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Willtek Gives ProLock a Competitive Edge

Willtek Communications announced support of EDGE measurements for its 2201 ProLock, a compact GSM and W-CDMA communication test set. The new capabilities will help retailers and repair shops to check and repair EDGE-enabled phones. The EDGE feature will be demonstrated for the first time at the CTIA Show in...
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Agilent's Test Portfolio Now Includes Automated USB SuperSpeed Pattern Generator Calibration

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced it has expanded its Universal Serial Bus (USB) test portfolio with the automated calibration of a USB 3.0 pattern generator required for receiver test. This enhancement will significantly reduce test system setup time and is a major step toward fully automated receiver tests. USB receiver...
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Rogers to Showcase High Frequency Laminates

Rogers Corp. , a supplier of high frequency laminates for circuit boards in amplifiers, microwave radios, base station antennas, routers and switches, will feature a variety of its high performance materials at CTIA 2009, in Las Vegas, NV, April 1st through 3rd (Booth# 1074). Rogers Corp., participating for the...
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Total RFID Revenue to Exceed $5.6 B in 2009

Total revenue earned from RFID transponders, readers, software and services will amount to more than $5.6 B in 2009, according to the latest market data from ABI Research. “The recession has had an undeniable effect on deployment plans,” notes Practice Director Michael Liard, “but despite some project deferrals and...
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Vida Products Wins Grant for NASA Project

Vida Products , a four-person Santa Rosa, CA company, has won a Small Business Innovation Research grant to develop a key component of a satellite constellation NASA will use to assess global warming. Vida, described by President and CEO Ron Parrott as a "struggling startup since 2003" – the...
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