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DYMAX Corp. has announced the appointment of Tony Ieraci as Marketing Communications Manager. He will report to Stephen LaCroce, Director of Strategic Marketing, and will be responsible for creation and implementation of the global communications programs that most effectively describe and promote DYMAX’s brand, products, and services. Prior to...

United Monolithic Semiconductors announced the availability of the majority of its design kits for various process technologies for use with Agilent’s recently released Advanced Design System (ADS) 2011.01 EDA software. “Agilent worked closely with us to make sure our PDK’s now support complete EM analysis,” said Eric Leclerc, Manager...

Components 100 W SP3T Switches Aeroflex introduces the MSW3200-320 and MSW3201-320 SP3Ts, covering frequencies of 10 to 1500 MHz and 200 to 4500 MHz, respectively. Both switches handle up to 100 W of CW input RF with an IIP3 of 65 dBm. Insertion loss is approximately 0.5 dB. For...

Introduction to RF Design Using EM Simulators Hiroaki Kogure, Yoshie Kogure and James Rautio James Rautio is well known as the founder of Sonnet and his collaboration with the Kogures goes back to 1985. At the time, he had written an antenna analysis program for amateur radio operators that...

ThalesRaytheonSystems announced that advanced Firefinder radars have been fielded in theater supporting and protecting US troops and allies. Reliability and maintainability improvements have been added to the AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder Weapon Locating Radar system that supports an extended service life with reduced life-cycle costs. Currently fielded in Iraq, upgraded Firefinders...

Raytheon Co. has received a contract from Boeing for the second procurement in the four-year Multi-Year III program to produce and deliver APG-79 active electronically scanned array radars for F/A-18 Super Hornet tactical aircraft. The APG-79 AESA radar hardware has a 10 to 15 times greater reliability, compared to...

The use of graphene-based electronic devices for RF and microwave applications has become high profile and the subject of cutting edge research, various aspects of which were outlined at the 2011 IEEE MTT-S IMS in June. Recognising the importance of the material, the European Commission is funding a coordinated...

The launch date for the first two satellites of Europe's Galileo global navigation satellite system will be 20 October 2011. This will be the first of a series of Galileo satellite launches by Arianespace from Europe's Spaceport in French Guyana. The announcement follows a detailed review, under the chairmanship...

Cassidian has delivered the third phase of the Réseaux de Desserte Terre et Marine (RDTM) project as the military base in Toulon, France, enters operation. The objective of the RDTM project is to harmonise the voice systems currently in place at the French land army bases (MTGT system) and...

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Europe's largest engineering body is calling on the UK government to ensure its procurement policies are used to maximum effect to drive innovation through the use of the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI). The call to action from the IET follows its...