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Southwest Antennas, a leading manufacturer of rugged RF and microwave antennas and accessory products, has released two new magnetic mount kits, providing users with rapid antenna deployment options anywhere there is a compatible magnetic surface, and are ideal for use on vehicles, metal desks, poles or other surfaces.

Teledyne LeCroy Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Quantum Data Inc., the market leader in HDMI and SDI signal generators and protocol analyzers as well as test tools for other digital video technologies.

Mercury Systems Inc. announced that its Mercury Defense Systems subsidiary recently received a $4 million order from a leading international aerospace and defense company for radio frequency (RF) test systems for a missile defense application. The order was booked in the Company’s fiscal 2016 third quarter and is expected to be shipped over the next several quarters.

AmpliTech Inc. has recently completed the move to their new facility at 620 Johnson Avenue in Bohemia, N.Y.

Richardson RFPD Inc. announced its sponsorship of the Electronic Design Innovation Conference China (EDI CON) 2016 GaN Panel and Small Cell Workshop events. EDI CON China 2016 will be held from April 19-21 at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, China.

LUMILOOP has launched the LSProbe that is claimed to offer a significant reduction in measurement time and effort for radiation immunity testing.

TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, announced its new CII FC-325 Series relay. Designed for harsh inductive, motor and lamp load applications within the aerospace, defense and marine markets, these hermetically sealed devices are excellent for extreme environments.

Wolfspeed, A Cree Company, announced that its GaN-on-SiC RF power transistors have completed testing to demonstrate compliance with NASA reliability standards for satellite and space systems.

Antenova Ltd., manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for M2M, has expanded its design and development facility in Taipei’s technology quarter Nei Hu District, Taiwan. This is in direct response to the increasing demand from customers for antennas for M2M and IoT applications.

NXP Semiconductors introduced the most powerful RF transistor in any technology operating at any frequency. Designed to deliver 1.50 kW CW at 50V, the MRF1K50H can reduce the number of transistors in high-power RF amplifiers, which decreases amplifier size and bill of materials. The MRF1K50H operates up to 500 MHz for a broad range of applications from laser and plasma sources to particle accelerators, industrial welding machines, radio and VHF TV broadcast transmitters, and amateur radio linear amplifiers.