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Chinese Workshop Advances LTE

At a recent workshop in China the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) agreed to plans for the further evolution of Long Term Evolution (LTE) so that it can be considered within the International Telecommunication Union’s recent call for ‘IMT-Advanced’ technologies. The requirements for ‘LTE-Advanced’ will be contained in a...
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SUSS MicroTec 300 mm Test System Installed in Japan

SUSS MicroTec AG has installed its PM300WLR advanced 300 mm wafer-level reliability (WLR) test system at a leading Japanese manufacturer of semiconductor devices, where it will be used for testing the reliability of current and next-generation devices. As the technology and design of semiconductor devices advance, the need to...
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Expert Advice Responses Page (April)

Published Tuesday, April 15, 2008 | Last Update 4.15.08 Here are your replies to the April Expert Advice column Dan Nehring - VP of Engineering, Valpey Fisher Corporation. Oscillators are like cars. Some are powerful, sleek (expensive) performers, some are just economy clunkers (clockers), and most are in between....
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A Dual-band-rejected Design for a Cross Semielliptic Monopole Antenna

In this article the use of cross monopole antennas is discussed. These antennas are known for their wide impedance bandwidth and good omni-directional radiation pattern. A novel dual-band-rejected design for cross semi-elliptic monopole antenna is proposed and experimentally studied. The proposed antenna consists of an ultra-wideband cross semi-elliptic monopole...
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A Novel Three-dimensional CP-FDTD Thin Slot Algorithm for Shielding Analysis

I. INTRODUCTION The integrity of shielding enclosures is compromised by apertures and seams required for heat dissipation, cable penetration, and modular construction, among other possibilities [1]. These perforations allow energy to be radiated to the external environment from interior electronics, or energy coupled from the exterior to interfere with...
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Tensolite to Acquire Carlyle Inc.

Tensolite , of Carlisle Companies Inc., announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-owned Carlyle Inc. , a provider of sophisticated aerospace and network interconnection solutions. With annual sales of approximately $125 M, Carlyle is focused on manufacturing wire and cable harnesses, rack and panels, and...
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AWR and TriQuint Announce New Customer Incentive Program

AWR® and TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. , a leading RF front-end product manufacturer and foundry services provider, announced Project JumpStart, a program designed to provide first-time AWR and TriQuint customers with a low cost introduction to the benefits of design and fabrication of gallium arsenide (GaAs) microwave monolithic integrated circuits...
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