RF & Microwave Industry News

RSS

SCHOTT has now developed a special coating through which the industry’s salt spray requirements for hybrid housings can be exceeded. The coating protects glass-to-metal seals against corrosion – even after 24 hour salt spray tests. This improves the reliability of hermetic packages, especially for applications in extremely harsh environments, such as aerospace projects. SCHOTT will present its product range from September 8 -10, 2015, at the European Microwave Week in Paris (booth #228).

Freescale Semiconductor introduced a new RF power transistor designed to deliver the benefits of solid-state RF power generation to a broad range of systems operating at 2450 MHz.

Anite, a global leader in wireless equipment testing technology, announced that it has played a pivotal role in accelerating the initial release of the CTIA1 standardised MIMO2 Over-the-Air3 (OTA) performance test plan published last month.

Sivers IMA has launched its next generation converter for E-Band radio links, which is based on the company’s proprietary SiGe chip and offers a cost-effective and high-performance solution for those who develop and market radio links or test and measurement equipment for manufacturing of radio links and devices.

For applications where low level electronic signals need to be acquired and analyzed Spectrum has added a range of pre-amplifiers that can be used to boost signal levels.

Finmeccanica – Selex ES has received an order from prime contractor Finmeccanica – AgustaWestland to provide a suite of electronic warfare equipment for eight Lynx Mk21A aircraft used by the Brazilian Navy.

NI (formerly AWR Corp.) announces that NI AWR software events will be showcased on its own mobile app beginning with European Microwave Week (EuMW) 2015 in Paris on Sept 8-11.

Wolfspeed, a Cree Company and a leading global supplier of GaN-on-SiC high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), is exhibiting at European Microwave Week (EuMW) 2015, which will take place September 6–11, 2015 in Paris.

RFMW Ltd. and API Technologies Corp. announced a worldwide distribution agreement effective immediately allowing the sale and support of API Weinschel products. API Technologies Corp. is a leading provider of high performance RF, microwave and millimeterwave solutions. RFMW Ltd. is a specialized distributor providing customers and suppliers with focused distribution of RF and microwave components as well as specialized component-engineering support.

Antenova Ltd., manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for M2M and the Internet of Things, is opening a new base in Santa Rosa, Calif., and announces the appointment of Norm Smith who joins the company in the role of vice president, North America, and will lead the company's U.S. operation and further expansion in America.