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Valpey Fisher Corp., a provider of high performance integrated products for timing and frequency control, introduces its latest product offering -- the VFTX250. Valpey Fisher calls this the industry’s smallest size Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillator (TCXO). It offers outstanding performance for wireless communication systems. The device delivers frequency stability...

Skyworks Solutions Inc. has introduced two miniature 0402 varactor diodes for VCO, phase noise, frequency control and voltage tuned filter applications including WLAN, CATV low noise block, energy management, wireless infrastructure and military devices. These small form factor, low profile plastic surface mount technology packaged diodes offer a discrete...

Wireless Telecom Group has been awarded a five-year supply agreement by Robin Warner Air Force Base for Boonton 4542 high performance RF power analyzers. These RF power analyzers are used to service and maintain radar and control systems for the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Global Hawk UAVs...

Modelithics Inc. has released a substantially enhanced version of its popular linear and nonlinear system level model libraries for RF, microwave and millimeter-wave device and components. The Modelithics COMPLETE Library version 8.0 for Agilent Advanced Design System (ADS) customers, is now fully compatible with ADS 2011. Modelithics’ version 8.0...

Following small shipment volumes in 2012 and a significant increase in shipments in 2013, IEEE 802.11ac will emerge as the dominant Wi-Fi protocol by 2014. Only a niche subset of 802.11ac will be single-band 802.11ac, using solely the five GHz band. Most will be 802.11n/802.11ac dual-band chipsets. Established Wi-Fi...

Analog Devices Inc. , (ADI) a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications and leading supplier of RF ICs, announced the introduction of two VGA products that feature new levels of integration and performance for designers of broadband communications systems. With unprecedented levels of integration, the ADRF6516 VGA...

In a way, I have always considered September to be the unofficial start of the year. It has to do with the return of school, entering a new grade level, having new teachers, harder courses and of course the changing season. In our New England office, September means cooler...

We have to fix what is broken and worn out It is clear that tightening Department of Defense (DoD) budgets are on track to become reality in the near term. And with the extended deployment of military hardware and weapons systems, our military faces a situation where “our stuff”...

Notable highlights related to contract activity in August included news that the US government is deploying the vehicle and dismount exploitation radar (VADER) system designed by Northrop Grumman and incorporated on General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' MQ-9 Reapers to detect illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on the southwest border. Meanwhile,...

The 2011 Fall season is upon us and I've got my trade show cap on quite often lately. Microwave Journal is participating in eight shows between now and December. Here is my To-Do list for the coming weeks, which may be useful to some of you who are participating...