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A new ABI Research study of the wireless base station RF power amplifier market has concluded that three factors will determine the shape of the sector over the next five years. "RF Power Amplifiers: Equipment and RF Power Device Analysis for Cellular Infrastructure Markets" examines the economic and technical...

Endwave Corp. , a provider of high frequency RF modules for telecommunications networks, defense electronics and homeland security systems, announced that it has entered into a Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, effective as of April 24, 2006, with Oak Investment Partners XI, Limited Partnership. Pursuant to the purchase...

TTP Communications plc and Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) today announced that TTPCom’s subsidiary TTPCom Ltd. has reached an agreement with ADI — its long time collaborator in the development of silicon and software for cellular phones — under which TTPCom will transfer to ADI intellectual property, engineering resources and...

The Chinese mobile communications market shows little sign of waning. For 2005, China Mobile, the world’s largest cellphone operator in terms of network capacity and customers, reported a 28.3 per cent increase in profit to 53.5 bn yuan (US$6.7 bn) on revenue of 243 bn yuan (US$30.4 bn). In...

M/A-COM , a business unit of Tyco Electronics and a provider of wireless radio frequency (RF), microwave and millimeter-wave components, announced the opening of the M/A-COM - Shenzhen Engineering and Operations Center in Shenzhen, China. The Center houses operations and engineering expertise and staff from M/A-COM’s Infrastructure and Broadband...

EMS SATCOM , a division of EMS Technologies Inc., reported that Bombardier Aerospace has selected the company’s eNfusion™ AMT-3800 high gain antenna as an approved factory option on its ultra long-range Global™ Express XRS and super-large Bombardier Global 5000™ business jets. The AMT-3800 antenna joins the company’s AMT-50 tailmounted...

Microsemi Corp. announced that it has finalized its acquisition of Advanced Power Technology (APT) in a combined stock and cash transaction. With this acquisition, Microsemi provides customers with a broader range of high performance analog, high reliability and RF products. APT is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of high...

Published May 8, 2006 In an effort to better combine the editorial content of our magazine with our newly developed and retooled on-line presence, we have decided to expand Harlan's RF and microwave engineering advice into a monthly feature that appears in Microwave Journal. Harlan has selected one question...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced a reorganization of its Electronic Measurements Group (EMG), merging the company's Operations Support Systems Group (OSSG) with two other existing businesses within EMG. David Churchill, Agilent's vice president and general manager of the Design Validation Division (DVD), will head the new business unit, named Network...

The management team of BFi OPTiLAS completed a management buyout of the company, which has been a wholly owned subsidiary of the Avnet Corp. for over 10 years following the acquisition of BFI Ibexsa in 1995 and its subsequent merger with Optilas in 1998. The company has operated as...