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Surging sales of netbooks, media tablets and other “always connected” consumer and industrial electronics products mean equally robust performance in markets for wireless connectivity ICs. ABI Research expects that when the final numbers for 2010 are gathered, shipments of wireless connectivity chipsets will reach a total of approximately two...

Focus Microwaves Corp. , a device characterization solutions provider, announced several multi-national Tier 1 foundries and RFIC ODMs have placed orders for advanced noise characterization systems based on Focus NPEx 2.0, the world’s most advanced noise characterization toolset, and Agilent Technologies’ PNA-X network analyzer. Building on breakthrough technology in...

Raytheon Co. plans to open a Public Safety Regional Technology Center in Los Angeles County this summer and is in the final stages of selecting a specific location with about 25,000 square feet of space. The Raytheon Public Safety RTC will serve as the focus of the company's civil...

The 50BA- series from JFW Industries is an all-new line of variable attenuator systems. These plug-and-play modules come complete with Ethernet/RS-232 interfaces as well as manual control (via Momentary Lever Actuator Switches with 7-segment digital display). Designed to be easy to use, compact and affordable, the 50BAs are available...

Temex-Ceramics and Modelithics have partnered to provide S-parameter data on Temex-Ceramics’ CLX (2225) and CLE (4040) HiQ power capacitors. Measured broadband, 0.04 to 2 GHz data was acquired using series and shunt mount fixtures, and is now available for free download from the Modelithics website at http://www.modelithics.com/mvp/Temex%20Ceramics . Modelithics...

Meller Optics Inc. announced IR and broadband optics that can be custom fabricated and ready for OEM assembly as windows, lenses, mirrors, and prisms made from many materials are now available. Meller IR and Broadband Optics can be fabricated to precise customer specifications from zinc selenide and -sulfide, calcium-...

ISCO International, LLC, a leading provider of flexible spectrum conditioning solutions for wireless service providers, today announced Proteus, a new product that “clears the air” of radio interference that infringes upon users trying to connect to a base station for voice or data service. PurePass, the new all digital...

The OpenET Alliance has been incorporated as a non-profit company to encourage faster adoption of Envelope Tracking (ET) technology to reduce the cost and power consumption of wireless transmissions for cellular, broadcast, military and other wireless communications applications. It has appointed a board, is accepting members and has published...

Infineon Technologies AG has opened a new facility in China called Infineon Integrated Circuits (Beijing) Co. Ltd., located in the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Area. In addition to sales and marketing, application R&D and central functions, the new entity houses an IGBT stack manufacturing facility and a technical...

Epic Communications Inc. (Epicom) has announced a series of next generation W-CDMA/HSPA power amplifiers. These PA products are specifically designed for 3G portable devices and mobile phones, and are compatible with industry leading 3G chipset solutions. Epicom plans to offer more advanced PA products for other 3G standards such...