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TriQuint Semiconductor , a leading RF front-end product manufacturer and foundry services provider, announced that it has begun shipping production gallium arsenide (GaAs) monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMIC) to Lockheed Martin Radar Systems for the manufacture of EQ-36 Counterfire Target Acquisition Radars being developed for the US Army. TriQuint...

After 37 years of service to HP and Agilent, John Barr will be retiring at the end of this month. Barr joined HP in 1971 after graduating from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has held numerous roles in R&D including RF component designer, software engineer and then advanced...

According to a new study released by ABI Research, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers are becoming both more highly integrated and more innovative. Reader ICs have come to lead the market for Low Frequency (LF) and High Frequency (HF) RFID, enabling these technologies to be integrated into smaller, more...

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Communications Society (IEEE ComSoc), the leading worldwide professional organization dedicated to the advancement of communications technologies, has launched a new program to certify the competency, practical knowledge and skills of wireless communications professionals. The IEEE Wireless Communication Engineering Technologies (IEEE WCET) Certification...

MFG Galileo Composites , a specialist in the design and manufacturing of custom composite radomes and reflectors, announced that it has been selected by the Spanish Air Force through EMTE Sistemas to supply six 77-foot radomes. The first two radomes are scheduled for delivery in 2008, with the remaining...

Cinch and Meritec entered into a technology agreement that will combine the collective expertise and leading-edge product development of two leading providers in the global high performance connector and cable assembly marketplace. Through a technology license covering the Meritec NX InfiniBand™ Architecture Standard High Speed Cable Assembly product line,...

ANADIGICS Inc. announced its new AWT6224 dual-band HELP3™ power amplifier (PA) module designed specifically for use in 3G dual-band handsets for EGSM network deployments worldwide, especially Europe. The latest member of ANADIGICS’ rapidly growing family of WCDMA Power Amplifiers, the new AWT6224 PA is a dual-band module that supports...

Hittite Microwave Corp. announces the launch of the company's redesigned web site at www.hittite.com . Many exciting features have been added including crisp new webpage designs and a dynamic homepage featuring Hittite's new products, markets, press releases and featured articles. Redesigned Investor pages feature better navigation and access to...

Tektronix Inc. , a worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, and LitePoint Corp. , a provider of wireless test system solutions, announced their collaborative solution to LTE product development. LitePoint’s RSALTE software is designed to run on Tektronix RSA3000A/B and RSA6100A real-time spectrum analyzers, and offers 3.9G...

Northrop Grumman Corp. submitted its bid for the prime role in the US Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) competition. Due to be awarded in August 2008, the contract is considered the first step towards an integrated air and missile defense capability for the Army...