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As the demand for thinner, larger and more expensive LCD displays continues to grow, designers and manufacturers face new challenges with these increasingly complex technologies. Rogers Corp. ’s newest offering - PORON® ShockSeal foams - are specifically engineered to meet the challenging cushioning, sealing and protection requirements that larger...

The proliferation of wireless communication devices in daily surroundings shows no sign of stagnation. It is also obvious that no single technology is capable of satisfying all the needs of the vast number of applications within private or industrial environments. In the quest for multimedia-capable data rates, the need...

Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) introduced six- and four-channel electromagnetic interference (EMI) filters for LCD display applications, the TPD6F202 and TPD4F202. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) ratings exceed the IEC 61000-4-2 specification by at least three times for contact discharge. Both are 67 percent better than the specification for air-gap discharge. This...

Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) introduced the industry's first integrated IQ modulator in full production for the wireless infrastructure market. The high-performance TRF372017 integrates a direct up-conversion IQ modulator with a phase-locked loop (PLL) and wideband voltage crystal oscillator (VCO) to simplify local oscillator (LO) design and reduce board space....

ITS Electronics Inc. announced an initial $4 M contract with TECOM Industries Inc. to supply its High Power Transceiver-HPT, which will enable the antenna system for a major commercial carrier’s new onboard Wi-Fi service. TECOM’s KuStream™ 1000 antenna system is being installed on the carrier’s fleet of more than...

Cobham Sensor Systems , a gallium-arsenide (GaAs) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) supplier, has completed the requalification of its new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Blacksburg, VA. The relocation of its manufacturing and design facilities from Roanoke to Blacksburg began in February and culminated in October with the successful completion...

RF Micro Devices (RFMD), a leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, announced that it has been awarded a $1.5 M R&D contract by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) related to gallium nitride (GaN) microelectronics, including the development of materials,...

NEC Corp. has selected advanced embedded technology from Freescale Semiconductor for the newest generation of PASOLINK microwave communications equipment. NEC's PASOLINK products facilitate communication between a network’s core and intermediate network points such as wireless base stations. These “backhaul” links require equipment that delivers high levels of performance, flexibility...

Skyworks Solutions Inc. , an innovator of high reliability analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, announced that it has opened an office in Singapore (Skyworks Global Pte Ltd.) to support increasing demand for solutions within its linear products portfolio and to further enhance...

A recent study published by IMS Research, The World Market for Smart Meters – 2010, forecasts a surging RF-Mesh market in the US while PLC shipments are expected to dramatically increase in Europe and Asia. Current market projections from IMS Research anticipate over 100% market growth in 2010, in...