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Cree reported a disappointing quarter for its Wolfspeed business, which was hurt by delays in 5G infrastructure, the denial of an export license to Huawei and soft electric vehicle sales in China.

Peraso Technologies announced a family of phased array antennas for the 60 GHz unlicensed band, designed to integrate with the company’s 802.11ad RFICs to provide customers with improved performance, bandwidth and reliability and reduce system cost.

Qorvo's mobile products segment is helping validate the use of mmWave in the handset, building prototypes to demonstrate the capability and assess the effects of thermal dissipation and power efficiency. Although multiple carriers have deploying mmWave, Eric Creviston, president of the mobile segment, said mmWave in the handset has not yet been proven.

Fabless RFIC company Sivers IMA announced four design wins for the company’s 57 to 71 GHz RFIC, the TRX-BF01, bringing total wins to 16.

Designed for electronic warfare, radar and test instrumentation, Qorvo has introduced a high performance wideband GaN on SiC power amplifier that provides 10 W output power over 2 to 20 GHz.

Apple reported record revenue and earnings for its December quarter, benefitting from strong demand for the iPhone 11, wearables and services. Apple said the iPhone had double-digit growth in mainland China.

Skyworks doesn't see mmWave widely adopted in 5G handsets for at least the next year, according to Liam Griffin, CEO. “A lot of our customers are not looking at it right now.”