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Qualcomm Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc., announced the Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G modem, making Qualcomm the first company to announce a commercial 5G modem chipset solution.  It is designed to support original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that are building the next generation of cellular devices, as well as aid operators with early 5G trials and deployments.

The INNOposium, a Würth Elektronik and Texas Instruments forum for decision-makers in the electronics sector, has been held for the second time in Stuttgart, Germany.

MVG-ORBIT/FR has added dual axes AL-438X AZ/EL medium duty positioners to its performance series rotary positioners.

The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has selected the Terma SCANTER 6000 radar as the combined navigation and helicopter control radar for its two Lekiu-class frigates mid-life modernization and service life extension.

Mercury Systems Inc. announced it received a $6.3 million follow-on order from a leading defense prime contractor for microwave transceivers for a precision guided munitions application. The order was booked in the company’s fiscal 2017 first quarter and is expected to be shipped over the next several quarters.

Under an agreement announced October 20, 2016, Richardson RFPD will distribute Tagore Technology Inc.’s portfolio of high-power RF switches to customers worldwide.

The electronica trade fair will be held November 8-11, 2016, in Munich. Rohde & Schwarz will present its portfolio of T&M solutions tailored to the requirements of today's most significant technology trends (hall A1, booth 307).

Skyworks Solutions Inc., an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors connecting people, places and things, announced that its portfolio of SkyOne® Ultra 2.0 and SkyLiTE™ 2.0 solutions are among the industry's leading front-end modules supporting high power user equipment (HPUE) for mobile devices.

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and the Office of the Secretary of Defense have awarded Raytheon Co. a $14.9 million contract to further enhance its process for producing gallium nitride-based semiconductors. The new agreement aims to increase the performance, yield and reliability of Raytheon GaN-based, wideband, monolithic, microwave-integrated circuits and circulator components.

Ampleon announced the opening of its RF Energy Competence Center in Hefei, PRC. The company is recognized as a leader in the RF energy market and continues to invest in the emerging use of this technology. While RF energy covers a broad range of applications (domestic and professional cooking, heating and drying, ignition and lighting), the new competence center's current focus is on solid-state cooking.