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API Technologies Corp. , a provider of electronic systems, subsystems, RF, and secure solutions for the defense, aerospace, and commercial industries, announced that is has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Commercial Microwave Technology Inc. (CMT) for a total purchase price of $8.2 M in...

It is the month of December, and thoughts naturally turn to the holidays and time off with family and friends. It is also crunch time for 2012 budgeting and strategic planning for next year. At Microwave Journal, we have expanded our portfolio of advertising and marketing opportunities to help...

It’s the end of the year when many businesses take a deep breath, reflect on success and shortfalls from the current year, and begin planning for 2012. Before you jump into your social media and business plans, consider these all-too-common pitfalls. These are mistakes I’ve made myself over the...

Microwave Journal’s printer, Brown Printing Company, published an interesting case study about a Florida Realtor trade association that used targeted print inserts in the Florida Realtor Magazine to attract more attendees to their statewide annual convention. Brown developed a mobile campaign that used a combination of demographic binding and...

Agilent Technologies Inc. and Accelicon Technologies announced they have signed a definitive acquisition agreement. Accelicon, a privately held company, provides device-level modeling and validation software for the electronics industry. The transaction, subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to be completed in 60 to 90 days. Financial details were...

Skyworks Solutions Inc. , an innovator of high reliability analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, announced that it has begun volume shipments of analog control switches to Siemens Healthcare for its state-of-the-art MAGNETOM magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners. Skyworks' devices allow Siemens to...

Analog Devices Inc. announced that it has entered into a worldwide sales distribution agreement with Richardson RFPD Inc. As one of the leading distributors of RF and microwave components, Richardson RFPD will support the design-in of ADI’s high performance RF ICs along with the company’s full range of analog,...

X-COM Systems LLC , a subsidiary of Bird Technologies Group, introduced the 4CH-VSG2000, which in the compact space of a 2U rack-mount enclosure combines four independently-programmable arbitrary waveform vector signal generators (VSG) each with dedicated removable 1-Tbyte solid-state drives for waveform storage. The 4CH-VSG2000 is an excellent choice for...

LPRS , Europe’s leading supplier of short-range radio devices, announces the launch of the IQRF wireless design challenge. Running from 1st December 2011 to 31st March 2012 the challenge is open to all RF designers to create a new and innovative wireless communication or control solution based on the...

NEC Europe ’s Kaoru Kenyoshi was appointed to the Board of Directors of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), during ETSI’s 58th General Assembly held in Cannes, France on the 29th and 30th of November 2011. He will join ETSI’s Board of Directors for the 2012 to 2014 term...