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China Telecom Selects Spirent Communications

Spirent Communications plc , a leader in wireless network, devices and applications testing, announced that China Telecom has selected the Spirent C2K-ATS system to test mobile phones before they are offered to its subscribers. China Telecom will use the Spirent test system for parametric radio testing, signaling conformance testing,...
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Crystek Launches 1.090 GHz SAW Clock Oscillator

Crystek Crystals announces the release of a 1.090 GHz SAW Clock Oscillator (CCSO) – the CCSO-014-1090. Crystek designed the module using surface acoustic wave (SAW) crystal technology to provide a low noise, low jitter performance with true SineWave output. The resulting oscillator features -138 dBc/Hz phase noise at 10...
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Abilis Acquires Two Product Lines from Freescale

Abilis Systems , a Kudelski Group company, and a pioneer RF semiconductor company, announces the acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor CMOS Modulators and Silicon Tuner product lines. The acquisition of these assets will allow Abilis to expand its broad portfolio of leading, silicon-based digital TV (DTV) and tuner solutions and...
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AWR Adds Electromagnetics Track to AWR.TV

AWR , a leader in high frequency electronic design automation (EDA), announced it has added a broad array of content related to electromagnetics (EM) to AWR.TV, its comprehensive multimedia Web resource for technical and product information. The site has also been enhanced to make it easier for viewers to...
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Herley Awarded $16.6 M IDIQ Contract

Herley Industries Inc. announced that through a subsidiary, it has been awarded a $16.6 M firm-fixed-price, time and material, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for Radio Frequency (RF) Modules. As required, repair services and engineering and technical support services will also be performed. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China...
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Analog Clocking ICs Replace Expensive, High Frequency VCOs

Analog Devices Inc. (ADI), a leader in high performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications, expanded its clock-product portfolio with the launch of the AD9552 oscillator frequency upconverter and the AD9547 clock synchronizer. Both products streamline system designs and reduce implementation complexity and cost while improving jitter performance. The AD9552 replaces...
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