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Sikorsky Aircraft and Terma A/S have started negotiations to determine how Terma’s aircraft defence systems might be integrated onto Sikorsky’s helicopters.

Linear Technology Corp., a leading supplier of high performance analog integrated circuits, announced that its products are playing a key role in the Mars rover launched by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).  Linear Technology’s high performance analog semiconductors are used in the Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) rover to enable collection of vast amounts of data, including detailed visual images of the Martian landscape and precise readings to assist scientists in assessing the geology and history of Mars.

In the first 10 years of its life (up to 2010) cumulative shipments of Bluetooth enabled devices reached 5 billion. Growth has been largely driven by its use in mobile phones and accessories. This market is still growing overall but it will start to plateau out over the next five years. So, will Bluetooth become obsolete before the end of its second decade?

Hesse & Knipps Inc., (www.hesse-knipps.com) the Americas subsidiary of Hesse & Knipps Semiconductor Equipment GmbH, leading manufacturer of high speed fine pitch wedge bonders and heavy wire bonders for the backend semiconductor industry, will demo a new 3 mil wire bonding capability on its BJ935 Fully Automatic Heavy Wire Bonder at the upcoming 45th International Symposium on Microelectronics (IMAPS) in Booth No. 210.

Active DAS (distributed antenna systems) equipment revenues are estimated to cross $1 billion by 2013. Active DAS equipment is mostly made up of headend and remote units, which are used to distribute cellular signals throughout a building.

RF Micro Devices Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, announced that all agenda items at RFMD's 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders were approved by the shareholders.

Anaren's family of tiny, ETSI-compliant and IC/FCC-certified RF transceivers -- based on Texas Instruments' low-power RF chips -- is the first Anaren product line to be added to the RS line card and supported through the company's designspark online community.

Anaren, Inc.'s 4th Quarter fiscal year 2012 financial results will be released after the market closes on Monday, August 6, via GlobeNewswire. Anaren's President and CEO, Lawrence A. Sala, will host a live teleconference, open to the public on the Anaren Investor Info, Live Webcast Web Site (www.anaren.com) on August 7 at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

Anaren, Inc. announced that the Company will present to the investment community during the "Jefferies Global Industrial and A&D Conference" in New York City on Thursday, August 9th. The Company's presentation will include a review of Anaren's business strategy and historical financial results.

Anaren, Inc. announced that it has achieved important credentials for its new Anaren Integrated Radio (AIR) modules intended for ZigBee® Standard applications. Specifically, AIR modules A2530E24A00 and A2530E24AZ1 are now FCC- and IC-certified, as well as compliant with Europe's ETSI standard.