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The “Solutions for RF Power Amplifier Test” application noteprovides insight into making faster, repeatable RF power amplifier tests with envelope tracking and digital pre-distortion using a range of test system techniques, and modular signal generation and analysis.

Mercury Systems, Inc., a leading provider of affordable, commercially developed, open sensor processing systems and services for critical commercial, defense and intelligence applications, announced that, effective November 17, 2014, Michael Ruppert will be joining the company as senior vice president, strategy and corporate development, reporting to Mercury’s president and chief executive officer, Mark Aslett. Mr. Ruppert will be responsible for Mercury’s corporate development activities, including strategy, planning and mergers and acquisitions. 

Skyworks Solutions, Inc., an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, announced that a family of groundbreaking diversity receive modules (DRx) for LTE smartphones is currently ramping with several tier-one manufacturers.  

As governments around the world encourage consumers to buy safer vehicles, automobile manufacturers are striving to build vehicles that consistently achieve higher New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) ratings. Texas Instruments (TI) is introducing the newest member of the automotive system-on-chip (SoC) family, the TDA3x solution.  

 Envelope Tracking (ET) adoption rates will soar according to a new forecast analysis published today by the global ET chip company, Nujira Ltd. The company's research predicts that the total market for ET will exceed 4 billion units a year by 2018, representing a $3 billion market opportunity over the next five years as ET becomes ubiquitous across the 4G smartphone market. 

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced it will demonstrate solutions that improve automotive engineers' efficiency in debugging controller area network with flexible data-rate (CAN FD) and single-edge nibble transmission (SENT) serial buses at the Automotive Testing Expo, Suburban Collection Showplace, Booth 12024, Novi, Michigan, Oct. 28-30. 

Analog Devices Inc. introduced two Ka-Band devices for use in single-carrier satellite communications. The HMC7053 block upconverter and HMC7054 high-power amplifier (HPA) operate in the 29 to 31 Ghz frequency output range, feature -60 dBc spurious-free dynamic range performance and cover both commercial and military bands while meeting military environmental conditions. 

Astrodyne Corp., a global developer and manufacturer of specialized power solutions, expands its custom military filter product line with a high performance single stage EMI filter. 

Texas Instruments (TI) announced that its SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® CC3100and CC3200 devices, designed for the Internet of Things (IoT), are now Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ at the chip level. TI is the first company to have a chip achieve Wi-Fi Alliance® certification.  

Reliable performance of microwave/RF cable assemblies with longer service life and reduced equipment downtime results in lower costs for testing in laboratory, production and field test environments. A new white paper from W. L. Gore & Associates evaluates the durability and performance over time of several 18 to GHz microwave/RF cable assemblies described as having a ruggedized construction with similar specifications.