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HRL scientists announced they have fabricated and demonstrated graphene-on-silicon field effect transistors (FET) at full wafer scale—a revolutionary advancement in electronics that will enable unprecedented capabilities in high-bandwidth communications, imaging and radar systems. The work is part of the Carbon Electronics for RF Applications, or CERA program, sponsored by...

TriQuint Semiconductor , a leading RF products manufacturer and foundry services provider, announced that it has been awarded a $16.2 M Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) multi-year Gallium Nitride (GaN) R&D contract to create complex, high dynamic range circuits for future defense and aerospace applications. TriQuint received its...

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD) announced that it has secured multiple high-volume design wins for its RF2815 GPS LNA module. The design wins are in support of multiple upcoming 3G smartphones and 3G data cards, and volume production is expected to commence in RFMD's December 2009 quarter, with a...

Skyworks Solutions Inc. , an innovator of high reliability analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, announced that it is powering several of LG Electronics’ newest multimedia handsets. In particular, Skyworks’ front-end solutions are at the heart of LG’s GM200, GR500 and KP500 -...

NXP Semiconductors and Virage Logic Corp. announced a strategic agreement that accelerates NXP’s move to high performance mixed signal leadership and further broadens Virage Logic’s extensive semiconductor IP portfolio. The agreement calls for the transfer of a part of NXP’s advanced CMOS intellectual property rights and certain engineering talent...

Ultra low power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA has expanded its distribution agreement with leading European broadline electronics distributor Rutronik , based in Ispringen, Germany, to cover the whole of Europe. The expanded pan-European, 28-country franchise agreement now includes UK, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, Poland and Croatia...

ANADIGICS Inc. , a supplier for the communications markets, and WIN Semiconductors Corp. , a pure-play Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) foundry, announced a strategic agreement for the design and manufacture of GaAs microwave monolithic integrated circuits (MMIC). GaAs ICs are used in wireless handsets and data devices that allow people...

Narda , an L-3 Communications company, introduced a family of standard gain horn antennas for EMI and EMC testing applications that cover every waveguide band from 2.6 to 40 GHz. The 600 Series horns include seven standard models that cover 2.6 to 3.95 GHz, 3.95 to 5.85 GHz, 5.4...