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Microwave Journal is pleased to announce that Jenn DiMarco has recently been promoted to Managing Editor. In her previous role as Staff Editor, Jenn worked closely with the industry’s MARCOM professionals, Product Managers and media relations to publish their press releases and product information in Microwave Journal magazine, online...

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the BenchLink Waveform Builder Pro, full-featured waveform creation software for its 33200, 33500 and 81100 Series waveform generators. Using the software, R&D engineers characterizing new designs and test system engineers validating production units in the aerospace/defense, semiconductor and wireless communications industries can now more quickly...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the Agilent U2942A Parametric Measurement Manager Pro, software designed for basic yet complete DC parametric testing on component devices. The software works with Agilent U2722A and U2723A USB modular source measure units to analyze discrete semiconductor devices, without the need for prior programming experience. The...

RFMW and Aeroflex-Metelics introduce high power PIN switches. Expanding on its family of high power switch products, Aeroflex introduces the MSW3200-320 and MSW3201-320 SP3Ts covering frequencies of 10 to 1500 MHz and 200 to 4500 MHz, respectively. Both switches handle up to 100W of CW input RF with an...

TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. has announced the availability of three new innovative, efficient TriAccess™ line amplifiers that can replace multiple devices in CATV/FTTH systems. All products are being announced in conjunction with the ANGA Cable Show for broadband and satellite manufacturers and system operators (Cologne, Germany, 3-5 May 2011). TriQuint...

Harmon & Sullivan Associates Inc. has newly been appointed as the Times OEM rep group covering upstate New York. Established in 1987 in Rochester, NY, they bring with them an extensive history in sales of interconnect solutions and strong relationships with the military subcontractors in the region. The outside...

It's been a busy month as the editorial staff wraps up our annual May MTT-S IMS Show Issue. I'm happy to report that the magazine is now at the printer and it is one of our finest show issues ever. Thanks to you, our ad sales were strong, which...

In-Building Wireless (IBW) systems are showing solid adoption rates and, according to the latest forecasts from ABI Research, should register almost $10 B worth of deployments next year. Corporate campuses, airports and railway stations, and retail shopping centers (in that order) are the leading verticals where the need for...

LTE is starting to gain critical momentum as we move through the second quarter of 2011. Currently 12 countries have commercial LTE services, and according to ABI Research VP of Forecasting Jake Saunders, “ABI Research projects that by the end of the year there will be some 16 million...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the release of SystemVue 2011.03, a leading system-level communications design environment. With this release, SystemVue now enables wireless system architects and system-on-chip designers to validate multiband, high-transistor-count wireless IC designs accurately against the latest communications standards. Until now, wireless communications architects have lacked the accurate...