RF & Microwave Industry News

EDI CON China and EMC Conference and Exhibition to co-locate in 2016

Horizon House Publications and China Electrotechnical Society sign partnership agreement

EDI CON China is pleased to announce that the China Electrotechnical Society’s (CES) Electromagnetic Technology Conference & Exhibition (EMC) will be co-located on the 4th floor of the China National Convention Center (CNCC) taking place 19 to 21 April, 2016 in Beijing. The combined event forms the largest microwave, EMC/EMI and high-speed digital design conference and exhibition in Beijing. 


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Skyworks enables revolutionary networking platform from TP-LINK

Skyworks Solutions Inc. an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors connecting people, places and things, announced that TP-LINK's newest router OnHub is being enabled by semiconductor content from Skyworks. The product leverages more than 20 Skyworks solutions to power multiple radios and 13 fully integrated antennas across various standards including Bluetooth® 4.0, ZigBee®/Thread, 2 and 5 GHz applications for 802.11ac/b/g/n and Google's Weave. 


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Mentor Graphics announces new 3D Solution, major productivity improvements

Mentor Graphics Corp. announced new PADS® 3D tool capabilities plus major usability enhancements to the PADS flow for printed circuit board (PCB) design. The new technology provides visualization, placement, and design rule checking in 3D, minimizing iterations with mechanical and manufacturing teams. Schematic design and layout enhancements improve usability across the flow for increased user productivity.


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Family of High-Power Handling Passive Components

FAMILY OF HIGH-POWER HANDLING PASSIVE COMPONENTSAnaren, Inc. announced that it has developed and introduced a family of passive RF components specifically designed for high-energy RF applications. The family of 2.4 GHz components is currently comprised of two Xinger®-brand 3 dB hybrid couplers (XEC24E-03G and XEC24A6-03G), one Xinger 30 dB directional coupler (XEC24P3-30G), and a flanged, AIN termination (G300N50W4) optimized to work with the aforementioned couplers.


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Anritsu enhances O/E Modules for VectorStar VNA family

Anritsu Co. enhances its MN4765B series of O/E modules for the MS4640B VectorStar® Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) family that creates a cost-effective and flexible solution for measuring 56 Gb/s components and transceivers used in telecommunications and data communications applications. The MN4765B module, combined with the MS4640B VNA, provides a simplified approach for optoelectronic measurements and is an economical alternative to conventional total-system approaches currently used in R&D and manufacturing environments.


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