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GaN Power Management Chip Market Set for Boom

Thanks to rapid growth in the high-end server, notebook, mobile handset and wired communication segments, the GaN power management semiconductor market is expected to reach $183.6 million in revenue by 2013, up from virtually nil in 2010, according to iSuppli Corp. iSuppli believes that during the past two years,...
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Microwaves in the Land of Sun and Honey

The three original US microwave geographic areas were established during WWII in locations with embedded engineering educational centers. MIT and its famous Rad Lab made Boston an incubator for a number of companies. In the Bay Area, Stanford and its n...
Gilfillan Brothers In 1941, Gilfillan Brothers, a Los Angeles manufacturer of radios with an excellent reputation for efficiency, was challenged to produce the Ground Approach Radar developed by MIT. Figure 1 The AN/MPN-1, the world's first GCA, was Gilfillan's entry into radar. Gilfillan was contracted in the early days...
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Femto Forum Completes First Femtocell Plugfest

The Femto Forum , the independent industry and operator association that supports femtocell deployment worldwide, has completed the world’s first femtocell plugfest. The plugfest process, which extended over many months and culminated in the test event itself, was organized in cooperation with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and...
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e2v Extends Availability of Freescale 68K-Series

e2v is demonstrating its long experience in obsolescence mitigation through an agreement with Freescale Semiconductor to extend the life of 68K-series microprocessors for military, aerospace, commercial and industrial markets. The company will ensure long-term availability of the microprocessor line by continuing manufacture for all markets following discontinuance of these...
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EB Appoints Cornes Dodwell as EB Propsim Business Partner for Japan

EB (Elektrobit), a developer of cutting-edge embedded technology solutions for the automotive and wireless industries, has appointed Cornes Dodwell Ltd. as its new distributor for EB Propsim radio channel emulators in Japan. Cornes Dodwell provides end-customers with a local contact point and adds value by delivering industry-leading EB Propsim...
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Airborne Early Warning and Control Capabilities Expanding Via Electronics

The combination of radar, sensor, onboard processing and communications electronics provides critical “see all”, “know all” capabilities in Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) platforms that offers a fundamental building block of a national defense or combat strategy. The Strategy Analytics Advanced Defense Systems (ADS) service predicts that improving...
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