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M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. introduced the MAAD-008866, a 6-bit, 0.5 dB step digital attenuator for 75 Ohm systems operating up to 1 GHz. This attenuator is designed for use when high accuracy, low power consumption (4 microAmps typical at 5 V, steady-state) and low intermodulation products are required. The...

Imagine having a RF command center that can put the power of RF analysis at your fingertips, with an arsenal of new features designed to let you take control. Now you can master your wireless with the new incarnation of the award-winning Invisible Waves™ pro-audio products from Kaltman Creations...

Hirose has developed a USB 3.0 connector that significantly increases data transmission speeds from those of a USB 2.0 connector. Designated the ZX360 Series, these B-type connectors allow transmissions up to 5 Gb/s, almost 10 times faster than USB 2.0 connectors. The higher speed enables seamless, uncompressed transmission of...

Rogers Corp. will display some of its latest laminate materials for high speed digital and high power RF/microwave circuits at the upcoming Del Mar Electronics & Design Show. Representatives from Rogers Advanced Circuit Materials Division will be at Booth 622 to offer guidance on the use of their wide...

IMS 2011 is only a month away. Many of you are patiently waiting for that moment when your booth is all ready and set up, and your team is excited about conversations with your prospective customers at the show. How can we get the most of our tradeshow participation...

The Wi-Fi equipment market is expected to see more than 9 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2011 to 2016, with the enterprise segment contributing the bulk of the growth at more than 21 percent CAGR. “In volume shipment terms, the consumer segment is forecast to see more...

M/A-COM Technology Solutions announced that it has acquired privately held Optomai, Inc. Optomai is a fabless semiconductor company that develops high performance integrated circuits and modules for next generation 40 Gbps and 100 Gbps fiber optic networks. Based in Silicon Valley, CA, Optomai’s product portfolio and expertise in GaAs...

Raytheon Co. has been awarded a $58.3 M contract for Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical, or GEM-T, missiles. The US Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM), Redstone Arsenal, AL, issued the contract to upgrade 131 Patriot Advanced Capability-2 missiles to the GEM-T configuration. This is a follow-on contract as part...

Raytheon Co. received a $173 M US Army fiscal year 2010 contract for the production of Excalibur precision-guided projectile rounds for in-theater use. This contract marks the beginning of full rate production for Excalibur Ia-2. Successfully fielded in 2007, Excalibur is a 155 mm precision-guided artillery round with extended...

Microwave Journal is a media sponsor of Computer Simulation Technology ’s worldwide series of free workshops that begins in Bangalore, India, on 21 March and concludes in London, UK, on 22 June. Extensive in its geographical reach, the workshop series will visit France, Spain, Poland, the Czech Republic, Portugal,...