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Releasing quarterly financial results, Apple reported strong demand for the new iPhone 7, exceeding manufacturing capacity. The company shipped 45.5 million iPhones during fiscal Q4, and company revenue was $46.9 billion. Apple's revenue guidance for the December quarter (fiscal Q1) is $76 billion to $78 billion.

AEM, the industry’s high reliability component solutions leader will be showcasing their High-Reliability product lines at Electronica November 8 -11 in Munich, Germany. 

Modelithics Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of two new Microwave Global Models™ for Würth Elektronik inductor families. As part of the Modelithics Vendor Partner (MVP) Program, Würth Elektronik and Modelithics collaborated to develop the advanced-feature models that offer substrate scalability, part value scalability and pad scalability.

SemiGen Inc. an ISO and ITAR registered RF/microwave assembly, automated PCB manufacturing, and RF supply center, now offers a series of Beam Lead PINs, the SBL 2000.

Analog Devices Inc. and Dell EMC unveiled a proof of concept (POC) for an Internet of Things (IoT) solution that tracks the health and location of first responders. The POC IoT solution is designed to improve the safety and effectiveness of first responders when involved in an emergency situation, especially those in harsh environments. According to the National Fire Protection Association, more than 60,000 fire fighter injuries in North America alone are reported annually, of which 25 percent are as a result of overexertion or strain.

Anritsu Co. announces that is has earned the 2016 Global Product Line Strategy Award—Manufacturing Test Software for IoT from Frost & Sullivan. In making the announcement, Frost & Sullivan stated that newly released software packages from Anritsu uniquely position the company’s Universal Wireless Test Set MT8870A as an all-in-one instrument with unmatched solutions that support a wide range of wireless technologies to conduct high-volume production tests on IoT devices.

Pentek Inc., announced an addition to its popular family of Talon® signal recording systems, the RTR 2623 6 GHz RF Sentinel™ Intelligent Signal Scanning portable, rugged recorder. The RTR 2623 combines and exploits the power of a Pentek Talon recording system with a fully integrated 6 GHz RF down converter. The Sentinel capability adds intelligent signal scanning with real-time signal monitoring and detection that is fully user configurable.

Fairview Microwave Inc., a supplier of on-demand microwave and RF components has announced that it offers a line of electromechanical relay transfer switches that cover frequencies from DC to 40 GHz and feature exceptional performance with low insertion loss and high isolation levels.

Qualcomm Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc., announced the Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G modem, making Qualcomm the first company to announce a commercial 5G modem chipset solution.  It is designed to support original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that are building the next generation of cellular devices, as well as aid operators with early 5G trials and deployments.

The INNOposium, a Würth Elektronik and Texas Instruments forum for decision-makers in the electronics sector, has been held for the second time in Stuttgart, Germany.