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Conventional radiatively coupled, ultra-high frequency radio-frequency identification (UHF RFID) tags have certain limitations: they are physically large and do not operate well in or close to aqueous fluids. Recently, the use of tags configured to use inductive instead of, or as a supplement to, radiative coupling has been advanced...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., was awarded a $2.5 M equipment order to support a satellite-based cellular backhaul network in Asia. A leading mobile operator in the region will utilize the equipment to support a telecommunication expansion program. The order includes...

Northrop Grumman Corp. has begun work on a 62-month, $171 M system development and demonstration (SDD) contract for the first increment of a new extremely high frequency (EHF) satellite communications system for the US Air Force's B-2 stealth bomber. Under a planned three-increment upgrade program, the new EHF system...

TriQuint Semiconductor announced the release of two new satellite communications (SATCOM) high power amplifiers (HPA) that lead the industry in performance and overall size reduction. The new die-level products, TGA4916 and TGA4906, are the latest example of TriQuint’s leadership in the evolution of ground terminal sat-com RF amplifiers. The...

Rohde & Schwarz introduced the R&S ZVA-Z110 option for its R&S ZVA24 (24 GHz) and R&S ZVA40 (40 GHz) four-port vector network analyzers that allows them to make measurements between 75 and 10 GHz (W-band). The option is a cost-effective solution for evaluating the performance of millimeter-wave components designed...

Anritsu Co. introduced the S311D/S312D Site Master™ cable and antenna analyzers that combine a wide frequency of 2 to 1600 MHz, ease of use and high accuracy in an extremely portable, rugged design that weighs less than five pounds. Developed to test the RF performance of P25 and TETRA...

Times Microwave Systems announced the availability of HELI-FOIL™ ultra low loss phase stable DC to 18 GHz bulk coaxial cables and connectors. Ideally suited for interconnect applications ranging from laboratory environments to demanding field commercial systems, HELI-FOIL coaxial cables offer unmatched performance and are available with a supporting range...

Skyworks’ new high performance, monolithic, digitally programmable low pass filters - the SKY73201-364LF for single bands and SKY73202-364LF for dual bands - are configured as 6th order Butterworth to provide extremely high stop-band isolation while maximizing pass-band flatness and minimizing group delay distortion. The devices are programmable in 1...

FCI acquired Smartag , a specialized player in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags manufacturing. This acquisition will allow the group to strengthen its RFID offer in a very dynamic market. Trierenberg Holding AG and Delfortgroup AG, the former owners, were advised by Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking on...

SkyCross , a global wireless company providing antenna-centric RF solutions, announced a partnership with Beceem Communications to provide complete, integrated WiMAX solutions for last-mile broadband connectivity. The bundling of Beceem chipsets and SkyCross antennas provides superior performance while shortening and simplifying the design process to reduce time to market...