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Linear Technology Corp. announces the LT8612, a 6 A, 42 V input capable synchronous step-down switching regulator. Synchronous rectification delivers efficiency as high as 95% while Burst Mode® operation keeps quiescent current under 3 µA in no-load standby conditions. Its 3.4 to 42 V input voltage range makes it ideal for automotive and industrial applications. Its internal high efficiency switches deliver up to 6 A of continuous output current to voltages as low as 0.97 V.

Ettus Research, a National Instruments company, introduced the USRP X300 and USRP X310 high-performance, modular software defined radio (SDR) platforms. Both platforms combine two RF transceivers covering DC–6 GHz with up to 120 MHz bandwidth and a large user-programmable Kintex-7 FPGA.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced theE5063A ENA Series network analyzer, a low-cost ENA solution for manufacturing test. The instrument offers optimized performance and functionality for testing simple RF passive components, such as handset/BTS antennas, RF cables and filters. It can also be used in R&D for evaluation of RF passive devices and dielectric materials.

COMSOL Inc., announced the opening of a new office in Curitiba, Paraná, to provide multiphysics simulation and analysis software for the Brazilian market. By establishing direct operations in Brazil, COMSOL can fully serve the region's vibrant high-tech industry and research community. Users of the company’s flagship product – COMSOL Multiphysics – will benefit from local technical support, comprehensive training sessions, and opportunities for on-site seminars and company visits.

San-tron Inc., a leading manufacturer of RF coaxial connectors and cable assemblies, has announced that they have rehired Vincent Caputo as senior product line manager for Cable Assemblies. Caputo brings over 16 years of RF/microwave experience to the position and first came to San-ton as a sales associate in 2004, and more recently served as eastern regional sales manager.  

Lockheed Martin recently demonstrated that the U.S. Navy’s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellites may help solve communication challenges in the arctic. Now people spread over thousands of square miles could have access to more secure, reliable communications. During company-funded tests, MUOS voice and data signals reached much farther north than previously thought, just 30 miles and 0.5 degrees of latitude shy of the North Pole.

Despite major GPS fitness device OEMs announcing new fitness products at CES 2014, it looks like an increasingly difficult battle between smart devices and wearables. Garmin launched its Vivofit fitness band and Vivoki/Vivahub corporate wellness solution. Magallen is one of the few companies in the GPS device OEM space that continues to show flashes of innovation, opening up its Echo watch platform to a range of third party smartphone application developers.

Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. has announced UltraCMOS^®Global 1, claimed to be the first reconfigurable RF front end (RFFE). For the first time, 4G LTE platform providers and OEMs will be able to save time and money by creating a single-SKU design for global markets.

Mobile Experts released its 2014 mobile infrastructure forecast, which provides detailed analysis of Transceivers for Macro Base Stations. This in-depth forecast provides details on the dramatic changes under the surface of this flat market.

Rosenberger has introduced the new innovative 4.3-10 connector series for mobilecom applications.