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Z-Communications Inc. announces a new RoHS compliant voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) model ZRO1860A1LF in L-band. The ZRO1860A1LF operates at 1860 MHz with a tuning voltage range of 0.5 to 4.5 VDC. This VCO features a typical phase noise of -118 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset and a typical tuning sensitivity...

Agilent Technologies Inc. and Keithley Instruments Inc. announced that the sale of substantially all of Keithley’s RF product line to Agilent is now complete. As Keithley previously announced, the parties had signed a definitive agreement for the sale on November 19, 2009. “This acquisition is a great fit for...

The GaAs industry is creating innovations designed to stave off the dual challenges of integration and low-cost silicon technologies. However, Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor (HBT) and High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) processes will continue to underpin the commercial market for Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) devices, which will be worth $4 to...

"We're just trying to get through the end of the year." For many, this was the mantra of 2009. Well, good news—the "Entering 2010" sign is now visible on the horizon. As we head towards that mile marker, let's take a quick glance in the rear view mirror. Here's...

Lockheed Martin successfully fired a US Army Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rocket 92 km in a recent test at White Sands Missile Range, NM. The successful test highlighted recent product improvements of this battle-proven system to give it a longer reach, maintaining its accuracy and effectiveness while...

Raytheon Co. was awarded two contracts worth in excess of $100 M by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. to design and develop the David's Sling Weapon System. The DSWS is a joint program between the Missile Defense Agency and the Israel Missile Defense Organization. The system will defeat short-range...

Northrop Grumman Corp. has submitted its proposal for the Technology Maturation phase in the US Navy's competition to develop and field the Next Generation Jammer (NGJ). The jammer will complete the Navy's fielding of a flexible, adaptable weapon that will help defeat enemies on the electronic battlefield, whose weapons...

Harris Corp. has been awarded a potential three-year, $7.5 M contract to provide technical and support services - including information assurance, development testing, configuration management and training - for the US Air Force Air Mobility Command's (AMC) command and control systems. Systems and programs within the command and control...

The new Europe-China Standards Information Platform (CESIP) designed by the Sustainable Development Association (SDA) with the support of the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) has been launched. Aimed particularly at SMEs, the portal - http://eu-china-standards.eu - is a valuable source of information regarding the relevant...

Following the completion of a phase of feasibility studies, standardization of Reconfigurable Radio Systems (RRS) is underway. The initial phase of the work, carried out by ETSI's RRS Technical Committee, has resulted in a series of ETSI Technical Reports that examine the standardization needs and opportunities. They include architectural...