Items Tagged with 'mixed-signal'

Maury Microwave Corp. and Anteverta-mw announced that Maury Microwave has completed the acquisition of Anteverta-mw. This strategic move is expected to further strengthen Maury Microwave in the nonlinear measurement and modeling device characterization market and accelerate innovation for the betterment of markets served by both parties.

Mentor Graphics Corp. announced that it has acquired Berkeley Design Automation Inc. (BDA), a recognized leader in nanometer analog, mixed-signal, and RF circuit verification. With over one hundred customers worldwide, BDA uniquely addresses nanometer circuit design challenges via its Analog FastSPICE™ unified verification platform and exceptional vertical-application expertise. The acquisition of BDA aligns with Mentor’s goal to deliver technologies with superior performance and automation for the growing challenges of Analog/Mixed-Signal (AMS) verification.

Aeroflex Holding Corp., a leading global provider of high performance microelectronic components, and test and measurement equipment, announced the signing of two contracts in its Aeroflex Microelectronic Solutions business for over $20 million of high-performance, high-reliability mixed-signal semiconductors.

Analog Devices Inc., a global leader in high-performance signal processing technology, launched a mixed-signal control processor that integrates the industry’s only embedded dual 16-bit A/D converter with up to 14 bits of accuracy together with a 240-MHz floating-point ARM® Cortex™-M4 processor core. Equipment manufacturers require highly accurate, closed-loop control in servo, motor-drive, solar photo-voltaic (PV) inverter and other embedded industrial applications to improve the energy efficiency and performance of their products.

CML Microcircuits (www.cmlmicro.com), a leader in the design, development and supply of low-power RF and mixed-signal telecommunication semiconductors, is pleased to announce the further expansion of its engineering department.

RF Micro Devices Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components, announced a definitive agreement to acquire Amalfi Semiconductor (Amalfi), a leading fabless semiconductor company specializing in cost effective, high performance RF and mixed-signal ICs for the rapidly growing entry-level smartphone market.

TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. announced that it has begun work on Phase II of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) multi-year Nitride Electronic NeXt-Generation Technology (NEXT) program as a prime contractor.