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Kaben Wireless Silicon Inc. , a wireless semiconductor design company, announced that it has successfully produced a VCXO for the timing market in the IBM 7WL process. The VCXO utilizes Kaben’s patented Delta-Sigma based, Fractional-N synthesis techniques to deliver less than 0.35 ps to a maximum of 0.5 ps...

The United States still trails much of the world in broadband development, ranking 23rd on the list of the top 57 countries, according to rankings released this week by analyst firm Strategy Analytics. South Korea holds on to the title of the world’s most advanced broadband market. Hong Kong,...

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the N7100 signal intelligence (SIGINT) search, collection and direction-finding system. The N7100 is a highly-adaptable, multi-mission platform designed for quick-reaction deployment. The system allows users to capture and locate challenging signals in difficult radio frequency (RF) environments. The hallmarks of the N7100 system are its...

When designing an electronic system, it is important that it function as intended; this requires an understanding of many aspects of EMC including signal integrity (SI). One of the principal ways we can learn to understand SI is by knowing where our currents are flowing, as they move from...

After a 35 year long career with Rohde & Schwarz , including seven years on the Executive Board and five years as its Chairman, Michael Vohrer (62) has announced his retirement. An electrical engineer by profession, Vohrer played a key role in the company's success throughout the years. One...

Astrium has announced that the second dedicated military communications satellite for the German armed forces is now operational, following the latest series of tests that covered the satellite platform, the payload, and the components of the satellite’s secure control system. With this final milestone, the conditions for in-orbit delivery...

Plessey Semiconductors Ltd. has announced that the company has successfully transferred its first bipolar process, the W-series process, onto its 8-inch line in Plymouth, UK. The W-series bipolar process is a critical process for a number of new product releases as well as part of the ongoing support Plessey...

Orbit Technologies and SpeedCast Ltd. have partnered to deliver uninterrupted global marine communications services across all major maritime routes. After conducting exhaustive tests of global marine antennas, SpeedCast selected Orbit Technologies’ OrSat-G (AL-7103) marine antenna to optimize its continuous Ku-band coverage. SpeedCast worked together with Orbit to help integrate...

Cobham Antenna Systems, Microwave Antennas has designed a miniature multi sector antenna in the 2.0 to 2.7 GHz band for use with COFDM radios. The new model, MSA6-2.4V/1795, has six antennas. It is unusually small for this type of antenna, being contained within a rugged housing measuring just 300...

Anritsu Co. introduces an on-screen coverage mapping option for its “E” Series Spectrum Master™, Site Master™ and Cell Master™ handheld analyzers. The option has been developed to help wireless service providers, public safety users, land mobile radio operators and government officials verify system coverage and perform spectrum clearing before...