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Elcom Technologies Inc. announced receipt of repeat orders from a tier one US military contractor and initial order by a Taiwanese defense contractor for the Elcom UFS series of direct analog synthesizers. The applications demanded exceptionally fast switching speeds and low phase noise, technologies where Elcom is an industry...

RF Micro Devices (RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high performance radio frequency systems and solutions, announced the completion of its acquisition of Sirenza Microdevices Inc. , a supplier of radio frequency components. Under the terms of the definitive merger agreement, each outstanding share of...

The Strategy Analytics ProductTRAX program released its Q3 list of top selling consumer handsets in the US market. Motorola, with its RAZR and KRZR, and LG collectively accounted for seven of the top best selling consumer handsets. “Overall the average retail price paid for these top ten handsets was...

Phase Matrix Inc. , San Jose, CA, has been awarded a $700,000 contract by Lockheed Martin Systems Integration – Owego to develop an X-/Ku-band digitally tuned oscillator for the US Air Force's B-2 stealth bomber. The oscillator will be used to help modernize the B-2's electronic systems. Phase Matrix...

Huber + Suhner has agreed that in the future its patented ODC fiber-optic connector range will be marketed under license by Tyco Electronics as a second source supplier. Following on from the company’s existing alliance with the French electronic components manufacturer Radiall SA, this latest agreement is a tie...

CST of America® Inc. has announced that the 5 th North American Users’ Forum will be held on 4 February 2008 in Santa Clara, CA. The conference will provide an opportunity for users of the company’s products to present and discuss their work to a wide audience of interested...

To support its increasing presence throughout the Asia Pacific region, Tower Semiconductor Ltd. is opening an office in Hsinchu, Taiwan, which will serve existing and future regional customers. The independent foundry provides cost-effective manufacturing foundry services in digital CMOS process technologies, specializing in the production and support of products...

Agilent Technologies Inc. is to license certain automotive network products in the Elektrobit Corp. (EB) FlexRay product line, which is technology that EB gained as part of the DECOMSYS GmbH acquisition earlier this year. The cooperation will create an integrated design and test toolset for software and test engineers,...

Laird Technologies announced that effective immediately, Laird Technologies’ corporate headquarters has moved to a new location within the St. Louis, MO metropolitan area. This move occurred to provide additional space and updated facilities in response to the rapid growth of the company and the expected future growth. The new...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced Advanced Design System release 2008. Advanced Design System (ADS) is an industry-leading high-frequency, high-speed electronic design automation (EDA) software platform. This release contains productivity breakthroughs for faster communications product design. “Working closely with our top customers, we’ve enhanced this ADS release with user interface and...