RF & Microwave Industry News

Hittite expands GaN MMIC line

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Hittite Microwave Corp. announced a new Gallium Nitride (GaN) MMIC power amplifier product which offers significant performance, size and durability advantages for communications, test instrumentation and radar systems operating in the 6 to 18 GHz frequency range.


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Richardson RFPD announces new blog article by Joe Madden

The latest entry in Madden's blog on the Richardson RFPD website is titled, "Active Antenna Systems Reach the Tipping Point." The article covers how China Mobile is driving the industry to massive deployment of active antenna systems (AAS) solutions, as well as the application of simple AAS solutions in frequency-division duplexing (FDD) communications for crowded, urban areas. The article concludes with Mobile Experts' forecast of a 40 percent average market growth for AAS during the next five years.


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Horizon Compact+ and Avenue Link 60 GHz frequency now commercially available

DragonWave Inc., a leading global supplier of packet microwave radio systems for mobile and access networks, announced the commercial availability of its 60 GHz technology in the Horizon® Compact+ and Avenue Link product lines. Currently in production, DragonWave’s 60 GHz products have already been deployed in successful small cell mobile operator trials. These products are well suited for metro deployment in small cell architectures due to their small form factor and high-capacity, low-delay transport capabilities. Because the 60 GHz spectrum is widely available and generally offered at a lower cost than other bands, the newly incorporated technology offers network operators more product options to cost effectively plan and deploy emerging small cell and LTE/LTE-A backhaul deployments around the world.


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San-tron announces McLane Associates and Amplitude Technical Sales as new reps

San-tron Inc. (www.santron.com), a leading manufacturer of RF and microwave coaxial connectors and cable assemblies, has announced the hiring of two new sales representatives, McLane Associates and Amplitude Technical Sales. McLane Associates will handle sales in Upstate New York for San-tron while Amplitude Technical Sales will cover the Eastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey territories.


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MACOM to acquire Mindspeed Technologies

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc., a leading supplier of high performance RF, microwave, and millimeter wave products, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mindspeed Technologies Inc., a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for communications infrastructure applications, for $5.05 per share in a cash tender offer.


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