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As a Korean company, RFHIC sees the European market as being key in expanding microwave technology and a stepping-stone to other markets. We believe that by investing in the European market we will be able to further develop newer technology and develop enhanced products. European Microwave Week has an...

As has been much publicised, 2006 heralds the inauguration of the European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, which carries on from the highly successful GAAS ® symposia. The GAAS Association and the European Microwave Association have worked together to produce a conference that maintains the excellent traditions of the former...

Microwave Products Group® (MPG), composed of Dow-Key Microwave and K&L Microwave , announced the opening of a new office in Stockholm, Sweden. This new location significantly enhances MPG’s ability to serve new and existing customers in Scandinavia. It also supports company initiatives to improve customer relations and corporate growth...

As part of the European Union’s 6 th Framework Programme for funding technology and scientific projects, a new embedded systems initiative called Speculative and Exploratory Design in Systems Engineering (SPEEDS) has been established. The initiative is a concerted effort to define a standard, end-to-end framework for the implementation of...

The institute for System Level Integration (iSLI) has been awarded £1.12 M of funding by Scottish Enterprise to assist UK industry with the adoption of cutting-edge micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology. The award will establish a publicly accessible centre of design excellence, providing the commercial sector with access to expertise...

The United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS) has been launched to serve as an interagency coordinating mechanism within the UN system to implement the outcomes of the recently concluded World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). The Summit set critical targets for global connectivity and ICT for...

Alongside leading semiconductor companies and research institutes EPCOS is participating in a new European Union programme known as Mixed SIP and SOC Integration of Power BAW Filters for Digital Wireless Transmissions (MOBILIS). The objective of the program is to develop miniaturized RF filters for the latest mobile phone standards...

The European Centre for Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) technologies, in Halifax, UK, is expected to become operational later this year, and is due for completion in Spring 2007. Yorkshire Forward is investing more than £5 M in the centre, with additional funding from the UK Department of...

On June 18, 2006, the IEEE-SA Standards Board directed that all activities of the 802.20 (mobile broadband) Working Group be temporarily suspended with immediate effect, citing “irregularities” in its activities. What effect will this action have on the major stockholders in the mobile broadband market and on its vendors...

Bluetooth will feature in a third of new vehicles in 2012, increasing from just three percent in 2005, according to a new report from technology and consulting firm Strategy Analytics. This report, “Automotive Communications Market: Bluetooth in 30 Percent of New Vehicles by 2012,” predicts that five key influencing...