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Jazz Semiconductor® , a leader in analog-intensive mixed-signal (AIMS) foundry solutions and a wholly owned subsidiary of Jazz Technologies™ Inc., and Hangzhou Sicomm RF Technology Inc. , a company dedicated to the design of RF and mixed-signal chips and systems, announced that Sicomm has developed a high gain and...

Raytheon Co. components built under contract to the Boeing Co., the prime contractor for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, played key roles in the destruction of a ballistic missile target during GMD’s latest successful flight test conducted September 28, by the US Missile Defense Agency. Raytheon-built Exoatmospheric Kill...

Northrop Grumman Corp., in conjunction with ground system teammate Raytheon, recently completed the System Acceptance Test (SAT) of a Common Command and Telemetry System (CCTS) that will potentially reduce costs between two programs, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS). “The successful...

Harris Corp., an international communications and information technology company, has received a $104 M order for high-frequency (HF) radio systems. Under the agreement, Harris will provide the US Army with Harris Falcon® II An/PRC-150(C) HF radios and related accessories, as well as installation services and training. The contract is...

Andrew Corp. , a global leader in communications systems and products, has reached agreement for the sale of its satellite communications business to Resilience Capital Partners , a Cleveland, Ohio-based private equity firm. Under the agreement, Andrew will receive up to $39 M in total potential cash consideration, in...

Following a highly successful trial conducted from January to October 2007, the ITU Standards produced by the Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) are now available online free of charge. The aim of the trial was to increase the visibility and easy availability of the output of ITU-T. Offering standards for...

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) will be collaborating with JANET, the UK’s national network for research and education, to enable academic institutions to web stream important research seminars, conferences and lectures, via IET.tv, the institution’s web streaming service. The JANET network, which connects education and research institutions,...

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Member States participating in the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) Programme approved the transition to Phase-2 of Segment 1 of the GMES Space Component Programme. Oversubscription of the programme by the ESA Council at ministerial level in 2005 was confirmed, with oversubscription...

Switchmode RF Power Amplifiers Andrei Grebennikov and Nathan O. Sokal Newnes, an imprint of Elsevier • 448 pages; $89.95 ISBN: 978-0-7506-7962-6 The main objective of this book is to present all relevant information required to design high-efficiency RF and microwave power amplifiers, including well-known and novel theoretical approaches and...

SMA Attenuators Designed for volume applications and available from stock, the AHC family of SMA attenua- tors offers performance at a truly affordable price. These 2 W units operate in a frequency range from DC to 6 GHz with a 1.20 VSWR while providing excellent attenuation flatness. Built for...