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RF Micro Devices Inc. , a leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio systems and solutions for applications that drive mobile communications, announced that its RF3159 linear EDGE power amplifier (PA) is supporting Samsung's SGH-D900 "Black Carbon" mobile phone, the thinnest slider phone in the world. A...

Continental Resources, Bedford, MA, a provider of test and measurement solutions, is offering a free RF cable during the week of the 2007 IEEE Radio & Wireless Symposium and Exhibition, Long Beach, CA. The free cable must be redeemed with a broken cable of similar specifications. Visit booth #428...

Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) this year celebrates 20 years of spectrum analyzer development, having introduced its first instrument in 1986. The company now offers 33 different spectrum analyzers, ranging from portable, battery-operated instruments for the field, to comprehensive microwave signal analyzers for characterizing the performance of wireless systems. The...

Freescale Semiconductor unveiled four general-purpose broadband RF amplifiers that deliver high gain and linearity over bandwidths from DC up to 6 GHz. The amplifiers are well suited for applications ranging from WiMAX basestations to meter readers, set-top boxes, RFID readers and any application requiring a cost-effective, small-signal gain source....

Manufacturers of WiMAX output devices need a much larger signal than the typical vector signal generator can produce for WiMAX testing. These tests are done to verify the linearity of the amplifier device and the fidelity of the signal amplified. An amplifier is needed to produce these signals with...

RF Component Industry Review: July - September 2006, a new study from Strategy Analytics RF & Wireless Component service study, finds that nearly 60 percent of the leading suppliers of RF components reported significant profits in the third quarter of 2006, up from both the first quarter and the...

A replacement product for PTFE woven glass circuit material has been introduced that provides superior mechanical and thermal properties, uses the RO4000 ® resin system for ease of fabrication and is a cost competitive option for base station antenna applications (see Figure 1 ). The RO4230™ high frequency laminate...

At the company’s Annual General Meeting on 22 March 2007, Elcoteq SE 's Board of Directors will propose that the company's domicile and head office be transferred to Luxembourg. The purpose being to implement the company's globalization strategy and to create an effective structural basis to ensure the continuous...

The government of Taiwan has approved the application by the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) to transfer 0.18 micron generation semiconductor process technology to China for production. TSMC spokesperson and vice president Lora Ho commented, “TSMC greatly welcomes the government’s decision. The addition of 0.18 micron process technology...

Unity Wireless Corp. announced that it has successfully concluded the first phase 18-month trial of the company’s patented synchronized multi source transmission technology with China’s second largest wireless carrier. Unity’s unique technology overcomes multi-path fading and economically increases existing network capacity and coverage. “After our OEM group’s great success...