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Skyworks Solutions Inc. , an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity, introduced a highly integrated RF subsystem for GSM, GPRS and EDGE femtocell base stations and cellular repeaters. The RF subsystem supports femtocell base station and cellular repeaters in GSM850, EGSM900, DCS1800 and...

Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. , a supplier of high-performance RF CMOS and mixed-signal communications ICs, and Rubicon Technology , a manufacturer of sapphire substrates and other advanced technology materials, announced that Rubicon has begun initial production of 8” sapphire wafers for supply to Peregrine for its UltraCMOS™ Silicon-on-Sapphire (SOS) semiconductor...

AWR® , a leader in high-frequency electronic design automation (EDA), announced that its Microwave Office high-frequency design suite fully exploits a breakthrough in filter design recently released from its partner Nuhertz Technologies® , whose filter synthesis and analysis software, Nuhertz Filter, can be seamlessly integrated within Microwave Office software....

MIPS Technologies Inc. , a provider of industry-standard architectures, processors and analog IP for digital consumer, home networking, wireless, communications and business applications, introduced a new generation of its Global Positioning System (GPS) RF Tuner IP solution. The silicon-proven, integrated low-noise RF front-end for GPS receivers in the L1...

Trilithic Inc. announced that it has acquired Online Security Service, an expert provider of managed Internet security solutions based in Cooper City, FL. “With the market for managed security services at over $1 B annually – and demand on the rise – there couldn’t be a better time for...

Alion Science and Technology , an employee-owned technology solutions provider, has been awarded a $7 M contract to perform a wide range of radio frequency (RF) spectrum services at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The three-year contract was awarded by the Defense Technical Information Center through the...

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), the UK’s professional society for the engineering and technology community, has signed an agreement with Nortel , the Canadian-based telecommunications company. The agreement will give the company’s certified technical community a fast track route to IET membership and allow its UK-based engineers...

Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Ltd., acting through its Systems Missiles and Space Group, MBT Space Division, to supply RF communication assemblies for the Amos-4 communication satellite. IAI, the prime contractor of Amos-4, is building the satellite for Israeli satellite operator Spacecom...

Alcatel-Lucent and INRIA , the French national institute for research in computer science and control, operating under the dual authority of the Ministry of Research and the Ministry of Industry, have opened their joint research laboratory for next generation networks. This collaboration emphasizes the desire to improve existing networks...

Digitel Mobile Philippines Inc. (DMPI), a cellular telecommunications provider, which operates under the brand name of Sun Cellular, has selected Ceragon Networks Ltd. ’s Native2 FibeAir® solutions for deployment as part of its network upgrade to provide 3G data and multimedia services based on IP technology. This order totaling...