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RFMD Expands Multi-market Product Catalog

RF Micro Devices Inc. , a leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance semiconductor components, announced the expansion of the company's RF component portfolio to include four new high isolation broadband switches: the RF3021, RF3023, RF3024 and RF3025. Each of the symmetric RF switches is designed to operate...
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Jazz Semiconductor Achieves ISO/TS 16949 Certification

Jazz Semiconductor® , a Tower Group Company, and a leader in Analog-intensive Mixed-signal (AIMS) foundry solutions, announced its ISO/TS 16949 certification, the highest international quality standard for the automotive industry. This represents a critical milestone in the company’s strategic roadmap and has paved the way for increased presence in...
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IMS2009 Attendance Up 11 Percent Over 2008

IMS2009, the annual conference and exhibition of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S), attracted thousands of designers, researchers, developers, academics and executives in the microwave and RF industry to the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, June 7-12. Based on...
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IMS2009 Attendance Up 11 Percent Over 2008

IMS2009, the annual conference and exhibition of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S), attracted thousands of designers, researchers, developers, academics and executives in the microwave and RF industry to the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, June 7-12. Based on...
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Anritsu Products Featured at IMS 2009

Anritsu Co. introduced several new products at IMS 2009 including the MA24108A/MA24118A microwave USB power sensors that provide accurate average power measurements from 10 MHz to 18 GHz over 60 dB of dynamic range. Employing a “dual path” architecture to achieve True-RMS measurement similar to a thermal sensor over...
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Rock Lobster: IMS2009 Wrap Up

Engineers rock in Boston
As we referred to "Please Come to Boston in the Springtime" as our pre-show theme song, we are making "Rock Lobster" by the B-52s our post-show theme song. IMS2009 probably faced some of the biggest challenges in its history--a big economic downturn and the swine flu virus, for example--but...
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New Products

Voltage-controlled Oscillator The RP-148258-01 model is designed to meet the stringent performance requirements of the aerospace industry. This model is compliant with MIL-PRF-38534 specification essential to high reliability, military and space applications. The operating frequency range is 1420 to 2500 MHz with an operating temperature range of -40° to...
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New Products

Right Angle Adapters The UG-27 C/U is a right angle adapter that features solderless construction. The solder-free construction offers dependability equal to a straight plug while achieving 90° bends. The solder-free adapters also address RoHS compliancy issues by reducing lead content. The 50 ohm UG-27 C/Us perform efficiently up...
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New Products

Material RFID Tag MetalTag™ Impact is a Read-on-Metal EPC Gen 2 RFID tag. MetalTag Impact is constructed of a ruggedized outer coating, using a patented elastomer with a robust exoskeleton. The tag is ideal for challenging environmental conditions, such as severe weather, wide temperature variations, direct and prolonged UV...
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The New Power Brokers: RFMD on GaN

Dave Aichele from RFMD talks to Microwave Journal about their GaN technology, the markets and the competition.
MWJ: What are the most significant benefits of GaN/LDMOS/HVFET? How does this compare to other high power devices?   RFMD: GaN based amplifiers provide the following significant benefits 1)       Higher efficiency for pulsed, CW saturated and linear applications which improve thermal requirements and energy usage.   GaN is...
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