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NuWaves Engineering, an international Radio Frequency (RF) solutions company, has been selected to present a technical abstract at the 1^st Annual International Space Station (ISS) Research and Development Conference on June 28^th in Denver, Colorado.

M/A-COM Technology Solutions (M/A-COM Tech) is showcasing a broad portfolio of new products for wireless backhaul, CATV, optical communications, and aerospace and defense applications at the IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium tradeshow in Montréal, Canada. New product solutions on display in M/A-COM Tech’s Booth #815 include: 

Laird Technologies Inc., a designer and supplier of customized performance-critical components and systems for advanced electronics and wireless products, announced it will be attending the 2012 International Microwave Symposium and Exhibition. The event is taking place at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal in Montreal, Canada, June 19-21, 2012. Emerson & Cuming Microwave Products, a unit of Laird Technologies can be found at booth #2308.

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ASC Signal released new redundancy technology and product options designed to provide simplified, seamless switching of virtually any active radio frequency component on the company’s fixed and transportable Earth station antennas. Additionally, these new capabilities support virtually any antenna system, regardless of manufacturer, when used in conjunction with ASC’s antenna controller products.

Mercury Computer Systems Inc. (www.mc.com), a trusted provider of commercially developed application-ready ISR and EW subsystems for defense prime contractors, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Micronetics Inc. (www.micronetics.com), a leading designer and manufacturer of microwave and radio frequency (RF) subsystems and components for defense and commercial customers.

UltraSource Inc., a supplier of custom thin film circuits and ceramic interconnect devices, announced the new CopperVia™, based on the existing patented UltraVia™ process. The CopperVia will be introduced at 2012 IEEE MTT-S IMS, June 19 - 22nd  at booth 2802. UltraSource’s new CopperVia process fills vias with pure copper material to provide a low cost, highly conductive, extremely reliable electrical and thermal path in ceramic thin film substrates. Like its sister technology, UltraVia, the CopperVia virtually eliminates epoxy or solder bleed-through while maximizing thermal and electrical conductivity and reliability.

Harris Corp. has been awarded a two-year, $19 million contract by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Information and Technology to create a wireless network infrastructure for medical centers nationwide.

GigOptix, Inc., a leading fabless supplier of semiconductor and optical components that enable high speed information streaming, announced that it will showcase its portfolio of wideband and E-band solutions at the International Microwave Symposium (IMS2012) in Montreal, Canada on June 17-22, 2012.