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Analog Devices Inc. (ADI), a leader in high performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications and RF integrated circuits, introduced a series of highly integrated RF/IF variable gain amplifiers (VGA). ADI’s new ADL5201, ADL5202, ADL5240 and ADL5243 variable gain amplifiers offer breakthrough levels of integration—combining up to four discrete RF/IF blocks...

TriQuint Semiconductor , an RF products manufacturer and foundry services provider, will showcase an extensive portfolio of integrated RF products for base transceiver station (BTS) radios at the European Microwave Conference. TriQuint products reduce the size and complexity of RF circuitry by integrating multiple functions into modules. This enables...

TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. , an RF front-end product manufacturer and foundry services provider, announced the release of its latest 150 mm Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) commercial foundry process, TQP15, to full production. TQP15 is targeted at the Ka-band segment and is designed for cost effectively building millimeter-wave MMICs for applications...

AWR Corp. announced the availability of a Microwave Office® 2010 design software library for Freescale Semiconductor ’s RF high-power models. Freescale’s validated RF high-power models enable power amplifier and base station designers to meet increasing performance demands with a cost-effective and timely solution. Freescale’s RF high-power model library includes...

NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced the availability of an ultra high frequency (UHF) RF power transistor; the BLF888A is a 600 W LDMOS device for broadcast transmitters and industrial applications. The BLF888A is the most powerful LDMOS broadcast transistor in the market to date. For a DVB-T signal over the...

TriQuint Semiconductor , an RF products manufacturer and foundry services provider, will showcase an extensive portfolio of integrated RF products for base transceiver station (BTS) radios at the European Microwave Conference. TriQuint products reduce the size and complexity of RF circuitry by integrating multiple functions into modules. This enables...

Ceragon Networks Ltd. , a provider of high-capacity, 4G/LTE-Ready wireless backhaul networks, announced that it has acquired all the shares of privately-held Elxys Innovations , Athens, Greece. Elxys is a designer of advanced, next-generation radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFIC). The acquisition solidifies Ceragon's leadership in RF design and allows it...

Hittite Microwave Corp. , a supplier of complete MMIC-based solutions for communication and military markets, has introduced the Power Conditioning product line, ideal for low noise voltage regulation in automotive telematics, cellular/4G, WiMAX/4G, military and test equipment applications. The HMC860LP3E is a low noise, high PSRR (Power Supply Rejection...

Accel-RF , a leader in turn-key RF reliability and performance characterization test systems for compound semiconductors, announced the addition of a new 'Smart Fixture' product-line for performance characterization of compound semiconductor devices. This USB controlled fixture, complete with either custom matching circuits, or proprietary wide bandwidth bias-tees, includes an...