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StratEdge , a designer and producer of semiconductor packages for microwave, millimeter-wave and high speed digital devices, along with J microTechnology and Accel-RF , announced they will be hosting a seminar on monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) packaging, testing and reliability on June 14, 2006, at the Moscone Convention...

Park Electrochemical Corp. announced the change of the name of its advanced composite materials (ACM) business from FiberCote Industries Inc. to Nelcote Inc. Consistent with this name change, Park's advanced composite materials product line will now be sold under the Nelcote™ trade name. "We chose the new Nelcote name...

Elcoteq SE , a provider of electronics manufacturing services (EMS) to the communications technology industry, has entered into a manufacturing agreement with the US-based PCTEL Antenna Products Group Inc. Under the agreement, the company will manufacture integrated Variable Electrical Tilt (iVET) base station antennas along with certain land mobile...

The recent two-day ARMMS RF and Microwave Society Conference , held at Steventon, near Oxford, UK, was well attended. During the Tony Chapman Electronics sponsored event, the varied conference program was complemented by a table-top exhibition and the Microwave Society Dinner. This was not just a social event but...

Richardson Electronics Ltd. announced a franchise distributor partnership agreement with Radiotronix Inc. , Oklahoma City, OK. Under terms of the agreement, Richardson will distribute, on a global basis, the entire line of Wi.232 DTS and frequency hopping spread-spectrum modules, as well as the Wi.M family of developer-controlled, spread-spectrum capable...

Andrew Corp. , a global leader in communications systems and products, has won a strategic exclusive development and production contract from L-3 Communications—Narda Satellite Networks for a new 3.9 meter flyaway tactical satellite earth station antenna. The award is the first for Andrew's new military satellite communications (MilSatCom) product...

Alcatel Alenia Space has signed a contract to build a new powerful telecommunication satellite for the US operator SES AMERICOM . Beginning in mid-2008, the AMC-21 satellite will transmit throughout the Continental United States (CONUS), Alaska, Hawaii and Caribbean regions, expand occasional resources for broadcasters, and support enterprise communications...

The vision of Sweden having a single radio system for all public safety authorities has become a reality as the RAKEL system rolls out in the Stage 1 zone, encompassing the counties of Skåne, Blekinge and Kalmar in southern Sweden. Stage 1 has been officially approved and the transition...

Multi-band handsets will drive demand for compact front-end modules that simplify cellphone design, layout and assembly. Filters used in modules, including power amplifier, antenna switch, low noise amplifier and transceiver modules, will grow to an estimated 40 percent of filters in 2010, according to findings in the recent Strategy...

Lockheed Martin awarded G.T. Microwave a continuance contract after G.T. successfully completed and delivered 500 calibrated for true position vector modulators on time. On April 24, 2006, G.T. Microwave received confirmation of a new contract for additional quantities with Lockheed Martin. G.T. Microwave, a designer and manufacturer of microwave...