RF & Microwave Industry News

RSS

Gilfillan Brothers In 1941, Gilfillan Brothers, a Los Angeles manufacturer of radios with an excellent reputation for efficiency, was challenged to produce the Ground Approach Radar developed by MIT. Figure 1 The AN/MPN-1, the world's first GCA, was Gilfillan's entry into radar. Gilfillan was contracted in the early days...

The Femto Forum , the independent industry and operator association that supports femtocell deployment worldwide, has completed the world’s first femtocell plugfest. The plugfest process, which extended over many months and culminated in the test event itself, was organized in cooperation with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and...

e2v is demonstrating its long experience in obsolescence mitigation through an agreement with Freescale Semiconductor to extend the life of 68K-series microprocessors for military, aerospace, commercial and industrial markets. The company will ensure long-term availability of the microprocessor line by continuing manufacture for all markets following discontinuance of these...

EB (Elektrobit), a developer of cutting-edge embedded technology solutions for the automotive and wireless industries, has appointed Cornes Dodwell Ltd. as its new distributor for EB Propsim radio channel emulators in Japan. Cornes Dodwell provides end-customers with a local contact point and adds value by delivering industry-leading EB Propsim...

Cadence Design Systems has enabled Rohde & Schwarz , a market leader in complex RF test and measurement products, to improve the quality and functionality of its complex RF integrated circuits (RFIC) through an increased simulation depth using the Cadence® Virtuoso® Accelerated Parallel Simulator (APS). Rohde & Schwarz seeks...

Avago Technologies has introduced two new high linear power amplifier modules that feature low power consumption and improve signal quality for WiMAX and WiFi applications that operate in the 2 GHz range. This PA series features high linear Pout for good linearity and low distortion, high power added efficiency...

The combination of radar, sensor, onboard processing and communications electronics provides critical “see all”, “know all” capabilities in Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) platforms that offers a fundamental building block of a national defense or combat strategy. The Strategy Analytics Advanced Defense Systems (ADS) service predicts that improving...

SRC, formerly Syracuse Research Corp., announced that it has secured $8.1 M in funding for its Foliage Penetration Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Tracking and Engagement Radar, also known as FORESTER. The revolutionary airborne radar system penetrates through foliage to track people and vehicles on the ground. The funding for the FORESTER...

The US Air Force has selected Raytheon Co. for an initial contract of $886 M to develop a new element of the Global Positioning System to improve the accuracy of information from GPS satellites. The contract represents the first two development blocks of the advanced control segment (OCX), which...

High band networking radios from Harris Corp. will form the communications backbone of the US Army’s new Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS). As a member of Northrop Grumman’s IBCS team, Harris will supply its radios to carry critical battle-command information, and will provide system and...