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While markets for RF power amplifiers continue their slow decline in developed regions, two new developments – the massive wireless infrastructure rollout in China and the approaching wave of LTE deployments in the West – will provide a temporary lift over the next few years, according to the latest...

Crystek 's CRBV55FL-0136-0174 Red Box voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) operates from 136 to 174 MHz with a control voltage range of 0.5~4.5V. This VCO features a typical phase noise of -123 dBc/Hz @ 10 KHz offset and has excellent linearity. Output power is typically +9 dBm. Crystek’s Red Box line...

ANADIGICS Inc. recently launched a new high power, dual-band front end integrated circuit (FEIC) designed to address the growing demand for WiFi capability in size-constrained mobile electronics. The AWL9966 is a highly integrated device that provides in one small 4 x 4 x 0.6 mm package all the RF...

The Strategy Analytics annual forecast, “Semi-insulating GaAs Substrate Markets: 2008-2012,” covering the semi-insulating (SI) GaAs (gallium arsenide) bulk substrate market concludes that the strong inventory corrections taken in the fourth quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009 will prevent the severe sharp decline observed in 2001. However, the...

Aeroflex announced the TM500 TD-LTE Multi-UE, adding multiple handset (multi-UE) testing capabilities to its market-leading test mobile range supporting TD-LTE infrastructure development. The TM500 TD-LTE Multi-UE enables TD-LTE infrastructure equipment vendors to test the performance of their TD-LTE base stations (e-NodeBs) under loaded conditions, accelerating the pace of infrastructure...

The Ministry for Science, Technology and Innovation (National IT and Telecom Agency) announced the public consultation on the auction of 2.5 GHz spectrum in Denmark. 205 MHz of spectrum will be auctioned in total: 190 MHz in the 2.5 GHz band (2500 to 2690 MHz) and 15 MHz in...

AWR , a leader in high-frequency electronic design automation (EDA), announced Version 2009 of its Microwave Office design suite. The latest release of AWR's flagship product features new MRHB technology that dramatically increases the speed and reduces the computer memory required to perform steady-state analysis of complex nonlinear systems...

Integra Technologies has announced the newest addition to its rapidly growing lineup of high power, high performance LDMOS transistors for L-band avionics applications – the ILD1011M550HV. Coming soon are more high power pre-matched devices for DME and TACAN applications. The ILD1011M550HV offers a minimum of 550 W of output...

L-com , a leader in the manufacture of wired and wireless connectivity products, announced the release of a new 90° Cat 5E coupler. An exclusive product design from L-com, the new TDG1026KC-R5E right angle Category 5E coupler offers true 90° connectivity. This unique keystone coupler was designed to address...

Ericsson has completed the world's largest upgrade of a live mobile network, and done it at a record pace. To improve quality of service for more than 13 million Vodafone Essar subscribers in India's four key zones, including three large metro cities, the company replaced more than 10,500 of...