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Fueled both by consumer demand for entertainment and communication as well as governmental regulatory and economic incentives, companies at all levels of the broadband services and infrastructure value chain are developing new technologies and enabling new services that will continue to push the US broadband market forward over the...

LG Electronics has produced its first LTE (Long Term Evolution) modem chip for 4G mobile handsets. Developed at the company’s Mobile Communications Technology Research laboratory in Anyang, South Korea, the device was said to have achieved wireless download speeds of 60 Mbps and upload speeds of 20 Mbps. The...

From the November 2008 issue of Microwave Journal. In 2008, the road to 4G has cleared a bit, with Ultra-mobile Broadband (UMB) left publicly by the roadside. However, the two remaining “4G” technologies, LTE and WiMAX, still present much speculation and confusion, InStat reported. Generally, “4G” technologies are considered...

Spurred by the continued interest in broadband technologies to deliver rich media experiences in the home and beyond, Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) will carry groundbreaking Long Term Evolution (LTE) work and expanding WiMAX and Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) deployments into a projected expansion of broadband in 2009. The leading provider of...

Skyworks Solutions Inc. , an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity, introduced a multi-mode and multi-band frequency division duplex (FDD)/time division duplex (TDD) power amplifier module (PAM) for fourth generation (4G) long term evolution (LTE) applications. Skyworks’ PAM is also the first product...

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. , a provider of microwave and RF design solutions and products, introduces a new integrated global positioning system (GPS) module, which is an integral part of the award-winning SYNC™. Using voice-recognition software, M/A-COM's integrated GPS technology and a Bluetooth mobile phone, SYNC now with Traffic,...

CAP Wireless Inc. , a supplier of high performance microwave and RF amplifiers and amplifier-based subsystems, announces the CHPA0618-1-G45 ultra-broadband spatially combined power amplifier, which provides 40 W of typical saturated power across ultra-broad six to 18 GHz bandwidth. The ability to achieve these solid-state power levels across an...

Hesse & Knipps , a manufacturer of high-speed, fine pitch wedge bonders for the back-end semiconductor industry, will partner with MEW Consulting , recently founded by Michael Whitehead, to provide technical support for third-party wedge and wire bonding equipment being phased out by the original manufacturers. Through the partnership,...

Greenray Industries Inc. has announced the availability of the T124 Series TCXO. The T124 Series is an ultra-low frequency oscillator - available down to 650 Hz - in a low profile, compact SMT package. The T124 Series TCXOs, available from 650 Hz to 1.25 MHz, provide extremely stable, low...

The global mobile handset market went into a tailspin in October and November, which will result in a nearly 5 percent YoY decline in unit shipments in Q4. While 2009 is likely to see more stormy economic weather, there are a few rays of sunshine. “The number of WCDMA...