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SpectraTime , a company of the Orolia group, has won a contract valued at approximately €4 M to supply Rubidium Space Clocks to the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS). The IRNSS, developed by the Indian Space Agency (ISRO), will consist of seven satellites. Three will be placed in...

Exalt Communications , an innovator in next-generation wireless backhaul, introduced EX-r GigE series of microwave radios delivering a high-capacity Gigabit Ethernet microwave, covering all three 5 GHz bands in a single carrier-class system. With the introduction of the EX-r GigE series, wireless operators, enterprises and broadcasters now have a...

The global market for RF power semiconductors used in broadcasting is much larger than years of “conventional wisdom” have suggested, according to a new study from ABI Research. Its growth is being driven by the current explosion in digital broadcasting, both television and radio. This market is expected to...

Nuvotronics announced that its PolyStrata™ Microfabrication process is now available for use in commercial markets including RF electronics, medical and biomedical, and sensing. This process, originally developed under DARPA grant funding, has never before been released for commercial availability. The PolyStrata Microfabrication Technology provides a way of producing very...

In a new report, “WiMAX in Emerging Markets: Malaysia,” the Strategy Analytics Emerging Markets Communications Strategies service forecasts that in five years WiMAX will grow from virtually a standing start to more than 1.5 million subscriptions generating $1.4 B in revenue. The Malaysian government has very aggressive plans to...

Scalable Network Technologies , a leader in wireless network evaluation, announced a call for papers to be presented during six user panel discussions at QualNet World ’08, to be held November 19-21, 2008, in San Diego, CA. Submissions are being accepted in six topic areas: • Test and Evaluation...

In Strategy Analytics’ annual ranking of the world’s top GaAs device manufacturers, RFMD , Skyworks and TriQuint remained at the helm of the Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) industry in 2007, driving annual growth of 17 percent year-on-year. Overall, the GaAs device market was worth $3.6 B in 2007 with the...

Romania's National Institute of Materials Physics (NIMP) has ordered an advanced sputtering tool from Surrey NanoSystems , to support fundamental research into oxide materials including piezoelectric and pyroelectric thin films, and photoelectrochemical cells to support the hydrogen economy. NIMP chose a configuration of Surrey NanoSystems' Gamma tool, an advanced...

TriQuint Semiconductor , an RF front-end product manufacturer and foundry services provider, was recognized by Northrop Grumman Corp. Electronic Systems (NGES) at its 2008 Supplier Conference with an award for bulk acoustic wave (BAW) innovation. At the same event TriQuint also received a Strategic Supplier Award for its dedication...