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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.

Thales Alenia Space has announced that the French-Italian dual broadband telecommunications Access on Theatres for European allied forces Nations-French Italian Dual Use Satellite (Athena-Fidus) satellite will be launched shortly by Arianespace.

The EDI CON 2014 technical sessions and workshops will feature numerous papers on the current state of Gallium Nitride (GaN) transistor technology, GaN-based RF power amplifiers and their design and use in various applications. GaN has emerged as the technology of choice for many new microwave and millimeter-wave electronics including radar, satellite, communications, and electronic warfare applications. This III-V semiconductor material is being quickly adopted for systems that will benefit from its high power density of about 5 to 12 W/mm, broadband characteristics (due to its high output impedance) and its ability to dissipate heat from a small package. Furthermore, GaN has high breakdown voltages levels and features typical transistor fTs up to 200 GHz, allowing these HEMT (high electron mobility transistors) to amplify signals well into the upper-gigahertz ranges. The presentations will be complemented by the participation of GaN device manufacturers such as RFHIC, NXP, DYNAX, Freescale and others in the event’s vendor exhibition.