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By obtaining a ZigBee Compliant Platform (ZCP) certification for its TinyOne™ ZigBee OEM module, One RF Technology has become the first European company to offer a ZCP with an in-house ZigBee stack based on the latest ZigBee 2006 specification. The company’s R&D manager, Xavier Tatopoulos, explained, "After following the...

Herley Industries Inc. announced that it has received a $2.4 M contract award from Composite Engineering Inc. (CEi), Sacramento, CA, for its avionics suite for the BQM-167A Air Force Sub-scale Aerial Target (AFSAT). The contract includes Gulf Range Drone Control System (GRDCS) transponders, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders,...

Aeroflex Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of privately-held MicroMetrics Inc. , Londonderry, NH. MicroMetrics is a design and full service manufacturer of both standard and application specific RF/microwave diodes and semiconductor devices. “We believe the acquisition of MicroMetrics is strategic and strengthens our hi-reliability, hi-performance RF/microwave...

Discera Inc. , a world leader in CMOS MEMS oscillators, resonators and provider of next-generation timing solutions, announced that Tyco Electronics' M/A-COM , a leading provider of wireless radio frequency (RF), microwave and millimeter-wave components and systems, has qualified Discera's MEMS-based oscillator series, MOS1, for use in its telemetry...

In its latest analysis of the near field communication (NFC) market, ABI Research forecasts that by 2012, some 292 million handsets — just over 20 percent of the global mobile handset market — will ship with built in NFC capabilities. 2007 will be critical for NFC technology as key...

ANADIGICS Inc. , a supplier of wireless and broadband communications solutions, announced that it has entered into an Investment Contract with the Kunshan New and Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone (KSND), to jointly construct a new state-of-the art 6” gallium arsenide (GaAs) integrated circuit (IC) wafer fabrication facility (fab) for...

National Instruments invites you to NIWeek 2007, the world’s leading virtual instrumentation conference and exhibition. NIWeek 2007 features three full days of interactive technical sessions, exhibitions and workshops on the latest technologies for design, control and test applications. For more information or to register, visit: http://secure.niweek.com/2007/portal/registration/press08....

David Vye joins the staff at the Microwave Journal as technical editor and business development manager. Vye was formerly a product-marketing manager with Ansoft Corp., responsible for high frequency circuit/system design tools and technical marketing communications. He is a 1984 graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, with...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. , received orders totaling $1.8 M for its Mobile Aviation and Ground Satellite Data Communications Transceivers and related products. The orders were received on the company's General Services Administration (GSA) schedule. The orders are for the supply...

Applied Wave Research Inc. (AWR®), a provider of high-frequency electronic design automation (EDA) tools, announced that Dane Collins, former executive vice president, is taking over as CEO effective immediately. Collins, who has been with the company since 1998, replaces James Spoto, who is leaving the company in order to...