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AWT Global has launched a new line of field strength meters with spectrum analyzer capability: The UBA 9290 Series. The battery operated, handheld analyzers are well suited for wireless field applications but are also a very useful tool in the RF laboratory.

An estimated 405 million handsets, including 197 million smartphones, were shipped in the first quarter of 2013, according to market intelligence firm ABI Research. Smartphone shipments grew 38 percent year-over-year (YoY) while feature phone shipments declined 5.2 percent YoY. Shipments of all handsets grew 12 percent YoY in the first quarter thanks to the continued strength of the smartphone market, which achieved an all-time high of 49 percent shipment penetration.

The rugged landscape of California’s Gold Country has been sought after for centuries, but its enchanting features have also obstructed 21st-century Internet access. Newly released technology is about to liberate these rural environs, as the nation’s first independently funded commercial-grade TV White Space (TVWS) broadband network is deployed in the area.

Custom MMIC, a developer of performance-driven monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), has added four new amplifiers in die form to its product family: the CMD164, 165, and 173 distributed amplifiers, and the CMD166 driver amplifier.

AWR’s new application note titled, "Multisim/Ultiboard for Low-Frequency Simulation and Layout" details how to complement Microwave Office® circuit design software with NI’s Multisim circuit simulation software and Ultiboard printed circuit board (PCB) layout software for a comprehensive design flow.

RFMW Ltd. and RF Circulator Isolator Inc. (RFCI) announced a worldwide distribution agreement effective April 3, 2013. RFCI acquired the Circulator and Isolator product line from RFMD upon RFMD’s exit of the business. RFMW Ltd. is a specialized distributor providing customers and suppliers with focused distribution of RF and microwave components as well as specialized component-engineering support.

TMD Technologies Ltd., an innovative leader in microwave technology, has opened a US subsidiary and appointed Mike Farley as its CEO. Based in Baltimore, MD, TMD Technologies LLC will offer a significant benefit to U.S. customers, bringing local technical support, dealing with export compliance and handling classified interchanges.

San-tron Inc., an RF coaxial connector and cable assembly manufacturer, describes engineering parameters, design and manufacturing challenges, and performance characteristics of the 40 GHz S292 series of 2.92 mm connectors and plugs in the video “An Introduction to San-tron S292 Connectors.” 

Richardson RFPD Inc. announces its attendance and participation at the M2M Zone at CTIA Wireless 2013. Presented by CTIA – The Wireless Association®, CTIA is a large wireless communications conference and exhibition that includes service operators, retailers, distributors, application providers, and more. The M2M Zone Conference and Pavilion showcases those companies in the dynamic M2M (machine-to-machine) segment of wireless communications.

SV Microwave has just released a new catalog for its millimeter wave connector series. This expanding product line is designed and manufactured in the U.S. to deliver the precision needed for the millimeter wave spectrum through 67 GHz.