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Cree Inc. announces the introduction of the world's first commercially available GaN monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) amplifiers. These two "catalog" MMICs integrate Cree's proven GaN RF transistor technology with a variety of other circuit elements to form fully integrated amplifier circuits. This allows for a dramatic reduction in...

Computer Simulation Technology (CST) announces ground-breaking performance enhancement to the market and technology leading CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® (CST MWS) time domain solver. A parallelization based on the Message Passing Interface (MPI) has been implemented in version 2009, which enables the solution to extremely large problems by employing computer clusters,...

Anritsu Co. introduces PowerMax software that provides an enhanced visualization of instrument display and simplified remote control of Anritsu’s ML2490A series power meters via Ethernet. The new remote user interface can configure the single sensor input ML2495A and dual sensor input ML2496A so that results and traces can be...

Acceleware Corp. , a developer of high performance computing solutions, announced acceleration of matrix equation solvers found in simulation and data processing software commonly used for scientific and industrial applications. These new methods significantly extend the problem solving capability of the Acceleware Platform, allowing a broad new range of...

W.L. Gore & Associates (Gore) introduces an on-line builder for configuring GORE™ Ultra High Density (UHD) Interconnects to use in Bench Top Test Systems, Instrument Probe Cable, Parallel Data Link, Production Floor Equipment and Automated Test Equipment. GORE Ultra High Density (UHD) Interconnects provide an integrated system of board...

AnaPico AG , Zurich, Switzerland, has introduced the APSIN3000, a compact, high performance signal generator with wide frequency coverage from 9 kHz to 3300 MHz, sub-Hz resolution and broad power range up to 13 dBm. It provides excellent signal quality with low phase noise, good harmonic suppression and low...

OMMIC announced the introduction of two new high linearity dual low noise amplifiers (LNA) for the wireless infrastructure and base station market to its product catalog. These devices are compatible with numerous standards, including GSM, PCS, CDMA and W-CDMA. The CGY2105XHV and CGY2106XHV are high performing LNAs. The CGY2105XHV...

Nitronex , a producer of GaN-on-silicon RF power devices, has developed a product reliability calculator to help customers determine the operating life and peak junction temperature of its gallium nitride RF power transistors. Nitronex’s reliability calculator features pre-programmed device parameters that quickly and easily provide accurate product performance and...

Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. , a supplier of high performance RF CMOS and mixed-signal communications ICs, released three new 7-bit UltraCMOS™ Digital Step Attenuators to complement its 50-Ohm DSA line. Building on its high performance predecessors, along with flexible Serial and Parallel interface logic, these new HaRP™-enhanced devices also offer...

IMS 2008 represents the return of the International Microwave Symposium to the east coast after five years on the west coast and beyond (with Hawaii last year). While everyone had Microwaves on their mind, I was hoping that the attendance and participation would come back strong after a below...