telemetry data in t he once-in-a-lifetime event of the Voyager 2 spacecraft's encounter with N eptune in 1989\, where HEMT-based amps in the National Radio Astronomy Obs ervatory's Very Large Array (VLA) in Socorro\, NM were essential to the mi ssion's success. This presentation will be very interesting to MTT-S membe rs for its technical content\, and to all in the IEEE for its historic sur vey. Dr. Smith has almost 40 years of microwave electronics experience in industry\, for defense and space applications\, from hands-on lab work to R&D leadership. He is an IEEE Life Fellow and has authored over 180 papers . Everyone is welcome\, from practitioner to retiree\, and student. IEEE e vents are open to all\; you do not have to be a member to attend.\n\nParki ng at the Nashua Public Library's parking lot is paid by the hour\, via pa rking meters\; see the lot's $/hr rates and location along the southern ba nk of the Nashua River at https://www.nashuanh.gov/DocumentCenter/View/630 6/Downtown-Parking-Brochure-PDF?bidId=.\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr. Phillip M. Smit h\, \n\nAgenda: \n6:00 PM to 6:15 PM Meet and greet\n6:15 PM to 7:15 PM Pr esentation\n7:15 PM Optional dinner with speaker at a nearby restaurant\n\ nRoom: Theater Room\, Nashua Public Library\, 2 Court St.\, Nashua\, New H ampshire\, United States\, 03060 LOCATION:Room: Theater Room\, Nashua Public Library\, 2 Court St.\, Nashua\ , New Hampshire\, United States\, 03060 ORGANIZER:herrere@ieee.org SEQUENCE:167 SUMMARY:NH IEEE In-Person Meeting: "A Survey of Microwave and Millimeter-Wa ve Low Noise Amplification Based on FETs and HEMTs" by Dr. Phillip M. Smit h URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/375678 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Come hear IEEE 2023 MTT-S Speakers Bureau Lecturer Dr. Phillip M. Smith's presentation on the remarkable progress ma de over the past several decades in the evolution of transistors (specific ally FETs and HEMTs) for low-noise amplifier applications\, at frequencies from 1 GHz to 1 THz\, ubiquitously needed in areas that include communica tions\, radar\, signal detection\, remote sensing\, radio astronomy\, and quantum computing. Devices employing material systems based on the semicon ductors GaAs\, InP\, GaN and Si will be described\, where content will inc lude structures\, physical/electrical characteristics and performance benc hmarks. Various aspects of low noise amplifiers (LNAs) will also be discus sed\, including circuit design considerations\, producibility\, reliabilit y\, cryogenic operation\, dynamic range\, robustness and power consumption . Future trends will be forecast. This presentation will help you apprecia te the work undertaken to make remarkably reliable LNAs possible for some of the most critical applications in the world\, like in the acquisition o f telemetry data in the once-in-a-lifetime event of the Voyager 2 spacecra ft's encounter with Neptune in 1989\, where HEMT-based amps in the Nationa l Radio Astronomy Observatory's Very Large Array (VLA) in Socorro\, NM wer e essential to the mission's success.&nbsp\; This presentation will be ver y interesting to MTT-S members for its technical content\, and to all in t he IEEE for its historic survey.&nbsp\; Dr. Smith has almost 40 years of m icrowave electronics experience in industry\, for defense and space applic ations\, from hands-on lab work to R&amp\;D leadership.&nbsp\; He is an IE EE Life Fellow and has authored over 180 papers.&nbsp\; Everyone is welcom e\, from practitioner to retiree\, and student.&nbsp\; IEEE events are ope n to all\; you do not have to be a member to attend.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Parkin g at the Nashua Public Library's parking lot is paid by the hour\, via par king meters\; see the lot's $/hr rates and location along the southern ban k of the Nashua River at&nbsp\;<a title="nashuanh.gov's downtown parking m ap" href="https://www.nashuanh.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6306/Downtown-Parki ng-Brochure-PDF?bidId=" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.nashuan h.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6306/Downtown-Parking-Brochure-PDF?bidId=</a>.&n bsp\;</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>6:00 PM to 6:15 PM &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Me et and greet<br />6:15 PM to 7:15 PM &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Presentation<br />7:15 PM&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Optional dinner with speaker at a nearby restaurant</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR