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Agilent Technologies Inc. announced Integrated Circuit Characterization and Analysis Program (IC-CAP) Wafer Professional (WaferPro) software. The new software provides a multi-site, multi-wafer, automated DC and RF measurement solution for semiconductor device modeling applications. WaferPro allows users to control semiautomatic and fully automatic probe stations. With support for the latest...

RF Monolithics Inc. (RFM) announced that Murata Electronics North America Inc. has purchased 533,000 shares of RFM Common Stock at $1.31/share, representing a small premium over RFM’s recent 30 day volume weighted average price, in a private transaction. The purchase represents less than five percent of RFM’s outstanding stock....

While microwave and millimeter-wave high-power vacuum electron devices (VED) remain “below the radar” of many industry observers, the total available market (TAM) for this segment is over $1 B. Despite its size, and although these tubes remain essential elements in specialized military, scientific/medical and space communications applications, this market...

Rogers Corp. will be highlighting the benefits of its new 6.15 dielectric constant RO4360™ laminate and RO4460™ prepreg system at the upcoming Electronics Midwest 2010 exhibition (Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL, September 28-30, 2010). In addition, members of Rogers Advanced Circuit Materials (ACM) Division will be on...

Polaris Networks Inc. USA and Signalion GmbH , Germany, both leaders in providing test solutions for wireless infrastructure manufacturers and operators, announced a collaboration between the two companies. As a result of this collaboration, the companies would launch comprehensive test solutions for LTE Access equipment. Polaris Networks has a...

VTI Instruments Corp. announced the release of the EX1200-7100, 26.5 GHz Microwave Switch Carrier and Relay Driver. The Microwave Switch Carrier further enhances the capabilities of VTI's EX1200 Precision Switch, Measure and I/O product family by incorporating RF and microwave signal routing into the platform. This scalable solution provides...

Crystek 's CVCO55CC-2175-2175 voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) operates at 2175 MHz with a control voltage range of 0.5 to 4.5 V. This VCO features a typical phase noise of -120 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset and has excellent linearity. Output power is typically +7 dBm. Engineered and manufactured in the...

Avago Technologies , a supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, announced the availability of its MGA-635P8 ultra low-noise amplifier (LNA) for base station (BTS) RF front-end design. The MGA-635P8 can be used in a variety of cellular applications, such as first stage of cellular...

Linear Technology Corp. announces a new high reliability, military plastic MP-grade version of the LT1175, a 500 mA negative micropower low dropout regulator. The MP-grade LT1175 is offered in SOIC-8 and DD-Pak packages with a -55° to +125°C operating junction temperature range. With a wide input voltage range of...

Analog Devices Inc. (ADI), a supplier of data converters and a leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications, introduced 12-bit and 10-bit mixed-signal front-ends (MxFE) that reduce power and board space for developers of wireless infrastructure and portable radio equipment. The 12-bit AD9963 and 10-bit AD9961 MxFEs use 40...