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Sivers Semiconductors Receives New Optical Sensing Order & Appoints Managing Director of Sivers Wireless

January 11, 2021

Sivers Semiconductors recently made two announcements: Pelle Wijk will be appointed managing director of Sivers Wireless in Sweden, and Sivers Photonics has received a new optical sensing order from a current Fortune 100 customer.

Otava Develops First Wideband 5G mmWave Beamformer IC

Avnet Launches Supporting Eval Board & Kit

December 17, 2020

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RFIC start-up Otava has announced a wideband beamformer IC covering 24 to 40 GHz, which encompasses the 5G mmWave, satellite communications and military bands. To accelerate new designs using this IC, Avnet is launching a beamformer evaluation board and kit.

Altum RF Announces Two-Year Contract with ESA for GaN Ka-Band High-Power Amplifiers

December 16, 2020

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Altum RF announced a two-year contract with the European Space Agency (ESA), under the ARTES Advanced Technology program, to design and develop GaN Ka-Band high-power amplifiers for very small aperture terminals.

Qorvo Acquires 7Hugs Labs to Strengthen UWB Software Capability

November 9, 2020

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Adding to its capabilities in UWB technology for mobile, Qorvo® has acquired Paris-based 7Hugs Labs, a software provider for UWB applications, for $48.7 million. Qorvo sees UWB enabling new location and communication services based in the smartphone.

STMicroelectronics Acquires RF Front-End Module Supplier: A Look At SOMOS Semiconductor’s Patent Portfolio

November 6, 2020

Rémi Comyn, PhD, Knowmade

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STMicroelectronics announced the acquisition of a French fabless company, SOMOS Semiconductor (SOMOS), specialized in RF power amplifiers (PAs) and RF front-end modules (FEM) based on the mainstream complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology.

Qorvo Expands Cellular IoT Portfolio

October 20, 2020

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Qorvo® announced it is expanding its IoT portfolio with two RF front-end (RFFE) modules that support the NB-IoT and LTE-M cellular standards.

NXP Introduces New UWB ICs Tailored for IoT

October 20, 2020

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NXP Semiconductors has introduced two ultra-wideband ICs for IoT applications requiring fine range, high precision location sensing, such as smart locks and real-time location system tags.

New ¼ W Power Amplifier Delivers the Ultimate in Native Linearity

October 14, 2020

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Guerrilla RF introduced the GRF5506, the second of ten new ¼ W linear power amplifiers being released over the next two quarters as part of the company’s expansion into the cellular market.

Leading Wireless Chipset Providers Launch OpenRF to Advance RF Front End Development and Drive Interoperability

OpenRF delivers optimum system performance, greater choice in RF front end platforms, faster time-to-market, and lower Total Cost of Ownership for 5G device manufacturers

October 8, 2020

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The Open RF Association (OpenRF™) today announced its formation as an industry consortium dedicated to expanding the functional interoperability of hardware and software across multi-mode RF front end and chipset platforms into the 5G era, responding to customer demand for open architectures. Its founding members include Broadcom Inc., Intel Corporation, MediaTek Inc., Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Qorvo, and Samsung.