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AMETEK Inc. has acquired the Teseq Group, a leading manufacturer of test and measurement instrumentation for EMC testing, for $92 million.

BAE Systems has designed the SWaP Multi-INT system, which detects and tracks adversaries’ activities in real time. The new multi-function radar system integrates with airborne intelligence, gathering sensors that capture information simultaneously.

Richardson RFPD Inc. announces immediate availability and full design support capabilities for a new absorptive 75 ohm RF single-pole, double-throw (SPDT) switch from Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. (Peregrine).

EADS North America Test and Services, a division of EADS North America Inc., announced that its software, hardware and systems development unit has been appraised at Level 3 of the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) for Development.  The appraisal was performed by Delivery Excellence Inc.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that Nevada has been selected as one of six locations to be a center for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development in the United States. As a UAV development site, the most likely economic forecast shows that there could be thousands of jobs for UAS direct employees with an average wage of approximately $62,000; an estimated $2.5 billion in economic impact in present dollars; and an estimated $125 million in annual state and local tax revenue.

Mindspeed Technologies Inc., a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell the assets of its wireless infrastructure business unit to Intel Corp. The asset sale was contemplated by the agreement and plan of merger with M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc., announced on November 5, 2013.

Richardson RFPD Inc. announces availability and full design support capabilities for three new 650 V non-punch-through (NPT) insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) from Microsemi Corp. (Microsemi). The new devices are the latest addition to Microsemi's family of 45 A to 95 A IGBTs.

AWR Corp. announces the winners of its 2013 Xidian University student design competition, held this autumn in Xi’an, China as part of the company’s global Student Design Competition Program. The Xidian competition was announced in June of this year and resulted in dozens of high quality designs being submitted. The winners were announced during an awards ceremony this November.

Anritsu Co. announces a working cooperation with Wild River Technology. The two companies are collaborating to provide test solutions that meet the rigorous test requirements associated with high-speed serial data interconnects, SERDES testing, cables, and backplanes used in NGNs.

Richardson RFPD Inc. announces immediate availability and full design support capabilities for a new 3 dB hybrid coupler from Anaren. The low profile, high performance X3C25F1-03S, the latest Femto-sized coupler in the Xinger® III family of products from Anaren, has been miniaturized to a 3 mm x 5 mm footprint without sacrificing electrical performance.