RF & Microwave Industry News

MACOM announces chipset solution for QSFP28 modules for datacenter applications

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc., a leading supplier of high-performance analog RF, microwave, millimeter wave and photonic semiconductor products, today announced the availability of its complete chipset for CWDM and PSM4 applications in the datacenter. The chipset includes the complete lineup of electronic and optical Integrated Circuits (ICs) to achieve the lowest power consumption in a QSFP28 form factor.


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NI and Astronics collaborate to revitalize legacy aerospace and defense test systems

NI and Astronics Test Systems Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Astronics Corp. announced their collaborative efforts to deliver PXI-based products designed for the aerospace and defense community. The combination of Astronics’ strength in test system integration and NI’s leadership in PXI-based automated test systems is expected to produce a best-in-class portfolio for automated test equipment (ATE) applications.


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Pasternack enters a private-label agreement with Ducommun Inc.

Pasternack Enterprises Inc., a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has signed an agreement with Ducommun Inc., to private-label manufacture select Ducommun RF products under the Pasternack brand. This new partnership provides customers with urgent RF product needs access to a greater offering of industry-leading components through Pasternack with 24/7 sales support, online purchasing and same-day shipping.


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WIN Semiconductors adds NP45 GaN-on-SiC power process to GaN portfolio

WIN Semiconductors Corp., the world’s largest pure-play compound semiconductor foundry,announced the expansion of its GaN technology portfolio with addition of the NP45 gallium nitride on silicon carbide process. NP45 is a 0.45μm-gate MMIC technology enabling users to design fully integrated amplifier products as well as custom discrete transistors, and has been optimized for use in 4G macro-cell base station power amplifiers operating at 2.7 GHz and above where bandwidth and linearity performance are key differentiators.


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