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Because of the unique characteristics of the specification, LTE mobile infrastructure will require components with high linearity and low loss in very small form factors; they must also operate with low power consumption. Manufactured using UltraCMOS, the Peregrine PE43204 digital step attenuator (DSA) meets these complex demands. It is...

Cambridge Consultants announced it has developed InCognito™, a novel, low-cost ‘spectral sensing’ cognitive radio technology platform that will allow any radio product to transmit without interference over so the called ‘whitespace’ frequencies recently vacated by the US digital TV switchover. These highly desirable TV band frequencies easily penetrate walls,...

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD®) announced that RFMD has qualified and released the RF3931, a 48 V, 30 W gallium nitride (GaN) unmatched transistor optimized for high power commercial and defense applications. The RF3931 is RFMD's first GaN product to achieve full product qualification, a process through which RF...

Novatel Wireless , a provider of wireless broadband solutions, announced its entry into the Machine-to-Machine (M2M)-smart devices market through a multiyear Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cinterion Wireless Modules , a leader in M2M communication modules. Under the terms of the agreement, Novatel Wireless and Cinterion Wireless Modules will...

NXP Semiconductor has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research. INSIDE Contactless and Infineon Technologies claimed the second and third spots in the company’s most recent evaluation of worldwide contactless transaction IC vendors. “This year, NXP retained its top position after 12...

Space Data Corp. recently conducted successful trials of its CDMA SkySite®, a major milestone in the development of economically practical wireless voice and data communications to vast areas with sparse population. It is expected that each SkySite will be able to provide coverage over approximately 20,000 square miles. During...

OEwaves opto-electronic oscillator (OEO) capability was highlighted in a recent significant event by Army RDECOM: “The Research and Development Engineering Command (RDECOM) Aviation & Missile Research & Engineering Center (AMRDEC) in Huntsville, AL working in collaboration with Lockheed Martin Corp. is developing advanced technologies for future missile systems. Through...

Exalt Communications announced that Teton Communications Inc. , a network operator and two-way radio systems integrator in Eastern Idaho, has standardized on Exalt microwave radio systems to support its backbone network over a 20,000 square-mile service area stretching from Pocatello to Yellowstone. The company has deployed Exalt licensed 6...

The Strategy Analytics RF & Wireless Component market research service predicts that the market for power amplifiers (PA) in cellphones and related mobile devices will grow to $2.8 B over the next five years, in the report, “Cellular PA Forecast 2009 - 2014.” Demand for cellular PAs declined in...