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DiTom Microwave Inc. invites you to attend the SATELLITE 2015 exhibition as their special guest.  The compnay will be exhibiting from booth 3134 on the show floor March 16 - 19, 2015 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C.

Infineon Technologies AG and Panasonic Corp. have announced an agreement under which both companies will jointly develop Gallium nitride (GaN) devices based on Panasonic’s normally-off (enhancement mode) GaN on silicon transistor structure integrated into Infineon’s surface-mounted device (SMD) packages. In this context Panasonic has provided Infineon with a license of its normally-off GaN transistor structure. This agreement will enable each company to manufacture high performing GaN devices. Customers will have the added advantage of having two possible sources for compatible packaged GaN power switches: a setup not available for any other GaN on silicon device so far.

AT4 wireless and Anritsu have reached an agreement to upgrade the LTE Advanced conformance test and carrier acceptance test capabilities in Europe, North America and APAC.

Rohde & Schwarz will collaborate with Communications Components Inc. to provide operators and test services providers with a comprehensive solution for base station installation and maintenance including PIM testing.

Finmeccanica – Selex ES has been awarded two important new contracts for the company’s Grifo radar system. In each case, the radar system was selected for its proven high performance and flexible architecture.

Dr. Ajay K. Poddar of Synergy Microwave Corp. has been selected for the 2015 IFCS W.G. Cady Award to be presented at the 2015 Joint Conference of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium & European Frequency and Time Forum in Denver, Colo., April 12-16, 2015.

Radio Frequency Systems (RFS), the global wireless and broadcast infrastructure specialist, announced that 2014 was another record-breaking year for deployments of its RADIAFLEX® and CELLFLEX®cables and related products.The company’s market-leading passive and active in-tunnel and in-building wireless networking solutions were used by major mobile operators and integrators to deliver uninterrupted coverage and capacity in some of the most challenging indoor venues around the world, including office buildings, research centers, metro rail tunnels, road tunnels, airports, exhibition grounds and stadiums.

Anite announced it will be expanding its device application testing capability by entering into an agreement to acquire the trade and assets of Setcom Wireless Products GmbH, a supplier of wireless device application test solutions,based in Munich, Germany.

PCTEST Engineering Laboratory Inc. (PCTEST LAB), an accredited testing laboratory for wireless testing and certification, has upgraded its R&S TS8980FTA-2 and R&S CMW500 systems to accommodate the new 4G/LTE test plans for industry conformance and carrier acceptance testing.

Mercury Systems Inc., a leading high-tech commercial provider of more affordable secure and sensor processing subsystems powering today’s critical defense and intelligence applications, announced it received $3.1 million in follow-on orders from a leading defense prime contractor for radar subsystems for a missile defense application. The orders were booked in the company’s fiscal 2015 third quarter and are expected to be shipped over the next several quarters.