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Vectron International Supports Synchronous Ethernet Market

Vectron International , a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of frequency control, sensor and Hybrid Product solutions, today announced that its precision quartz-based (phase-locked loops) products deliver low jitter timing distribution in support of the ITU G.8261 standard for synchronous Ethernet. Vectron’s FX-424, CD-700 and FX-730 combine...
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Expert Advice Responses Page (May)

Published Tuesday, May 13, 2008 | Last Update 5.13.08 Here are your replies to the May Expert Advice column Every year at the MTT-S IMS symposium, I hear the occasional exhibitor say that they only have a booth because they have to make an appearance at this premier microwave...
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Labtech Microwave Invests in Latest Machinery

One of the UK’s leading designer and manufacturers of standard and bespoke microwave component technology has invested in new machinery at its Presteigne microwave printed circuit board production facility, with the aim of improving processes, efficiency and manufacturing capability. At a combined cost of £180,000 Labtech Microwave ’s latest...
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SUSS and Philips Research Develop SCIL Technology

SUSS MicroTec has entered into a license agreement with Philips Research , Eindhoven, The Netherlands, for a new enabling technology called Substrate Conformal Imprint Lithography (SCIL). The aim of this cooperation is to bring an existing equipment platform with this additional Nanoimprint Lithography (NIL) feature to the market, enabling...
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e2v Improves Image with Indian Space Research

e2v has won a contract to supply imaging sensors to the Space Application Centre (SAC), part of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), for their new satellites. As part of the ISRO’s plan to develop imaging resource satellites, the SAC will develop two satellites using e2v’s charge coupled devices...
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TriQuint to Supply MMICs to Lockheed Martin

TriQuint Semiconductor , a leading RF front-end product manufacturer and foundry services provider, announced that it has begun shipping production gallium arsenide (GaAs) monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMIC) to Lockheed Martin Radar Systems for the manufacture of EQ-36 Counterfire Target Acquisition Radars being developed for the US Army. TriQuint...
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Agilent’s John Barr Retires

After 37 years of service to HP and Agilent, John Barr will be retiring at the end of this month. Barr joined HP in 1971 after graduating from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has held numerous roles in R&D including RF component designer, software engineer and then advanced...
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IEEE Communications Society Launches New Certification Program

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Communications Society (IEEE ComSoc), the leading worldwide professional organization dedicated to the advancement of communications technologies, has launched a new program to certify the competency, practical knowledge and skills of wireless communications professionals. The IEEE Wireless Communication Engineering Technologies (IEEE WCET) Certification...
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