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Agenda: Everyone is invited to join in a Celebration with Dr Iwama, Calling all Life Members to join and to be recognized. Please indicate if you are a Life Member in the Registration response. Speakers will include 1. Irwin Gerszberg of AT&T Labs 2. Dr Peter Vetter, President of Nokia Bell Labs. 3. Dr Timothy Lee Boeing Fellow, IEEE-USA President 2025; 4, Margaret J Lyons, PE IEEE Senior Member, Radio Club of America Secretary. The event will include Technical talks, Lunch, Museum Tours, a Watch Party, Cupcakes, and Cookies. Students, teachers, community members, Young Professionals... everyone is invited. There will be photographs at "The Spirit of Communication" and at the Telstar Museum Display with Leaders and Luminaries. Please send a PowerPoint Message for the occasion to be displayed around the building and to become part of the Event Playlist. Bldg: A, AT&T Science and Technology Innovation Center and Museum, 200 South Laurel Avenue , Middletown, New Jersey, United States, 07748

The talk begins with a review of the fundamental and technological limiting factors to the spectral purity of integrated RF oscillators, and then proposes circuit solutions to break the phase noise barrier in silicon technology. Phase noise can be scaled by resorting to the multi-core approach, provided mismatches among multiple oscillators are carefully considered. As an example, a 16-core (voltage-controlled) oscillator demonstrates -130dBc/Hz at 1MHz offset from 20 GHz minimum phase. A more elegant and efficient approach is then introduced. Leveraging the series resonance of a tank, the remarkably lower resistance rises considerably the tank active power, thus enabling a remarkable improvement on the spectral purity. Two 10GHz BiCMOS VCOs exploiting the concept are proposed. The measured minimum phase noise is −138 dBc/Hz at 1-MHz offset with 600mW from 1.2-V supply. Experimental results demonstrate the lowest phase noise ever reported by fully integrated RF oscillators in a silicon technology. Speaker(s): Prof Mazzanti, Agenda: Noon - 1pm EST : DL with Q/A Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/421015

This dynamic session uses case studies drawn from the IEEE community to explore effective strategies to address the challenges of mandated office returns, including employee resistance, attrition, quiet quitting, and maintaining diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). We'll dissect the nuanced dynamics of resistance, from overt opposition to subtler forms, and examine attrition trends that see employees seeking new opportunities in response to return mandates. The phenomenon of quiet quitting, characterized by minimal employee engagement, prompts a reevaluation of engagement and inclusivity strategies. A critical focus will be the impact of return policies on DEI efforts, particularly on underrepresented groups who may prefer remote work due to various socio-economic factors. This session offers actionable insights and best practices to navigate these challenges, fostering a thriving and inclusive post-pandemic workplace. All attendees will have an opportunity to receive a complimentary copy of the speaker's best-selling book on which this talk is based, called Returning to the Office and Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams. Speaker(s): Dr. Gleb Tsipursky Agenda: IEEE-USA's free webinars/events are designed to help you find your next job, maintain your career, negotiate an appropriate salary, understand ethical considerations in the workplace and learn about other career-building strategies and public policy developments that affect your profession. For information regarding upcoming webinars or to visit our vast webinar archive, please visit: (https://ieeeusa.org/careers/webinars/) (https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/rest/sign-up/2479DAB0-4089-43E7-925D-86AE0C1E6244?campaign=e0d52cef) Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/409086

This webinar covers the practical aspects of measuring noise figures on a vector network analyzer (VNA) using the cold source technique. It builds on the concepts introduced earlier in this noise figure series. First, we review the method of the cold source noise figure measurement, pointing out the various parameters the VNA needs to measure in order to calculate the noise figure. This leads naturally to a discussion of measurement challenges, where we find some things are easy to control and measure while others are more difficult. We introduce best practices and techniques for each task to improve the noise figure measurement results. Demonstrations follow, where the instrument is configured for a noise figure measurement, then calibrated, and finally, the noise figure of a low noise amplifier is measured. Co-sponsored by: IEEE North Jersey Section Speaker(s): Michael (Mike) Leffel, Noha Ibrahim Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/426644

62nd anniversary of Telstar, celebrate with Dr. Morimi Iwama Bldg: A, AT&T Labs, Middletown, New Jersey, United States, 07733