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RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD) announced the addition of two new products to the company's extensive portfolio of broadband transmission products. The two newly released products are RFMD's D10040300GTH hybrid power doubler amplifier module and OS10040320PW optical receiver module. Both are designed for current- and next-generation CATV infrastructure applications....

Provigent , a provider of System-on-a-Chip (SoC) solutions for the broadband wireless transmission market, announced the availability of the PVG710, an integrated analog integrated circuit (IC) for microwave backhaul. “The PVG710 provides the most cost-effective solution for the strict design requirements of microwave systems. It integrates the complete Intermediate...

AWR , an innovation leader in high frequency electronic design automation (EDA), announced that users of AWR's Microwave Office design software now have access to XML library data for a broad array of microwave amplifiers from TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. ’s San Jose design center (formerly WJ Communications). The devices...

Skyworks Solutions Inc. , an innovator of high reliability analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, introduced a new suite of low noise amplifiers (LNA) featuring pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor (PHEMT) and silicon germanium (SiGe) technologies. The new high performing, low cost product...

Richardson Electronics Ltd. announced that it has been named “Distributor of the Year” by Microsemi Corp.’s Power Products Group. This distinction, presented annually by the Microsemi Sales and Marketing teams, goes to the distributor who has consistently shown exemplary design, sales and logistics support to Microsemi’s global customer base....

Microsemi Corp. , a manufacturer of high performance analog mixed signal integrated circuits and high reliability semiconductors, and Endwave Corp. , a provider of high-frequency RF solutions for mobile communications markets, announced that Microsemi has acquired Endwave’s defense electronics and security (D&S) business. Microsemi intends to combine Endwave’s high...

Mimix Broadband Inc. introduced a GaAs MMIC high power amplifier (HPA) with +37 dBm saturated output power and 27 dB small signal gain. This HPA, identified as XP1058-BD, uses a dual-sided bias architecture, covers 14.5 to 16 GHz, and achieves +44 dBm OIP3. The device is well suited for...

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD), a leader in the design and manufacture of high performance semiconductor components, announced that the company has been selected by a leading smartphone manufacturer to supply its RF2815 GPS LNA module for use in a soon to be released CDMA smartphone. This new smartphone...

Agilent Technologies announced an expansion of the use of its Advanced Design System (ADS) EDA software at Skyworks Solutions Inc. , an innovator of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors. The two companies have customized the ADS platform for an integrated and efficient design-for-manufacturing flow. The expansion enables rapid...

SWE-DISH Satellite Systems AB , a DataPath® company specializing in compact, quick-to-air and easy-to-use mobile satellite communications (SATCOM) equipment, has been granted US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licenses for its Drive-Away CCT120 and Suitcase® CCT120 SATCOM terminals. The licenses are for all authorized US licensed satellites (ALSAT) listed on...