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The Colombian Navy has acquired the Terma SCANTER 2001 surface surveillance radar for its Almirante Padilla Class Frigates. The radars will be part of a modernization program for the vessels and delivery will be in the first quarter of 2008. These radar systems are specifically designed to meet the...

Introduction Nowadays the portable electronic appliances, such as laptop computers, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), cellular phones, MP3 players, etc., are rapidly growing in the life electrical popularization. Generally, the hand-held products demand miniaturization and multi-functionality, which are achieved by the module IC technology with highly integrated package. The high...

Spectracom Corp. announced that the US Air Force's Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Wing has approved its NetClock 9383 precision GPS time server for synchronizing military networks. The 9383 is a network timing appliance that incorporates a Selective Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) to meet requirements for reliability and security. With this...

Flomerics celebrates its 20th anniversary as an independent company this year. Flomerics is among among the oldest companies involved in computer aided engineering, and has just completed a fiscal year where it has achieved a new high in revenue and seen its worldwide customer base grow to over 2,500...

SiGe Semiconductor Inc. has announced two radio-frequency (RF) front-end modules for new wireless multimedia services in client access applications, including game consoles, desktop and laptop computers, and home access points. The SE2547A and SE2548A are complete 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN RF front-end modules providing all the functionality required between the transceiver...

Only a couple of years ago, companies specializing in RFID integration services could succeed by offering clients their specialized knowledge of how RFID technology worked – or, in some cases, didn’t work. Today, RFID works well out of the box, and according to a new study from ABI Research,...

Independent market research firm Strategy Analytics applauds Kyocera’s acquisition of Sanyo Electronics’ mobile handset division. Having gained important scale in the takeover, Kyocera will now face the formidable challenge of leveraging Sanyo’s resources to drive growth in important 3G product segments. Neil Mawston, associate director at Strategy Analytics, commented,...

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has purchased the QinetiQ SPO threat detection system as part of a package of measures that will bring enhanced security technology to travelers in the United States. The TSA has purchased 12 SPO units under an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract that allows...

Haier Mobile and NXP Semiconductors have formed a strategic collaboration that commits Haier to adopt NXP's solutions for its EDGE mobile phones. The collaboration aims to fully consolidate the technological and market advantages from both companies, further driving widespread deployment of EDGE technology in the domestic Chinese market. The...

SUSS MicroTec, a supplier of precision manufacturing and test equipment for the semiconductor and emerging markets, has shipped and successfully installed several microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) production tools at Freescale Semiconductor. The equipment included a new DSM200 Series Front-to-Back Alignment Verification System, the latest generation SUSS MA200Compact Mask Aligner as...