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CommScope has signed an agreement to acquire Argus Technologies , a leading producer of innovative antenna solutions for wireless applications, headquartered in Bella Vista, New South Wales, Australia. The terms of the agreement are not being disclosed, but the acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of...

Norsat International Inc. has been awarded a satellite based communications network and services contract valued at CDN $3.5 M from the First Nations’ Emergency Services Society of British Columbia (FNESS) to provide enhanced broadband access to over 2,700 residents living in remote First Nations communities in British Columbia, Canada....

STMicroelectronics and Circuits Multi Projets® (CMP) have announced that the CMOS 28 nm process from STMicroelectronics is now available for prototyping to universities, research labs and companies through the silicon brokerage services provided by CMP. The introduction of the 28 nm CMOS process builds on the successful collaboration that...

The R&S SGS100A, a new signal generator from Rohde & Schwarz , is claimed to enable production lines to work faster and more cost-effectively. It covers the frequency range from DC to 12.75 GHz and has been optimized for use in automated test systems. The signal source is compact...

At IMS 2011, Skyworks Solutions Inc. , an innovator of high reliability analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, introduced connectorized, high power filters for military, homeland security, airborne and high-end commercial transceiver applications. These smaller, lighter and more portable solutions offer customers significant...

AWR® Corp. and LFoundry GmbH announced the availability of a process design kit (PDK) for LF150. LFoundry’s LF150 is a modular 0.15 µm RF CMOS process, offering up to six levels of Aluminum plus thick metal (2 to 6 µm), optionally a MIM capacitor, a polyimide passivation and I/O...

In an awards ceremony held at IMS 2011, NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced the grand prize winner of its first-ever High Performance RF (HPRF) Design Challenge. After an intense final round of judging, "A 2-kW Amplifier for a Portable 449 MHz Spaced Antenna Wind Profiler Radar" by Brad Lindseth was...

Micronetics Inc. announced that it has been awarded a follow-on production contract, valued at approximately $3.7 M, from a leading US Department of Defense (DoD) prime contractor for the supply of high performance broadband microwave subsystems. Each subsystem, which consists of several Integrated Microwave Assemblies (IMA), satisfies a demanding...

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing US leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, announced that Steven Laub , President and CEO of Atmel Corp. , and Tunc Doluca , President and CEO of Maxim Integrated Products Inc. , have joined the SIA Board of Directors. Both CEOs were approved...