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Mimix Asia , a supplier of monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMIC) for microwave and millimeter-wave applications, introduced a 2.7 to 3.8 GHz GaAs MMIC power amplifier that has 32 dB large signal gain and 41.5 dBm saturated output power. Identified as XP5002-BD, this device includes on-chip gate bias circuitry...

Skyworks Solutions Inc. , an innovator of high reliability analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, announced that Google Inc.’s Nexus One mobile phone is leveraging several of its highly integrated power amplifier modules. These 3G solutions were incorporated in the Google platform as...

Planar Monolithics Industries and Amplitech announced the collaboration of their combined product offering, engineering skills and marketing efforts. The companies will independently run the administrative and production facilities but will share a combined manufacturer's representative sales force, marketing effort and will direct future engineering requirements to the facility best...

Spectrum Control Inc. announced that its Spectrum Microwave Business Unit has been selected by Thales Communications Inc. , Clarksburg, MD, as the supplier for the RF Power Amplifier for the Extended Band Manpack, an accessory to the AN/PRC-148 JTRS Enhanced Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radio. Production of the RF Power...

Cree Inc. announced the release of a new GaN HEMT MMIC power amplifier, the CMPA0060025F, which offers 25 W output power over an instantaneous bandwidth of 20 MHz to 6 GHz. This product is ideal for military and ISM (industrial, scientific and medical) applications that require high power and...

Cobham has been awarded the Band 5/6 TWT (Travelling-wave Tube) Replacement Module Assembly (TRMA) development contract by the US Navy that could, if all options are exercised, be worth up to US$11.5 M. Cobham was competitively selected for this contract by the US Navy’s Naval Surface Warfare Centre in...

Avago Technologies has added to its family of low noise amplifiers with the launch of a new high-gain LNA with variable current and shutdown functions for use in GPS, unlicensed Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) bands, and WiMAX applications. The compact MGA-231T6 offers a very low noise figure combined...

In 2009, connectivity chips showed the greatest growth within the mobile phone semiconductor market, according to new data from ABI research. The total revenue for handset Bluetooth, GPS and WLAN in 2009 is forecasted to grow 16 percent compared to 2008, exceeding $1.9 B, and with a CAGR of...