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Alerion Capital Group , a technology focused private equity group, and Merit Capital , a mezzanine and equity provider, have partnered with management to invest in VXI Technology Inc. (VTI). Irvine, California-based VTI provides test instruments for a wide variety of industrial, military and commercial applications. With customer applications...

Finisar Corp. , a global technology leader in fiber optic solutions for high-speed networks, and Technical Communities Inc. , a leading service provider for technical organizations that sell to US government agencies, military and prime federal contractors, announced a government services partnership agreement. The agreement authorizes Technical Communities to...

Tektronix Inc. , a worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, announced it has created the world’s first Methods of Implementation (MOI) for the new Ultra-wideband (UWB) WiMedia PHY Test Specification Version 1.2 and released a new version of UWB Analysis software for DSA/DPO70000 series oscilloscopes that provides...

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Auriga Measurement Systems LLC announced that it has signed a multi-year contract with Government Sales Force (GSF), McLean, VA, to lead the company’s sales effort for design services and RF microwave and millimeter-wave module products in the federal sector. “Leveraging more than 20 years of federal sales experience, GSF...

Cobham plc (Cobham) announced that it has reached agreement to purchase M/A-COM from Tyco Electronics for a cash consideration of US$425 M on a debt and cash free basis payable on completion, which will be satisfied from Cobham’s existing cash and debt facilities. The goodwill arising on completion is...

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) will achieve another world first later this year when it deploys new cameras developed by QinetiQ to enhance its Tarsier runway debris detection system. This new addition will be a welcome addition to the Tarsier system, which uses millimeter-wave radar as its primary sensor, and...

Accellera , the electronics industry organization focused on Electronic Design Automation (EDA) standards, announced that its Board of Directors answered electronic design verification tool users’ requests by approving the formation of a new verification standards committee. The Verification Intellectual Property (VIP) Technical Subcommittee (TSC) is chartered to define standard...

RF Micro Devices Inc. , a leader in the design and manufacture of high performance semiconductor components, announced that effective immediately RFMD® is reducing its investments in wireless systems, including cellular transceivers and GPS solutions, in order to focus on core semiconductor component opportunities, including cellular front ends and...

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