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2009 will see the introduction of a new class of wireless communications chip that features dual-mode support for both WiMAX and LTE, according to ABI Research. The thrust of demand for such chips comes from those wireless device makers seeking to reduce the number of their SKUs; they will...

PrismTech™ , a leader in advanced software integration and infrastructure solutions, announced that the regulatory and certification authority for both Software Communications Architecture (SCA) and JTRS compliance, the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Testing and Evaluation Lab (JTEL), has selected its Spectra™ 2 tools suite to assist with the...

Hittite Microwave Corp. , a supplier of complete MMIC-based solutions for communication and military markets, has introduced two new additions to its medium power amplifier product line. These GaAs PHEMT MMIC amplifiers provide frequency coverage in the 5 to 18 GHz and 34 to 42 GHz bands, and are...

Agilent ’s Advanced Design System (ADS) 2008 Update 2 provides new updated wireless verification models that are compliant with Version 8.3 of the emerging 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard. The new models support creation of Frame structure 1 – FS1 (FDD) multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) signals in 2x2...

Aeroflex/Weinschel introduces a series of Programmable Step Attenuators that provide attenuation from 0 to 70 dB or 0 to 110 dB in 10 dB steps. These attenuators provide programmable adjustments of RF signal levels in precise steps of 10 dB and consist of a cascaded assembly of switched attenuator...

Trans-Tech is on hand displaying a notch/band reject filter featuring custom applications from 300 MHz to 6 GHz, available in rack or surface-mount with frequency stability high Q ceramic and is field replaceable. The filter's electrical specifications include a center frequency of 840 MHz, an insertion loss of 4...

Laird Technologies Inc. , a global leader in the design and supply of customized, performance-critical components and systems for wireless and other advanced electronics, recently announced the addition of four new Bluetooth® modules to its range of wireless products. Laird Technologies has removed the complexity of adding wireless technology...

RF Micro Devices Inc. , a leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance semiconductor components, recently announced the addition of four new broadband GaAs PHEMT amplifier integrated circuits (IC) to RFMD’s SUF family of products targeting multiple applications within the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) market. Furthermore, given their...

Mimix Asia and TNO Defence, Security and Safety have signed an extension of the contract to manufacture, promote, distribute and market Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMIC) designed and developed by TNO. The extension of the contract covers the addition of new MMICs, especially an X-band Core chip XZ1002, which...

OMMIC announces the introduction of a new Reference Design (Application Board) at 2.5 GHz. This reference design is particularly targeted at new applications such as the 4G mobile standard Long Term Evolution (LTE) and WiMAX base stations in the 2.5 to 2.7 GHz band, but can also be used...