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Empower RF Systems , a manufacturer of solid-state power amplifiers and amplifier-based solutions, announced the opening of its second Regional Design Center located in Lake Forest, CA. The investment in the Orange County Regional Design Center is part of the company’s strategic growth plans and focuses in three primary...

Maury Microwave Corp. and AMCAD Engineering have signed an exclusive development and distribution agreement with regards to AMCAD’s advanced measurement suite, IVCAD and its PIV/PLP family of pulsed IV systems. Development of IVCAD, which is currently available for sale, will continue over the upcoming year as a complement for...

Narda , an L-3 Communications company, introduced the model 743-60 step attenuator that provides attenuation of 0 to 60 dB in 10 dB steps via a thumb-wheel and direct readout, and covers DC to 18 GHz. The model 743-60 is extremely precise, with attenuation deviation of +/-1 dB or...

Multitest , a manufacturer of test equipment for semiconductor integrated circuits (IC), has been able to leverage the efficiency of AWR ’s ACE™ automated circuit extraction technology within Microwave Office® software to simplify and streamline its printed circuit board (PCB) simulations so that they are completed in significantly less...

AFX series of flexible coaxial cable assemblies provides versatile cabling across the DC - 18GHz range. Available from stock with SMA Male, Anti-torque, S/S connectors in O/D sizes 0.086 and 0.141.

The 4G ecosystem continues its rapid evolution. The first sign of the much-debated shift in operator loyalties from WiMAX to TD-LTE may have already appeared. Russian operator Yota announced that it will cover its next 15 cities with LTE instead of WiMAX, and that it would cover Moscow and...

Global shipments of Wi-Fi ICs have experienced an extraordinary growth in recent years, due to the increasing demands for wireless-enabled devices and enterprise level applications. Wi-Fi IC shipments are forecast to surpass 770 million units in 2010, up almost 33 percent compared to 2009. Shipment of 802.11n ICs will...

Fujitsu Microelectronics America Inc. (FMA) introduced the industry’s first transceiver that supports 3GPP LTE/WCDMA/EGPRS wireless phones. The Fujitsu MB86L10A transceiver eliminates 3G and LTE TX and RX interstage SAW filters and low noise amplifiers (LNA). The single-chip transceiver features backward compatibility with a high-level progrmming model (API) for radio...

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced new, thematic skins for the U1240 and U1250 Series handheld digital multimeters (DMM). The new skins allow engineers and technicians to personalize their DMMs, which are used to perform everyday measurements and troubleshooting tasks....