Achievements of European Research Cooperation on Microwave Amplifiers in the TARGET Network

A remarkably extensive cooperation involving most of the major organizations involved in microwave amplifier research in Europe reaches its third birthday at the end of 2006. This "network of excellence" called TARGET is co-funded by the European Commission and aims to create a new culture of cooperation and synergy within the power amplifier domain in Europe. The expected benefits include greater efficiency, efficiencies of scale through avoiding duplication and the achievement of a large critical mass. This paper reviews the achievements of TARGET and the extent to which it is fulfilling its initial objectives.