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NXP Semiconductors , an independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, launched the BLC7G22L(S)-130 base station power transistor – the first of its products to feature NXP’s industry-leading Gen7 LDMOS technology – optimized for high power use and Doherty amplifier applications. The seventh generation Laterally Diffused Metal Oxide Semiconductor (LDMOS)...

At the International Microwave Symposium in Atlanta, HVVi Semiconductors will be demonstrating its new family RF transistors for avionics and pulsed radar applications. Based on the HVVFET™, a high frequency, high voltage vertical field effect transistor, these devices deliver frequency bandwidth, voltage, ruggedness and power levels not obtainable from...

StratEdge , a leader in the design and production of semiconductor packages for microwave, millimeter-wave and high speed digital devices, announces the introduction of a new family of small outline thermally enhanced molded ceramic packages for power semiconductors. The new line of packages can be used for silicon, silicon...

Roberto Gilardoni, process engineer at Hesse & Knipps Inc. , will present a paper on “Ribbon Bonding for High Frequency Applications: Advantages of Ribbon Bonding and the Impact on the Microwave Industry” at the International Microwave Symposium to be held in Atlanta, GA, from June 15–20. The presentation will...

Continuing to push the boundaries of high power radio frequency (RF) technology, Freescale Semiconductor has unveiled the world’s first 50 V LDMOS RF power transistor line-up for L-band radar applications. The line-up is ideal for a wide range of high power RF applications including air traffic management and long-range...

With LTE standards rapidly evolving, Agilent has released a new application note: "3GPP Long Term Evolution: System Overview, Product Development and Test Challenges."

Ceralta Technologies Inc. was formed by the investment group that originally owned TRU Corp. by merging TRU into Ceralta and subsequently acquiring Sage Laboratories Inc. . Both TRU and Sage are now wholly owned subsidiaries of Ceralta. Ceralta’s mission is to creatively apply radio frequency (RF), microwave and digital...

Jazz Semiconductor announces a PA Design Library for its 0.18-micron SiGe BiCMOS process, reducing design cycle time by providing validated PA cells ready for use with a custom power cell design flow. Combined with Jazz’s rich library of high quality passive devices including thick inductors and high density MiM...

Mimix Broadband Inc. introduces a QFN packaged GaAs MMIC linear power amplifier with +39 dBm OIP3 and 26 dB small-signal gain. This power amplifier, identified as XP1035-QH, covers 5.9 to 9.5 GHz and includes an integrated temperature compensated on-chip power detector. The amplifier comes in an RoHS compliant, industry...

Building on their leadership in TD-SCDMA, NXP Semiconductors and T3G Technologies have announced that the next-generation 3G cellular system solution T3G7208 is now commercially available to the Chinese market. TD-SCDMA services are now in commercial trial across eight cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The Nexperia cellular...