RF & Microwave Industry News

Fractal’s new patent to expand invisibility cloak and metamaterial scope

Fractal Antenna Systems, Inc. announced it has received a second patent notice of allowance (NOA) on invisibility cloaks. Upon issuance the new patent will secure rights on methods to make cloaks, fractal resonator (metamaterial) systems and cloaks of different shapes, among other claims. The new patent will further expand the firm’s pioneering and proprietary position in the emerging and fascinating world of making things disappear.


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Nokia, Huawei and Kapsch fuel GSM-R market as coverage grows

Mandated by the European Commission and supported by the dynamic railway industry in the region, the GSM-R system has established a significant market in Europe. Over the past few years the market extended to regions outside Europe including Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa. Led by Nokia, Kapsch CarrierCom and Huawei, GSM-R track coverage is growing to 190,000 km by 2020.


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MACOM successfully completes acquisition of BinOptics Corp.

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (MACOM), a leading supplier of high-performance RF, microwave, millimeterwave and photonic products, today announced that it has successfully completed its previously announced acquisition of BinOptics Corp., a leading merchant provider of Indium Phosphide lasers for data centers, mobile backhaul, silicon photonics and access networks, in an all-cash transaction valued at $230 million.


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Rohde & Schwarz oscilloscopes lead in analysis of high speed CAN FD interface protocol

 With its R&S RTE and R&S RTO oscilloscopes, Rohde & Schwarz is one of the first suppliers to offer analysis solutions for the CAN flexible data (CAN FD) interface protocol. A new option enables design engineers to analyze CAN interfaces that support the high speed CAN FD bus protocol. These interfaces are seeing increased use in automotive and industry applications due to rising data rate requirements. 


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