Articles by Microwave Journal

Skyworks Solutions Inc. and Ember , a leader in ZigBee® technology, announced that they are partnering to develop a portfolio of ZigBee front-end modules (FEM) targeting applications such as smart meters in energy management, home area networks (HAN) and industrial automation. ZigBee is a wireless network standard that solves...

In a new report, “WiMAX in Emerging Markets: Malaysia,” the Strategy Analytics Emerging Markets Communications Strategies service forecasts that in five years WiMAX will grow from virtually a standing start to more than 1.5 million subscriptions generating $1.4 B in revenue. The Malaysian government has very aggressive plans to...

TECOM Industries , a Smiths Interconnect company that is part of the global technology business Smiths Group, and German antenna developer QEST Quantenelektronische Systeme GmbH announced a teaming agreement to jointly produce and market airborne broadband antennas for in-flight connectivity. In response to the growing market demand, the partnership...

PT Indosat Tbk , Indonesia’s second largest mobile phone carrier, has selected NEC Corp. to implement a mobile backhaul IP migration project that utilizes existing networks to transfer systems into the latest IP structure. The project will utilize NEC’s ultra-compact PASOLINK microwave communications systems and CX2600 service consolidation switches....

As part of its work for the Advanced Materials for Ubiquitous Leading-edge Electromagnetic Technologies (AMULET) research project, Vector Fields , a part of Cobham plc, has released practical design tools to help RF designers exploit the properties of metamaterials. Metamaterials can provide a means to enhance the performance and...

SUSS MicroTec Test Systems has received an order from a major Asian semiconductor memory manufacturer for its PA300PS with ProbeShield® Technology, the 300 mm wafer-level probe system for device characterization and reliability test. The decision follows a six-month, head-to-head comparison against the incumbent and major competition for wafer-level test...

Ericsson has signed the largest single contract in Vietnam, amounting to $450 M, to develop and modernize Hanoi Telecom 's nationwide mobile network. The strategic partnership, a first in Vietnam, will also see the company managing and operating the network under a full-scope managed three-year services contract. Under the...

Terabeam/HXI , also known as the Harmonix Division of Terabeam Corp. , was sold by its parent company, Proxim Wireless , to Renaissance Electronics Corp. (REC) of Harvard, MA. Going forward, the new company name will be HXI LLC and HXI will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of REC. Proxim...

The Micromanipulator Co. , a supplier of analytical probing solutions for semiconductor wafer testing, announced that it has entered into a collaborative business development alliance with Presto Engineering , San Jose, CA. Presto provides product engineering services to the semiconductor industry. The primary objective of this alliance is to...

Micronetics Inc. announced that its subsidiary Microwave Concepts Inc. has booked an order from a leading RF subsystem manufacturer. This order, totaling $2.2 M, is for a highly integrated microwave subassembly that is a key element of the communications system providing in-flight internet access on commercial and business aircraft....