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Crystek has introduced a new line of low-loss RF coaxial cable assemblies featuring rugged stainless-steel solder-clamp construction and attenuation of 0.36 dB/ft. at 18 GHz. The LL142 Series cable offers shielding effectiveness of greater than -110 dB with an operating temperature range of -55° to +85°C (extended range of...

Hittite Microwave Corp. , a supplier of complete MMIC-based solutions for communication and military markets, announces the release of a new GaAs PHEMT SPDT (Single Pole, Double Throw) MMIC T/R (Transmit/Receive) Switch that is ideal for automotive telematics, private mobile radio (PMR), cellular/3G, WiMAX/4G and test equipment applications from...

The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has opened the radio spectrum from 3.1 to 10.6 GHz, permitting the use of a new unlicensed radio transmission technology, the UWB system. UWB systems entail sharp sub-nanosecond pulses, and occupy a wide band with the only restriction being a limit on...

There is no doubt that the economy has affected the industry. Jobs have been lost, careers changed and the financial status of many has been severely affected. The one good thing I have learned from the “Recession 101 Class” is that recessions test us, but are never final; recessions...

Raytheon Co. announced it has received Foreign Military Sales contract awards totaling $1.1 B to fund new production of the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System for Taiwan. The awards include ground-system hardware through an initial contract valued at $965.6 M and an initial spares contract valued at $134.4...

Crane Co. , a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products, and Merrimac Industries Inc. , a leader in the design and manufacture of RF microwave components, assemblies and micro-multifunction modules (MMFM®), announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Merrimac by Crane. Crane will...

Harris Corp. , an international communications and information technology company, has received a $228 M order from the US Marine Corps to provide Falcon II AN/VRC-104 high-frequency radio systems for use in US Department of Defense (DoD) MRAP-All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV). The contract was awarded by the US Marine...

A research project to strengthen German competiveness by developing processes and verification methods for more flexible and secure automated manufacturing has been launched by leading German companies. The SANITAS (“Enabling safer systems by a new collaborative verification methodology across the entire value chain”) project includes nine partners – research...

In preparation for the start of extra-high-speed LTE mobile services, NTT DOCOMO Inc. is deploying new W-CDMA base stations equipped with newly developed remote radio equipment (RRE) units to provide both existing W-CDMA and forthcoming LTE service. The RRE-equipped base stations will account for about half of the initial...

STMicroelectronics has made changes in its global sales and marketing organization, which will be effective from January 1, 2010. The aim is to enable the company to better serve its customers and improve the overall effectiveness of its sales and marketing structure, There will also be consolidation of ST’s...