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Richardson RFPD Inc. announced the availability and full design support capabilities for the complete, integrated Qorvo portfolio of products.

Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator) and pioneer of advanced RF solutions, announces the UltraCMOS® 11 platform, the industry’s first RF SOI technology built on GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ 130 nm 300 mm RF technology platform.

Richardson RFPD Inc. announced the availability and full design support capabilities for three new digital step attenuators from Peregrine Semiconductor Corp.

GigOptix Inc. a leading supplier of advanced high speed semiconductor components for use in long-haul, metro, Cloud connectivity, data centers, consumer electronics links and interactive applications, through optical and wireless communications networks, announced that it had sent a letter to the board of directors of GSI Technology, Inc. renewing GigOptix’ proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of GSI Technology’s common stock for an aggregate consideration equal to $6.50 per share.

Qorvo Inc., a leading provider of RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and aerospace/defense applications, announced a second edition of their "GaN For Dummies" books.

Skyworks Solutions Inc., an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors connecting people, places and things,unveiled a family of ceramic-based filters targeting high frequency applications. Skyworks’ newest devices are compact, offer improved power handling and support frequencies up to 7 GHz.

Infineon Technologies is working with Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects group (ATAP) to develop a sensing solution. Potential applications include wearables, IoT and automotive applications.

Avago will pay $37 billion to acquire Broadcom, creating what the companies describe as the leading diversified communications semiconductor firm. The new company will be named Broadcom Limited.

NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced an agreement that will facilitate the sale of its RF power business to Jianguang Asset Management Co. Ltd. ("JAC Capital"). Under the terms of the agreement JAC Capital will pay $1.8 billion for the business. 

Freescale Semiconductor introduced its first gallium nitride (GaN) RF power transistor for cellular base stations. The new A2G22S160-01S delivers exceptional performance in 30 W and 40 W amplifiers for wireless infrastructure applications, and represents the first of what is planned to become a broad portfolio of Airfast family GaN transistors for the cellular market.