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There’s no question that in the long term LTE will become the mainstay 4G network technology, although its universal use is still in the future. Until then, says ABI Research, some service providers will benefit from a dual-platform strategy based on both LTE and WiMAX. According to Research Director...

Smartphone markets are on a roll. Shipments grew from 177 million in 2009 to 302 million in 2010, a remarkable 71 percent growth rate. Meanwhile, handset OEMs’ market shares have fluctuated widely; Nokia’s dropped from 39 to 33 percent, even as the collective share held by manufacturers of Android-based...

Texas Instruments has signed a definitive agreement to purchase National Semiconductor in an all-cash transaction of about $6.5 B. This merger will unite two industry leaders who have a common commitment to solving your analog needs. Both companies will operate independently pending close of the acquisition which is expected...

ANADIGICS Inc. announced the resignation of President and Chief Executive Officer Mario Rivas and Senior Vice President Greg White . The company also announced that its first quarter 2011 revenue guidance remains on track with previous revenue guidance of $42 to $44 M. Ron Michels , who was the...

Ducommun Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding stock of LaBarge Inc. . LaBarge, with revenue of $324 M for the twelve months ended January 2, 2011, is a widely recognized supplier of electronics manufacturing services (EMS) operating across many high-growth industries....

As with any other marketing effort, a successful tradeshow depends on strategic thinking about objectives and developing effective ways to engage prospects before, during and after the show. In other words, it's not just about the booth display. With the IEEE IMS/MTT-S show coming up in early June, let's...

Infineon Technologies will invest $160 M this year to expand its production capacity and research and development and upgrade its manufacturing facilities in Malacca, Malaysia. The investment will mainly increase the capacity to produce power semiconductors for energy efficiency applications and will add 350 jobs to the approximately 7,000...

TNO , one of Europe’s largest independent companies for developing innovative technology and providing technical consultancy, has opened its first Middle East branch office located at the Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) in Doha, Qatar. The opening of the office step is a key step in enabling the...

Avago Technologies has announced a series of four fail-safe bypass low-noise amplifier (LNA) modules for tower mounted amplifiers (TMA) and base transceiver stations (BTS) applications. The new ALM-11x36 LNAs are claimed to deliver best-in-class noise performance and high linearity within a compact package. The modules can replace large discrete...

MSC Vertriebs GmbH located in Stutensee, Germany, and Quectel Wireless Solutions Ltd. headquartered in Shanghai, China, have signed a Pan-European distribution contract. Quectel was founded in 2009 by Chinese wireless-pioneer Patrick Qian and focuses on the development and production of high-quality 2G/3.5G and GPS communication modules for smart metering,...