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VTI Instruments Corp. announced the release of three new modules for use on the VXIbus platform. The SMP3620, SMP3625 and SMP7000 increase the flexibility of VTI's popular SMIP product family by including analog output (0 to 35 V) and custom breadboard design capabilities. The SMIP series' ability to mix...

The ZigBee® Alliance , a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, commercial and consumer applications, announced it is proposing use of the ZigBee Smart Energy public application profile to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) as a basis for an IEC standard. The IEC...

Remtec Inc. , a manufacturer of metallized ceramic substrates and packages with Plated Copper on Thick Film Technology (PCTF®), and Microwave Packaging Technology Inc. (MPT), Anaheim, CA, a leader in the design, test and assembly of microwave modules and components, have announced a strategic alliance to integrate their core...

On the heels of launching its Facebook fan page, AWR has now joined Twitter and is also a guest-host of a monthly blog on Microwave Journal 's Web site as well. Discussions from the AWR guest blog will also be posted on AWRs Facebook and Twitter pages. The current...

Nokia , Philips , Gemalto and Microsoft have announced the new 'Trust in Digital Life' initiative that will address the fundamental societal issue of trust in new and emerging digital services. The initiative aims to bring European public and private stakeholders together to develop a common vision, create an...

Motorola Inc. has signed a one-year frame agreement with China Mobile Communications Corp. (CMCC) to provide mobile telecommunication equipment and services. Reinforcing the company’s position as a long term and trusted GSM supply partner to China Mobile, the agreement’s projected shipment and services value is estimated to be $310...

As part of its refinancing strategy aimed at strengthening the company’s liquidity position and extending its debt maturity profile Infineon Technologies AG has launched an offering of guaranteed subordinated convertible bonds that will be issued by Infineon Technologies Holding B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infineon. The offering was substantially...

India’s Unitech Wireless has selected Alcatel-Lucent to support the initial launch of the company’s GSM/EDGE mobile service offering, whereby Alcatel Lucent will deploy turn-key GSM/EDGE networks in the Kerala and Orissa regions. Under the terms of the contract, the company will design, deploy and maintain its multi-standard GSM/EDGE radio...

Freescale Semiconductor announced that it has partnered with Flextronics to create a high performance reference design for the Enterprise WLAN access point market. Based on Freescale’s PowerQUICC® II Pro MPC8377E processor, the IEEE® 802.11N access point reference design offers a comprehensive, production-ready solution that scales from 400 to 800...

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD) announced the addition of two new products to the company's extensive portfolio of broadband transmission products. The two newly released products are RFMD's D10040300GTH hybrid power doubler amplifier module and OS10040320PW optical receiver module. Both are designed for current- and next-generation CATV infrastructure applications....