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Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. , a provider of high performance radio frequency (RF) integrated circuits (IC), and Soitec (Euronext Paris), a supplier of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers and advanced solutions for the electronics and energy industries, announced the joint development and ramp in production of a new bonded silicon-on-sapphire (SOS) substrate...

Auriga Microwave recently secured two contracts with Department of Defense prime contractors. The work product from the two contracts will be derived from Auriga’s ongoing successful efforts within the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program. “This is incredibly exciting for us, as these contracts validate our efforts in building...

Wireless Telecom Group Inc. (WTG) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Boonton Electronics , has been awarded a contract with the Department of the United States Navy to supply Boonton’s 4500B RF Peak Power Meter in support of a Naval Sea Systems Command project. The total value of the contract...

Endwave Corp. , a provider of high frequency RF MMICs and integrated transmit/receive modules, has an advantage when housing its high performance monolithic-microwave-integrated-circuit (MMIC) products in a surface-mount package. By re-engineering the widely accepted QFN, or Quad Flat No-leads surface-mount-technology (SMT) package, Endwave has more than doubled the usable...

In broadband communication systems, such as ultra-wideband (UWB), low impedance transformation is required for impedance matching between active devices because the input and output impedances of the FETs are much lower than 50 Ω in the RF band. 1 Therefore, for efficient impedance matching in a radio frequency integrated...

ANTENNAS An, Jian, Guang-ming Wang, Chen-xin Zhang and Hui-yong Zeng “A Compact, Omni-directional, Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antenna,” No. 1, p. 82. Chen, Wen-Shan and Yen-Hao Yu “Planar Rhombic Arm Dipole Antenna with Parasitic Elements for Wireless Applications,” No. 9, p. 150. Gampala, Gopinath, Rohit Sammeta and C.J. Reddy “A...

There is an increasing demand for evaluating a component’s performance in the system environment. The performance of an antenna depends on the platform it is installed on, for example, and the antenna itself might be a system built from various RF components. The importance of the EM system simulation...

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Seminar 2010 (WRS-10) opened in Geneva on 6 December to discuss international regulations on the use of radio frequency spectrum and satellite orbits. Discussions during the week will also focus on some key technological issues, such as future standards for mobile phones....

Cambridge Broadband Networks Ltd. has secured a $16.5 M investment to fund an aggressive growth plan aimed at capitalizing on worldwide demand for its next generation microwave backhaul and access solutions. This latest funding round was oversubscribed and in addition to participation from the existing investors – Accel Partners,...

Renesas Electronics Corp. , a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has announced that Renesas Mobile Corp. , which engages in SoC businesses mainly for mobile devices and car navigation systems, started operation on December 1. The company also announced that it completed the purchase of the wireless modem business...