Amplifiers

LDMOS Transistors in Power Microwave Applications

More than ten years ago LDMOS transistors were introduced as a replacement of bipolar transistors for RF power applications [1,2]. Nowadays LDMOS technology is the leading RF power technology for base station applications, in particular for GSM-EDGE applications at 1 and 2 GHz, WCDMA applications at 2.2 GHz and more recently for WiMax applications around 2.7 GHz and 3.8 GHz.
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RFMD Selected to Supply High Performance Cellular Switches

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD®), a leader in the design and manufacture of high performance semiconductor components, announced that the company has been selected by a leading manufacturer of smartphones to supply its high performance RF1450 single-pole 4-throw (SP4T) switch into an upcoming multi-featured CDMA smartphone device. RFMD's RF1450...
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Cobham Rebranding Aligns Three Businesses

Three prominent technology design, development and testing businesses, ERA Technology , Culham Lightning and Vector Fields have been brought together under the new name of Cobham Technical Services as part of a group wide rebranding programme by FTSE 100 parent company Cobham plc . Cobham plc has revenue of...
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Paratek Acquires BST Technology Group from Gennum Corp.

Paratek announced that the company has completed a transaction involving the purchase by Paratek of Gennum ’s barium strontium titanate (BST) technology group and its associated assets. Paratek has developed a proprietary form of BST, ParaScan™, as the leading RF tuning component technology for mobile handsets. The transaction augments...
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