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Mician views the MTT-S IMS as a great platform for bringing together not only suppliers and design engineers but also academia and researchers. The event addresses a large industrial market and is well attended, offering excellent opportunities for all participants to exchange ideas and present solutions. This year we...

Elcom Technologies Inc. announced that it has received two orders totaling $1 M for very high frequency and ultra high frequency (VHF/UHF) receivers from an international defense customer. The Elcom SIR 3000 receiver series cover the frequency range of 20 to 3000 MHz and IF output bandwidths of up...

MFG Galileo Composites , a specialist in the design and manufacturing of custom composite radomes and reflectors, announced that the company was awarded a United States General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule under MAS Schedule 58I effective April 8, 2008. The contract number GS-03F-0051U applies to MFG Galileo Composites’ standard...

CAD Design Software (CDS) announces the results of a major LTCC design test conducted by a leading US defense foundry. After substantial development followed by implementation at a key government prime contractor site, the result is a dramatic reduction in overall design time. The prime defense contractor reported, “The...

Strategy Analytics , commenting on the recent acquisition of M/A-COM by Cobham, believes that the deal offers clear synergies with Cobham's current engagements in the US defense market, which will be further enhanced by gaining access to an established manufacturing base and a strong technology roadmap. M/A-COM's A&D business...

Skyworks Solutions Inc. , an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity, introduced the industry’s first bulk acoustic wave (BAW) filters for customer premise equipment (CPE) to allow co-existence between wireless local area networks (WLAN) in the home and enterprise, and WiMAX networks which...

Continuing to push the boundaries of high power radio frequency (RF) technology, Freescale Semiconductor has unveiled the world’s first 50 V LDMOS RF power transistor line-up for L-band radar applications. The line-up is ideal for a wide range of high power RF applications including air traffic management and long-range...

The Strategy Analytics RF and Wireless Components research service released, “PA Market Growth of 12.6 Percent Helps Propel TriQuint to Third in Share,” examining changes in the cellphone power amplifier industry and in vendor market share. “The growth of cellphone shipments in 2007 coupled with consolidation boosted the sales...

Tyco Electronics introduced a new low-cost, RoHS compliant, SPDT switch for applications that require high power, low control voltage and low insertion loss. Typical applications for the M/A-COM MASW-008853 are CDMA handsets where multiple transceiver or GPS functions are connected to a common antenna. It is also well suited...

Skyworks Solutions Inc. , an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity, announced several new front-end solutions supporting Qualcomm ’s newest code division multiple access (CDMA) and HSDPA enhanced data for GSM evolution (HEDGE) reference platforms: • The SKY77166 – a 450 megahertz (MHz)...