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Harris Corp. , an international communications and information technology company, has received a $228 M order from the US Marine Corps to provide Falcon II AN/VRC-104 high-frequency radio systems for use in US Department of Defense (DoD) MRAP-All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV). The contract was awarded by the US Marine...

A research project to strengthen German competiveness by developing processes and verification methods for more flexible and secure automated manufacturing has been launched by leading German companies. The SANITAS (“Enabling safer systems by a new collaborative verification methodology across the entire value chain”) project includes nine partners – research...

In preparation for the start of extra-high-speed LTE mobile services, NTT DOCOMO Inc. is deploying new W-CDMA base stations equipped with newly developed remote radio equipment (RRE) units to provide both existing W-CDMA and forthcoming LTE service. The RRE-equipped base stations will account for about half of the initial...

STMicroelectronics has made changes in its global sales and marketing organization, which will be effective from January 1, 2010. The aim is to enable the company to better serve its customers and improve the overall effectiveness of its sales and marketing structure, There will also be consolidation of ST’s...

Magneti Marelli and Telit Communications S.p.A. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the area of GSM and GPRS modules to be used on telematics devices in the automotive field. The agreement aims at developing info-mobility and tracking functions and services, and specifically provides for Telit to supply...

Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) has successfully completed operational improvements to lower cost and achieve greater wafer fabrication efficiencies for its proprietary analog, mixed-signal and MEMS manufacturing process technologies. The improvements to plants in Wilmington, MA, which were completed November 1, and Limerick, Ireland, finalized earlier in the year, were...

Pulse , a Technitrol company, a leader in electronic component and subassembly design and manufacturing, announces a new family of cable television (CATV) RF transformers and RF diplex filters that meet Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) 3.0 design requirements for applications such as set-top boxes, cable modems...

Stealth Microwave introduces the SM7177-43, designed primarily for the European D-ENG market. The unit operates from 7.1 to 7.7 GHz with a P1dB of +43 dBm. Gain is 55 dB with a flatness of ±0.5 dB across the band. Standard features include Forward and Reflected Power detection, TTL On/Off,...

Micronetics' MW500-1841 1/2" SMT voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) offers a frequency range of 2150 to 2370 MHz from 0.2 to 4.8 V tuning while using a 5 V supply. Phase noise at 10 kHz is -98 dBc/Hz. Output power is +8 dBm+/-1.5 dBm across the band over temperature while using...

Anritsu Co. introduces a Bluetooth low energy testing option that allows designers and manufacturers of Bluetooth products to conduct radio layer testing that is in compliance with the newly adopted Bluetooth Core Specification 4.0. With the option, engineers can use the MT8852B to complete a test script covering Bluetooth...