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A new report published by the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), reveals how evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service enabled LTE Broadcast is attracting the attention of network operators and suppliers worldwide.

United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) and Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd. have announced an agreement for UMC to become a minority shareholder of a newly formed subsidiary of Fujitsu Semiconductor that will include its 300 mm wafer manufacturing facility located in Kuwana, Mie, Japan.

Omniradar has closed a round of equity and debt financing of €2.6 million that will be used to bring into production the company’s single-chip radar as a new precision sensor for personal security, industrial automation, environmental monitoring, etc.

Thales Alenia Space has signed an agreement with the Italian Space Agency for the next phase of the second generation COSMO-SkyMed activities.

Passive Plus Inc., (PPI) in another industry first, now provides as standard, lot code marking on all leaded capacitors.

In its continuing efforts to deliver the highest reliability leaded capacitors and assemblies, Passive Plus, Inc. (PPI) now performs a 100 HR. Burn In on all leaded 1111, 2225, 3838, 6040 and 7676 series capacitors and assemblies. The PPI 100 Burn In, is done at extended voltage and 125 C, with capacitance, dissipation factor (inverse of Q), and IR (Insulation Resistance) measurements taken before and after burn in.

 Laird, a global technology company, announced that their LTE/MIMO antennas will be installed on a major domestic automobile manufacturer’s North American vehicles, beginning model year 2015.  

 Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. introduces the UltraCMOS® PE42424 high-isolation, SPDT switch optimized for 802.11ac carrier and enterprise Wi-Fi access points.  

 Advantech Wireless Inc., a privately-held Canadian corporation and manufacturer of Satellite, RF Equipment and Microwave Systems will give a live demo of the Next Generation Discovery Adaptive Satellite Access Technology (A-SAT™) platform at IBC 2014, which will take place September 12 – 16, 2014, in the Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam.  

 Radio Waves, a Smiths Microwave company, announced its new customer engagement strategy and focus on enhancing the customer experience with Radio Waves products.