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Keysight Technologies Inc. announced that PathWave ADS  and PathWave RFIC Design (GoldenGate) are integrated with the latest iPDK from Samsung for the 28FDS (28 nm fully-depleted silicon-on-insulator) process technology.

An interview with Greg Baker, president and CEO of Altum RF, a fabless RFIC start-up aiming to fill the void from the ongoing RF semiconductor consolidation.

ON Semiconductor will acquire GLOBALFOUNDRIES' 300 mm fab and employees in East Fishkill, New York for $430 million. The agreement includes technology transfer, development and licensing, providing an experienced 300 mm manufacturing and development team to convert ON’s wafer processes from 200 to 300 mm.

MACOM and Goertek, a $2 billion dollar Chinese electronic components manufacturer, are forming a joint venture (JV) company to market and distribute MACOM’s GaN on Si RF power amplifiers to China’s base station market.

In a move to expand its product portfolio and market position and a departure from its long RF history, Qorvo plans to acquire Active-Semi International, a private fabless supplier of programmable analog power solutions.