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Patch antennas, printed on a circuit board, are suitable for integration within a communication device since they occupy a very small volume within the system, while at the same time decreasing the final product fabrication cost. The use of this kind of printed patch antenna permits concealing the antenna...

QUALCOMM Inc. , a developer and innovator of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and other advanced wireless technologies, announced that the company has acquired Berkana Wireless Inc. , a Silicon Valley-based fabless semiconductor company. Berkana is a provider of complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) radio frequency integrated circuits (RFIC)...

ThyssenKrupp Technologies and EADS have signed an agreement with BAE Systems on the joint acquisition of Atlas Elektronik , Bremen, Germany. In accordance with the agreement, ThyssenKrupp Technologies will hold 60 percent of Atlas and EADS 40 percent. Both companies will pool their competencies in platform, electronic and system...

Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) has announced that it will acquire Chipcon , a leading company in the design of short-range, low power wireless transceiver devices. The transaction for approximately $200 M is expected to be completed this month (January 2006). Under the agreement Chipcon, which employs about 120 people,...

NEC Corp. has signed a contract with Brazil’s leading mobile and fixed network operators - VIVO , Claro and Embratel - to supply its fixed point-to-point PDH microwave system PASOLINK. VIVO is the country’s leading CDMA-based mobile operator whereas Claro is the leading GSM-based mobile operator. PASOLINK will be...

TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. has announced the opening of a new design and support center in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. The facility, known as the New England Design Center (NEDC), is part of TriQuint’s ongoing efforts to work more closely with strategic partners and customers on development of next-generation wireless modules and...

e2v technologies ended 2005 with the announcement of three key contracts wins worth a total of £10.7 M for its sensors and electronic tubes businesses. The largest contract, worth £6.1 M, is to supply vital defense electronic subsystems, utilizing the company's electronic tube technology, to the UK Ministry of...

Spectrum Analyzer The model N1996A is a compact, high performance spectrum analyzer (CSA) available in 3 and 6 GHz models and designed for use in a wide array of industries. This CSA enables R&D and manufacturing engineers and technicians to make precision RF measurements with speed, ease and confidence....

Lightwave Catalog This test and measurement catalog provides detailed information on the company’s solutions for optical, electrical, protocol and service-level testing for the installation and commissioning of broadband and triple-play services and infrastructures; photonic testing of next generation optical devices, digital microwave solutions for high speed communication buses; and...

RF Power Amplifiers Brochure This revised amplifiers brochure features the company’s wide range of RF power amplifiers available. The brochure highlights the “A” and “W” series amplifiers that cover 1 to 10,000 W and DC to 1 GHz. Product photographs, descriptions, specification and performance graphs are included for each...