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China boasts not just the world’s largest RFID-enabled government ID card initiative, but a wide range of other RFID application projects in transportation ticketing, animal tagging, anti-counterfeiting, real-time location systems (RTLS), asset tracking, e-ticketing and contactless payments. According to a new study from ABI Research, their total market revenue...

RF Micro Devices announced the completion of its acquisition of Filtronic Compound Semiconductors Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Filtronic PLC. Under the terms of the transaction, RFMD paid an acquisition price of approximately £12.5 M in cash for Filtronic Compound Semiconductors. The acquisition price included the purchase of...

Agilent Technologies Inc. and Beceem Communications announced they will extend their WiMAX collaboration to include Mobile WiMAX Wave 2 Protocol Test. Agilent and Beceem will ensure that customers can confidently use Agilent protocol test systems with Beceem's Mobile WiMAX reference designs. Both companies will verify that their designs are...

The closure of two of Germany's HDTV channels in recent weeks has cast a shadow over European hopes for a rapid transition to High Definition Television, according to analysis published by the Strategy Analytics Broadband Network Strategies service. This report, "HDTV Channels Shut Down: A Sign of Things to...

Welcome to March, another special month in our 50-year celebration of Microwave Journal and the microwave industry. This is the month we publish our annual Test & Measurement/CAD issue along with our Cables and Connectors supplement. As in previous years, we dedicate this month to measurement and simulation, two...

When approached to write this cover story 50 years on from Tore Anderson’s original article, which appeared in the very first issue of Microwave Journal , I agreed to write it for two particular reasons. First, as a Brit, it is a privilege to have the opportunity to acknowledge...

Ansoft Corp. has released Q3D Extractor V8, the latest version of the company's 3-D parasitic extraction software. Q3D Extractor performs both the 2-D and 3-D electromagnetic field simulation required to extract RLCG parameters from an interconnect structure and automatically generates an equivalent SPICE circuit model for use in Nexxim,...

Park Electrochemical Corp., a global advanced materials company that develops and manufactures high-technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials and advanced composite materials, has opened a new advanced composite materials ‘Pioneer Plant’ located on Pioneer Road in Jurong, Singapore. The company’s manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, China, France,...

The 2008 Super Bowl showcased not only athletic talent but also the growing presence of M2M (Machine-to-Machine) technology. Both the New York Giants and the New England Patriots employed cellular M2M and GPS systems in team vehicles, ensuring the wellbeing of all players and employees by tracking each vehicle’s...

Clean technologies represent a huge component of the future of Silicon Valley. Investment in the sector is growing dramatically from an estimated $917 M in VC funding in 2005 to a projected $19 B by the year 2010. Solar and LED technologies stand to be the areas with the...