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Wire bonding is the most common interconnect method for providing the interconnection between an integrated circuit (IC) and a printed circuit board (PCB), IC-to-IC, or PCB-to-PCB. The two main wire-bonding technologies are ball bonding and wedge bonding. Although ball bonding is faster and much more popular, wedge bonding offers...

A microwave amplifier from TMD Technologies is playing an important role in research into second generation biofuels. The company's PTC6441 travelling wave tube amplifier is helping to produce microwave plasmas to break down cellulose in a €1.1 M research project known as Micrograss. Headed by Liverpool John Moores University,...

EADS Defence & Security (DS) has announced system acceptance of its CORP25 digital, trunked land mobile radio system by the “O” Division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), validating that the delivered Project 25 (P25)-based public safety radio network fulfills the RCMP’s operational requirements. The acceptance is the...

The National Research Council Institute for Biodiagnostics (NRC-IBD) has teamed up with Schmid & Partner Engineering AG (SPEAG) of Zurich, Switzerland, to offer a ‘unique’ software platform for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner design. Through the agreement, SPEAG becomes the exclusive provider of NRC’s MusaikTM software. The new platform...

Orbit Technologies , recognized for its satellite tracking and communications antenna systems, has been awarded a contract to supply its systems for tracking low orbiting civilian imagery satellites to an Israeli satellite imaging company. This award further establishes the company’s preeminence in the Israeli satellite tracking market, while underscoring...

Radiall ’s new R2CT connection kit provides a waterproof, sealed connection for fiber-to-the-antenna (FTTA), remote radio head equipment, and similar outdoor applications where a protected interface is needed. The field-installable kit provides low-cost sealing at the transceiver-to-cable interface and ensures robust mechanical and environmental performance. The kit is designed...

Empower RF Systems , a manufacturer of solid-state power amplifiers and amplifier-based solutions, announced the opening of its second Regional Design Center located in Lake Forest, CA. The investment in the Orange County Regional Design Center is part of the company’s strategic growth plans and focuses in three primary...

Maury Microwave Corp. and AMCAD Engineering have signed an exclusive development and distribution agreement with regards to AMCAD’s advanced measurement suite, IVCAD and its PIV/PLP family of pulsed IV systems. Development of IVCAD, which is currently available for sale, will continue over the upcoming year as a complement for...

Narda , an L-3 Communications company, introduced the model 743-60 step attenuator that provides attenuation of 0 to 60 dB in 10 dB steps via a thumb-wheel and direct readout, and covers DC to 18 GHz. The model 743-60 is extremely precise, with attenuation deviation of +/-1 dB or...

Multitest , a manufacturer of test equipment for semiconductor integrated circuits (IC), has been able to leverage the efficiency of AWR ’s ACE™ automated circuit extraction technology within Microwave Office® software to simplify and streamline its printed circuit board (PCB) simulations so that they are completed in significantly less...