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A wide range of active electronically scanned array (AESA) technology military applications are coming into service for next-generation defense platforms, which will generate both engineering demand and new revenue streams for the global defense industry. The Strategy Analytics Advanced Defense Systems (ADS) service will be providing an overview on...

Aeroflex and NetHawk (recently acquired by EXFO), global providers of Long Term Evolution (LTE) test equipment, announced that they have developed a complete system for LTE network capacity testing over RF with real data services and applications. The EAST500 is a single integrated test system based upon proven test...

Capella Intelligent Subsystems Inc. and Innovative Micro Technology Inc. announced the formation of a strategic foundry relationship. The collaboration combines Capella’s vision and expertise in next-generation high performance Wavelength Selective Switches (WSS) with IMT’s ability to develop and manufacture sophisticated optical micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) devices to enable the...

Andrew Solutions , the CommScope Inc. division that is a leader in wireless communication systems and products, is helping operators evolve their wireless networks with its SmartBeam base station antenna system, an agile network solution that makes adding capacity and optimizing coverage cost effective and responsive to customer demand....

Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. , a supplier of high performance RF CMOS and mixed-signal communications integrated circuits (IC), announced the expansion of its European design and manufacturing operations and the opening of a new facility located in Aix-en-Provence, France. Peregrine Semiconductor Europe (PSE) operations include RF integrated circuit (RFIC) design...

Test & Measurements Download the Puzzler Download the Puzzler (PDF) Across 2 Energy at integral multiples of the frequency of the fundamental signal 5 Voltage Standing Wave Ratio 8 The output signal-to-noise ratio divided by the input signal-to-noise ratio (2 words) 10 Intermodulation Distortion 11 Nonlinear Vector Network Analyzer...

UQ Communications Co. Ltd. of Japan has expanded its WiMAX service with the installation of base stations from the NEC Corp. The company revised its WiMAX base station installation plan for the 2009 fiscal year from 4,000 to more than 6,000 base stations by the end of March 2010....

SUSS MicroTec , a supplier of equipment and process solutions for the semiconductor industry, has received orders for multiple 300 mm lithography systems from Amkor Technology Inc. , a supplier of innovative packaging solutions. The equipment package includes MA300 Gen2 mask aligner systems and ACS300 Gen2 wafer processing clusters...

Avago Technologies has announced new high linear power amplifier modules that feature low power consumption and improves signal quality for WiMAX and WiFi applications that operate in the 2 GHz range. This PA series features high linear Pout for good linearity and low distortion, high power added efficiency (PAE),...