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Jazz Semiconductor Announces Release of 130nm SiGe BiCMOS Technology

Jazz Semiconductor announces the release of a new 130nm SiGe BiCMOS technology designed for high speed wireless and optical communications applications.
Jazz Semiconductor announces the release of a new 130nm SiGe BiCMOS technology designed for high speed wireless and optical communications applications. This process combines industry standard 130nm CMOS with 200 GHz HBT NPN transistors for high performance RF and millimeter-wave integrated circuits. The technology offering includes advanced analog components...
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P1dB Announces New Right Angle SMA RF Coaxial Cables

P1dB announces YouForm™ high quality, low cost jacketed hand formable cables that feature stainless steel SMA plugs on each end and are now available in straight and right angle configurations.
P1dB announces YouForm™ high quality, low cost jacketed hand formable cables that feature stainless steel SMA plugs on each end and are now available in straight and right angle configurations. 100 percent VSWR tested 1.35:1 at 18 GHz for SMA straight connectors and 1.35:1 at 10 GHz for SMA...
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European Space Policy Becomes Reality

On 22 May Ministers in charge of space activities in the Member States of the European Space Agency (ESA), and those tasked with internal market, industry and research within the European Union’s Competitiveness Council, met in Brussels, Belgium, to ad...
On 22 May Ministers in charge of space activities in the Member States of the European Space Agency (ESA), and those tasked with internal market, industry and research within the European Union’s Competitiveness Council, met in Brussels, Belgium, to adopt a Resolution on the European Space Policy (ESP). Jointly...
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$120 Million Contract for Alcatel-Lucent in China

Alcatel-Lucent has signed a $120 M agreement for mobile communications solutions and service with China Unicom, a Chinese mobile service provider.
Alcatel-Lucent has signed a $120 M agreement for mobile communications solutions and service with China Unicom, a Chinese mobile service provider. The agreement encompasses a range of network projects the service provider has undertaken or plans to undertake in 2007. The projects include a CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A high-speed...
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Gyroscope Co-operation Set in Motion

The SAES® Getters Group and STMicroelectronics have signed a co-operation agreement that will support development and production of next generation MEMS gyroscopes.
The SAES® Getters Group and STMicroelectronics have signed a co-operation agreement that will support development and production of next generation MEMS gyroscopes. STMicroelectronics’ gyroscopes will integrate SAES’ PageWafer®, the most advanced getter thin-film solution for high vacuum maintenance in wafer-level packaged MEMS, to deliver higher device sensitivity and stability....
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Merrimac Receives Two Multi-Mix® Co-design Module Contracts

Merrimac Industries Inc. announced that it received both an Internal Research And Development (IRAD) and a new co-design contract as a follow-on to the IRAD contract for multifunction integrated modules from General Dynamics Advanced Informat...
Merrimac Industries Inc. announced that it received both an Internal Research And Development (IRAD) and a new co-design contract as a follow-on to the IRAD contract for multifunction integrated modules from General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems , a business unit of General Dynamics. The initial design efforts are valued...
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Linear Technology Relocates to New Facility

Linear Technology, a California-based maker of linear integrated circuits, announced that it has opened a new 20,000-square-foot design facility in Manchester, NH. Linear said that it had outgrown its prior New Hampshire design center.
Linear Technology , a California-based maker of linear integrated circuits, announced that it has opened a new 20,000-square-foot design facility in Manchester, NH. Linear said that it had outgrown its prior New Hampshire design center. The new design center is focused on high performance analog integrated circuits, and includes...
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