Industry News

Rochester Electronics Expands Space-level Manufacturing

Rochester Electronics , a comprehensive and authorized source for discontinued semiconductors, is actively expanding its mission critical product manufacturing capabilities to ensure a continuous supply of certified radiation hardened space-level semiconductors. An approved member of the Class V Qualified Manufacturer List (QML) by the Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC),...
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2009 Puzzlers

Technical Cross Word Puzzles from each 2009 issue
December 2009 Puzzler Test your knowledge of RF and microwave terms with this month's Industrial, Scientific and Medical themed crossword puzzle November 2009 Puzzler Test your knowledge of RF and microwave terms with this month's Passive Components themed crossword puzzle October 2009 Puzzler Test your knowledge of RF and...
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Agilent's External Output Amplifier Extends Voltage Range of Existing Function Generators

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced an economically priced two-channel external output amplifier that provides up to 50 Vpp (Volts peak-to-peak) amplification of function/arbitrary waveforms. The instrument is designed to work in conjunction with engineers’ existing function generators to extend the voltage range and offer low-distortion outputs. The new Agilent 33502A...
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RFMD Receives First GaN Product Purchase Order

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD) announced RFMD® has received its first purchase order from a tier-one wireless base station original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for a product featuring RFMD's state-of-the-art gallium nitride (GaN) process technology. The purchase order is for RFMD's RFG1M09180 180 W GaN broadband power transistor (BPT) and...
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Molex Expands RF Capabilities with Zhenjiang Tean Acquisition

Molex Inc. , an electronic components company, announced that it has completed the acquisition of China-based Zhenjiang Tean Telecom & Appliance Co. Ltd. (Tean), located in Jiangsu Province. Tean designs and manufactures a variety of radio frequency (RF) and microwave products for the telecom and base station/wireless markets globally....
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