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RF/microwave industry veteran Greg Baker has founded Altum RF, a fabless semiconductor company targeting RF, microwave and mmWave ICs for 5G, satcom, A&D and other industrial and professional markets. Baker will serve as the company's president and CEO.

Custom MMIC was the sole semiconductor supplier to receive BAE Systems’ distinguished Gold Supplier award for 2018. BAE Systems' Partner 2 Win supplier program conducts a comprehensive annual review of all key suppliers, recognizing suppliers providing outstanding support.

Ampleon has released a 750 W LDMOS power transistor covering 902 to 928 MHz, achieving 72.5 percent efficiency at 915 MHz.

Modelithics Inc. has expanded support for additional electronic design automation (EDA) tools, offering the Modelithics Library™ for the Cadence® Spectre® RF Option and Virtuoso® RF Solution.

MACOM Technology Solutions and STMicroelectronics (ST) announced ST will expand 150 mm RF GaN on Si production capacity for power amplifiers supporting the initial build of 5G base stations. MACOM will invest approximately $23 million in the expansion, which is scheduled to complete this year.