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Southwest Microwave’s SuperMini Board-to-Board DC to 67 GHz RF/millimeter wave blind-mate connectors optimize interconnect performance for board-to-board stacking applications. The compnay also released its new range of high security SMKey 3.7 mm DC to 18 GHz Keyed Coax Connectors, which provide a failsafe mating solution for critical connections between mated connector pairs.

Metrigraphics addresses market requirements for tactical, critical communications with several circuit manufacturing and process solutions. Attendees at IMS2015 in Phoenix, Ariz. saw many of these offerings firsthand at the company's booth # 3312.

Qorvo Inc., a leading provider of core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and aerospace/defense applications, today announced a new family of power amplifiers (PAs) offering industry-leading efficiency for small cell base station applications. Small cell solutions add capacity to mobile networks and are a key component in improving network performance.

Avago will pay $37 billion to acquire Broadcom, creating what the companies describe as the leading diversified communications semiconductor firm. The new company will be named Broadcom Limited.

The most prevalent theme throughout IMS 2015 in Phoenix, Ariz. was the future development of the Internet of Things (IoT), including applications such as wearable technology, connected medical devices, vehicle-to-vehicle communications and machine-to-machine communications. Here is a full review of the products from companies participating in the exhibition.

NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced an agreement that will facilitate the sale of its RF power business to Jianguang Asset Management Co. Ltd. ("JAC Capital"). Under the terms of the agreement JAC Capital will pay $1.8 billion for the business. 

Amplical Corp. announces a new family of competitively priced high performance broadband coaxial PIN diode switches featuring low insertion loss, low vswr, high isolation, and fast switching speed. Standard configurations range from single-pole, single-throw (SPST) through single-pole, six-throw (SP6T), single-pole eight-throw (SP8T) and single-pole, twelve-throw (SP12T).

Advantech Wireless, a global leader for Satellite broadband communications solutions, announced the release of the new 50 W X-Band GaN based SSPB/BUC for Tactical Military Applications.

Signal Hound has updated its free Spike™ Spectrum Analysis software by creating a variety of digital modulation analysis tools for its BB60C and BB60A USB-powered real-time spectrum analyzers.

A trio of British technology companies comprising Blighter Surveillance Systems, Chess Dynamics and Enterprise Control Systems have combined forces to develop a powerful, highly effective and fully integrated AUDS to combat the threat of malicious micro, mini and larger UAVs or drones.