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This six-part series looks at five decades of the microwave industry recorded in Microwave Journal . In this fourth installment, we focus on the 1980s, a decade marked by such notable events as the birth of MTV, punk rock and “new wave,” the marriage of Prince Charles and Diana,...

Capabilities Brochure Learn about all capabilities of Aeroflex IQCreator™ software in this new product brochure. Designed for use with Aeroflex’s digital RF signal generators, including the 3410 and PXI-based 3000 Series, IQCreator enables you to create waveforms that emulate digitally modulated RF and analog baseband I and Q transmission...

High Power GaN Amplifier The model SSPA 3.1-3.5-1300-RM is a high power, pulsed RF amplifier that operates from 3.1 to 3.5 GHz in a rack-mounted configuration. This PA is ideal for S-band military radars. It is packaged in a 3U high, 19 inch rack-mounted enclosure. This amplifier has a...

Mandates Reshape Market for Automotive Electronic Stability Control Systems Driven by new government mandates, global market revenue for Microelectromechanical System (MEMS) sensors used for automotive Electronic Stability Control (ESC) is set to nearly double from 2006 to 2012, according to iSuppli Corp. Worldwide revenue for MEMS ESC sensors will...

Panasonic Corp. and Renesas Technology Corp. have announced their collaboration to develop elemental process technologies for System-on-Chips (SoC) of the next-generation 32 nm node. The two companies are confident that their 32 nm node transistor technology and other advances can soon be applied to products in mass production. It...

GPS semiconductor vendors are increasingly focusing on GSM handsets as their next target market for GPS chipsets. While until now CDMA handsets and navigation devices have been the main GPS product categories, GSM mobile phones are expected to increasingly feature GPS-chipsets as handset-based navigation and a wide range of...

Skyworks Solutions Inc. , an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity, announced that it continues to support the steep growth trajectory of the rapidly emerging Smart Phone segment through its Intera™ portfolio of innovative front-end modules (FEM). Given the premium placed on space...

Microsemi Corp. , a manufacturer of high performance analog/mixed signal integrated circuits and high reliability semiconductors, announced its first two RF power transistors utilizing silicon carbide technology for high power VHF and UHF band pulsed radar applications. "These are the first parts in a breakthrough series of silicon carbide...

Agilent Technologies Inc. and Aeroflex Microelectronic Solutions announced a strategic alliance to deliver industry-leading RF and microwave components and Multi-Chip Module solutions for aerospace, satellite and military applications using Agilent’s monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMIC). “Agilent is fully committed to helping today’s engineers create the best products for the...

Nitronex , a leader in gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) RF power transistors for the wireless infrastructure, broadband and military markets, has expanded the performance data of its 28 V, 5 W class high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) to include frequencies between 5.1 to 5.2 GHz and 5.7 to...