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Raytheon Co. has received an $81.1 M US Navy contract for the AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS), the primary undersea warfare sensor for the Navy's MH-60R multi-mission helicopter. "ALFS advances the capabilities of the Navy's anti-submarine warfare mission, giving the fleet an unfair advantage over enemy submarines," said...

The ZigBee® Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, commercial and consumer applications, congratulates its members who were selected to receive funding for their Smart Grid efforts as part of the United States American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. ZigBee Alliance members received...

Rogers Corp. will display a number of its innovative and practical materials solutions for microelectronics packaging and production at the upcoming IMAPS 2009 Conference and Exhibition in San Jose, CA (November 3-5, 2009, at the San Jose Convention Center). Rogers will be represented by both its Advanced Circuit Materials...

Narda , an L-3 Communications company, introduced the Model 368BNM and Model 369BNM coaxial terminations that operate from 2 to 18 GHz and 700 MHz to 18 GHz, respectively, and are extremely rugged for use in applications ranging from instrumentation to transmitters in the field. The Model 368BNM handles...

Mentor Graphics Corp. announced that Widex , a leader in digital hearing aid technology, has used the entire set of analog and mixed-signal simulator tools (Eldo®, Eldo RF™, Questa® ADMS and ADiT™) to successfully verify and produce its most complex wireless chip to date. Digital hearing aid systems are...

Analog Devices Inc. (ADI), a leader in data-conversion technology for signal processing applications, expanded its low power data converter portfolio with 26 analog-to-digital converters (ADC) for effective high performance, power-efficient communications, portable device, instrumentation and health care applications. The offering includes three data converter technology industry firsts for 16-bit...

Tektronix Inc. , a provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, announced a series of enhancements to its popular DPO7000 Series Oscilloscopes, including support for the Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI®) D-PHY standard and new UART/RS-232 protocol analysis software. Additionally, the DPO7000 Series now includes four passive probes and...

Hittite Microwave Corp. , a supplier of complete MMIC-based solutions for communication and military markets, has introduced a new line of SMT packaged PLLs with Integrated Voltage Controlled Oscillators (VCO) that are ideal for microwave radio, military, industrial sensors and test and measurement applications from 7.3 to 13.4 GHz....

TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. has announced a breakthrough new RFoG amplifier for optical receivers as part of the company’s new TriAccess™ line. The announcement was made in conjunction with the SCTE Cable Tec Expo in Denver, CO, October 28-30, 2009. The new amplifier performs with less than half the equivalent...

Sypris Solutions Inc. announced that it has completed the sale of its Test & Measurement business to Tektronix . Highlights • Sale of Sypris Test & Measurement Inc. completed for $39.0 M of cash on October 26, 2009. • Proceeds to be used by Sypris Solutions to support growth...