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Jacket Micro Devices (JMD), a supplier of small, high performing RF modules, announced it has received $12 M in venture funding. New investor Intersouth Partners led the round with participation from existing investors Noro-Moseley Partners, Sevin Rosen Funds and Imlay Investments. The new round of financing will be used...

CPS Technologies , a designer and producer of metal matrix composites, has announced a strategic partnership with sp 3 Diamond Technologies Inc. (sp3), a supplier of DiaTherm™ diamond heat spreaders and diamond products for solving thermal management challenges in high performance applications. Geared towards meeting the growing market need...

Interplex NAS , a manufacturer of metal stamping, insert molding and a full line of solder and flux bearing edge clips since 1958, has announced the completion and move to its new corporate headquarters in Northvale, New Jersey. The new 54,000 square foot facility allows the company to further...

To strengthen its proximity and support capabilities to key customers, Laird Technologies , a designer and manufacturer of antennas, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, telematics and thermal management solutions, has announced that it will open a manufacturing facility in Chennai, India. Ground breaking for the 150,000 ft 2 facility is...

Vitelec Electronics Ltd. , part of Emerson Connectivity Solutions, is to combine its operation with Midwest Microwave International Ltd. , a supplier of low loss RF cable assemblies and microwave components. The merger follows Emerson's recent acquisition of Midwest Microwave Inc. of Saline, MI, US, and Midwest Microwave International...

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Alphasem , a supplier of die bonder equipment, from Dover Technologies International Inc., a subsidiary of Dover Corp. The purchase price is $30 M, subject to a working capital adjustment. The acquisition is expected to close...

October 15 th , 2006 marks the beginning of Maury Microwave Corp. 's 50 th year in business. On that day in 1957 the company first opened its doors as Maury and Associates, under the leadership of founder Mario A. Maury. With the help of his sons, Mario A....

Published October 13, 2006 From: Syed Abbas, College of Aeronautical Engineering Dear Harlan, How can I cater the power rating of an RF power combiner/splitter? Please specify the power rating of 250, 500 and 1000 W for a wideband application of 100 to 500 MHz. Dear Syed, There is...

Ka-band SATCOM LNA The model APTW4-18002650-2510-42 is a waveguide (WR-42) amplifier that operates in a frequency range from 18 to 26.5 GHz. This model offers an ultra low noise figure of 2.2 dB (191.3 K) maximum and a minimum output power of +10 dBm (+20 dBm IP3). Optimized bandwidth...

Ultra Wideband Signals and Systems in Communication Engineering M. Ghavami, L.B. Michael and R. Kohno John Wiley & Sons Ltd. • 275 pages; $90 This book focuses on the basic signal processing that underlies current and future ultra wideband (UWB) systems. The introduction offers a brief look at why...