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Quantum Leap Packaging Inc. (QLP), a provider of high performance air cavity packages for semiconductor assembly, announced that it has added a second manufacturing site in Poway, CA. QLP plans to manufacture in its new Poway site by early 2008. The new 18,000 square foot facility will provide QLP...

TriQuint Semiconductor , a leading manufacturer of wireless products, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Peak Devices Inc. , Boulder, CO, in a cash transaction expected to close within the quarter. Peak Devices is a privately held, fabless semiconductor company with a highly experienced...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the next release of its Antenna Modeling Design System (AMDS), now containing new capabilities to verify that handheld wireless devices are equipped with hearing-aid compatibility. This is the second release of AMDS, Agilent's newest EM simulation tool dedicated to modeling and verifying antennas and antenna...

Andrew Corp. , a global leader in communications systems and products, has won a major upgrade contract for the Mass Transit Railway Corporation's (MTRC) territory-wide radio network in Hong Kong. As part of this project, Andrew will modify MTRC’s communications infrastructure in stations, tunnels and other buildings to enable...

More than a dozen handset vendors will be shipping sub-$50 models by 2008. The ultra low cost handset marketplace is currently dominated by Motorola and Nokia, but Samsung, LG and Sony Ericsson are showing increasing interest, and other smaller vendors, including ZTE, Kyocera, Huawei, Haier, Sagem, Ningbo Bird, Philips...

Park Electrochemical Corp. announced that it has selected the Newton City-County Airport in Newton, KS as the site for its new Advanced Composite Materials development and manufacturing facility for aircraft structures. The facility, which the company plans to complete by the end of the company’s next fiscal year, will...

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD), a leader in the design and manufacture of high performance radio systems and solutions for applications that drive mobile communications, and Sirenza Microdevices , a supplier of radio frequency (RF) components, announced they have signed a definitive merger agreement. Highlights of the combination include:...

Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) announced that it has acquired Integrated Circuit Designs Inc. (ICD), a privately-held company that specializes in the design of radio frequency (RF) integrated circuits (IC). Combining ICD’s design expertise with TI's extensive high-performance analog and low-power microcontroller product portfolio will enhance TI’s ability to provide...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the availability of a new parameter extraction solution for high voltage (HV) complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) devices used in a range of automotive and consumer products, as well as LCD and display driver applications. The HVMOS extraction package, for use with Agilent's Integrated Circuit...

Andrew Corp. , a leader in communications systems and products, has been awarded the third phase of a strategic multi-year contract from a Tier 1 operator in the Middle East for a major geolocation system deployment. The phase three contract award is valued at approximately $9 M, bringing the...