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Swedish company Sivers IMA is developing a SiGe transceiver for applications in the 57 to 71 GHz frequency range. The RFIC, which will be packaged in a 7x7 mm embedded wafer-level ball grid array, will be sampled to key customers during Q1 of 2017.

Nokia announced it has acquired Eta Devices, a U.S. start-up focused on improving the efficiency of power amplifiers used in cellular base stations, 802.11ac access points and handsets. Eta Devices was formed to commercialize asymmetric multilevel outphasing (AMO) technology.

Peregrine Semiconductor has released two 60 GHz switches, the highest frequency switch products fabricated with SOI process technology. The PE42525 and PE426525 are reflective, SPDT switches that cover 9 kHz to 60 GHz.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation is expanding its line of GaN HEMTs to add devices with 70 and 100 W output power at Ku-Band, developed for satellite earth stations. Samples will be available beginning October 1, with full availability by January 1, 2017.

Aircraft broadband connectivity provider Gogo is developing its next-generation ground-based network, which will provide 100 Mbps speeds to business and commercial aircraft flying in North America.

SiTime Corp., a MEMS and analog semiconductor company and a wholly owned subsidiary of MegaChips Corp., introduced an innovative Elite Platform™ encompassing Super-TCXOs™ (temperature compensated oscillators) and oscillators. These precision devices are engineered to solve long-standing timing problems in telecommunications and networking equipment. With the Elite Platform, communications equipment can deliver the highest performance, best reliability and highest quality of service, even in the presence of environmental stressors.

Qorvo^® today announced the expansion of its CATV product portfolio to include a SPDT switch and 31.5 dB digital step attenuator, both designed in SOI for DOCSIS 3.1 cable networks.

Nokia  announced its new Gainspeed product family for unified cable access, giving cable operators a faster, more cost-effective way to increase the capacity of their existing HFC networks and meet growing customer demand for greater bandwidth services. 

Boonton, a Wireless Telecom Group company, introduced the new RTP4000 series of Real-Time True Average Power sensors. These sensors deliver a dynamic range from -60 to +20 dBm, a frequency range down to 6 kHz and an industry leading measurement rate of 100,000 measurements per second.  Built with Boonton’s Real-Time Power Processing™ technology which eliminates gaps in acquisition and provides zero measurement latency, RTP4000 sensors deliver lightning-fast performance in a compact USB form factor.