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Skyworks to Acquire the Infrastructure & Automotive Business of Silicon Labs

April 26, 2021

Skyworks Solutions will acquire the infrastructure and automotive business of Silicon Labs in an all-cash asset transaction valued at $2.75 billion.

Cree | Wolfspeed Enables RF Power Solutions with Release of Advanced X-Band Radar Devices

March 30, 2021

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Cree | Wolfspeed introduced four, multi-stage GaN on SiC MMIC devices, extending its range of RF solutions for X-Band, pulsed and CW phased array applications, including marine, weather surveillance and emerging unmanned aerial system radars.

pSemi Opens New Design Center in India

March 4, 2021

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pSemi® announced the opening of a new design center in Chennai, India, to support the company's growing demand for semiconductor products for 5G and IoT applications.

RF Front-End Module Industry

March 3, 2021

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The RF Front-End Module Comparison 2021 – Vol. 1 – Focus on Apple report provides insights into technology and cost data for RF front-end modules and a selection of components found in 18 smartphones from the Apple iPhone since 2016.

SCALINX, Semiconductor Fabless Focusing on Signal Conversion Chips Secures 10.5 Million Euros Funding

Funding to Drive European Leadership in 5G Communication Infrastructures and Radar Markets

February 8, 2021

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SCALINX, a fabless semiconductor company specialized in advanced signal conversion chips, announced it has secured global financing of 10.5 million euros.

BeRex Launches a New Generation of Power GaN Transistors

New BCGxxx Family of Power GaN FETs offers high reliability and performance efficiency

February 5, 2021

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BeRex has launched a family of power GaN FETs offering improved current efficiency with excellent gain and power performance, designed for C-, X-, Ku- and K-Band amplifiers.

SiTune Introduces Industry’s First 5G Infrastructure Transceiver Solutions

February 2, 2021

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SiTune announced two transceivers for 5G open RAN infrastructure hardware solutions — IceWings and SnowWings — which SiTune says are the first multi-standard, ultra-wideband transceivers differentiated by lower power consumption and lower cost than competing transceivers.

RF Technology in a Complete Glass Package

January 26, 2021

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A Germany-based consortium of seven partners from industry and research is now offering an alternative solution to integrating sensor circuits on application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) via a research project for radar sensors for industrial and process measurement technology, titled "Glass interposer technology for highly compact electronic systems for high frequency applications" (GlaRA).

Renesas Expands RF Portfolio to Cover Complete Signal Chain for Macro Base Stations

January 20, 2021

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Renesas Electronics has strengthened its RF portfolio for traditional macro base stations with four high reliability, high performance devices, offering a complete RF signal chain solution.