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Freescale Semiconductor introduces three new RF LDMOS power transistors that deliver ultra high output levels required for Doherty-type, multi-carrier power amplifiers (MCPA) used in wireless base station transceivers. Freescale’s MRF8S18260H/S, MRF8P18265H/S and MRF8S19260H/S products are the newest members of Freescale’s High Voltage Eighth Generation (HV8) family of RF power...

VIPER RF has entered into a co-marketing agreement with TriQuint , through which VIPER RF will offer design support and specialized RF expertise to help customers develop chips using TriQuint's process technologies and design tools. Specializing in microwave and RFIC design and development, VIPER RF is a UK consultancy...

Rohde & Schwarz has entered into a cooperative agreement with the Belgian company NMDG , a highly specialized provider of nonlinear network analysis solutions that will enable Rohde & Schwarz to expand its extensive network analysis portfolio of nonlinear measurement solutions. Today's advanced RF components and systems need to...

The growing recognition of the global significance of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications was demonstrated in the first meeting outside Europe of the M2M technical committee of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). The meeting of the committee, which defines the operation of future M2M communications and the efficient integration onto...

The predicted demise of dedicated, single-chip solutions for mobile phones has been exaggerated, according to ABI Research Vice President Kevin Burden. “The push in recent cellular handset design has also been to combine as many radios as possible on a single chip. These multi-function Combo ICs have gotten all...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced it has begun unveiling the highly anticipated next release of its Advanced Design System (ADS) flagship RF design software. ADS 2011 delivers breakthrough capabilities for multi-technology design inherent in today’s RF System-in-Package (SiP) components. Existing Agilent customers and partners, including foundries and component vendors, are...

M/A-COM Tech Asia will showcase S-band and X-band Core Chip Solutions for military and weather radar and satellite communications applications during the European Microwave Week (EuMW) exhibition. The company's booth (#91) will display complete block diagram solutions that include a core chip, power amplifiers and low noise amplifiers. M/A-COM...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the Agilent N6070A series signaling conformance test for 3GPP LTE user equipment (UE), which extends the capability of the new Agilent PXT Mobile Communications Test Set to a complete signaling conformance test solution (also known as protocol conformance test or PCT). This innovative test solution...

Analog Devices Inc. (ADI), a leader in high performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications and RF integrated circuits, introduced a series of highly integrated RF/IF variable gain amplifiers (VGA). ADI’s new ADL5201, ADL5202, ADL5240 and ADL5243 variable gain amplifiers offer breakthrough levels of integration—combining up to four discrete RF/IF blocks...

Anaren Inc. announced that it has launched a family of Anaren Integrated Radio (AIR) modules designed for the broad electronics market. Working closely with Texas Instruments as a member of the TI Developer Network, Anaren developed the five-module AIR family to provide a more elegant, FCC Certified, 'plug and...