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POET Technologies Inc. – developer of the planar opto-electronic technology (“POET”) platform for monolithic fabrication of integrated circuit devices containing both electronic and optical elements on a single semiconductor wafer – is extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Suresh Venkatesan as CEO of the company.

Keysight to pay $606 million for U.K. software-centric supplier that enables the design and validation of chipsets, mobile devices and network equipment.

 ANADIGICS, Inc., a world leader in radio frequency (RF) solutions, introduced two new high-power GaN infrastructure line amplifiers for CATV systems at ANGA COM 2015. The ACA2455 and ACA4733 power doublers are optimized for fiber deep, Node+0 networks, and node segmentation/split upgrades by delivering world-class output power, linearity and efficiency. With only 12.7 Watts of DC power consumption, these new line amplifiers offer the lowest cost per bit for all-digital content delivery. This efficiency helps MSOs better manage operating costs over the life of the network. 

Custom MMIC, a leading supplier and developer of performance driven monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), is pleased to announce the appointment ofJS Commtech as their new technical representative covering the country of Korea. 

 Crane Aerospace & Electronics, a segment of Crane Co., was selected by Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. to supply its ELDEC® Transformer Rectifier Units (TRU) on the Gulfstream G500 and G600.  Each aircraft will have five 250 Amp TRUs, which will provide DC bus power throughout the aircraft. Gulfstream previously selected the same TRU for use on the G650 aircraft providing commonality across all three aircraft models.  

API Technologies Corp., a leading provider of high performance RF, microwave, millimeterwave, power, and security solutions announced the successful completion of its acquisitions of Aeroflex/Inmet Inc. and Aeroflex/Weinschel Inc. from Cobham plc for a total purchase price of $80.0 million.

Militaries of the future will soon have access to a single radar capable of protecting troops' backs from threats such as ballistic and cruise missiles, and drones. Raytheon Co. recently completed a series of milestones, bringing the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System with 360-degrees of coverage one step closer to production readiness.

OriginGPS announced the launch of the Multi Micro Hornet, the world’s smallest patented fully integrated multiple constellation antenna module. The innovative architecture packs the most functionality and high-quality components in the smallest space by volume, to improve wearables’ fashion and function.

Anritsu Corp. has launched the new MP1861A MUX and MP1862A DEMUX modules for the MP1800A signal quality analyzer.

The Würth Group has inaugurated the Group's new data center in Waldzimmern, Germany.