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RF Micro Devices Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency solutions, announced the appointment of James A. Clifford as vice president, foundry services, effective April 1, 2013.

Ethertronics, a technology company enabling innovative antenna and RF system solutions to deliver the best connected experience, today announced that the company has expanded its EtherDAS Indoor USA™ line of distributed antenna systems (DAS) with two new products – EtherDAS1.5™ and EtherDAS S™.

A research team from the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a novel device – the ultra-compact passive true time delay. This component could help reduce the size, complexity, power requirements and cost of phased array designs, and may have applications in other defense and communication areas as well. 

Intellectual Ventures’ global head of technology Dr. Patrick Ennis will serve as plenary session speaker on Monday, June 3 at the IEEE MTT-S 2013 International Microwave Symposium (IMS), kicking off a full schedule of 160 technical sessions and more than 550 exhibitors.

Norsat International Inc.,a provider of innovative communication solutions that enable the transmission of data, audio and video for challenging applications and environments is pleased to announce the award of a $13.3 million (CAD) repayable contribution from the Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative (SADI).

Rogers Corp., represented by its High Performance Foams Division (HPF), will be exhibiting its Silfx™ lightweight silicone comfort foam at the upcoming Aircraft Interiors Expo 2013.

To assure shielding effectiveness during entry and exit, Select Fabricators Inc. has developed a vestibule for its Select-A-Shield walk-in enclosures. Like most enclosures any walk-in enclosure, opening the door can degrade immediate shielding effectiveness resulting in possible data capture compromise or data corruption. With the addition of the Select-A-Shield vestibule, which is integral to the enclosure, the shielding environment is kept intact for consistent shielding performance.

Aeroflex Inc. announced the addition of enhanced VSWR (return loss) and distance to fault to the tracking generator functionality of the Aeroflex 3550 Digital Radio Test System. By utilizing the sweep of the tracking generator, the 3550 can measure and display the VSWR of an antenna or find the location of one or more faults in a cable.

Diamond Antenna & Microwave Corp. and Diamond-Roltran LLC announce the successful upgrade of an old ASR-8 Air Traffic Control rotary joint that adds Mode-S functionality and maintenance-free Roll-Rings®.

WIMA, the leading global conference and exhibition dedicated to near field communication (NFC), announced the 7th WIMA NFC MONACO will be held from 10 - 12 April at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. NFC industry leaders, start-up companies, developers, solution and hardware providers will come together with end users and brands for networking and partnering to drive forward business and innovation within the NFC ecosystem.