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Anite has launched a major multi-link emulation enhancement to its Propsim channel emulator platform, significantly increasing the performance testing capacity of LTE-Advanced multi-mode chipsets, devices and base stations.

Signal integrity engineers and high speed digital engineers of multi-gigabit links are experiencing design challenges often associated with microwave frequencies. As a result, test instrument and simulation software vendors are providing solutions to tackle high speed channel characterization and design. The EDI CON technical tracks have been expanded in 2014 to include a new dedicated signal integrity, high-speed digital and EMC/EMI modeling/measurement track featuring papers on the challenges facing high-speed digital designers at the chip, package and board levels. The added HSD/EMC measurement and modeling track will take place on Thursday morning, April 10^th. This track comprised of eight, 20 minute peer-reviewed presentations will complement related papers in the design tracks and various afternoon workshops held throughout the entire conference.

Rockwell Collins announced that China Eastern Airlines has selected a comprehensive suite of its communication, navigation and surveillance avionics and SATCOM for 80 new aircraft, including 60 Airbus A320s and 20 Boeing 777s.

TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity, now offers a full complement of high-performance circular connectors, including DEUTSCH connectors, to its portfolio of circular connectors serving nanominiature, microminiature and compact small form factor applications.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that its Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., has been awarded a contract totaling $1.4 million from a major system integrator to supply rack-mount, high-power amplifiers ("HPAs"). The HPAs will be used in an expansion of a system that relays military satellite communications around the world and that is already using similar Comtech Xicom HPAs.

Coilcraft’s XAL1010 Series of high-temperature, shielded power inductors combines excellent current handling and exceptionally low DC resistance in a rugged, molded package.

Watch episode 6 (Feb 10, 2014) of the bi-weekly industry update video series, Frequency Matters. Editors David Vye and Pat Hindle host the show covering RF/microwave news, events and technical content. Catch up on the latest happenings in the industry.

ABI Research expects the market for in-building wireless equipment and deployments to grow to over $8 billion in 2019, up from a forecast $4.4 billion for 2014 representing a 14% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).

TriQuint Semiconductor Inc., a leading RF solutions supplier and technology innovator, announced several new premium filters for next-generation smartphones and other mobile devices. The high-performance filters utilize the company’s advanced acoustic wave filtering technologies to address some of the industry’s toughest LTE interference problems.

Richardson RFPD Inc. announces immediate availability and full design support capabilities for a new 0.2 to 1.0 GHz, N-connectorized low noise amplifier (LNA) from Wavelex.