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Recognizing Taiwan as a key region in the wireless value chain, LitePoint is creating a ‘center for wireless excellence’ in the Neihu district of Taipei. The decision to establish the center was taken in recognition that many Taiwanese companies are now developing and manufacturing WiFi MIMO-based devices, and developing...

Ceralta Technologies Inc. was formed by the investment group that originally owned TRU Corp. by merging TRU into Ceralta and subsequently acquiring Sage Laboratories Inc. . Both TRU and Sage are now wholly owned subsidiaries of Ceralta. Ceralta’s mission is to creatively apply radio frequency (RF), microwave and digital...

Tensolite , a division of Carlisle Companies Incorporated, announced that it has changed its name to Carlisle Interconnect Technologies . The name change comes on the heels of Tensolite’s recent acquisition of Carlyle Inc., a manufacturer of custom wire and cable harnesses, rack and panels and cable assemblies for...

Jazz Semiconductor announces a PA Design Library for its 0.18-micron SiGe BiCMOS process, reducing design cycle time by providing validated PA cells ready for use with a custom power cell design flow. Combined with Jazz’s rich library of high quality passive devices including thick inductors and high density MiM...

Mimix Broadband Inc. introduces a QFN packaged GaAs MMIC linear power amplifier with +39 dBm OIP3 and 26 dB small-signal gain. This power amplifier, identified as XP1035-QH, covers 5.9 to 9.5 GHz and includes an integrated temperature compensated on-chip power detector. The amplifier comes in an RoHS compliant, industry...

YouForm™ high quality, low cost jacketed hand formable cables feature stainless steel SMA plugs on each end and are now available in straight and right angle configurations. The cables are 100 percent VSWR tested: 1.35 at 18 GHz for SMA straight connectors and 1.35 at 12.4 GHz for SMA...

New SMPM microminiature RF connectors from Tyco Electronics offer the same performance and convenience as the proven SMP connectors, but in a form factor that is 30 percent smaller. With a low VSWR through 40 GHz, SMPM connectors offer a versatile solution for high-density packaging, allowing center-to-center spacing of...

This year, the IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium will be back to Atlanta, Georgia. It will be held on June 15-17, 2008, in conjunction with the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS). It opens Microwave Week 2008, the largest worldwide RF/microwave meeting of the year. The RFIC...

RF Connectors , a division of RF Industries, introduces its new two-piece N Male connector line. The company's new product offering features a quick fitting, cable insertion type connector with a captive internal contact. Minimal cable prep required. The cable conductor easily installs into the captive contact, which is...

The PLXO series of phase-locked crystal oscillators from EM Research is now available with significantly improved performance and smaller size. With the option of a surface-mount or connectorized package, PLXO offers several outputs, including sine 7 dBm, 10 dBm, CMOS and PECL. The new smaller-sized surface-mount package (0.9” x...