Industry News

Skyworks secures reference design with TI for smart energy, industrial and networking applications

Skyworks Solutions Inc., an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, announced that it has secured a reference design with Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) for smart energy, industrial and networking applications including electric/gas/water meters, street lighting, telematic and tracking systems.


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Coaxicom termination improves mechanical integrity and electrical specs

Coaxicom’s innovative 1 W 3900X series terminations are designed to minimize reflected power that often impedes transmission quality. Used across a spectrum of multi-port microwave devices including directional couplers, isolators and high-power transmitter applications, terminations absorb energy and prevent RF signals from reflecting back from open-ended or unused circuit ports.


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Boeing completes FAB-T software qualification testing

Aerospace & Defense Channel

Boeing recently achieved two important milestones on the U.S. Air Force Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminal (FAB-T) program, which will provide protected wideband satellite communications among ground and airborne terminals for the command and control of U.S. nuclear forces.


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MicroConnex acquires Laser Direct Imaging (LDI) system

MicroConnex, a rapidly growing flex circuit fabricator in the Seattle area who has a reputation for producing some of the world’s best complex- fine-line/fine-pitch designs, announced the purchase, installation, and deployment of an Orbotech Paragon 9800m Laser Direct Imaging system — aka the LDI.


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L-com introduces new HyperLink HGV series antennas

L-com Inc., a designer and manufacturer of wired and wireless connectivity products, has added new HyperLink® brand omnidirectional antennas for the 4.9 to 5.8 GHz band that are small, lightweight, and indoor/outdoor rated, yet cost as little as $25.00US each. The new HGV series antennas are economical but maintain the high performance standards that the HyperLink® brand is known for.


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