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Microphase Corp. , a leader in RF sub and integrated assembly design and supply for over fifty years, announced an upgraded series of diplexers and RF integrated assemblies that meet Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA®) standards. Microphase products ensure RF signal distribution for enhanced triple play (voice, data and...

Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. (TAEC) announced the addition of two new gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor high electron mobility transistors (HEMT) to its power amplifier product family. The first GaN HEMT for satellite communication applications from Toshiba, the Ku-band TGI1414-50L, operates in the 14 to 14.5 GHz range with...

Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. announced the new PE42552 SPDT 50-Ohm RF switch, designed for use in test and measurement applications requiring ultra-linear RF performance and ultra-fast settling time, such as Automated Test Equipment (ATE), RF/IF transceiver signal switching, filter bank switching and discrete DSA stages. Integrated CMOS control logic, driven...

The IEEE Communications Society (IEEE ComSoc), the leading worldwide professional organization dedicated to the advancement of communications technologies, has launched a new web site at www.ieee-wcet.org to provide detailed information, ongoing updates and free online resources highlighting the newly-introduced Wireless Communication Engineering Technologies (IEEE WCET) Certification Program. The IEEE...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that Renesas Technology Corp. has selected Agilent’s GoldenGate EDA software to expand its RF design environment. The multi-year agreement includes product licensing and support for the GoldenGate simulator. Renesas already designs its RF circuits using Agilent’s Advanced Design System. Adding the GoldenGate simulator will extend...

Epcos AG 's recent acquisition of NXP Semiconductor 's Radio Frequency Microelectromechanical Systems (RF MEMS) business establishes the company as the leader in a technology that promises to expand the capabilities and cut the costs and power consumption of mobile handsets, according to iSuppli Corp. Munich-based Epcos this year...

Ethertronics Inc. , a provider of standard and customized embedded antenna solutions for wideband and multi-band wireless devices, unveiled two new internal DVB-H and FM antennas designed to power an array of advanced industrial designs, mobile handsets and video products. As part of Ethertronics’ new Tavvel™ line of actively...

TRAK Microwave Corp. , a Smiths Interconnect business, announced that it has been selected by the General Dynamics-Lockheed Martin team for the US Army’s Warfighter Information Network – Tactical (WIN-T) program to supply Model 9000S Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) Modular Time Code Processors and other support equipment. The...

NASA has a new spacecraft operating on the surface of Mars. The Phoenix Mars Lander, built by Lockheed Martin, navigated a dramatic descent through the planet’s atmosphere, positioning Phoenix to dig down and touch the planet’s subsurface ice. Onboard commands fired six separation nuts and jettisoned the cruise stage...

Raytheon Co. has been awarded a US Air Force contract to continue evolving a system for sharing of near real-time, actionable intelligence information among warfighters. Known as the Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) Integration Backbone (DIB), the next generation DIB—DIB1.3—will address standard compliance, baseline convergence, enterprise interoperability and unique...