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Flomerics celebrates its 20th anniversary as an independent company this year. Flomerics is among among the oldest companies involved in computer aided engineering, and has just completed a fiscal year where it has achieved a new high in revenue and seen its worldwide customer base grow to over 2,500...

SiGe Semiconductor Inc. has announced two radio-frequency (RF) front-end modules for new wireless multimedia services in client access applications, including game consoles, desktop and laptop computers, and home access points. The SE2547A and SE2548A are complete 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN RF front-end modules providing all the functionality required between the transceiver...

Only a couple of years ago, companies specializing in RFID integration services could succeed by offering clients their specialized knowledge of how RFID technology worked – or, in some cases, didn’t work. Today, RFID works well out of the box, and according to a new study from ABI Research,...

Independent market research firm Strategy Analytics applauds Kyocera’s acquisition of Sanyo Electronics’ mobile handset division. Having gained important scale in the takeover, Kyocera will now face the formidable challenge of leveraging Sanyo’s resources to drive growth in important 3G product segments. Neil Mawston, associate director at Strategy Analytics, commented,...

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has purchased the QinetiQ SPO threat detection system as part of a package of measures that will bring enhanced security technology to travelers in the United States. The TSA has purchased 12 SPO units under an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract that allows...

Haier Mobile and NXP Semiconductors have formed a strategic collaboration that commits Haier to adopt NXP's solutions for its EDGE mobile phones. The collaboration aims to fully consolidate the technological and market advantages from both companies, further driving widespread deployment of EDGE technology in the domestic Chinese market. The...

SUSS MicroTec, a supplier of precision manufacturing and test equipment for the semiconductor and emerging markets, has shipped and successfully installed several microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) production tools at Freescale Semiconductor. The equipment included a new DSM200 Series Front-to-Back Alignment Verification System, the latest generation SUSS MA200Compact Mask Aligner as...

Signaling a major success for Spinner in the Russian market, the company has received an order to deliver the first transmitter combiners with mask filters for the launch of DVB-T in Moscow. The transmitter combiners are the newest version of the ultra-compact Spinner CCS system and the transmitters with...

Rohde & Schwarz has introduced its R&SES-SCAN measurement software, which when used with the company's R&SESPI3 or R&SESPI7 test receivers, enables electromagnetic interference (EMI) tests to be made at the earliest stages of product development, reducing the likelihood of costly redesigns later on. The Windows-based R&SES-SCAN software performs EMI...

In wireless communications, a mobile device needs to track the base station frequency and time base very accurately. For example, in 3GPP GSM standard, the mobile carrier frequency has to track the base station with 0.1ppm accuracy. Along with this, the mobile time base cannot be more than 2μs...