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The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition by Thales of France of Alcatel's shareholdings in the space joint ventures Alcatel Alenia Space (AAS) of France and Telespazio of Italy, currently jointly controlled by Alcatel and Finmeccanica. Thales holds a leading position for Traveling...

In a definitive agreement, Avago Technologies will acquire Infineon Technologies’ Polymer Optical Fiber (POF) business, based in Regensburg, Germany, subject to the satisfaction of regulatory requirements and other customary closing conditions. The business is the leader in the fast growing market for automotive multimedia infotainment networks and transceivers for...

WiMAX was originally introduced to replace broadband cable networks such as DSL. Now that the IEEE 802.16e-2005 standard has been adopted, mobile applications are also supported. To meet this development, Rohde & Schwarz provides its R&S TS8970 WiMAX RF conformance test system. The electronics company presented its R&S TS8970...

Fairchild Semiconductor , the leading global supplier of high performance products that optimize system power, celebrates its long and rich history in the semiconductor industry during 2007. This is a monumental year with the company celebrating a 50-year milestone since it was first established in 1957. The goal of...

The RF & Microwave industry advances and evolves from year to year and the annual RF & Hyper event is a showcase where those developments can be viewed and assessed. However, very few visiting or participating in this year’s event at the CNIT, International Conference and Exhibition Centre in...

Cascade Microtech announced it has acquired Gryphics Inc. , a private company that designs, manufactures and markets a range of high performance socket products used for final production and evaluation testing of packaged semiconductor integrated circuits. This acquisition is another strategic step in Cascade Microtech’s long-term vision of being...

Hawaii’s unique location in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean has created an environment that is home to a distinctive blend of sights, sounds and cultures. Its warm, clean blue waters, awe-inspiring volcanic eruptions, and fusion of Asian/Pacific/Western customs have captured the hearts of both visitors and residents...

A dozen years ago, it crossed my mind that Winslow Homer’s dramatic (some would say melodramatic) painting, “The Gulf Stream” (see Figure 1 ), was a nearly perfect metaphor for the microwave industry. The ship of microwave industry is foundering in the turbulent, tropical water, afloat but with the...

The defense of the United States against potential missile threats is closer to fruition, thanks to the efforts of the 850 th Electronic Systems Group’s Upgraded Early Warning Radar Program Office, which is charged with incorporating missile defense into existing Air Force early warning radars. “We will have a...

Raytheon Co.’s Excalibur precision-guided 155 mm artillery round has passed its final testing hurdle for fielding with the successful completion of a so-called Limited User Test in February at Yuma Proving Ground, AZ. Pending additional system-level certification, Excalibur will be fielded to US Army and Canadian field artillery units....