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 Anritsu, a global leader in wireless telecommunications test equipment, announces that it is the market’s leading supplier of the first industry approved protocol conformance test cases for mobile devices capable of receiving evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (eMBMS) broadcasts.  

 Crystek's CVCO55BE-1000-2000 VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) operates from 1000 MHz to 2000 MHz with a control voltage range of 1.0V~20V. This VCO features a typical phase noise of -95 dBc/Hz @ 10KHz offset and has excellent linearity. Output power is typically +5.5 dBm. 

 Advantech Wireless a privately-held Canadian corporation and manufacturer of satellite, RF equipment and microwave systems announced that its SapphireBlu™ series of UltraLinear™ GaN technology based high power amplifiers have empowered the ultra HDTV transmissions of the most viewed sporting event of the year. 

 VPG announced that its Powertron resistor brand has introduced the first seven devices in its S Series of precision foil current sense resistors. Offering a TCR of ±2 ppm/°C — the industry's lowest for high-power current shunts — the SHR, SHS, SNR, and SPR devices provide power ratings to 80 W in a variety of epoxy packages. 

 W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. (Gore) introduces GORE® Ethernet Cables to meet the military and civil aerospace markets' emerging need for higher data rate cables in a lightweight, flexible, and routable package. Featuring the unique cable jacket material found in GORE® 1394b FireWire Cables, GORE® Ethernet Cables provide the ideal combination of high speed and light weight necessary for a wide range of aerospace applications. 

 Crane Aerospace & Electronics, Power Solutions, will be supplying the Auto-Transformer Rectifier Unit (ATRU) to provide reliable power conversion for the Rockwell Collins Horizontal Stabilizer Control Unit (HSCU) supplied to Embraer.  

Communications & Power Industries LLC (CPI) has received a contract totaling more than $6 million to provide power couplers for the European XFEL superconducting linear accelerator. 

 TE Connectivity Ltd. announced it has completed the acquisition of the SEACON group, a leading provider of underwater connector technology and systems.  

 Richardson RFPD, Inc. announced it will globally distribute products from Maxtena, Inc., a top developer and producer for innovative wireless solutions, including GNSS, Iridium, Inmarsat and Thuraya satellites, and terrestrial M2M, MSS and LTE applications. 

Thales Alenia Space Belgium opens its second plant in Belgium, at Leuven.