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M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. extends its leadership position in high power semiconductors with the introduction of a new family of Gallium Nitride (GaN) RF power transistors. This new family of products targets L- and S-band pulsed radar applications and leverages M/A-COM Tech’s rich heritage of providing both standard and...

Australia NBN Co – established by the Australian Government to design, build and operate the national broadband network – has appointed Ericsson to build and operate a 2.3 GHz fixed-wireless broadband network based on LTE technology. It will serve rural Australia with download speeds of up to 12 Mbps...

Global defense and security company, Saab AB , will open new UK headquarters and draw on British engineering expertise in a new Saab Design Centre in London. With 200 employees already based throughout the UK, Saab is preparing to expand its reach into the British defense industry by opening...

Synopsys Inc. , a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, and Rohde & Schwarz , a premium supplier of test and measurement solutions to the wireless and cellular industry, have formed a strategic collaboration to accelerate the design and verification of chipsets, handsets...

NXP Semiconductors has launched the first near field communication (NFC) Partner Program to support mobile phone and consumer device manufacturers wanting to integrate NFC into upcoming designs in China and Taiwan. Since the co-creation of the NFC standard and the NFC Forum, NXP has been at the forefront of...

At IMS 2011 this week, NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Booth 420) is showcasing a live demo of its next-generation products based on Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology. The GaN demo includes a 50 W wideband amplifier, the CLF1G0530-50, covering 500 to 3000 MHz; 2.1 GHz and 2.7 GHz Doherty power amplifiers...

Cobham will exhibit at, and conduct a number of presentations during, the upcoming International Microwave Symposium for 2011 (IMS 2011), 7-10 June 2011 at the Baltimore Convention Center, MD. As part of the IMS 2011 official program, Cobham will present a briefing on the company’s monolithic microwave integrated circuits...

TriQuint Semiconductor has released the first members in a new family of integrated RF products that lower power consumption while protecting mobile networks from disruption and service failures. TriQuint’s newest base transceiver station (BTS) network devices join 12 other new power and filter infrastructure solutions introduced in the first...

, Hittite Microwave Corp. (Booth 2009) is spotlighting its HMC-T2220B, a 10 MHz to 20 GHz Portable Signal Generator, at IMS 2011. Designed to fulfill signal generation needs in the field or on the bench, and priced at only $14,998, the HMC-T2220B provides the highest output power, lowest harmonic levels...

In 2003, an alternative rock band called The Postal Service filmed a music video at Skyworks’ Newbury Park, CA facility. The video for the song “Such Great Heights” features images of a male and female worker in their clean room garb interspersed with close-ups of wafer processing equipment operating...