Here's a recap of last week's company, product, market and technology news:

Companies and Products

GigOptix received a $6.1 million order for ASICs that will be used in an avionics system. Deliveries are scheduled over two years.

Keysight released a VXT PXIe vector transceiver, tailored for high speed manufacturing test of wireless components and IoT devices.

MACOM introduced diplex filters for DOCSIS 3.1 systems. The filters cover 5 to 1218 MHz, with 42/54, 65/85, 85/105 and 204/258 MHz splits.

Modelithics extended their capability for noise parameter characterization to 50 GHz.

Nokia announced the organizational structure and executive appointments once the acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent closes. The org will have four business groups and Nokia Technologies. Nokia also disclosed that it will retain Alcatel-Lucent's undersea fiber-optic cable unit.

Norsat launched a low profile antenna for transportation, including coverage for PTC, LTE, GPS, Wi-Fi and WiMax.

NXP released an LDMOS power transistor covering 1805 to 1995 MHz. With a two carrier W-CDMA signal, the amplifier delivers 60 W average output power at 30 percent drain efficiency and 18 dB gain. The device achieves 70 MHz video bandwidth.

POET Technologies, whose mousetrap is a single chip process integrating electronics and optics, plans first prototypes in 2016. They reported funding in hand to support operations for eight quarters. Earlier this year, POET selected BAE Systems to assist with process development and ANADIGICS to be their manufacturing partner.

Qorvo announced two GaN power doubler amplifiers meeting DOCSIS 3.1 requirements. The company says the 9 x 9 mm SMT packaging reduces footprint by about half, compared to CATV's traditional SOT115J package.

The next big deal: Skyworks is acquiring PMC-Sierra for $2 billion, expanding their portfolio to connecting, transporting and storing "big data". CEO Dave Aldrich explained to financial analysts why the companies are a winning combination.

TI announced single- and dual-PLL, eight output clock generators with ultra-low jitter of 100 fs.

Markets and Technology

The economy — Former treasury secretary Larry Summers is worried about the global economy. Read why.

Broadband — Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg announced a partnership with Eutelsat to launch a geostationary satellite that will provide Internet access to Africa.

DSL Reports published an interesting assessment of Google Fiber. Deep pockets do enable a long term perspective.

Automotive — Lessons from the VW scandal: more sensors, more data, more connections will make it harder to cheat, argues Farhad Manjoo.

China — Young's China Business Blog reports that the Chinese government has "forced" the three mobile operators to liberalize phone plans, allowing unused data to roll over and not expire for two additional months.

Space — The International Space Station (ISS) launched two CubeSats, the first European Space Agency projects to be launched from the ISS.

ABI Research estimates that applications for microwave tubes represent a healthy $1 billion market, despite decades of solid-state encroachment. Long live tubes!

Have a good week.