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M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc. (MACOM), a leading supplier of high-performance analog RF, microwave, millimeterwave and photonic semiconductor products, announced that it has successfully completed its previously announced acquisition of FiBest Ltd. (FiBest), a Japan-based merchant market component supplier of optical sub assemblies, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $60 million.

CRFS, a leader in real-time RF spectrum monitoring solutions, released its latest RFeye Site package enabling enhanced situational awareness in congested and complex RF environments.

Teledyne LeCroy expands the capabilities of its industry-leading oscilloscope products with the introduction of the VectorLinQ vector signal analysis software option. VectorLinQ enables sophisticated visualization and analysis of standard modulation schemes including n-PSK, n-QAM, circular QAM, ASK, and FSK, as well as custom signal types and symbol positions.

Advantech Wireless, a global leader for satellite broadband communications solutions, announced a substantial increase in bookings for its award winning line of gallium nitride (GaN) based Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) in the first half of the fiscal year 2016. 

Anritsu Co. continues to provide the most comprehensive test solutions for the installation and maintenance of legacy and emerging wireless networks with the introduction of a Video Inspection Probe (VIP) measurement mode for its Microwave Site Master™ S820E and Site Master™ S331L cable and antenna analyzers. 

Response Microwave Inc. a global specialist in providing RF/Microwave customer solutions, is pleased to announce the availability of its new compact size termination for use In high power ATE or production applications.

ANADIGICS Inc. announced the expiration of the previously-announced "Go-Shop Period" and the receipt of acquisition proposals (as defined in the GaAs Labs Merger Agreement referenced below) for the company.

Keysight Technologies Inc. introduced multi-module synchronization for its M9703B AXIe high-speed digitizer/wideband digital receiver– increasing the total number of streaming and recording channels available with the M9703B. The new bundles options (-CB1/-CB2) enable multichannel phase coherent digital down conversion (DDC) which has applications in 5G, radar and satellite communications, and aerospace & defense.

The RF Energy Alliance offers a statement of support to Ampleon.

Echodyne Corp. announced limited availability of its first metamaterials electronically scanning array (MESA) for radar applications. Echodyne’s MESA makes high performance radar far easier to deploy by lowering both the cost and weight by up to 10 or more times while decreasing the size of the antenna by up to 5 or more times over traditional electronically scanned arrays. The first product from Echodyne, a metamaterials electronically scanning array for X-band (MESA X-EVU) is now available for partners and integrators interested in evaluating MESA for radar systems in a variety of commercial markets including maritime, aviation, and surveillance/security among others.