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Plextek , a Cambridge-based electronics and communications design consultancy, has completed the design of 2 W and 4 W X-band power amplifier (PA) MMICs for a UK electronics component supplier. Both MMICs cover the entire X-band (8 to 12 GHz) and are available as bare die, packaged components or...

Cree Inc. announces the sample release of two breakthrough gallium nitride (GaN) HEMT transistors for use in WiMAX applications covering the 4.9 to 5.8 GHz frequency band. The new transistors, CGH55015F and CGH55030F, are the first released GaN HEMT WiMAX products specified to operate at up to 5.8 GHz,...

Narda , an L-3 Communications company, will showcase its advanced microwave integrated circuit (MIC) technology that combines microwave hybrid manufacturing with multilayer printed circuit boards and advanced digital devices in Booth 1600 . Narda's proprietary techniques enable higher levels of microwave, digital and analog functional integration than is achievable...

Giga-tronics Inc. and CAP Wireless Inc. announced a joint technology, marketing and support agreement in which Giga-tronics will incorporate CAP’s unique Spatium™ spatial combining technology into its GT-1000A Microwave Power Amplifier. The GT-1000A rack-mount broadband power amplifier, combined with the Spatium engine, delivers outstanding performance and exceptional value for...

Answering the critical need for high-speed and performance for electronic warfare and electronic counter-measure applications, Inphi Corp. will demonstrate a monobit receiver application that utilizes its 25706CP 25 GHz Latched Comparator, which features the industry’s highest sampling rates of up to 25 GHz, at the 2008 International Microwave Symposium...

Kaben Wireless Silicon Inc. , a wireless semiconductor design company, announced that it has successfully produced a WiMAX Fractional-N synthesizer in IBM 7WL process. The Fractional-N synthesizer delivers a -116 dBc/Hz phase noise performance and -90 dBc spurious response at 6 GHz output. High phase noise and spurs can...

Paratek Microwave Inc. , a technology leader in radio frequency (RF) components for mobile wireless applications, will be appearing at the 2008 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium in Atlanta, GA, in Booth 2111 . Paratek will be demonstrating its Passive Tunable IC (PTIC) technology in the form of two...

STMicroelectronics , one of the world leaders in semiconductors for automotive applications, and the French SYSTEM@TIC PARIS-REGION competitiveness cluster have announced that ST has joined the Num@tec Automotive consortium as a technical partner. Launched in 2004, Num@tec Automotive is tasked with organizing and coordinating collaborative R&D in the field...

Paratek Microwave Inc. , a technology leader in RF components for wireless applications, is now shipping high-performance Adaptive Impedance Matching Module (AIMM™) evaluation kits that have been optimized for Military and Public Safety radio applications. Based on Paratek’s ParaScan™ tunable RF technology, AIMM is currently finding widespread application in...

Richardson Electronics Ltd. announced it has signed a global distribution agreement with HVVi Semiconductors Inc. , Phoenix, AZ, to distribute its RF power transistors, based on HVVi’s innovative, new HVVFET™ architecture. HVVi recently announced the first major advance in silicon RF power transistor design in more than 15 years....