Richardson RFPD announced that Weinschel brand products are now included in its distribution agreement with API Technologies Corp. Effective immediately, Richardson RFPD will offer the Weinschel brand products to its global customers, along with the full line of API standard, configurable and custom RF, microwave and microelectronics products that Richardson RFPD has distributed since 1997, including antennas, power amplifiers, high-performance filters, thin film chip resistors, mixers and passive components.
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SemiGen Inc., an ISO and ITAR registered RF/microwave assembly, automated PCB manufacturing and RF supply center, now offers a series of mounting capacitors that can be screen to Class K quality requirements for space.
Millitech, a microwave brand of Smiths Interconnect, announced the release of a new gallium nitride (GaN) based power amplifiers with exceptional output power and power-added efficiency (PAE) at E-Band and W-Band. Offering up to 2.5 W of output power and up to 20% PAE, typical gain figures range from 15 to 40 dB. 
The role of laser technology in the manufacturing of electronic components and products continues to grow. For instance, more than 20 different laser processes are used in the production of smartphones, such as for structuring thin layers, for producing three-dimensional conductor structures on plastic bodies, and for cutting glass and printed circuit boards. For these applications, the importance of short-pulse and ultrashort-pulse lasers is continually rising. The joint project “(U)SP Laser Beam Sources for Industrial Use and System-wide Productivity Improvement for Highly Dynamic Drilling and Cutting Applications” (InBUS) focuses on increasing efficiency, available output power, and flexibility of these laser sources.
Eight months after committing to bring Fios FTTH to Boston, Verizon announced parts of Dorchester, Roslindale and West Roxbury can sign up for internet, TV and phone services, with data rates up to 500 Mbps up and down.