Jennifer DiMarco, Staff Editor

Industry News Herley Industries Inc ., a leader in the design, development and manufacture of microwave technology solutions for the defense, aerospace and medical industries worldwide, announced that the company has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc . for $19.00 per...

Industry News Ceragon Networks Ltd . has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Nera Networks AS (NAS), headquartered in Bergen, Norway, from Eltek ASA. The consideration for the acquisition is approximately $48.5 M on a cash-free/debt-free basis. Both companies’ assets and core...

In Memory of... Microwave Journal's co-founder and first editor, Ted Saad passed away January 25th, 2011. In addition to putting his stamp on this magazine, Saad had a long and influential career that touched many in the industry and microwave technical society. Saad worked at MIT Radlab between 1942...

Industry News Agilent Technologies Inc . announced it has acquired certain assets of Signametrics , a manufacturer of PXI, VXI, PCI and USB digital multimeters (DMM), and modular switching products. These test and measurement products are commonly used in manufacturing production and automotive test systems. The acquisition expands Agilent's...

Industry News Richardson Electronics Ltd . announced the signing of a definitive agreement to sell its RF, Wireless and Power Division (RFPD) and certain other assets to Arrow Electronics Inc . for $210 M in cash. RFPD is a provider of engineered solutions and a distributor of electronic components...

Industry News L-3 Communications announced that it acquired 3Di Technologies LLC . 3Di provides highly specialized end-to-end secure satellite communications utilized by forward-deployed United States special operations and in-theater personnel. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The business will be included in the Microwave Group within L-3’s...

Industry News Roger W. Sudbury , a longtime MIT Lincoln Laboratory staff member and dedicated IEEE volunteer, passed away on August 22, 2010. Joining Lincoln Labs in 1969 as a technical staff member researching solid-state devices for modern radars, he went on to become the Laboratory’s executive officer, serving...

Harry Sidney Rutstein passed away on July 24, 2010. He lived in several cities, on both coasts, and explored hundreds of countries over his 80 years. Rutstein served in the army during the Korean War where he worked in Intelligence. Rutstein was a modern day Marco Polo and is...

Industry News Henry J. Riblet , inventor and microwave pioneer, passed away on June 25, 2010, less than a month short of his 97 th birthday. He was one of the last surviving staff members of the MIT Radiation Laboratory of WWII. Born in Calgary, Canada, on July 21,...

Industry News M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc ., a supplier of semiconductors, components and subassemblies for use in RF, microwave and millimeter-wave applications, and Mimix Broadband Inc . jointly announced that their respective corporate parents have signed a definitive merger agreement that will add Mimix and its subsidiaries to the...