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As a result of China’s relatively short-term experience in IC design, the country’s current state of indigenous IC design capability is limited by several factors including limited self generated core-IP and a generally weak knowledge of IC foundries and necessary EDA infrastructure. These new fabless IC design centers, many of whom have been in existence for less than 10 years, face a number of challenges specific to EDA use. Many enterprises have yet to establish proper CAD support departments and efficient EDA design flows. Young design engineers and CAD support teams often do not fully understand and utilize existing process design kits (PDKs) and parameterized active (transistor) and passive models. Investment in specialized EDA tools such as RF/microwave and high-speed circuit analysis, parasitic extraction, LVS/DRC and yield optimization is significantly lower than the level of investment made by design centers in North America and Europe.

Pasternack Enterprises Inc., an industry leading manufacturer and global supplier of RF and microwave products, recently launched its new website which boasts best-in-class site search functionality, one-page checkout and an updated user friendly interface.

AMETEK Inc. has acquired VTI Instruments, a leading manufacturer of high-precision test and measurement instrumentation, for $74 million.  VTI, acquired from an investor group led by Merit Capital Partners and Alerion Capital Group, has annual sales of approximately $38 million. 

RFMD, a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency solutions, announced that Samsung has presented RFMD with its Quality Grand Award at a ceremony held last week at Samsung Electronics' smartphone manufacturing operations in Gumi, South Korea. The award recognizes RFMD's superior execution in product quality and customer satisfaction and was presented to RFMD on behalf of its Cellular Products Group (CPG) team. 

The goal of delivering ‘home equivalent’ high-speed, consistent wireless internet connectivity for passengers and pilots on aircraft came a step closer today. In a joint announcement, Honeywell and Inmarsat confirmed that they have finalised the critical design review (CDR) of the GX Aviation aircraft avionics on schedule. It is anticipated that product certifications will be achieved later this year, followed by product introduction which is expected during the first half of 2015. 

LPKF Laser & Electronics has announced it will exhibit at the Satellite 2014 exhibition, which takes place March 11-13 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. LPKF provides in-house rapid PCB prototyping systems for a variety of applications and will demonstrate its best-selling system, the ProtoMat S63, in booth 8120.

Hesse GmbH, world leader in wedge wire bonding technology for power, automotive, medical, aerospace, RF, microwave, opto, military and consumer electronics, announces that Jiro Hashizume recently joined the company to head up its new subsidiary, Hesse Mechatronics Japan Co. Ltd.

Steatite Q-par Antennas announces the launch of a new 6.5 to 18 GHz Dual Polarized Wideband Feed. The ultra-wide bandwidth feed is suitable for use in the EW and SIGINT market.

With over 750 employees around the world, LPKF Laser & Electronics AG has expanded its management teams at its Fürth (Germany) and Naklo (Slovenia) production locations.

Saab and the Kalyani Group have entered into a strategic alliance to partner and address key Indian Army air defence projects, including the VSHORAD and SRSAM requirements.