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Analog Devices Inc. , a leader in semiconductors for signal processing applications, introduced a pair of clock-generation and distribution ICs with the industry’s best combination of device integration, low noise, low jitter performance and signal output flexibility. The AD9520 and AD9522 multi-output clock generators include a 512-byte embedded EEPROM...

AWR® , an innovation leader in high frequency electronic design automation (EDA), released Version 2008 of its Analog Office design environment targeted for Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC) design. Version 2008 includes hundreds of enhancements to the user interface and design flow that dramatically increase user flexibility and productivity....

Strategy Analytics’ latest analysis on base station component demand, “Cellular Base Station RF Component Market 2008-2013,” forecasts that cellular base station shipments will grow to 13.4 million units in 2013, a compound annual average growth rate (CAAGR) of over 69 percent. However, while base station shipments will grow, the...

Recognizing today’s imperative to provide succinct website content that addresses customers’ needs for real-time market and product information rather than simply projecting a company’s desired self-image, Rogers Corp. has unveiled a dynamic new site at www.rogerscorp.com . The standout new site has been designed to be customer-centric first and...

Keithley Instruments Inc. announces its Series 2600A System SourceMeter® Instrument family. They provide unmatched ease-of-use, measurement performance and flexibility in order to speed time-to-market for its users, lower cost of test, and simplify the process of making high performance measurements. The Series 2600A is Keithley’s newest version of its...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that Toshiba Semiconductor Co. has selected Agilent’s GoldenGate EDA software for its RFIC design and evaluation. Accurate post-layout simulation and evaluation of an entire transceiver, including parasitics, is very difficult to perform with today’s widely used time-domain simulation tools. Early evaluation is increasingly important, however,...

OEwaves Inc. has been awarded a contract by UCLA to develop a wideband, high dynamic range EO resonator modulator prototype that is highly sensitive and small in size, weight and power (SWAP), ideal for high performance receiver front-end applications. OEwaves will prototype the EO resonator modulator and integrate it...

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD®), a leader in the design and manufacture of high performance semiconductor components, announced it has captured design wins on more than 10 upcoming Samsung 3G handsets, supporting Samsung's anticipated growth in 3G handset sales. Based upon current customer forecasts, RFMD anticipates volume shipments to...

Ericsson has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research. Nokia Siemens Networks and Alcatel-Lucent claimed the second and third spots in the company’s new evaluation of worldwide mobile network infrastructure vendors. The Vendor Matrix is an analytical tool developed by ABI Research...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the release of the HiSIM_HV Model Extraction Package for advanced high voltage metal oxide semiconductor (HVMOS) device models. The package, for use with Agilent’s Integrated Circuit Characterization and Analysis Program (IC-CAP) software platform, provides an easy-to-use, efficient and customizable method for measuring and extracting accurate...