RF & Microwave Industry News

Keysight Technologies to demonstrate latest software solutions at CSICS

 Keysight Technologies Inc. announced it will demonstrate its latest RF circuit, system and 3-D electromagnetic design and electro-thermal simulation software solutions at the Compound Semiconductor IC Symposium (CSICS 2015), Sheraton New Orleans, Booth 601, New Orleans, Oct. 11-14. Keysight EEsof EDA is a silver-level sponsor of the event. 


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Gore names WireMasters as authorized distributor

W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. announces that WireMasters Inc. has been named the North American distributor for Gore’s bulk wire and cable products. Serving the military, aerospace, and defense markets, WireMasters will now be a stocking distributor of Gore’s high-performance bulk wire and cable products, offering same day shipping to all customers across the globe. 


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Carrier Aggregation smartphones ramp up with LTE-A

The number of operators offering LTE-A with carrier aggregation will continue to increase rapidly, with faster data rates the norm, as outlined in the Strategy Analytics RF & Wireless Components report, “Carrier Aggregation: Status of Devices, Operators and Bands.” The report lists devices, chipsets and operators supporting the technology with a forecast of CA-enabled device shipments, and provides a comprehensive list and analysis of band combinations approved and under consideration.


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Microsemi launches best-in-class low capacitance transient voltage suppression diodes

 Microsemi Corp., a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced a unique new series of patented, ultra-low capacitance power transient voltage suppression (TVS) diode products. Leveraging the company’s 50-year heritage in high reliability TVS technology and its unique radio frequency (RF) PIN diode expertise, the new devices provide protection of high speed data lines and other applications where the threat requirement’s magnitude greatly surpasses the capability of other typical low capacitance TVS devices for Ethernet protection and other data interfaces with speeds up to 500 megabits per second (Mbit/s).   


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