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Microwave Devices, Circuits and Subsystems for Communications Engineering A. Glover, S.R. Pennock and P.R. Shepherd, Editors John Wiley & Sons Ltd. • 549 pages; $119.95 This book originated from a master’s degree course in RF communications engineering offered by the University of Bradford, UK. As such, it reads like...

ADC and Andrew Corp. announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement to create a global leader in wireline and wireless network infrastructure solutions. The transaction, which was approved by the boards of directors of both companies, will build upon the complementary strengths of each company to...

Cadence Design Systems Inc. announced the formation of the Power Forward Initiative to address obstacles to lower power IC design facing the electronics industry. Members of the Initiative include Advanced Micro Devices , Applied Materials Inc. , ARM , ATI Technologies Inc. , Cadence Design Systems Inc., Freescale Semiconductor...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that its six microwave synthetic instruments are the first Class A LXI (LAN eXtension for Instruments) products to achieve certification from the LXI Consortium. These high performance synthetic instruments support the US Department of Defense (DoD) NxTest vision of flexible, modular and compact instrumentation. "Our...

Modelithics Inc. has released a powerful and feature-rich NLD Library™ (Non-Linear Diode) for Applied Wave Research Microwave Office, with a strong collection of well-documented models for improved microwave design simulation. The library consists of models for Schottky, varactor and PIN diodes from leading diode manufacturers like Infineon , M/A-COM...

Published May 30, 2006 From: Trevor Baker, Coffey I need a device that can transmit and receive information data. This device would be installed inside a house but needs to be able to transmit multiple miles. Is there such a device? Would a relay point extend the transmittable distance?...

Sixteen months after the acquisition of three production centers, Chelton Telecom & Microwave (CTM) has consolidated its activities to obtain quality certification ISO 9001 Version 2000. This adds to the excellent results achieved by the Systems Business Unit in Plaisir, France and the Sales Head Office in Grigny, France....

Alcatel has signed a €41.5 M GSM expansion contract with Unitel , the leading mobile operator in Angola and the sole GSM operator in the country. Following three consecutive years of close collaboration, this win strengthens Alcatel's position with Unitel and confirms its broad strategy to target and serve...

Centro de Tecnologia de las Comunicaciones, S.A. (CETECOM), in Spain, has been selected by the WiMAX Forum™ to develop the Radio Conformance Test Tester (RCTT) for mobile WiMAX. This follows the company’s participation, together with other test equipment manufacturers, in a RCTT RFP activity conducted by the Forum. The...

Thales' Land & Joint Systems Division has awarded RF Engines (RFEL), the experts in signal processing for FPGA, a contract for the supply of a complex channeliser design. Building on the successful launch of the ChannelCore product line in December of 2005, this contract calls for a modified version...