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Keithley Expands Semiconductor Characterization System

Keithley Instruments Inc. , a leader in solutions for emerging measurement needs, has introduced Keithley Test Environment Interactive (KTEI) V7.1 for the company's award-winning Model 4200-SCS Semiconductor Characterization System. This software upgrade includes support for testing higher power semiconductor devices. With support for low-level device characterization through higher power...
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MtronPTI Introduces Stratum 3 OCXO Series

MtronPTI , a producer of frequency control and filter products, announced the XO5166 & XO5167 Series HCMOS output OCXO. This series offers full Stratum 3 compliance per GR-1244-CORE and hermeticity per MIL-STD-202, Method 112. The XO5166 & XO5167 Series has a wide frequency range of 10 to 53 MHz...
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Hittite Announces Low Loss Double-balanced Mixer Module

Hittite Microwave Corp. , a supplier of complete MMIC-based solutions for communication and military markets, announced the release of a wideband passive double-balanced mixer for use in point-to-point & point-to-multipoint radio, test equipment, laboratory and military applications from 11 to 20 GHz. The HMC-C051 is a passive double-balanced mixer...
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Powerwave Introduces GSM-UMTS Same Band Combiners

Powerwave Technologies Inc. , a global source for end-to-end wireless solutions, introduced the latest offering in its growing line-up of coverage and capacity solutions for indoor and outdoor environments--a Same Band Combiner that offers both cost savings and time to market efficiencies for wireless operators. Designed to support 850...
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GaAs Semiconductor Market Grows 17 Percent Year-on-Year

A new report from Strategy Analytics, “GaAs Semiconductor Market Grows to Over $3.6 B in 2007,” concludes that total GaAs device market exhibited year-on-year growth of 17% in 2007, beating the lackluster growth observed in the mainstream semiconductor market, and in-line with previous Strategy Analytics expectations. Overall the market...
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