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RFMD Expands Broadband Transmission Product Portfolio

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD) announced the addition of two new products to the company's extensive portfolio of broadband transmission products. The two newly released products are RFMD's D10040300GTH hybrid power doubler amplifier module and OS10040320PW optical receiver module. Both are designed for current- and next-generation CATV infrastructure applications....
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Provigent Introduces Highly Integrated Analog Transceiver IC

Provigent , a provider of System-on-a-Chip (SoC) solutions for the broadband wireless transmission market, announced the availability of the PVG710, an integrated analog integrated circuit (IC) for microwave backhaul. “The PVG710 provides the most cost-effective solution for the strict design requirements of microwave systems. It integrates the complete Intermediate...
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DragonWave Joins Cisco Technology Developer Program

DragonWave Inc. announced that it has joined the Cisco Technology Developer Program as part of the program’s Wireless Networking solution category. In addition, DragonWave’s Horizon Compact has successfully completed interoperability testing with Cisco BWX 8300 and Cisco Aironet. The Cisco Technology Developer Program unites Cisco with third-party developers of...
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Agilent Opens Wireless Laboratory at Leeds University

Nearly thirty years of support and mutual collaboration reached its latest milestone when Agilent Technologies Inc. and the University of Leeds opened a new wireless communications laboratory equipped with Agilent instruments. The lab, located in the university’s school of electronic and electrical, will support teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate...
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Andrew Expands Production Plant in China

With China investing billions of dollars in 3G networks, Andrew Solutions , a division of CommScope Inc., is completing expansion of its Suzhou, China manufacturing and distribution center to better support its local customers. In operation since August 1998, the factory currently has more than 2,000 employees and a...
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EADS DS Concludes European Radar Research Programs

EADS Defence & Security (DS) together with its partner companies has successfully concluded two major radar technology programs paving the way for the unprecedented performance of the new Active Electronically Scanning Array (AESA) radar technology. Following extensive flight tests of the multi-channel AESA radar demonstrator in 2008, the German-French-British...
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TEMEX is Certified to EN9100

The TEMEX manufacturing site in Pont-Sainte-Marie, France, has been certified by AFNOR Certification according to the EN9100 European standard for its space and defense crystal activities. With more than 30 years expertise in designing and manufacturing high-performance and high-precision frequency products, the company is the strategic partner of the...
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Endwave Awarded Development Contract from Nokia Siemens Networks

Endwave Corp. , a leading provider of high-frequency RF solutions for mobile communications networks, announced an agreement with Nokia Siemens Networks for the development of transmit-receive modules for Nokia Siemens Networks’ FlexiPacket Microwave™ backhaul radios. These radios represent the next generation in Nokia Siemens Networks’ Flexi series of products....
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NDK's Miniature Quartz Crystal Resists Solder Cracking

NDK (Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co. Ltd.) announced the availability of the NX3225GB series of quartz crystals that are designed to have a high resistance to solder cracking even when applied with lead-free solder. They are able to withstand 2500 cycles of going from -30° to +120°C without cracking, making...
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