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DesignCon 2011: Keynotes from Agilent, Rambus and Xilinx

UBM Electronics, a UBM company and the daily source of essential business and technical information for the electronics industry's decision makers, announced the selection of the keynote speakers, including Ron Nersesian, President, Electronic Measurement Group, Agilent Technologies; Harold Hughes, President and CEO, Rambus Inc.; Ivo Bolsons, Sr. VP and...
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Microsemi Announces 60 W Multiport PoE Midspans

Microsemi Corp. , a provider of semiconductor technology, announced two multi-port additions to its 60 W PoE midspan family, the industry's first fully IEEE 802.3at standards-compliant high-power PoE solutions to include four-pair powering and gigabit switching support. Microsemi's new PowerDsine™ 6-port PD-9506G and 12-port PD-9512G midspans deliver up to...
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Raytheon to Acquire Applied Signal Technology

Raytheon Co. announced that it has signed a definitive acquisition agreement with Applied Signal Technology Inc. , a leader in the collection and processing of communications signals to support tactical and strategic intelligence missions. The agreement has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies. Under the...
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GaAs Market Recovers Strongly

The market value for GaAs revenues, driven by smartphones and consumer adoption of data-intensive applications, has grown strongly from the lows it struggled for in early 2009. The recently published Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound Semiconductors (GaAs) report, “GaAs Device Vendor Market Share 2009: North America,” reports that this...
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