RF & Microwave Industry News

RSS

Cascade Microtech Inc. announced that Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. has placed a multi-million dollar order for Cascade Microtech's Pyramid Probe® cards for its advanced RF CMOS integrated circuit production. The probe cards, which have begun to ship to Peregrine, will be used to test Peregrine's latest generation UltraCMOS™ high power...

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high performance radio systems and solutions for applications that drive mobile communications, announced the addition of a research and development (R&D) center in the company’s Shanghai facility. Located in Shanghai’s Zhanjiang High-Tech Park, the addition...

Endwave Corp. , a provider of high frequency RF modules for telecommunications networks, defense electronics and homeland security systems, announced the acquisition of privately-held ALC Microwave Inc. for approximately $6.6 M in cash. ALC is a provider of logarithmic amplifier subsystems to many US and international defense prime contractors....

Global semiconductor foundry UMC has joined the Power Forward Initiative (PFI), which is an industry initiative sponsored by Cadence Design Systems Inc. It has the goal of enabling the design and production of more power efficient electronic devices. The Initiative, made up of more than 20 industry-leading electronics companies,...

In recent years Huber + Suhner has focused on the core business of ‘Electrical and Optical Connectivity’, and concentrated on the three areas of Radio Frequency, Fiberoptic and Low Frequency Technologies. This approach has proven to be very successful and is the framework of further strategic development of the...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that its HDMI 1.3 Compliance Test Solution has been selected by Silicon Image Inc. , a leader in storage, distribution and presentation of high-definition content, for use in all of its Authorized Test Centers (ATC). Agilent announced in January 2007 that Silicon Image had selected...

Superconductor Technologies Inc. (STI), a provider of high performance infrastructure products for wireless voice and data applications, announced it was awarded a contract from the US Air Force to develop Semiconductor-Tuned High Temperature Superconducting Filters for Ultra-Sensitive Radio Frequency Receivers (SURF). The funded contract amount is $4.7 M. Upon...

Strand Marketing , a marketing and advertising agency specializing in the microwave industry, has announced the creation of a unique turnkey service that gives IMS2007 exhibitors a unique and simple way to welcome Asian attendees into their booths. In collaboration with RIC International , a language translation company specializing...

SiGe Semiconductor announced the SE2582L, a power amplifier based on an integrated architecture that boosts power efficiency, reduces system-level cost and optimizes performance of Wi-Fi® systems. The new power amplifier is ideal for access points, laptops, PC cards and embedded Wi-Fi applications. The SE2582L is based on a proven,...

The ZigBee® Alliance will hold its Fourth Annual European Open House and Exposition on May 3, 2007, in Paris, France. The one-day event features live demonstrations, panel discussions and lectures on how ZigBee, the global wireless language connecting dramatically different devices, is used in homes, commercial buildings and industrial...