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Tektronix Inc. , a provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, announced the MSO70000 Series of Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes, the industry’s first high-performance family of integrated MSOs. The instruments have up to 20 channels of measurement capture (4 analog and 16 digital) with analog bandwidth ranging from 4 to...

NXP Semiconductors and Virage Logic Corp. announced a strategic agreement that accelerates NXP’s move to high performance mixed signal leadership and further broadens Virage Logic’s extensive semiconductor IP portfolio. The agreement calls for the transfer of a part of NXP’s advanced CMOS intellectual property rights and certain engineering talent...

W.L. Gore & Associates Inc. has developed a 10 meter SFP+ copper cable assembly that is fully compliant with the SFF-8431 Revision 4.1 specification. Gore’s SFP+ (Small Form-factor Pluggable) offering can go 3 to 5 meters longer than other passive options and provides a lower cost alternative to power-consuming...

AT4 wireless , a wireless testing services and test solutions company, has been selected to partner with the NFC Forum , a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, in the development of equipment for compliance testing to the NFC Forum Digital Protocol...

Ultra low power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA has expanded its distribution agreement with leading European broadline electronics distributor Rutronik , based in Ispringen, Germany, to cover the whole of Europe. The expanded pan-European, 28-country franchise agreement now includes UK, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, Poland and Croatia...

Cobham plc announced that its Defence Systems Division has received two Delivery Order releases valued at $40 M from Northrop Grumman for the ongoing supply of its ROVIS (AN/VIC-3) digital vehicular intercom systems for the US Army. All deliveries of the intercom system, which provides enhanced communication and situational...

Coilcraft CPS (Critical Products and Services Group) has launched a new series of 0603-size ceramic inductors, targeting the aerospace and military markets. These robust components are manufactured to meet the special requirements of these demanding applications. The Coilcraft CPS ML Series offers higher inductance values than other 0603 inductors,...

ANADIGICS Inc. , a supplier for the communications markets, and WIN Semiconductors Corp. , a pure-play Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) foundry, announced a strategic agreement for the design and manufacture of GaAs microwave monolithic integrated circuits (MMIC). GaAs ICs are used in wireless handsets and data devices that allow people...

Cascade Microtech Inc. announced King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ’s selection of multiple probe stations to support measurements in the area of materials analysis, nano-technologies and semiconductor research. Proven performance capability in multiple microwave and DC applications combined with the flexibility to address diverse applications led this...

ASIC North Inc. , a VLSI design service company, announced that it has entered the analog intellectual property (IP) market. In a move to enhance its analog/mixed-signal (A/MS) design services, ASIC North now offers IP for high performance, low power analog-to-digital converters (ADC). The hardened analog cores target the...