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Diamond Microwave Devices (DMD), a subsidiary of Element Six Ltd. (E6), has signed a contract with INEX to provide the processing technology for its electronic component development program. DMD is working on the next generation of high power, high temperature semiconductor devices for microwave power electronics. Based within the...

A QinetiQ led consortium has been awarded the Enabling Secure Information Infrastructure (ESII) programme by the UK MoD’s (Ministry of Defence) Research Acquisition Organisation (RAO). The initial four tasks are worth in excess of £5 M and form the first research packages let under a three and a half...

An award of up to £500,000 has been awarded to BAE Systems’ research partner Leicester University, to carry out research in conjunction with leading Indian research institutions aimed at the development of new control technologies for Unmanned Air Vehicles. The grant was awarded by the UK India Education and...

Global semiconductor foundry UMC has joined the Power Forward Initiative (PFI). The Initiative, made up of more than 20 industry-leading electronics companies, is sponsored by Cadence and was formed in May 2006 to advance the adoption of the Common Power Format (CPF), which captures essential design intent for power...

The European Commission has adopted the European Space Policy, which reflects the key strategic importance that space systems and space applications have for Europe, in order to live up to its global leadership aspirations in selected areas. This communication marks a milestone for the development of space policy in...

Raytheon Co.’s Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-T (GEM-T) upgrade program reached its first-ever $100 M sales award. This award includes orders for the US Army and a Foreign Military Sales contract for 230 GEM-T upgrades, plus spares. This is the largest order received to date for GEM-T and bolsters Raytheon’s...

A Lockheed Martin team has successfully completed a key design revue of the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) Space Segment, signaling the team’s readiness to proceed with the next development phase of the program. TSAT will provide thousands of users with wideband, highly mobile, beyond line-of-sight protected communications to...

Intelsat General Corp. announced that it has been selected for an industry-government collaboration to demonstrate the viability of conducting military communications through an Internet router in space. The Department of Defense project to test Internet routing in space (IRIS) will be managed by Intelsat General and the payload will...

Product Data Sheet This data sheet provides complete detail on the company’s 2 to 18 GHz miniature PIN diode absorptive switches with built-in TTL drivers. Product photographs, specifications for each model and optional screening information are also provided. Advanced Control Components Inc., Eatontown, NJ (732) 460-0212, www.advanced-control.com . WiMAX...

To produce more circuit functionality, leading-edge designs rely on high-speed devices, using the latest IC process nodes and advanced package technologies. As the complexity of these electronic products intensifies, constraining EM emissions within dense printed circuit boards (PCB), IC packages and even the IC itself requires careful engineering. With...