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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...

TRAK Microwave announced the award of a contract valued at over $4 M for a high performance Integrated Microwave Assembly (IMA) from a customer located outside the United States. "This recurring contract award from a most valued US-Allied customer demonstrates that TRAK's investments in factory automation and process controls...

Sypris Test & Measurement Inc. , a subsidiary of Sypris Solutions Inc., relocated its Burlington, MA Testing Laboratory to an existing site in Billerica, MA as of Monday, July 16, 2007. The consolidated and expanded operations in Billerica will serve to solidify Sypris Test & Measurement as the preferred...

ViaSat Inc. , a producer of innovative satellite and other digital communication products, has agreed to acquire privately-held JAST Antenna Systems . JAST develops microwave circuits and antennas for terrestrial and satellite applications, specializing in small, low-profile antennas for mobile satellite communications. Terms of the transaction include an initial...

The Ethernet Alliance announces the recent decisions by the IEEE 802.3 working group to forward project authorization requests (PAR) for the next generation of Ethernet technologies. The Higher Speed Study Group (HSSG) was formed in July 2006, and its proposal envisions a single project encompassing a 40 Gigabit Ethernet...

WiMAX is licensed spectrum; the WiMAX Forum is working to complete interoperability tests and prove out equipment and networks for 2.5 GHz spectrum; Sprint and Clearwire dominate 2.5 in the U.S. Problem or opportunity? Potentially both. “Does it retard it or does it support it?” asked Peter Jarich, principal...