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GE Global Research , the centralized research organization of the General Electric Co., is to collaborate with Sumitomo Electric Industries (SEI) to develop industrial equipment using higher temperature superconducting materials. The discovery of higher temperature materials is seen as critical to enabling more cost-effective and widespread industrial applications of...

The market for silicon- and crystal-based timing devices is continuing its smooth expansion and, according to a new study from ABI Research, total revenues will grow from $4.2 B in 2006 to exceed $5.7 B in 2011. Senior analyst Douglas McEuen says that, "The current steady, moderate growth in...

In a deal worth €59 M Saab Microwave Systems has signed a contract with the Spanish army for ARTHUR Weapon Locating radars, a training simulator and logistics. Norway and Sweden have collaborated to develop ARTHUR, a radar that locates hostile artillery and has a total range of up to...

RF Monolithics Inc. (RFMI) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aleier Inc. , has been chosen by the City of Los Angeles to implement Aleier's FM1j interprise™ Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) application as its new Building Management System. The City of Los Angeles will be using the Aleier solution to...

Published December 22, 2006 From: Chandrakanth Mariyappa, L&T Dear Harlan, How can I calculate the minimum detectable signal (MDS) of a receiver chain using a spectrum analyzer? What things need to be considered during the calculation? Dear Chandrakanth, The way to determine the MDS is to monitor the output...

Nokia and Thai operator Advanced Info Service Public Co. Ltd. (AIS) have signed a contract valued at $100 M for the expansion of the operator's GSM/EDGE network, resulting in nationwide coverage for both GSM and EDGE. Nokia will modernize AIS's network infrastructure and support the company in providing innovative...

Triton Services Inc. , Electron Technology Division, Easton, PA, has been awarded a contract for the development of a new Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier (TWTA) for a shipboard tracking radar. The value of the contract awarded by a European defense contractor exceeds $1 M for the development and the...

Credence Systems Corp. , a provider of test solutions from design-to-production for the worldwide semiconductor industry, announced that it has entered into separate privately negotiated agreements with certain holders of its outstanding 1.50 percent Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2008 (the "Outstanding Notes") under which such holders have agreed to...

RF Micro Devices Inc. , a global leader in the design and manufacture of high performance radio systems and solutions for applications that drive mobile communications, announced the official opening of its new customer support center in Shanghai, China. The new facility underscores RFMD's growing presence in Greater China...

To meet the demand for testing Bluetooth V2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) designs, RFI Global Services has expanded its Bluetooth EDR test capacity by taking delivery of significant upgrades to its existing Bluetooth test platforms and an additional EDR RF tester. EDR RF qualification testing will soon become...