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The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin more than $200 million in contract options to complete production of its fifth and sixth next-generation Global Positioning System satellites, known as GPS III.

Micron Technology Inc., one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced its collaboration with Broadcom Corp. to develop the industry's first solution designed for customers challenged by an intrinsic DDR3 timing parameter called tFAW, or four activate window.

LPKF Laser & Electronics has announced a new line of UV laser cutting systems for printed circuit board depaneling. Available in early 2014, the MicroLine 2000 Series features a range of systems that meet the rigorous standards of modern circuit depaneling.

RDA Microelectronics Inc. ("RDA Microelectronics" or the "company"), a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets wireless systems-on-chip and radio-frequency (RF) semiconductors for cellular, connectivity and broadcast applications, announced that its board of directors (the "board") has elected Mr. Shun Lam Steven Tang as chairman of the board, appointed Mr. Shuran Wei as chief executive officer of the company and appointed Mr. Liang Zhang as president of the company.

Precision Devices Inc., a member of the Avrio Technology Group LLC, has announced the high temperature (to +90°C) VN01 and VN03 series of Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillators (OCXO).  This product is ideal for applications like satellite communications and a variety of military systems where extremely high temperature operating environments are the normal.

Lake Shore Cryotronics, a leading innovator in measurement and control solutions for materials characterization, announced that it is now offering a fully configured probe station for scientists in need of a basic cryogenic probe station at an affordable price.

Linear Technology Corp. announces the LT8584, a monolithic flyback DC/DC converter designed to actively balance high voltage stacks of batteries. These battery stacks are commonly found in electric and hybrid vehicles as well as fail-safe power supplies and energy storage systems.

The Z-Wave Alliance, an open consortium of leading global companies deploying Z-Wave, the world's largest ecosystem for wireless control products and services, is proud to announce the approval of radio frequency allocations that will bring Z-Wave control and automation to the South Korean market.

Isola Group S.a.r.l., a market leader in copper-clad laminates and dielectric prepreg materials used to fabricate advanced multilayer printed circuit boards, announced it had successfully transitioned the manufacturing of its low-loss, I-Speed material to Asia. The move was in response to an increased demand for I-Speed products.

TRM Microwave Inc., a New Hampshire designer and manufacturer of RF and microwave components and subassemblies, announced that it has completed the acquisition of the high-power product line of Putnam RF Components of Manchester, NH.