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Hittite Microwave Corp. (Booth 2009) will be spotlighting three new ADCs that are ideal for Digital Storage Oscilloscopes (DSOs) at IMS 2011 in Baltimore, MD. The combination of low power and 1 GSPS sample rate yields the idustry’s first ADC solution for 1 GSPS USB powered Oscilloscopes. The HMCAD1520,...

Michael Casper, President and CEO of UltraSource Inc. , a thin film ceramic microchip manufacturer announced the UltraFAST® Rapid Prototyping Guarantee Program: "It Ship’s on Time or IT’S FREE!" This guarantee will be introduced at the IMS2011 show being held in Baltimore. UltraSource will be located at Booth 1435....

At IMS 2011 in Baltimore, NXP (Booth 420) will spotlight a newly released high voltage transmitter. The NXP BLF178P is a 1200W LDMOS power transistor targeted for use in broadcast (FM Transmitter) designs as well as industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) applications in the HF to 110MHz band. This...

RF Micro Devices Inc. has extended its portfolio of broadband components to include two new low power IQ modulators featuring integrated fractional-N synthesizers and voltage controlled oscillators (VCO) and will exhibit these components at IMS 2011 in Booth 1402. The RFMD2080 and RFMD2081 are broadband devices capable of generating...

The first device in Freescale Semiconductor’s MC1323x family optimized for consumer applications using ZigBee® RF4CE technology is now available in production quantities. A MC1323x development kit with integrated Synaptics TouchPad technology is also available to help accelerate design cycles and ease the migration from infrared (IR) to radio frequency...

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. announced the appointment of Jack Kennedy as its new Vice President of Sales, reporting to Robert Donahue, Chief Operating Officer. In his new role, Kennedy will have responsibility for leading M/A-COM Tech’s global sales organization. A seasoned sales and marketing leader, Kennedy was promoted from...

Linear Technology is announcing the LTC5569, a dual high performance RF mixer that packs a combination of 26.8dBm IIP3 (Input Third Order Intercept), 300mW per mixer and wide operating frequency coverage to address high density footprints of multimode 4G RRH (Remote Radio Head) MIMO (Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output) receivers. This mixer...

Skyworks Solutions Inc. , an innovator of high reliability analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, signed a definitive agreement to purchase Advanced Analogic Technologies Inc., an analog semiconductor company focused on enabling energy-efficient devices for consumer electronics, computing and communications markets. This acquisition...