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RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD), a leader in the design and manufacture of high performance semiconductor components, announced it is targeting the CDMA components market with the introduction of multiple compelling new CDMA front-end products. In calendar year 2009, RFMD® plans a major refresh of its CDMA product portfolio,...

The 50/50 joint venture that united the wireless semiconductor division of STMicroelectronics and the mobile platform division of Ericsson will move forward as ST-Ericsson . This announcement follows the recent closing of the agreement to merge Ericsson Mobile Platforms and ST-NXP Wireless. As a result, ST-Ericsson takes center-stage as...

MST.factory dortmund , a renowned center of competence for micro and nanotechnology based in Germany, has purchased the CB8 High Performance Wafer Bonder from SUSS MicroTec , a supplier of innovative process and testing solutions. The CB8 semi-automated 200 mm wafer bonder is being used by MST.factory dortmund to...

Linkem Spa , one of Italy’s largest wireless broadband service providers, will deploy DragonWave ’s Horizon Compact radios for backhaul in its new nationwide WiMAX network. The company provides both nationwide Wi-Fi Hotspot services and Wireless DSL services. At the beginning of 2008 the company consolidated its position by...

Alcatel-Lucent eliminates file translation bottleneck between printed circuit board (PCB) and high frequency design tools Article details design process improvements and time/cost savings at the Platform Hardware Center in France THE STORY: RF and microwave circuit design at Alcatel-Lucent's Platform Hardware Center (PHC) was long hampered because two separate...

Skyworks Solutions Inc. , an innovator of high reliability analog and mixed-signal semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, announced that Samsung is leveraging its front-end modules (FEM) and power amplifiers (PA) in its innovative general packet radio service (GPRS), enhanced data GSM management (EDGE) and third generation...

RF Industries Ltd. announced that its Radio Mobile division has received a $76,000 follow-on purchase order to provide IQ Mobile systems to a major California County Fire Agency. "Successful product testing by the Fire Agency's telecommunications, vehicle maintenance and Information Technology departments led to this second-round product deployment, designed...

Visible Assets Inc. announced that the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has approved RuBee®, a long-wavelength, packet-based, magnetic transceiver protocol, as a new international standard designated IEEE 1902.1. Visible Assets and Seiko Epson Corp. sponsored creation of the standard and the workgroup and are responsible for its...

The recently launched Oasis® Universal Cable & Adapter Kit has been designed to meet the needs of field installers and engineers that repair and maintain RF and microwave systems in the most challenging conditions, from extreme heat to extreme cold. MegaPhase invested years of development perfecting the tools and...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced LTE Receiver Measurements as a software upgrade to its proven drive test platform, protecting customers' previous investments in receiver hardware and offering multiple tests that accelerate deployment of LTE networks. Network equipment manufacturers and wireless service providers can use the software on Agilent receivers to...