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After 25 years of stable management structure, Marki Microwave announces their first ever change in executive leadership. Christopher F. Marki, Ph.D. has assumed the role of chief executive officer, while Ferenc Marki will remain as president of the company. Read below for a review of 2016 developments from the new CEO.

Arrow Electronics Inc. announced it will offer an integrated intelligent motion-sensing module featuring the market's smallest 24 GHz industrial radar chipset from Infineon Technologies AG, a world leader in semiconductor solutions that make life easier, safer and greener. The small form factor and ultra-low- power radar module provides precise motion detection data which can be translated into optimized functionalities and features of next-generation smart and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

WIPL-D d.o.o., a Serbian developer of commercial electromagnetic (EM) software, has become a key alliance partner and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) supplying its technology for use within NI AWR software, specifically AntSyn™ antenna synthesis and optimization module. 

The GNSS market landscape is expanding due to the rapid growth of GNSS-enabled wearables and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) coupled with new innovation opportunities around low-cost precision GNSS. In its latest GNSS IC vendor competitive analysis, ABI Research determines Broadcom and Qualcomm remain the two top IC vendors for the fourth year in a row with a mere two points separating MediaTek in third from u-blox in fourth. New threats emerge to shake up the landscape in the years ahead, though, with CEC Huada and Samsung now companies to watch.

Mercury Systems Inc., announced that it received a $10.8 million follow-on order against its 5 year sole source basic ordering agreement (BOA) to deliver advanced Digital RF Memory (DRFM) jammers to the U.S. Navy. The order was received in the Company's fiscal 2017 second quarter and is expected to be shipped over the next several quarters.

Qorvo^® announced the election of Susan L. Spradley to its board of directors, effective January 1, 2017. Spradley will also join the board's governance and nominating committee.

Infinite Electronics, a supplier of engineering grade RF components, assemblies and wired / wireless connectivity solutions, announced today that it has acquired KP Performance Antennas, an Edmonton Canada based manufacturer of broadband antennas and accessories.

Huawei, a leading global ICT solutions provider, has chosen a test solution from Rohde & Schwarz based on the R&S SMW200A vector signal generator and the R&S FSW signal and spectrum analyzer to perform NB-IoT base station tests in line with Release 13 Cat-NB1. The Huawei eRAN 12.0 wireless version is tested using the Rohde & Schwarz solution in compliance with 3GPP TS 36.141.

Amphenol RF is proud to introduce a new line of N-type to AMC fixed length cable assemblies. The assemblies are ideal for use in indoor and outdoor wireless applications including automated meter reading and outdoor access points.

Antenova Ltd., manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for M2M and the Internet of Things, is launching a series of tools and resources to help product designers successfully integrate antennas onto new PCB designs, with the aim of making antenna integration simpler and faster for all designers.