Industry News

A.T. Wall features waveguide at IMS 2012

A.T. Wall Co., the precision stamping and tube drawing subsidiary of ATW Companies, announces that it will be showcasing a range of precision-drawn, high-quality waveguide tubing at IEEE’s International Microwave Symposium (IMS2012), to be held June 17-20, 2012, in Montréal, Canada. The majority of the company’s waveguide is made in the United States, and is shipped with a quality assurance certification, ensuring 100 percent raw material traceability and full chemical certification.


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AWR highlights software demos at IMS 2012

Visit AWR at the Booth #1514 to see Analyst™ - 3D EM technology for bumps, bond wires, tapered vias and more - and the latest release of Microwave Office™, Visual System Simulator™, AXIEM® and Analog Office® for MMIC, RFIC, RF PCB and module design.


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TI unveils industry’s first demonstrations of ZigBee Light Link standard

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) announced the industry’s first demonstrations of the new ZigBee® Light Link standard on the CC2530 ZigBee system-on-chip (SoC). Developed by leading lighting and technology companies within the ZigBee Alliance, ZigBee Light Link standardizes wireless networked LED lighting systems making them easier to install, manage and operate than previous closed proprietary systems.


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Market for tower mounted amplifiers nears $500 M

Tower mounted amplifiers have now become a common addition to most macro base station systems. They increase overall system performance and are now easily mounted and monitored. Tower mounted amplifiers can provide significant BTS performance improvement for a moderate investment. Lance Wilson, research director, mobile networks, notes, “The use of tower mounted amplifiers in wireless infrastructure base station systems represents one of the most cost effective ways of improving overall system performance.”  


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