RF & Microwave Industry News

US Navy awards Harris $54M IDIQ EW contract

Harris Corp. has received a three-year, $54 million ceiling, single-award IDIQ contract from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to provide electronic warfare (EW) technology and engineering services for the Advanced Decoy Architecture Project (ADAP). The contract was awarded during the first quarter of Harris' fiscal 2016.


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Pulse Electronics' ProxAnt TL 1.0 all-in-one combination antenna

Pulse Electronics Corp. introduces an all-in-one combination antenna and proximity sensor package to optimize the characteristics of both functions, thus enabling better device performance and increased design flexibility for tablets, laptops, and notebook computers. The ProxAnt TL 1.0 is a seven band main antenna, a proximity sensor chip, and all needed components included on the same flexible circuit board.


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Global wireless handset shipments to exceed 2 billion devices in 2016

As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, use of wireless handsets, particularly smartphones, continues to be on the rise, with product shipments showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon. In its latest market data report, ABI Research, a leader in technology market intelligence, assesses the top 15 vendors globally dominating the wireless handset industry, closely examining key factors that continue to drive this continued market growth and predicting future industry patterns.


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COMSOL expands in Shanghai to support growth of multiphysics and simulation software

COMSOL, the leading provider of multiphysics modeling, simulation, and application design software, today announced the expansion of its office in Shanghai, China. A larger facility enables continued expansion and recruitment of technical and sales staff to keep pace with the growing COMSOL® software user base in China and increasing demand for COMSOL Multiphysics® and COMSOL Server™ products.


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EDI CON USA 2016 Call for Papers

A new, industry driven conference & exhibition focusing on high-frequency and high-speed design

EDI CON USA 2016, taking place September 20-22 in Boston, Mass. at the Hynes Convention Center, is pleased to announce their Call for Papers. Authors are invited to submit technical oral session abstracts/proposals describing work in RF/microwave, EMC/EMI and high-speed digital electronic component or system-level design, modeling or testing. The EDI CON Technical Advisory Committee will review all submissions based on quality, relevance, impact and originality.


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ANADIGICS receives acquisition offer 37 percent above GaAs Labs deal

ANADIGICS Inc. announced that, on December 15, 2015, its board of directors, after consultation with its financial and legal advisors, has unanimously determined that an offer from a third party to acquire all of the outstanding shares of ANADIGICS common stock for $0.48 per share in cash pursuant to an all-cash tender offer and second-step merger constitutes a "Superior Offer" within the meaning of the previously announced agreement and plan of merger with affiliates of GaAs Labs LLC (the “Merger Agreement”).  


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