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Anokiwave Inc., an innovative company providing highly integrated core IC solutions for mmW markets and AESA based solutions, today announced the latest addition to its leadership team with the appointment of William W. Boecke to the position of chief financial officer. This appointment supports Anokiwave’s plans to continue its strategic expansion in 2016 and beyond.

e2v’s latest ultra-wideband Digital-to-Analog Converter, EV12DS400, has been selected by ApisSys for its AF209 board.

Würth Elektronik eiSos is increasing its presence in the Spanish market with the opening of the new Design & Application Centre in Barcelona.

ETL Systems has launched a new range of RF power amplifiers designed for electronic warfare applications such as broadband frequency jamming or EMC testing.

Radio Frequency Systems (RFS), the global wireless and broadcast infrastructure specialist, announced the launch of its Class 4 microwave antenna line. Its Class 4 antennas provide the market’s best RF performance and allow mobile operators to deploy new microwave links even in ultra-dense areas where high levels of interference are present.

Rice University researchers have won $2.4 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct the most extensive experimental research yet of wireless technology that uses 100 or more antennas per base station to send tightly focused beams of data to each user, even as they move.

NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced that the company has received clearance on the proposed transaction of the sale of its RF Power business to Jianguang Asset Manangement Co. Ltd. (“JAC Capital”) from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). The divesture of the RF Power business is a condition for NXP’s merger with Freescale Semiconductor.

Skyworks Solutions Inc., an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors connecting people, places and things, today announced that it decided not to modify its amended and restated merger agreement with PMC-Sierra Inc., entered into on October 29, 2015. Today PMC terminated the amended and restated merger agreement and, as a result, Skyworks is entitled to an $88.5 million termination fee from PMC.

Teledyne Microwave Solutions (TMS) announced a new line of wideband GaN amplifiers that further lowers the form factor threshold in the industry for the 0.1 GHz to 6 GHz frequency range.

Mercury Systems Inc., announced that its Mercury Defense Systems (MDS) subsidiary was awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) time and material contract worth up to $41.8 million to deliver 200 advanced miniaturized Digital RF Memory modulators (Mini DRFM) to the U.S. Navy.