RF & Microwave Industry News

Teamwork for BAE Systems, QinetiQ and Roke

The BAE Systems and QinetiQ partnership bidding to supply a new Naval Medium Range Radar (NMRR) system for the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigates and aircraft carriers has been further strengthened through a teaming agreement with research an...
The BAE Systems and QinetiQ partnership bidding to supply a new Naval Medium Range Radar (NMRR) system for the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigates and aircraft carriers has been further strengthened through a teaming agreement with research and development specialist, Roke Manor Research Ltd. The team’s offering, ARTISAN 3D,...
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AMICOM to Debut at IEEE MTT-S IMS

AMICOM is the European Network of Excellence on RF MEMS and RF microsystems technology. Funded under the 6th Framework Program (FP6) of the European Commission, AMICOM is an EU initiative that aims to structure and consolidate EU research in the field of RF-MEMS and RF microsystems technology through a...
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Narda Broadband Introduces Electromagnetic Field Meters

Narda Safety Test Solutions, an L-3 Communications company, introduced the NBM-550, a lightweight, handheld meter for broadband measurement of electromagnetic (EM) energy that incorporates a range of features never before available in a single i...
Narda Safety Test Solutions , an L-3 Communications company, introduced the NBM-550, a lightweight, handheld meter for broadband measurement of electromagnetic (EM) energy that incorporates a range of features never before available in a single instrument in the RF radiation safety marketplace. Broadband EM field meters are employed by...
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LPKF Unveils Laser-based PCB Production on Demand

LPKF Laser & Electronics unveils the new ProtoLaser 200, a versatile state-of-the-art laser system for prototyping and on-demand production of PCBs. This fully enclosed laser-based system works directly off of CAD data to produce circuits on a variety of materials, including ceramic and PTFE-based substrates. The protective cabinet allows...
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Quantum Leap Announces Breakthrough in Plastic Hermetic Packaging

Quantum Leap Packaging Inc. (QLP), a provider of high performance, air cavity packages for semiconductor assembly, has announced the availability of HermeTech™, the industry's first hermetic plastic package that meets JEDEC standards.
Quantum Leap Packaging Inc. (QLP), a provider of high performance, air cavity packages for semiconductor assembly, has announced the availability of HermeTech™, the industry's first hermetic plastic package that meets JEDEC standards. QLP is manufacturing HermeTech plastic air cavity QFNs that maintain hermetic leak rates of less than 5x10-8...
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Jazz and Fujitsu to Collaborate

Fujitsu Ltd. (Fujitsu), Fujitsu Microelectronics of America Inc. (FMA) and Jazz Semiconductor (Jazz), a wholly owned subsidiary of Jazz Technologies Inc., announced that they will work together to manufacture System-on-Chip (SoC) p...
Fujitsu Ltd. (Fujitsu), Fujitsu Microelectronics of America Inc. (FMA) and Jazz Semiconductor (Jazz), a wholly owned subsidiary of Jazz Technologies Inc., announced that they will work together to manufacture System-on-Chip (SoC) products for RF CMOS devices. Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the companies, the collaboration is...
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Farran Re-tools for the Future

Since Farran Technology was acquired by the Smiths Group there have been many positive changes.
Since Farran Technology was acquired by the Smiths Group there have been many positive changes. Farran has now been aligned with other similarly branded businesses, focused on markets within the Microwave Systems section of the Interconnect division, under the umbrella of the Specialty Engineering Group. With these changes in...
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