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LTCC Design Guide This design guide is for advanced electronic packages produced with co-fire multi-layer ceramic technology (LTCC). The guide includes a basic process overview and ceramic specifications for HTCC and AlN to assist in materials selection. Structural and metallization interconnect capabilities are shown with appropriate tolerances. AdTech Ceramics...

Automated Tuner System Software Maury Microwave Corp. is releasing the latest software, MT993 version 4.0 for its automated tuner system. Key features of version 4.0 include an improved GUI, significant functional enhancements, complete migration and support for ATN systems, and a comprehensive DLL kit. This release continues to provide...

Raytheon Co. has received a $158 M contract for continued production of AIM-9X Sidewinder short air-to-air missiles and support materials. The contract includes 443 all-up-round AIM-9X tactical missiles, 153 AIM-9X training missiles and support equipment. The award was made by the US Naval Air System Command, Patuxent River, MD....

The US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a $153 M contract to continue full rate production of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Guidance Replacement Program (GRP). This program is a key modernization effort that will upgrade the guidance-system electronics in the Minuteman III ICBM to extend the...

Lockheed Martin has received a US Air Force contract totaling more than $112 M for continued production of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), the world’s first stealthy cruise missile. The first lot of full rate production, Lot 4, is for 288 missiles. Lockheed Martin was approved for Milestone...

Lockheed Martin has been invited to compete for the next phase of the Integrated Wireless Network (IWN). IWN will provide secure, interoperable nationwide wireless communications for federal agents and officers and allow multi-agency operations between the Department of Justice, Homeland Security and Treasury. The final contract is potentially worth...

Filtronic plc, a global designer and manufacturer of customised microwave electronic subsystems and components for the wireless telecommunications and defence industries, and RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD), have signed a supply agreement for the manufacture of high volume pHEMT GaAs products on the Filtronic 6 inch processing facility based...

The Crolles2 Alliance partners, Freescale Semiconductor, Philips and STMicroelectronics, have extended the scope of their joint semiconductor research and development activities to include R&D related to wafer testing and packaging, in addition to the original development of sub 100 nm CMOS process technologies. This agreement reflects the special needs...

Chipcon Group ASA has acquired Figure 8 Wireless Inc., in an all stock transaction. The merger between Chipcon AS, the provider of low power, low data rate RFICs, and Figure 8 Wireless, a provider of ZigBee ready software and firmware, will provide a comprehensive end-to-end ZigBee platform. It will...

Intercellular Nigeria Ltd., a private telecommunications operator in Nigeria, has selected Harris Corp. to provide microwave radio links for a multi-million dollar network expansion. Taking advantage of the rapid and easy deployment of the company's family of digital PDH microwave radios, the Harris line of radio systems will enable...