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Alcatel-Lucent will expand Bell Labs, the company’s research arm, in Ireland, with the backing of the Irish Government, which is offering support through the Industrial Development Agency (IDA) Ireland. The expansion aims to create more than 70 new high-calibre technology positions over the next five years. Since its establishment...

In partnership with certification specialist Sulis Consultants, Roke Manor Research Ltd. has launched its Regulatory Compliance and Performance Optimisation Service to minimise re-design costs and accelerate product development time. The aim is to deliver accelerated product development by minimising the requirement for re-designs and multiple test cycles. The service...

Operation has begun at Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) China’s first open-lab, in Beijing. The lab will be free-of-charge to existing or potential customers and partners who can apply to the company. After confirmation they can use the R&S open-lab to do experiments or validate their test solutions. The purpose...

In 2009, worldwide shipments of Wi-Fi ICs increased by approximately 28 percent compared to 2008, according to data from ABI Research. Total revenue achieved an estimated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18 percent between 2009 and 2014. "Despite the uncertain macroeconomic situation, total market demand for Wi-Fi ICs...

Since 2007, In-Stat has conducted an annual broadband “speed test” of broadband Internet subscribers in the United States. The latest survey, conducted in December 2009, shows that both upstream and downstream speeds continue to increase. The 535 survey respondents, who used an online bandwidth measurement tool to measure their...

RFaxis, a fabless semiconductor company focused on innovative, next-generation RF solutions for the wireless and connectivity markets, announced that GRT Technology Co. Ltd. has selected RFaxis’ RFX2401 RF Front-end Integrated Circuit (RFeIC) for integration into its family of ZigBee solutions. Founded in 2005 with headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, GRT...

S-parameters have been used to represent linear networks for simulation and design since the 1960s. Measuring S-parameters was made possible with the introduction of the network analyzer. Designers could then integrate S-parameter "black-boxes" along with other electrical components using linear frequency-domain simulators. The measure, model and simulate triumvirate has...

TowerJazz , a specialty foundry leader, announced it has joined the IPL Alliance, an organization chartered with establishing an interoperable custom design ecosystem. The IPL Alliance, comprised of major EDA and foundry companies, has devised the first open standard for interoperable Process Design Kits (iPDK) for analog/mixed-signal designs. The...

PPC® announced that it has agreed in principle to acquire Evolution Broadband , a supplier of home distribution and subscriber drop systems for the North American cable and telecommunications market. PPC will leverage the sales and new product development strengths of both companies to deliver innovative solutions from both...

SiGe Semiconductor Inc. has launched the SE2576L, a 2.4 GHz Wireless LAN power amplifier (PA) module. The new IEEE 802.11bgn device is the industry's smallest and most efficient power amplifier operating at 26 dBm. The SE2576L targets applications requiring high RF transmit power such as residential video and data...