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Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. , an innovator in electronics and a global supplier of ceramic passive components, announced that it has purchased the multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) business from Panasonic Electronic Devices (PED). This acquisition increases Murata's international competitiveness in the MLCC market as Murata will acquire PEDs' technology,...

EADS , the European aerospace and defence company, has established a new subsidiary in Japan to help coordinate and support the Group’s marketing campaigns and industrial partnerships there. From its office in Tokyo, EADS Japan K.K. will aim to strengthen EADS’ presence in the country and forge further long-term...

The new Queensland Microtechnology Facility at Griffith University has ordered a Gamma sputtering system from Surrey NanoSystems , to support commercially-backed research into advanced semiconductor devices. The prime application for the system is to research, develop and establish pilot production procedures for silicon-carbide-on-silicon (SiC-on-Si) devices on wafers of up...

RF Extreme , a business unit within The Vitec Group that comprises the leading microwave brands Nucomm, Microwave Service Co. and RF Central, has announced the creation of its European regional office located in the United Kingdom. The new office shares space with The Vitec Group’s Broadcast Systems division,...

Antenova Ltd. , the integrated antenna and RF solutions company, has secured more than 35 new design wins with its GPS RADIONOVA® RF antenna modules. The company also announced that GPS RADIONOVA enabled devices, which include smart phones, personal navigation devices, personal digital assistants, micro trackers, personal trackers, auto...

Elisra , a leader in EW and wireless communication technologies, unveils its newly developed UAV data link systems at AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America 2009 Conference and Exhibition in Washington, DC, August 11-13. The company’s latest C-band Starlink and ADLS-2 solutions will be showcased, underscoring Elisra’s technological prowess in...

Radio Waves Inc. has announced the availability of a new LPA Antenna, the LPA-1-18. This Log Periodic Dipole Array antenna is broad banded in nature and operates from 1 to 18 GHz in a single antenna. This antenna is a directive array similar to a yagi, but covering a...

Anritsu Co. introduces the MT8855A, an integrated test set capable of measuring the new generation of products using the Bluetooth Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP), headset profile and hands-free profile. Providing frequency coverage of 20 Hz to 20 kHz, the MT8855A offers lower cost-of-test, significantly reduced development time, and...

Skyworks introduces two new varactor diodes for use in diverse applications such as mobile handset-based DTV receivers, FM tuners and low phase noise voltage-controlled oscillators. Available from stock, these new diodes offer high breakdown voltage, enabling tuning as high as 28 V. In addition, these Pb-free packaging devices offer...

The importance of capacity building, global standards for emerging technologies, and broadband access to spur development in under-served communities were the key themes at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Regional Development Forum (RDF) for the Asia-Pacific Region on Next Generation Networks and Broadband: Opportunities and Challenges. The RDF, which...