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FCI acquired Smartag , a specialized player in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags manufacturing. This acquisition will allow the group to strengthen its RFID offer in a very dynamic market. Trierenberg Holding AG and Delfortgroup AG, the former owners, were advised by Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking on...

Microsemi Corp. , a manufacturer of high performance analog and mixed signal integrated circuits and high reliability semiconductors, has announced the addition of its most powerful amplifier to date for wireless LAN access point applications. Designated the LX5535™, the new Microsemi power amplifier provides output power of 25 dBm,...

W.L. Gore & Associates has extended its on-line capabilities, building on the success of last year’s launch of the industry first cable configurator. Available now from Gore is the new GORE™ Microwave/RF Assembly Builder, an on-line interactive configurator that provides simple step-by-step instructions for designing GORE Microwave/RF Cable Assemblies....

Fox Electronics announced that the low levels of jitter and high performance features in its XpressO voltage-controlled crystal oscillators (VCXO) make it possible for more information to be transmitted than with traditional programmable oscillators. This high rate of data transfer can directly affect the bottom line of service providers...

Analog Devices Inc. (ADI), a global leader in high performance semiconductors for signal processing applications, expands its industry-leading radio frequency solutions with the introduction today of an RF amplifier portfolio of 12 new devices covering the complete RF signal chain. Combined with ADI’s industry-leading power detectors, modulators, demodulators, mixers...

Freescale Semiconductor unveiled the world’s highest power LDMOS RF power transistor. The MRF6VP11KH device delivers pulsed RF output power of 1 kW at 130 MHz and features the highest drain efficiency and power gain of any device in its class. This ultra-efficient transistor is the latest example of Freescale’s...

RF Micro Devices Inc. announced the introduction of the RF393X family of 48 V gallium nitride (GaN) power transistors. The RF393X product family offers power performance from 10 to 120 W and very wide tunable bandwidth, demonstrating the superior combination of high power and bandwidth offered by RFMD’s GaN...

Sirenza Microdevices announced the production release of the SPF-5043Z and SPF-5122Z high performance enhancement mode PHEMT MMIC low noise amplifiers (LNA). These LNAs offer sub-1 dB noise figure and high linearity in an easy-to-use active-biased gain block configuration. Fully integrated impedance matching circuitry eliminates the need for external matching...

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced enhancements to the world’s fastest signal analyzer, the Agilent N9020A MXA signal analyzer, including the ability to create complete instrument security via CPU and hard disk drive (HDD) removal. Also featuring a new phase-noise measurement application, MATLAB drivers, time gating and an enhanced 802.16 OFDMA...

K&L Microwave is featuring its rugged FV series of filters in booth 1100. The 6FV20-8180/U680-O/O is part of the company's rugged FV series of products. These products have high reliability due to their relatively simple mechanical construction. The simplicity of the unit’s construction and high reliability makes it suitable...