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Keithley Instruments and CEA Leti have entered into a Joint Development Partnership (JDP) centered on semiconductor device material testing technology. The JDP calls for Keithley and CEA Leti, one of the world's most sophisticated semiconductor development laboratories, to research methods for characterizing advanced semiconductor materials and devices that support...

UltraSource Inc. , a supplier of custom thin film circuits and ceramic interconnect devices, announced the release of a new brochure that details the company's road to Lean Manufacturing. Anyone with an interest in Lean Manufacturing principles, and the challenges and rewards in implementing them, will find this informative...

EADS North America Defense Test and Services and Tabor Electronics announced that, effective immediately, EADS North America Defense Test and Services is the exclusive distributor of Tabor-branded products in the United States. This enhancement to the current OEM relationship between the companies resulted from Tabor’s need to support the...

Cree Inc. , a market leader in silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors, announced an agreement under which Nihon Inter Electronics Corp. (NIEC) will introduce a line of silicon carbide (SiC)-based Schottky power rectifier diodes in Japan with die manufactured by Cree Inc. NIEC is a world leader in silicon-based...

As anticipated, the nation’s two largest WiMAX players, Sprint Nextel and Clearwire, are joining to construct the first seamless nationwide mobile broadband network. Because the proposed alliance includes the exchange of selected 2.5 GHz spectrum, it is subject to review by the Department of Justice and the FCC. If...

Cadence Design Systems Inc. , a leader in global electronic-design innovation, announced that it has acquired Invarium Inc. , a San Jose, CA-based developer of advanced lithography-modeling and pattern-synthesis technology. Invarium's pattern synthesis capabilities enable superior pattern resolution and faster yield ramp for designs targeted to 45-nanometer-and-below process technologies....

Strategy Analytics , the global research and consulting company, today released, “Will Consolidation of Handset FEM Suppliers Imitate Infrastructure RF Subsystems?,” a report that argues that the base of suppliers of front-end power amplifier (PA) and filter modules for handsets will undergo consolidation over the next six years, with...

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD) announced a major expansion at its Beijing, China, facility. The expansion includes increased assembly capacity and the addition of new advanced capabilities. The expansion is expected to support RFMD's POLARIS™ 3 RF solution, which is currently scheduled to ramp production in the current quarter....

Richardson Electronics Ltd. announced it recently received its highest ranking ever in a reader’s survey of preferred distributors conducted by Electronics Supply and Manufacturing—China. Richardson Electronics was ranked second overall among International Distributors in the annual survey of purchasing professionals. Richardson also placed in the Top 10 in all...

Auriga Measurement Systems LLC announced it has been awarded a research and development contract entitled "Solid-State High-Efficiency Radar Transmit Module" by the Naval Air Warfare Center. Auriga will lead the project with its partner, Raytheon, on this Small Business Innovation Research Award. “We are very excited about winning this...