RF & Microwave Industry News

Cadence to Acquire AWR from NI for $160M

Cadence and NI also announce alliance to create integrated design to test flow

Cadence Design Systems will acquire AWR Corporation from National Instruments, paying $160 million in cash for the electronic design software firm, including 110 AWR employees.


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Teledyne e2v Unveils Multi-Channel ADC Supporting Up to 6.4 GSPS Operation

Teledyne e2v has released a 12-bit, quad-channel analog-to-digital converter (ADC). Bridging the gap between the analog RF and digital worlds, the EV12AQ605’s input bandwidth exceeds 6.5 GHz in the extended bandwidth mode. A variation on the company’s quad-core EV12AQ600 ADC, the EV12AQ605 signal conditioning solution offers almost identical functionality at a lower price, which will appeal to high volume, cost-sensitive markets.


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Fraunhofer FHR Develops Multi-Band Antennas for Ships Radar SEERAD

Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the Fraunhofer Institute for High-Frequency Physics and Radar Technology FHR has joined forces with the Institute for Microwaves and Plasma Technology of the FH Aachen and Raytheon Anschütz GmbH to develop a harmonic radar system that can safely locate persons in the water.

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