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On June 4, A.T. Wall drew over 140 attendees to its 125th anniversary event hosted at the Dunes Club in Narragansett, RI, in celebration of this special occasion. Speaking at the event were ATW Companies' President & CEO Peter Frost and Chairman of the Board Fred Frost. A.T. Wall...

T-Tech Inc. announces the release of IsoPro® 3.1, Mill Path Generation and CAD editing software for Quick Circuit users. Live demonstrations of the software are planned at IMS 2011 in Booth 717. The newly added features include: •CheckByTouch® broken bit detection ContactByTouch® automatic depth sensing •ATC® automatic tool change...

RF Micro Devices Inc. announced that RFMD® has surpassed two million units in cumulative shipments of its Multi-Chip Modules (MCMs) supporting 3G base station transceiver (BST) applications for the wireless infrastructure end market. Bob Van Buskirk, president of RFMD's Multi-Market Products Group (MPG), said, "The shipment of over two...

API Technologies Corp., a provider of electronic systems, subsystems, RF, and secure communications products and services for defense, aerospace, and commercial applications, announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Spectrum Control Inc. API completed the acquisition through a merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary with and into Spectrum. As...

TowerJazz announced that it completed its previously announced acquisition of Micron Technology’s fabrication facility in Nishiwaki City, Hyogo, Japan. The acquisition nearly doubles TowerJazz’s current internal manufacturing capacity, cost-effectively increasing production by 60,000 wafers per month. The added capacity to serve the growing needs of its expanding blue chip...

At IMS 2011, W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. (Booth 320) will spotlight a rugged 18 GHz cable assembly recently added to its GORE® PHASEFLEX® RF/microwave test assemblies line. This rugged cable assembly is specifically engineered for high throughput production test applications in the wireless infrastructure market. The increased...

Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, announced a complete RF front-end module (FEM) for WiMAX radios in mobile handset or portable PC applications. The new AFEM-S257 module is designed specifically for coexistence operation of WiMAX with other cellular and WiFi...

Vectron International announced the release of an ultra low jitter VCSO. The new VS-401 offers 12 fsec of rms jitter over an integrated bandwidth in a 13 x 20 mm footprint. This product is being showcased in Booth 1002 at the IMS 2011 in Baltimore this week. “Applications today...

Skyworks Solutions Inc. introduced the first in a series of ultra low current, general purpose low noise amplifiers (LNA) for diverse wireless applications including satellite receiver set-top boxes, Bluetooth® headsets, medically-prescribed hearing aids, advanced meter reading devices and 2.4 GHz wireless local area networks. These high performance LNAs deliver...

Crystek has introduced a new line of SAW bandpass filters, the CBPFS Series. Encased in a rugged SMA housing, this filter line is designed for test equipment and general lab use. Six models, with center frequency ranges from 836.5 through 1960.0 MHz, compose the CBPFS line. The Crystek CBPFS...