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DARPA is soliciting innovative research and development (R&D) proposals in the area of Cognitive radio Low-energy signal Analysis Sensor Integrated Circuits (CLASIC), a thrust within the DARPA Adaptive RF Technology (ART) program. The goal of CLASIC is to enable monolithic, high performance, ultra high energy efficiency, signal recognition integrated...

WiSpry Inc. announced that the company has signed an agreement with NTT DOCOMO Inc. to jointly develop tunable filters for mobile phone applications based on WiSpry’s RF-MEMS technology. Under the terms of the agreement, both companies will work together and draw on each other’s expertise to design and develop...

Linear Technology Corp. announces a new high reliability, military plastic MP-grade version of the LT1175, a 500 mA negative micropower low dropout regulator. The MP-grade LT1175 is offered in SOIC-8 and DD-Pak packages with a -55° to +125°C operating junction temperature range. With a wide input voltage range of...

Analog Devices Inc. (ADI), a supplier of data converters and a leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications, introduced 12-bit and 10-bit mixed-signal front-ends (MxFE) that reduce power and board space for developers of wireless infrastructure and portable radio equipment. The 12-bit AD9963 and 10-bit AD9961 MxFEs use 40...

Linwave Electronic Manufacturing Services , a division of Linwave Technology, is opening a new UK-based high technology microwave manufacturing centre. Scheduled to be fully operational by 10 September 2010, the facility will support key activities of diode manufacturing, MMIC packaging and high frequency/precision manufacturing solutions. The facility, which is...

Nujira has licensed its Coolteq.L handset technology to a Tier 1 semiconductor vendor in the handset ecosystem. Coolteq is an envelope tracking-based technology that increases the power efficiency of transmitters in cellular handsets, network infrastructure, digital broadcasts and military communications. Under the agreement, the vendor will integrate the Coolteq.L...

Skyworks Solutions Inc. , an innovator of high reliability analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, announced that Samsung is leveraging several of its solutions for its newest femtocell offering, including Verizon’s Wireless Network Extender. Samsung’s latest offering, the new code division multiple access...