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Giga-tronics Inc. announced that its Microsource subsidiary has been awarded a development contract from the Boeing Co. to produce a fast-tuned synthesized filter system for the F-15E fighter aircraft. This is part of the Radar Modernization Program “RMP” for the US Air Force that will allow the F-15E to...

Mentor Graphics Corp. announced a new version of the Eldo® transistor-level analog simulator that offers improved raw speed performance without compromising accuracy. The speed up targets very large post-layout simulations that are mandatory at 45 nm processes and below to thoroughly verify a complex design. Final verification simulations routinely...

Herley Industries Inc. announced the receipt of two important contract awards totaling approximately $3.3 M. • Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, UT has awarded a three-year IDIQ contract to Herley Lancaster for the production of voltage-controlled oscillators (VCO) for the 68 APG-68 Fire Control Radar (FCR) system for...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that its Melville, NY-based subsidiary, Comtech PST Corp. , has received a $1 M order from a domestic prime contractor to supply complex high power antenna switches. These high power antenna switches are key components in countermeasure systems manufactured by the customer for US Army...

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced a new range of integrated curriculum-based solution kits for educators teaching engineering and electronics classes. Each cost-effective solution has carefully designed undergraduate engineering courseware, an ideal mix of teaching slide sets, problem-based student labs and industry-standard measurement equipment. "We introduce this range of curriculum-based solution...

Over the last several years, the market for Wi-Fi chipsets (primary components, not including power amplifiers, LNAs and other external components) has grown from just over $1 B in 2006, though just over $2 B in 2007, and is expected to deliver revenue of nearly $3 B in 2008....

Shipments of four classes of wireless audio and video connectivity products for the home, which barely amount to 150 million this year, are expected to increase to nearly 700 million worldwide by the end of 2013, according to a new ABI Research study. The technologies in question are Bluetooth,...

To acknowledge the high standard of papers presented at European Microwave Week each of the four conferences award Best Paper Prizes. The details of the authors together with a PDF of their winning papers follow: The European Microwave Conference The EuMC Best Paper Prize of €5,000 was awarded for...

Freescale Semiconductor has reinforced its commitment to the commercial aerospace market with the introduction of a high-performance laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) RF power transistor. The latest addition to Freescale’s RF aerospace portfolio, the MRF6V4300N device is optimized for HF to UHF communications. The MRF6V4300N power transistor is...

Computer Simulation Technology AG (CST) announced True Geometry Adaptation at EuMW 2008. This represents a breakthrough in high frequency tetrahedral frequency domain solver mesh adaptation schemes. This innovation will be available with version 2009 of the electromagnetic simulation software CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® (CST MWS). Users of CST MICROWAVE STUDIO®...