Industry News

NanoKTN Supports Micro and Nanotechnology in UK

The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN), one of the UK’s primary knowledge-based networks for micro and nanotechnologies, has announced its support for one of the largest funding rounds that has been made available to the sector. A combined total of at least €250 M in co-funded grants is available...
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Indra Provides France with Tactical SATCOM Systems

Indra has been awarded a €3.9 M contract to provide the French Ministry of Defence with 25 mobile tactical SATCOM systems, which will be connected to the Syracuse III satellite network for communications. The network allows solid and safe communication between France and forces deployed across the planet. One...
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Partnership for Thales Alenia Space and Lockheed Martin

Thales Alenia Space Italy and Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. are forming a strategic partnership. The initial focus of the partnership is to combine the experience and capabilities of each company to offer new, highly-responsive and agile space radar solutions for a variety of customers. The joint business agreement...
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Mahindra & Mahindra and BAE Systems Joint Venture

Following approval from the Government of India’s Foreign Investment Promotions Board, Mahindra & Mahindra and BAE Systems will set up a Joint Venture in India focused on land systems for the Indian market. This approval is a key step in setting up the joint venture, and in accordance with...
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DOCOMO Moves Step Closer to LTE with LSI Chip

NTT DOCOMO Inc. has successfully developed a trial large-scale-integration (LSI) chip that consumes less than 0.04 W of power yet supports multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) signal detection and decoding for downlink transmissions at 100 Mbps, the speed required for the forthcoming mobile system known as Super 3G, or LTE, approved...
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UWB Market Sees Major Setbacks, but Some Progress

2008 was a tough year for ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, reports In-Stat. There are now four fewer UWB chip makers than there were in the middle of 2008, the high-tech market research firm says. Focus Semiconductor declared bankruptcy; WiQuest shut its doors; Intel stopped its program; Artimi and Staccato Communications...
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What Isn't Going to Happen in 2009

For the fourth consecutive year, ABI Research puts a different twist on the traditional December activity of surveying the year just past and speculating about what the new one will bring, with a white paper titled “What’s Isn’t Going to Happen in 2009.” The paper is available for free...
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Around the Circuit

Industry News AWR , a leader in high-frequency design software, expanded its relationship with Rohde & Schwarz , a leading test equipment manufacturer, to provide expanded sales channels for AWR products such as Microwave Office® in China, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia. The expanded sales distribution partnership will boost AWR’s...
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