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RF Micro Devices (RFMD®), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high performance semiconductor components, and SELEX GALILEO , one of Europe's leading defense electronics suppliers, announced the two companies have signed a strategic supply agreement. The strategic supply agreement expands upon a former agreement signed in...

Agilent is one of the sponsor's of the International Microwave Symposium 2008(IMS) MicroApps program.

Agilent is one of the sponsor's of the International Microwave Symposium 2008(IMS) MicroApps program.

Tower Semiconductor Ltd. , an independent specialty wafer foundry, and Jazz Technologies Inc. , a leader in analog-intensive mixed signal (AIMS) foundry solutions, announced the signing of a definitive agreement by which Tower will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Jazz in a stock-for-stock transaction valuing Jazz at...

Skyworks Solutions Inc. , an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity, announced that Samsung is leveraging its ultra-compact and high efficiency front-end modules (FEM) for open-loop EDGE, and power amplifiers (PA) for WCDMA and HSDPA across more than 10 innovative universal mobile telecommunications...

Cobham plc (Cobham) announced that it has reached agreement to purchase M/A-COM from Tyco Electronics for a cash consideration of US$425 M on a debt and cash free basis payable on completion, which will be satisfied from Cobham’s existing cash and debt facilities. The goodwill arising on completion is...

RF Micro Devices Inc. , a leader in the design and manufacture of high performance semiconductor components, announced that effective immediately RFMD® is reducing its investments in wireless systems, including cellular transceivers and GPS solutions, in order to focus on core semiconductor component opportunities, including cellular front ends and...

New 45-GHz Optical/93-GHz Electrical Module Allows Engineers to Increase Productivity, Speeds Design Improvements

HVVi Semiconductors Inc. , a developer of power transistors, announced the first major advance in silicon RF power transistor design in more than 15 years. Based on the world’s first High Frequency, High Voltage Vertical Field Effect Transistor (HVVFET™), HVVi’s new architecture delivers frequency bandwidth, voltage and power levels...