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In the last few years, NXP has made a conscious decision to focus on the high performance mixed-signal business and has expanded internationally to reach different market sectors for various applications. In the US, they have centers in North Carolina, Rhode Island and now Massachusetts, where the company just...

NXP Semiconductors announced the opening of a high performance radio frequency (RF) product creation center (PCC) in Billerica, MA (US). This new NXP facility, located near Boston, will focus on the design of RF and microwave integrated circuits (IC) used in demanding applications such as defense & aerospace, Industrial,...

Anritsu Co. introduces additional Release 8 HSPA Evolution software for its MD8480C Signaling Tester that builds on existing Dual Carrier downlink capability to create a more comprehensive Release 8 HSPA Evolution test solution. The new software includes features for testing Uplink Continuous Packet Connectivity (CPC), including Improved Layer 2...

Giga-tronics Inc. announced that it received a $1.1 M order from the Naval Air Warfare Center in Lakehurst, NJ, for its Model 8003 Precision Scalar Analyzer. The Giga-tronics Model 8003 Precision Scalar Analyzer combines a 90 dB dynamic range with the accuracy and linearity of a power meter in...

Read the complete post MTTS IMS conference and exhibition summary including the products at the show from various companies the MWJ editors visited. MTTS 2010 IMS Wrap Up - Making Waves in California Video Interviews and Demos Watch video coverage from the show including interviews with J K McKinney-IMS...

According to a recently released industry and market report from Engalco – MMICs2 – the compound semiconductor MMICs market to 2015 – GaAs MMICs will remain important, while GaN and SiGe MMICs will progressively invade these markets. Although the overall worldwide total markets are forecasted to reach $6.26 B...

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD) announced availability of the RF5616, a highly integrated 4.9 to 5.8 GHz (ISM band) 3 x 3 mm power amplifier designed to significantly reduce customers' total solution size and cost. The RF5616 is targeted for high performance mobile PC and embedded applications including access...

The uptake of Wi-Fi within healthcare has grown at more than 60 percent over the past 12 months in both wireless local area network and Wi-Fi RTLS (Real-Time Locations Systems) deployments, and high double-digit growth is expected to continue for at least the medium term. Other wireless technologies being...

Polaris Wireless , a leader in high accuracy, software-based wireless location solutions, and Globecomm Systems Inc. , a provider of satellite and terrestrial communications infrastructure solutions and services, announced a partnership designed to enable US wireless operators to more quickly, easily and cost effectively meet Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the addition of two source measure units (SMU) to its N6700 Series Modular Power Systems -- the N6781A 2-quadrant source measure unit for battery drain analysis and the N6782A 2-quadrant source measure unit for functional test. The new SMUs offer advanced sourcing and measurement capabilities...