Industry News

CAP Wireless Announces Ultra-broadband Solid-state PA

CAP Wireless Inc. , a supplier of high performance microwave and RF amplifiers and amplifier-based subsystems, announces the CHPA0618-1-G45 ultra-broadband spatially combined power amplifier, which provides 40 W of typical saturated power across ultra-broad six to 18 GHz bandwidth. The ability to achieve these solid-state power levels across an...
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Hesse & Knipps Partners with MEW Consulting

Hesse & Knipps , a manufacturer of high-speed, fine pitch wedge bonders for the back-end semiconductor industry, will partner with MEW Consulting , recently founded by Michael Whitehead, to provide technical support for third-party wedge and wire bonding equipment being phased out by the original manufacturers. Through the partnership,...
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Handset Radio Components Down 2.9% in 2009

Strategy Analytics predicts a decline of 2.9 percent in 2009 for radio components in wireless handsets as a result of the global economic slowdown in its report, “Handset Radio Component Sales Forecast 2008 – Update.” The data table from the Strategy Analytics RF & Wireless Components market research service...
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Buying a Signal Analyzer

Choosing the Correct Analyzer for Your Transmitter or Component Test Needs
There are many analyzers available in the market today. Some are very specialized, while others offer more generic radio measurement capability; some are called spectrum analyzers, while others are called signal analyzers. All measure and display frequency vs. amplitude. In our cost-conscious industry, you need to get the best...
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Agilent's HD Radio Measurement Application Enables Fast, Easy Low Cost Testing of Broadcast Signals

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced a new HD Radio measurement application for its N9340B handheld RF spectrum analyzer. Agilent's HD Radio measurement application is the lowest-cost In-Band-On-Channel (IBOC) solution on the market with one-button auto tune and channel list functions. It supports NRSC-5 spectral emission limit masks and includes features...
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Astrium Services Wins Australian Navy SATCOMS Contract

Astrium , Europe's largest space company, has won an order to supply five state-of-the-art Maritime Advanced SATCOM Terrestrial Infrastructure System (ASTIS) wideband satellite communications terminals to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), with the contract enabling additional options to be exercised over the next nine months. The ASTIS terminal is...
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