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Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute to supply a satellite navigation system known as the Korea Augmentation Satellite System.

Airbus Defence and Space and Orbital ATK have been selected by Eutelsat to partner to build the company’s latest video satellite, EUTELSAT 5 West B.

WIN Semiconductors Corp. reported fiscal Q3 revenue of NT$3,553 million ($112 million), up 22 percent from Q3 of 2015 and down 0.5 percent from the prior quarter. Year-to-date revenue was NT$10,417 million ($329 million), up 18 percent from the prior year period. Q4 revenue is expected to decline in the "low teens" sequentially.

Texas Instruments (TI) announces an expansion of its industry-leading wireless connectivity module portfolio with the availability of new SimpleLink™ Bluetooth® low energy certified modules with integrated antenna, which provide the longest range with ultra-low power consumption.

Empower RF is announcing wide availability of their field proven Model 2185 high power pulsed amplifier operating from 960 to 1215 MHz at 10KW Peak and duty cycles from 0.1 to 5 percent.

Quintech Electronics & Communications Inc. and DEV Systemtechnik are pleased to announce the promotions of Mr. Rainer Lorger and Mr. Oliver Herzberger each to the position of co-managing director for DEV Systemtechnik. Together, they will guide the company, with Lorger focusing on administrative and sales functions, while Herzberger will head up the engineering and technology responsibilities.

Doodle Labs is excited to announce global regulatory approvals of its embedded Industrial Wi-Fi product portfolio. The transceivers have been certified as fully compliant for the US (FCC), Canada (IC) and Europe (ETSI) as DFS Master and Client devices. While Doodle Labs’ technology is known for its flexibility and customizability, these certifications provide customers with a streamlined path to release and deploy standardized, government-approved products.

Analog Devices Inc. announced the acquisition of Innovasic Inc., a leading provider of Deterministic Ethernet semiconductor and software solutions. The acquisition adds a suite of multiprotocol Industrial Ethernet solutions and key enabling technologies to ADI’s Smart Automation Solutions portfolio for industrial automation and Industrial Internet of Things (IoT).

Qualcomm Inc. and NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced a definitive agreement, unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, under which Qualcomm will acquire NXP. Pursuant to the agreement, a subsidiary of Qualcomm will commence a tender offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of NXP for $110.00 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $47 billion.

Anritsu Co. introduced new software for its Radio Communications Analyzer MT8821C that creates the industry’s first test solution that supports evaluation of 4x4 MIMO 256 QAM RF Rx performance for all DL 3CC CA band combinations with no restrictions on frequency and signal bandwidth combinations. The new software provides wireless chipset and UE manufacturers, as well as mobile operators with a solution to conduct efficient, highly accurate carrier acceptance tests to ensure performance.