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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that its Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology Inc., received an order for approximately $7 million from a U.S.-based system integrator for Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers ("TWTAs") for a major U.S. Army satellite communications program.

Prism Microwave, a technology leader in RF filtering, relies on AWR 's Microwave Office® circuit design software for its cavity filter tuning and optimization, as well as the design of active RF electronics and planar components on printed circuit boards (PCBs), including low noise amplifiers (LNAs), drivers, power amplifiers (PAs), dividers, hybrids, attenuators, oscillators, and planar/discrete filters.

Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator) and pioneer of advanced RF solutions, introduces the UltraCMOS PE42721 75-Ohm RF switch for designers of digital TV (DTV) tuner modules, cable TV (CATV) signal switching and distribution systems, multi-tuner digital video recorders (DVRs) and set-top boxes. The switch is ideal for geographic markets – such as China, Japan, Korea and Latin America – where broadband-TV devices must accommodate multiple RF inputs for cable, satellite and terrestrial reception while avoiding interference between these signals.

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc. (MACOM), a leading supplier of high performance RF, microwave, and millimeter wave products, announced that it has successfully completed its previously announced tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of Mindspeed Technologies Inc. (Mindspeed) for $5.05 per share in cash.

Coilcraft CPS (Critical Products and Services) has announced a new product testing and validation service to help electronics manufacturers determine the reliability, repeatability and/or compliance of the electronic components and assemblies they manufacture or procure.

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin more than $200 million in contract options to complete production of its fifth and sixth next-generation Global Positioning System satellites, known as GPS III.

Micron Technology Inc., one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced its collaboration with Broadcom Corp. to develop the industry's first solution designed for customers challenged by an intrinsic DDR3 timing parameter called tFAW, or four activate window.

LPKF Laser & Electronics has announced a new line of UV laser cutting systems for printed circuit board depaneling. Available in early 2014, the MicroLine 2000 Series features a range of systems that meet the rigorous standards of modern circuit depaneling.

RDA Microelectronics Inc. ("RDA Microelectronics" or the "company"), a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets wireless systems-on-chip and radio-frequency (RF) semiconductors for cellular, connectivity and broadcast applications, announced that its board of directors (the "board") has elected Mr. Shun Lam Steven Tang as chairman of the board, appointed Mr. Shuran Wei as chief executive officer of the company and appointed Mr. Liang Zhang as president of the company.

Precision Devices Inc., a member of the Avrio Technology Group LLC, has announced the high temperature (to +90°C) VN01 and VN03 series of Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillators (OCXO).  This product is ideal for applications like satellite communications and a variety of military systems where extremely high temperature operating environments are the normal.