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NXP Semiconductors has launched the first near field communication (NFC) Partner Program to support mobile phone and consumer device manufacturers wanting to integrate NFC into upcoming designs in China and Taiwan. Since the co-creation of the NFC standard and the NFC Forum, NXP has been at the forefront of...

At IMS 2011 this week, NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Booth 420) is showcasing a live demo of its next-generation products based on Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology. The GaN demo includes a 50 W wideband amplifier, the CLF1G0530-50, covering 500 to 3000 MHz; 2.1 GHz and 2.7 GHz Doherty power amplifiers...

Cobham will exhibit at, and conduct a number of presentations during, the upcoming International Microwave Symposium for 2011 (IMS 2011), 7-10 June 2011 at the Baltimore Convention Center, MD. As part of the IMS 2011 official program, Cobham will present a briefing on the company’s monolithic microwave integrated circuits...

TriQuint Semiconductor has released the first members in a new family of integrated RF products that lower power consumption while protecting mobile networks from disruption and service failures. TriQuint’s newest base transceiver station (BTS) network devices join 12 other new power and filter infrastructure solutions introduced in the first...

, Hittite Microwave Corp. (Booth 2009) is spotlighting its HMC-T2220B, a 10 MHz to 20 GHz Portable Signal Generator, at IMS 2011. Designed to fulfill signal generation needs in the field or on the bench, and priced at only $14,998, the HMC-T2220B provides the highest output power, lowest harmonic levels...

In 2003, an alternative rock band called The Postal Service filmed a music video at Skyworks’ Newbury Park, CA facility. The video for the song “Such Great Heights” features images of a male and female worker in their clean room garb interspersed with close-ups of wafer processing equipment operating...

As the electromagnetic spectrum becomes increasingly crowded, regulatory agencies focus on enforcing existing regulations and establishing new ones to ensure that communications and radio location systems remain operational. In this environment, it is of paramount importance to monitor spurious emissions of systems at the design, type approval testing and...

The environments in which microwave cable assemblies are being used are becoming more challenging with exposure to such conditions as extreme temperatures, chemicals, abrasion and flexing. Additional challenges include the need for smaller, lighter packaging for cable systems that last longer and cost less. To ensure signal integrity and...

Air, sea and land electronic warfare (ASLEW) is waged within the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum to both attack and defend against enemy personnel and equipment. The Strategy Analytics Advanced Defense Systems (ADS) service report, “Space Communications Systems and Electronic Warfare,” predicts that space communications systems will play a strategic role...

A new antenna system now under development by Northrop Grumman Corp. will enable the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber to send and receive battlefield information securely by satellite up to 100 times faster than it can today. The US Air Force recently awarded the company a $372 M contract to...