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Microsemi Awarded $1.6 M R&D Contract by AFRL

Microsemi Corp. , a manufacturer of high performance analog/mixed signal integrated circuits and high reliability semiconductors, has announced that the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded $1.6 M to allow Microsemi’s Power Products Group (formerly Bend, Oregon-based Advanced Power Technology) to develop technology related to the use of...
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TRU Holdings Acquires Sage Laboratories

On Oct. 12, 2007, the business known as Sage Laboratories Inc. was acquired by TRU Holdings Inc. Sage Laboratories Inc. designs and manufactures RF and microwave components and subsystems for technically demanding applications. Sage solutions are targeted to leading edge OEMs and prime contractors in the space, defense, homeland...
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State of the Art Receives Award

Having previously recognized State of the Art Inc. (SOTA) with its 2006 Supplier Excellence Award, Honeywell FMT (Kansas City, MO) nominated SOTA to the Department of Energy for further recognition. It has now been announced that SOTA has been honored with the United States Department of Energy SMALL BUSINESS...
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Agilent and Sequans Ride Crest of New Wave

Agilent Technologies and Sequans Communications are extending their WiMAX™ collaboration to include Wave 2 Mobile WiMAX mobile station and base station protocol conformance testing, which is a vital part of the WiMAX certification process. The two companies believe that the availability of rigorous and efficient protocol test solutions is...
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IET to Launch Inspec Direct

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), one of the world's largest professional engineering and technical societies, is to launch a new web-based version of the Inspec Database on 1 January 2008. To be known as Inspec Direct, the new platform will feature a user focused design that will...
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Roke Restructures to Strengthen Customer Focus

Roke Manor Research , the innovative solutions provider and contract R&D specialist, has restructured its business operations, with the aim of delivering better customer service. In particular a new Technology and Innovation Centre has been formed and a new senior management team appointed. The new Technology and Innovation Center...
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Herley Awarded $2.3 M Contract from Harris Corp.

Herley Industries Inc. announced that Herley Lancaster, Lancaster, PA, has been awarded a contract by Harris Corp. Government Communications Systems Division in Melbourne, FL to provide flight termination transponders for its WRTTM program. The Harris Warhead Replacement Tactical Telemetry (WRTTM) applicable to AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM)...
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Ansoft Releases New Permanent Magnetic Material Library

Ansoft Corp. announced the availability of a new library of permanent magnet materials from Shin-Etsu Magnetics Inc. for its Maxwell® electromagnetic field simulation software. The library contains more than 31 high-performance permanent magnets defined at different operating temperatures using rare earth elements that can be downloaded by Ansoft customers...
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Skyworks Ramping Production of Receive Downconverters

Skyworks Solutions Inc. , an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity, announced that several of its single channel and diversity downconverters, including the SKY73032 and the SKY73021, have reached volume production with the industry's leading infrastructure OEMs. Skyworks' highly integrated solutions, which are...
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