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Agilent Technologies Inc. expanded its test and measurement portfolio into the modular domain with the introduction of 46 new PXI and AXIe products. The new products bring Agilent’s measurement expertise -- including advanced measurement software and high-performance hardware -- to the modular form factor. These products also will enable...

ON Semiconductor , a supplier of high performance, energy efficient silicon solutions for green electronics, recently announced plans to expand production capacity at its 6-inch (150 mm) wafer manufacturing facility in Oudenaarde, Belgium, by approximately 40 percent with a total equipment investment in 2010 of 12.3 M EUR (or...

The GaAs market staged a strong recovery toward the end of a tumultuous 2009 as a result of positive trends in wireless markets. The Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound Semiconductor Technologies (GaAs) service report, “GaAs Industry Forecast 2009-2014,” calculates that despite a recession, GaAs industry revenues managed to escape...

Rohde & Schwarz and W2bi Inc. agreed on a partnership that will provide automated device testing solutions for 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks. Rohde & Schwarz test platform in integration with w2bi’s automated test software for operator specific test plans will address the certification needs of mobile operators,...

Latvijas Mobilais Telefons SIA (LMT), Latvia’s first mobile network operator, has selected NEC to supply a national Packet Transport Network (PTN). The backbone network will support next-generation mobile backhaul services with transmission speeds of 10 Gbps. NEC will equip more than 50 nodes with its MN5000 Series PTN solutions....

UK-based picocell and femtocell developer and manufacturer, ip.access , has secured a dedicated R&D centre in India in partnership with worldwide business services company, Quickstart Global . Based at the Quickstart Global centre in Pune, the ip.access facility will initially number some 10 to 15 staff, but is expected...

Homatic A/S and Terma have signed an agreement that aims to intensify their cooperation, something the two companies have enjoyed for a number of years. Homatic supplies Terma with high-tech solutions including measurement and test equipment in connection with development of space equipment. Thorvald Horup, Managing Director of Homatic,...

EADS has opened a high technology demonstration laboratory at its Ottobrunn, Germany facility, providing a showcase for the company’s leading-edge research and development in areas of security, mobility, the environment and maintenance. The laboratory was unveiled by Jean Botti, Chief Technical Officer of EADS, in the presence of German...

AtlantecRF , the UK-based microwave components and equipment manufacturer, considers that its new amplifier could possibly be the most versatile in the world in that it is capable of operating over a temperature range from -269°C (4K) to +100°C at frequencies from 1 to 20 GHz. Model AOX-010200 is...

Microwave power devices have recently played an important role in wireless communication systems, in which both the output power density and the device linearity are key factors in increasing the dynamic range, while satisfying the linearity requirements. The electric field profile across the channel of a PHEMT is a...