RF & Microwave Industry News

Richardson RFPD announces new domain name

Richardson RFPD Inc. announces that, effective immediately, its domain name will change to richardsonrfpd.com. Richardson RFPD will host a standalone website, www.richardsonrfpd.com, to provide electronic design engineers and buyers with improved access and streamlined navigation to the latest new products from the industry’s leading suppliers of RF, Wireless and Energy technologies. Website visitors connecting to the old, shared rell.com website will now see a link to the new richardsonrfpd.com site.


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AWR signs reseller agreement with Modelithics

AWR Corp., the innovation leader in high-frequency EDA software, and Modelthics Inc., have signed a global reseller agreement for AWR to sell and support Modelithics’ model libraries. The combined product offerings of Modelithics® CLRand COMPLETE (CLR, NLT, NLT, and SLC) libraries alongside AWR’s Microwave Office™ software gives microwave designers immediate access to high-fidelity parameterized models that better predict real-world behavior when simulated within the AWR design environment.


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TI's new multicore DSPs pack performance and low power in small form factor

Delivering the industry’s most power efficient solutions without compromising performance or ease of use, Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) unveiled three new devices based on its KeyStone multicore architecture utilizing the TMS320C66x digital signal processors (DSP) generation. TI’s new TMS320C665x DSPs feature combined fixed- and floating-point capabilities, delivering real-time high performance at low power coupled with smaller form factors.


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Skyworks unveils Hyperabrupt varactor diodes

Skyworks introduces three new miniature 0402 hyperabrupt varactor diodes for VCO, phase noise and voltage-tuned filter applications. These discrete, small form factor devices are offered in a low profile plastic surface mount technology package where low resistance, low-series inductance and a large capacitance ratio are required. 


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Richardson RFPD and TRU Corp. complete distribution deal

Richardson RFPD Inc. announced it has completed a global distribution agreement with TRU Corp., a leader in the design, development and manufacture of custom, high performance RF/microwave interconnect solutions. TRU’s sophisticated, durable High Power cable assemblies provide power handling capabilities up to 6 times better than traditional RF assemblies.


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