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Industry News ANSYS Inc. , a global innovator of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, and Ansoft Corp. , a global provider of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software, announced that they signed a definitive agreement whereby ANSYS will acquire Ansoft for a purchase price of...

In the 21 st century, RFID woke up from its hibernating stage and started making a great impact in the many applications of our lives. The ability of RFID to receive, modify and pass on information, and store large memories regarding any object embedded with a transponder brings a...

For microwave systems that operate below 5 GHz, conventional circuit board materials are readily available with low cost and good performance. However, as systems migrate to higher frequencies, and as the demand for improved integration schemes increases, microwave and millimeter-wave designers look for the next generation of materials with...

Capabilities Brochure This brochure outlines the company’s capabilities as a leading developer of microwave-absorbing materials and electrically tuned composite structures for use in commercial and defense applications. The six-page brochure showcases ARC Technologies’ extensive capabilities and processes; expertise in advanced materials for both functional and material property requirements; in-house...

Integrated Frequency Synthesizers for Wireless Systems A. Lacaita, S. Levantino and C. Samori Cambridge University Press • 246 pages; $120, £65 ISBN: 978-0-521-86315-5 The phase-locked loop (PLL) concept is about 70 years old and a wealth of literature is already available on the subject. Why another book about PLLs?...

Offshoring has been occurring in engineering professions for several years now. Figures indicate an increasing rate of engineering among jobs shifted to other regions in the world. Dr. Ron Hira of RIT stated in his presentation on this topic back in 2005 “Global Outsourcing of Jobs Exacerbates US Engineering...

When the world’s premier microwave event comes to Atlanta, GA, June 15 to 20, attendees will witness a very different event from the three-day National Symposium that met in San Diego, CA in May 1960 under the auspices of the Professional Group on Microwave Theory and Techniques (PGMTT). The...

It’s back! For the first time since the 2003 event in Philadelphia, Microwave Week—featuring the International Microwave Symposium (IMS), the RFIC Symposium and the ARFTG Conference—returns to a city east of the Mississippi. That’s right, the largest show dedicated solely to our industry will be held in Atlanta: home...

Atlanta in June is at its very best. The weather is great, it’s not too hot or too humid, the evenings are cool and the bugs (most of them) are still dormant. As you make your plans to attend IMS 2008 at the Georgia World Congress Center, build some...

The following list is complete as of June 16, 2008. 3G Metalworx Inc. — www.3gmetalworx.com — 1052 A-Alpha Waveguide Co. — www.a-alphawaveguide.com — 1805 Acceleware Corp. — www.acceleware.com — 751 Accumet Engineering Corp. — www.accumet.com — 411 Actipass Co. Ltd. — www.actipass.com — 539 AdTech Ceramics — www.adtechceramics.com —...