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SEMCAD X V11.0 Mönch is the latest release of SPEAG’s powerful EM TCAD package and another major breakthrough in numerical simulations. Now featuring 4 EM solvers (Yee-FDTD, FIT/Conformal-FDTD, ADI-FDTD, C/FIT-ADI-FDTD), 2 EM combined thermal solvers (T, Conformal T) and ultra-fast aXware hardware acceleration, SEMCAD X provides a complete solution...

A1 Microwave will be showcasing its range of filter and diplexer products at the Chris Lester stand (446). This year’s new products include Ku-band diplexers for both Tx-Rx and Rx-Rx applications in a variety of configurations including the PB1308WD shown here, which is a Tx-Rx product offering 110 dB...

M/A-COM , a business unit of Tyco Electronics and a leading provider of wireless radio frequency (RF), microwave and millimeter-wave components, announced new low-cost two-stage driver amplifiers, the MAAMSS0072 and MAAMSS0073, extending the company’s successful family of broadband, high linearity driver amplifiers. The broad frequency range, high linearity and...

Tektronix Inc. , a worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, announced the Tektronix RSA6100A Series of Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers that provides an unmatched combination of real-time performance, capture bandwidth and dynamic range to meet the needs of a broad range of digital RF applications. DPX™ waveform image...

Johnson’s leading range of SMA plugs is now available in Europe through Vitelec Electronics . The devices quickly and easily mate to standard, threaded SMA Jack receptacles allowing rapid test connections without compromising electrical performance. Retaining all the benefits of a threaded coaxial coupling, Johnson SMA Quick-Connect Plugs deliver...

Chronos Technology will launch new RoHS compliant power amplifiers, low noise amplifiers and multipliers from Cernex Inc. , Sunnyvale, CA, at the European Microwave Exhibition. The new range of amplifiers and multipliers feature benefits such as solid-state class A design, 50 Ohms in/out impedance and rugged construction. The power...

Arlon Inc. announced the availability of the CLTE-XT microwave laminate. CLTE-XT represents the eXtended Technology of the existing CLTE product line and offers insertion loss (S 21 ) and loss tangent (0.0012 at 10 GHz). CLTE-XT is a micro dispersed ceramic PTFE composite utilizing a woven fiberglass reinforcement to...

Applied Radar Inc. has been selected to receive a $2.2 M contract from the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) to develop active RF circulators employing Gallium Arsenide (GaAs)-based chips. The device is used to separate strong transmitted radar pulses from the weak radar echos from targets. According to...

Fujitsu Microelectronics America Inc. (FMA) named Keith Horn to be its chief operating officer (COO). Horn, who is currently serving as senior vice president of sales and marketing, will be promoted to COO effective September 1, reporting to Kazuyuki Kawauchi, president and CEO of Fujitsu Microelectronics America. Keith Horn...

The RF to Light 100 dropped 1.6% last week, YTD +4% at 2208. NASDAQ at 2166, down 1.2%. Comparing stock prices are hard to understand. For example Anadigics (share price $8.04), Hittite (41.56) and Triquint (4.65). Hittite and Triquint MMICs are widely used in military applications. All 3 are...