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Resonant Inc. will develop up to four temperature compensated (TC) SAW filters for an existing first tier customer, under a new development and licensing agreement the company announced. These designs are the first Resonant will do using a TC-SAW process.

Millitech, a microwave brand of Smiths Interconnect, announced the release of a new gallium nitride (GaN) based power amplifiers with exceptional output power and power-added efficiency (PAE) at E-Band and W-Band. Offering up to 2.5 W of output power and up to 20% PAE, typical gain figures range from 15 to 40 dB. 

The role of laser technology in the manufacturing of electronic components and products continues to grow. For instance, more than 20 different laser processes are used in the production of smartphones, such as for structuring thin layers, for producing three-dimensional conductor structures on plastic bodies, and for cutting glass and printed circuit boards. For these applications, the importance of short-pulse and ultrashort-pulse lasers is continually rising. The joint project “(U)SP Laser Beam Sources for Industrial Use and System-wide Productivity Improvement for Highly Dynamic Drilling and Cutting Applications” (InBUS) focuses on increasing efficiency, available output power, and flexibility of these laser sources.

Eight months after committing to bring Fios FTTH to Boston, Verizon announced parts of Dorchester, Roslindale and West Roxbury can sign up for internet, TV and phone services, with data rates up to 500 Mbps up and down.

Richardson RFPD  announced that Weinschel brand products are now included in its distribution agreement with API Technologies Corp. Effective immediately, Richardson RFPD will offer the Weinschel brand products to its global customers, along with the full line of API standard, configurable and custom RF, microwave and microelectronics products that Richardson RFPD has distributed since 1997, including antennas, power amplifiers, high-performance filters, thin film chip resistors, mixers and passive components.

Keysight Technologies Inc., with the University of California San Diego (www.ece.ucsd.edu) announced the world’s longest bidirectional phased-array link in the 60 GHz band. At a link distance of 300 m, the 32-element array achieved a data rate of greater than 2 Gbps over all scan angles up to ±45 degrees. Data rates were 4 Gbps at 100 m and 500 Mbps at 800 m over most scan angles. Initial tests by a leading wireless provider suggest the system can deliver content to eight homes at a time at up to 300 m.

Leti, an institute of CEA Tech, presented two papers at IEDM 2016 that demonstrate the elements required to build a competitive 5 nm node with nanowire architectures.

Dr. Preston Marshall, Technical Program Manager, Spectrum Access Technology, Google will keynote International Wireless Communication Expo (IWCE), which takes place March 27-31, 2017 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Integrated Device Technology (IDT) introduced a new single pole, double throw (SPDT) absorptive RF switch optimized for DOCSIS 3.1. Covering 5 MHz to 3 GHz, the F2970 is compatible with both the upstream and downstream signal chains and can be used from the headend to fiber nodes and distribution amplifiers.

MACOM Technology Solutions Inc. has opened a new EMEA Centre of Excellence for RF, GaN and SiGe technologies at the Novio Tech Campus in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.