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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...

WIN Semiconductors announced the availability of a leading edge process design kit (PDK) for Enhancement/Depletion-Mode PHEMT PD50-01 process technology. The WIN PDK, developed for use with Advanced Design System (ADS) from Agilent Technologies , enables radio frequency (RF) and microwave designers to design low cost integrated ICs composed of...

Computer Simulation Technology GmbH (CST) and SimLab Software GmbH (SimLab) have signed a participation and cooperation agreement. Through this agreement, CST has acquired a stake in SimLab, whereby joint research and development activities will become more intense and the two companies will work together more closely in the area...

With the expanding interest in WiMAX technology and deployments in the region, in addition to active interest from its Brazilian member companies, the WiMAX Forum® has created a permanent presence in this market with the establishment of the WiMAX Forum Brazil Office and the appointment of Brazil Director, Luiz...

DataPath Inc. , a provider of satellite and wireless communications networks, has completed its acquisition of SWE-DISH Satellite Systems AB , a Stockholm-based, global leader in the design and manufacture of portable and transportable satellite communications (SATCOM) systems. SWE-DISH's customers include US military organizations; German, British, Japanese and Swedish...

Alcatel-Lucent and SHD , a corporate joint venture between SFR and Neuf Cegetel, have signed a two-year contract for the supply and installation of the first next-generation WiMAX network in France, using standard 802.16e-2005. Under the agreement Alcatel-Lucent will equip the planned sites of SHD's WiMAX network in the...

ANADIGICS Inc. ceremonially broke ground for construction of a new state-of-the-art 6” gallium arsenide (GaAs) integrated circuit (IC) wafer fabrication facility (fab) in the Kunshan New and Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone (KSND) as part of a city wide celebration in the city of Kunshan in the Jiangsu Province in...

Agilent Technologies Inc. and GCT Semiconductor Inc. announced plans to jointly implement a WiMAX manufacturing test system for GCT's WiMAX chipsets, which will accelerate manufacturing throughput and allow mass production deployment. Agilent will support GCT chipsets with its E6651A Mobile WiMAX Test Set and MXZ-1000 WiMAX Manufacturing Test System....