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In his keynote speech at a Federal Communications Commission workshop on 5G wireless technology, pioneering researcher Theodore (Ted) Rappaport announced that New York University is making its channel model simulator and measurement data free and open to all—potentially short-circuiting years of millimeter wave (mmWave) development time for companies hoping to vastly increase the transfer of data through the air.

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. (“MACOM”), a leading supplier of high-performance RF, microwave, millimeterwave and photonic semiconductor products, announced the MAOP-L284CN, a silicon photonic integrated circuit integrated with lasers (L-PIC™) for a 100G transmit solution for CWDM4 and CLR4 applications.

Teledyne LeCroy, Coherent Solutions Ltd., Anritsu Co. and Oclaro Inc. announced a new joint effort to demonstrate the highest performance single-carrier 16 QAM signal generation and analysis capabilities available at 56 Gbaud. The demonstration of the partners’ latest optical communications test equipment platform takes place at OFC 2016 in Anaheim, Calif. in the Teledyne LeCroy Booth #1115.

SWISSto12 and Cobham Antenna Systems collaborate on ESA funded ARTES program to develop and test additive manufactured satellite user antennas.

Altair offers new leading technologies to design and optimize high-performance, weight-efficient, and innovative products with its release of HyperWorks® 14.0.

Mercury Systems Inc. announced that it received a $2.2 million order from a leading systems integrator to supply high-performance digital signal processing and radio frequency (RF) modules for a signals intelligence application. The order was booked in the Company’s fiscal 2016 third quarter and is expected to be shipped by the end of its fiscal 2016 fourth quarter.

Norsat International Inc., a provider of unique and customized communication solutions for remote and challenging applications, announced the ATOM 250 Watt Ku-Band Block Upconverters (BUC) and Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPA), the latest edition to the ATOM Series products.

SemiGen Inc., an ISO and ITAR registered RF/microwave assembly, automated PCB manufacturing and RF Supply Center, has launched a new website. The site features updated RF/microwave testing/assembly/design, PCB assembly, semiconductor upscreening and RF/microwave module repair pages with detailed parameter and specification listings.

Integrated Device Technology Inc.^® expanded its RF portfolio with the addition of a new family of digital step attenuators (DSAs) optimized for the demanding requirements of the broadband and CATV markets. The ultra-high-linearity 75 ohm DSAs feature IDT’s industry-first Glitch-Free™ technology for enhanced performance.

Custom MMIC, a leading developer of performance driven monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), announced the addition of a new driver amplifier to its growing line of products, the CMD232 2 to 9 GHz driver amplifier.