ULRICH L. ROHDE, PhD, Dr-Ing, IEEE Fellow, is Chairman of Synergy Microwave Corporation; a partner of Rohde & Schwarz, a Munich, Germany firm specializing in test equipment and advanced communications systems; and Professor of Microwave and RF Technology at the Brandenburgische Technische Universitat Cottbus, Germany. He was previously president of Compact Software, Inc. and a member of the Board of Directors of Ansoft Corporation. Dr. Rohde has published more than sixty scientific articles, and has authored or coauthored six books in the field of microwaves and communications.