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There's no question that in the long term LTE will become the mainstay 4G network technology, although its universal use is still in the future. Until then, says ABI Research, some service providers will benefit from a dual-platform strategy based on both LTE and WiMAX. According to Research Director...

Rogers Corp. ’s High Performance Foams Division will be exhibiting its BISCO® silicone materials at the upcoming Aircraft Interiors Expo at the Hamburg Messe (Booth #6A40), April 5-7, 2011. BISCO® materials on display include the A2 Sound Barrier material, BF-1000 premium carpet padding, and the next generation development aircraft...

Aeroflex Inc. , a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflex Holding Corp., announced two new digital radio test options for the 3500A Handheld Radio Test Set. Software version 3.8.0 includes new features that extend the test capabilities of the 3500A to the latest land mobile digital radio standards. The 3500A...

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD) announced the expansion of its 5 GHz WiFi product portfolio to include two new 5 GHz high-band WiFi front-end modules (FEM) with integrated power amplifiers (PA). The two new 5 GHz FEMs – the RF5506 and the RF5516 -- deliver industry-leading high power and...

Murata Electronics North America announced the appointment of David M. Kirk as President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and a Director of MENA effective April 1, 2011. Kirk brings to the new role more than 27 years of engineering, marketing and management experience in the electronics industry. Before joining Murata...

Modelithics now offers its customers nonlinear X-parameter measurement and modeling services. This state-of-the-art technology is enabled through use of Agilent Technologies’ PNA-X Series Nonlinear Vector Network Analyzer (NVNA) and provides circuit board designers with mathematically correct extensions of S-parameters for large-signal conditions for devices such as amplifiers, mixers and...

Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) introduced the industry’s first Class H VDSL line driver in full production. Compared to Class AB alternatives, the gated, dual-port THS6226 consumes 47 percent less power, a critical requirement for the high-density VDSL applications used in high-speed broadband networks. And by offering a digitally adjustable...

Engineers throughout the world are being asked to design products more quickly, with fewer iterations and using an ever broadening range of technologies requiring analog, RF, power and mixed-signal expertise. Analog Devices Inc. , a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications, is helping engineers save weeks of...

Skylogic , the broadband subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications, and Sat Internet Services GmbH have sealed a distribution agreement for broadband services using the powerful KA-SAT High Throughput Satellite. According to figures published by industry analysts of TÜV Rheinland, approximately 770,000 German homes have no broadband access, with up to...

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced major enhancements to its Virtuoso®-based custom/analog flow, boosting productivity across the entire flow from initial design specification to final GDSII and for process nodes down to 20 nanometers. The expanded custom/analog flow--spanning design, implementation, and verification--includes methodology improvements to help designers manage design parasitics,...