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Micronetics receives contract for microwave subassemblies

MarketWatch: Defense

January 27, 2012

Micronetics Inc. announced that it has been awarded a contract, valued at approximately $2.0M, from a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) prime contractor.

Global handset shipments reach 1.6 billion units in 2011

January 27, 2012

Strategy Analytics

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According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global handset shipments grew 11 percent annually to reach 445 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011. Apple was the star performer, capturing a record 8 percent market share worldwide during the quarter. Full-year handset shipments reached 1.6 billion units globally in 2011, with annual growth of 14 percent.

3G and 4G handsets will capture more than 50 percent of handset sales

January 27, 2012

ABI Research

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"As the festive cheer of the holiday season dies away, the mood among handset vendors remains quietly confident regarding 2012," observes Jake Saunders, Vice President of Forecasting. "The outlook will yield growth in the order of 8%, netting 1.67 billion handsets shipped worldwide by the end of 2012.

M&A activity shakes up mobile device semiconductor market

January 27, 2012

ABI Research

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2011 marked a big year for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the mobile device semiconductor market. From Intel's acquisition of Infineon Technologies AG Wireless Solutions to NVIDIA's purchase of Icera, the mobile device semiconductor market has seen a lot of moving and shaking.

Molex strengthens its commitment to the medical industry

January 27, 2012

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Molex Inc. has initiated several strategic business developments to further demonstrate its commitment to developing innovative interconnect technologies for next-generation healthcare devices.

Rogers' vibration isolation material meets global rail specifications

January 27, 2012

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Rogers Corp.’s High Performance Foams Division introduces the next generation in dynamic flooring materials for railway and mass transit applications with its new L3 Première vibration isolation material.

Delta and OnAsset enable GPS for air shippers across global network

January 27, 2012

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Delta Air Lines announced an exclusive marketing agreement with OnAsset Intelligence, a provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless asset tracking solutions, enabling Delta Cargo customers to view GPS location information on www.deltacargo.com.

TotalTemp launches new standard model thermal platform

January 26, 2012

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TotalTemp Technologies Inc. has completed development on a new standard model Thermal Platform, the SD14.

Agilent introduces add-in extensions for compliance application software

January 26, 2012

Agilent Technologies Inc., Santa Clara, CA

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Agilent Technologies Inc. announced a product enhancement designed to help engineers extend the capabilities of compliance applications on the company’s Infiniium real-time oscilloscopes.