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Global markets for cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) modules will experience smooth and solid growth trajectory in coming years, according to a new ABI Research study. The compound annual growth rate during the forecast period between 2006 and 2012 is expected to reach 31 percent. Although cellular M2M module shipment numbers...

For many of us, the most productive times of our days, when communications are critical, are spent indoors. This reality, as well as increasing usage of 3G wireless data services, is creating a growing demand for better in-building coverage according to a recent report from ABI Research. According to...

The design and fabrication of device bonders for German group SUSS MicroTec has been carried out by the French division of Saint-Jeoire. However, following the new corporate strategy of the SUSS group focusing on core competencies, Gaël Schmidt, president of SUSS France, has acquired the Device Bonder division through...

NXP Semiconductors , the independent company founded by Philips, is to expand its presence in Singapore for the advancement of Wireless USB (W-USB) technology development. Over the next five years, NXP will invest over €90 M as part of its planned annual R&D investment, to make W-USB a mainstream...

Centro de Tecnología de las Comunicaciones S.A. (AT4 wireless), Spain, has obtained qualification for testing the new Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 802.11n draft 2.0 program of the Wi-Fi Alliance®. In the process, the Authorized Test Laboratory (ATL) of the Wi-Fi Alliance has become the only laboratory in Europe to be qualified...

This year the Institute for System Level Integration (iSLI) boasted the single biggest group of graduating EngD students that the institute has had to date. Seven Research Engineers (RE) recently graduated with the Engineering Doctorate (EngD), a four-year PhD-level research degree funded by the UK electronics industry and the...

Herley Industries Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Micro Systems Inc. , Ft. Walton Beach, FL, has received a $1.82 M order for airborne avionics from a major US prime contractor. The award is for Transponder/Vehicle Interface (TVI) assemblies used on a US Air Force full scale aerial...

Tektronix Inc. , a worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, announced a partnership with the China Electronics Standardization Institution (CESI) to set up a joint lab for advanced research and assessment of digital RF and digital TV standards in China, key drivers of the New Digital World....

Emerson & Cuming Microwave Products introduces ECCOPAD® MetalTag, a true read on metal UHF RFID tag.

The latest Strategy Analytics analysis on the semi-insulating (SI) GaAs bulk substrates market reveals that demand for SI GaAs bulk substrates increased by 29 percent year-on-year in 2006. “Markets for Semi-insulating GaAs Substrates: 2006-2011” forecasts that the overall SI GaAs substrate market will grow at a compound annual average...