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Cirexx International announced that they have acquired and installed a Micro-Vu Excel Measuring Center. This sophisticated machine will complement Cirexx’s current printed circuit board inspection, test and measurement equipment.

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.

Mercury Systems Inc. announced that it has acquired Lewis Innovative Technologies Inc. (LIT).

Ethertronics, the leader in ultra-high performance smart antenna system solutions, announced today a complete Wi-Fi Active Steering™ antenna system solution that improves network performance by up to 3 dB for a wide-range of Wi-Fi devices including access points, set-top boxes, smart gateways and the Internet of Things.

The United States and allied military forces will upgrade their missile defense capabilities under a new $1.1 billion contract for production and delivery of Lockheed Martin-built Patriot Advanced Capability-3 ( PAC-3 ) missiles and PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement ( PAC-3 MSE ) missiles.

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.

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.

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”).  

Keysight introduced measurement application software designed to help engineers quickly and accurately measure and quantify PAM-4 (pulse amplitude modulation with four amplitude levels) signals. The software is used with the Keysight S-Series, 90000A, V-Series, 90000 X- and Z-Series real-time oscilloscope platforms and the 86100D DCA-X Infiniium sampling oscilloscope.

MACOM acquired Cobham Aeroflex's diode and transistor business for $38 million in cash, combining the #1 and #2 suppliers of RF/microwave diodes.