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RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD®), a leader in the design and manufacture of high performance semiconductor components, announced that the company has been selected by a leading manufacturer of smartphones to supply its high performance RF1450 single-pole 4-throw (SP4T) switch into an upcoming multi-featured CDMA smartphone device. RFMD's RF1450...

Three prominent technology design, development and testing businesses, ERA Technology , Culham Lightning and Vector Fields have been brought together under the new name of Cobham Technical Services as part of a group wide rebranding programme by FTSE 100 parent company Cobham plc . Cobham plc has revenue of...

AWR , a leader in high frequency electronic design automation (EDA), and the James Cook University (JCU) School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, announced that a comprehensive RF and microwave electronic engineering course developed by Associate Professor Keith Kikkert is now available free of charge to other universities worldwide....

Willtek Communications announced support of EDGE measurements for its 2201 ProLock, a compact GSM and W-CDMA communication test set. The new capabilities will help retailers and repair shops to check and repair EDGE-enabled phones. The EDGE feature will be demonstrated for the first time at the CTIA Show in...

Radio Waves Inc. announced a new line of SP microwave antennas called the SPX-1.8NS series that operates in a frequency range from 1.7 to 1.9 GHz. These antennas cover a number of services including the Canadian smart grid network band of 1800 to 1830 MHz and the US federal...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced it has expanded its Universal Serial Bus (USB) test portfolio with the automated calibration of a USB 3.0 pattern generator required for receiver test. This enhancement will significantly reduce test system setup time and is a major step toward fully automated receiver tests. USB receiver...

TriQuint Semiconductor , an RF product manufacturer and foundry services provider, announced the release of two new driver amplifiers including the optical communications market’s first surface-mount technology (SMT) device for next-generation 40 Gb/s (Gigabits per second) networks. This new high performance device will ease assembly and significantly reduce power...

Rogers Corp. , a supplier of high frequency laminates for circuit boards in amplifiers, microwave radios, base station antennas, routers and switches, will feature a variety of its high performance materials at CTIA 2009, in Las Vegas, NV, April 1st through 3rd (Booth# 1074). Rogers Corp., participating for the...

Total revenue earned from RFID transponders, readers, software and services will amount to more than $5.6 B in 2009, according to the latest market data from ABI Research. “The recession has had an undeniable effect on deployment plans,” notes Practice Director Michael Liard, “but despite some project deferrals and...