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Two 60 GHz wireless protocols that initially target different applications may someday compete head-to-head, according to a new Research Brief from ABI Research that includes a forecast of nearly two million 60 GHz chipset shipments in 2015. WirelessHD is a standard currently available in products using the unlicensed 60...

Herley Industries Inc. announced that its Herley-CTI subsidiary located in Whippany, NJ, has received an award valued at approximately $5 M from a major US prime contractor to manufacture an integrated microwave assembly (IMA) for a US Navy electronic attack aircraft. Richard F. Poirier, CEO and President, commented, "Herley...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that Comtech Systems Inc., its Florida-based subsidiary, received a $35.4 M contract from a domestic prime contractor to provide system design and telecommunications transmission equipment for use in a North African government's communications network. Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp.,...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the release of the new Agilent V3500A Handheld RF Power Meter, the latest addition to its industry-leading range of power meters and power sensors. The palm-sized V3500A is the first handheld power meter from Agilent. The meter includes a built-in display and integrated power sensor....

Auriga Microwave announced it received its fourth Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) award. The company starts a two-year contract with the Navy’s Naval Space Warfare Command (SPAWAR) to build a Shipboard LNA Assembly under SBIR N07-194. The award, part of the SBIR program, is one of four Phase II...

Thanks to rapid growth in the high-end server, notebook, mobile handset and wired communication segments, the GaN power management semiconductor market is expected to reach $183.6 million in revenue by 2013, up from virtually nil in 2010, according to iSuppli Corp. iSuppli believes that during the past two years,...

Here in the Northeast, we are seeing all the signs of an early spring. Outside temperatures are creeping up, the snow has melted away and the ground is starting to thaw. Another early rite of spring this year is our annual IEEE MTT-S IMS show issue, published this month...

Gilfillan Brothers In 1941, Gilfillan Brothers, a Los Angeles manufacturer of radios with an excellent reputation for efficiency, was challenged to produce the Ground Approach Radar developed by MIT. Figure 1 The AN/MPN-1, the world's first GCA, was Gilfillan's entry into radar. Gilfillan was contracted in the early days...

The Femto Forum , the independent industry and operator association that supports femtocell deployment worldwide, has completed the world’s first femtocell plugfest. The plugfest process, which extended over many months and culminated in the test event itself, was organized in cooperation with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and...