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RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD), a leader in the design and manufacture of high performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, announced availability of the RFPD2650, a new gallium nitride-based hybrid power doubler amplifier that delivers industry-best low distortion performance with the flexibility to optimize for supply current...

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD) announced that Samsung has selected three highly integrated RFMD® components to deliver superior WiFi connectivity in the recently-introduced GALAXY Tab™ Android tablet. Specifically, RFMD is supplying Samsung with the RF5521 front end module (FEM) for the low-band 2.4 GHz frequency, and the RF5515 low...

TriQuint Semiconductor , an RF products manufacturer and foundry services provider, is offering its 77 GHz Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) chipset portfolio for motion detection and adaptive cruise control applications. TriQuint products are currently used by Delphi Automotive in its successful multimode electronically scanning radar (ESR) that enables adaptive cruise...

Rice University research that capitalizes on the wide-ranging capabilities of graphene could lead to circuit applications that are far more compact and versatile than what is now feasible with silicon-based technologies. Triple-mode, single-transistor amplifiers based on graphene -- the one-atom-thick form of carbon that recently won its discoverers a...

Silicon Laboratories Inc. announced the acquisition of Ireland-based ChipSensors Ltd. , an early stage technology company creating innovative single-chip CMOS sensors designed to detect temperature, humidity and gases. ChipSensors’ technology complements Silicon Labs’ touch, proximity sensing and recently acquired MEMS technology, expanding the company’s capabilities in CMOS-based sensors. ChipSensors,...

The programme for the next ARMMS RF & Microwave Society conference to be held on Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 November, 2010, in Corby, UK, has been announced. The conference will have a strong focus on both system level developments and component level advances, and speakers will provide an...

European Microwave Week 2010 Show Wrap-up David Vye and Richard Mumford summarize their visit to EuMW 2010 in Paris covering the conferences and exhibition. They discuss in detail each of their visits to exhibitors as they spent most of their time on the show floor. EuMW: Paris, Substance & Style, Richard Mumford EuMW: An American Perspective, David Vye