Microwave Journal Industry News

AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation Names Alferman Sales Manager for Pacific Rim

AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation — Fri Jan 13 11:25:01 EST 2012

AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation has announced the appointment of Mike Alferman to the position of Regional Sales Manager for the Pacific Rim.

Kratos to Complete Development and Fielding of RAIDRS System for Air Force

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. — Tue Jan 17 19:20:00 EST 2012

BAE Systems to Deliver Head Mounted Displays to US Army

BAE Systems — Tue Jan 17 19:49:15 EST 2012

Lockheed Martin Acquires Procerus Technologies

Lockheed Martin — Tue Jan 17 19:40:26 EST 2012

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Awarded $3.2M Contract for SATCOM Equipment

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. — Tue Jan 17 19:27:29 EST 2012

Raytheon BBN Awarded $5.5M to Develop Speech, Text Translation Capabilities

Raytheon — Tue Jan 17 19:19:08 EST 2012

Harris Extends Wideband Networking to US Army Brigade at Network Integration Evaluation

Harris Corp. — Tue Jan 17 19:09:29 EST 2012

Nordic Semiconductor has Smart Answer to TV/Set-top Box Remotes

Nordic Semiconductor — Tue Jan 17 11:53:11 EST 2012

Nordic Semiconductor ASA has demonstrated the world's first Bluetooth low energy smart navigation remote for the latest connected TVs and set-top boxes. The nRFready μBlue™ Smart Remote reference design is set to be a game changer for the remote control of connected TVs and set-top boxes by combining Bluetooth low energy ultra-low power wireless connectivity and interoperability.

China Mobile Tests TD-LTE with Rohde & Schwarz Equipment

Rohde & Schwarz — Tue Jan 17 11:45:01 EST 2012

China Mobile is using the R&S CMW500 wideband radio communications tester from Rohde & Schwarz in its Research Institute labs to perform RF tests on user equipment for time division LTE (TD-LTE). The intention is for Rohde & Schwarz’s TD-LTE cooperation with the Chinese mobile radio network operator to continue on a long-term basis.

SELEX Galileo Joins PXI System Alliance

Selex Galileo — Tue Jan 17 11:19:48 EST 2012

SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company and leader in defense electronics, has become an associate member of the PXI System Alliance (PXISA) organization after adopting the use of PXI technology.

French Defense Ministry Awards Thales Support Contract

Thales — Tue Jan 17 11:14:43 EST 2012

The French defense ministry’s integrated structure for through-life support of aeronautical equipment (SIMMAD) has awarded Thales the contract to support its equipment on board the Rafale aircraft in service with the French Air Force and French Navy. Under the terms of the contract, Thales is responsible for supporting the Rafale’s phased array radar, electronic warfare system, avionics, optronics and communication systems.

AWR.TV Adds Dozens of New Product, Application and Tutorial Videos

AWR Corp. — Fri Jan 13 14:10:00 EST 2012

AWR Corp., a leader in high-frequency EDA, continues to grow its AWR.TV franchise.

Richardson RFPD Introduces SMA Connectors from Carlisle

Richardson RFPD Inc. — Fri Jan 13 12:05:01 EST 2012

Richardson RFPD Inc. announced immediate availability and full design support capabilities for a series of Enhanced Performance SMA connectors from Carlisle Interconnect Technologies ("Carlisle IT").

U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin Contract for Third and Fourth GPS III Satellites

Lockheed Martin — Fri Jan 13 11:05:01 EST 2012

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $238M contract for production of the third and fourth satellites in the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation, known as GPS III. The acquisition of the next two GPS III satellites at one time will allow the Lockheed Martin-led team to maximize efficiencies in satellite manufacturing.

AVX Introduces Multilayer Organic RF Inductor

AVX Corp. — Thu Jan 12 15:45:00 EST 2012

AVX Corp., a manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has developed a multilayer organic RF inductor in a 0402 case size that offers tight tolerance in a small footprint.

Samtec Releases RF Interconnect Catalog

Samtec — Thu Jan 12 15:35:00 EST 2012

Samtec's expanding RF capabilities are introduced in the company's new RF Interconnect Catalog.

Agilent Announces Availability of Mitsubishi Electric's Nonlinear RF Model Library

Agilent Technologies Inc. — Thu Jan 12 13:40:00 EST 2012

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that the latest model library for Mitsubishi Electric’s nonlinear GaAs and GaN RF devices is now available for use with Agilent’s Advanced Design System.

Rogers to Address Thermal Conductivity at DesignCon 2012

Rogers Corp. — Wed Jan 11 16:50:00 EST 2012

L-com Debuts Shorter Length USB Cables

L-com — Wed Jan 11 13:35:00 EST 2012

L-com Inc. announced it has expanded its extensive USB cable line to include new shorter length cables.

RFMD Unveils 380 W GaN Wideband Pulsed Power Amplifier

RFMD — Wed Jan 11 12:05:01 EST 2012

RFMD’s new RF3928B is a 65 V 380 W high- power discrete amplifier designed for S-Band pulsed radar, air traffic control and surveillance, and general-purpose broadband amplifier applications.

Anaren Forms Alliance with Tesla Controls

Anaren Inc. — Wed Jan 11 11:25:01 EST 2012

Anaren Inc. announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with Tesla Controls to develop and market a unique, streamlined approach to the typical familiarization routine, basic programming and development process of wireless applications for the ZigBee® Standard.

Richardson RFPD Introduces Hybrid and Directional Couplers from Anaren

Richardson — Wed Jan 11 10:40:01 EST 2012

Richardson RFPD Inc. announced immediate availability and full design support capabilities for the Xinger®-III line of components from Anaren.

Agilent Delivers High-Speed Inter-Chip Compliance Test Software

Agilent Technologies Inc. — Wed Jan 11 09:45:01 EST 2012

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the release of the first commercially available High-Speed Inter-Chip (HSIC) compliance test software for real-time oscilloscopes.

NXP to Use Agilent Electronic Test Products at Consumer Electronics Show

Agilent Technologies Inc. — Wed Jan 11 09:35:01 EST 2012

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that its electronic test equipment will be used by NXP Semiconductors N.V. in a demonstration of its beam-forming technology for the next generation of communication and radar products at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Jan. 10-13.

API Receives Communications Products Order from Canadian Government

API Technologies Corp. — Wed Jan 11 09:25:01 EST 2012

API Technologies Corp. announced that it has received a $3.5M new order from the Canadian Government to provide secure communication systems that will be used to satisfy mobile application security requirements.

SkyCross Unveils Tunable Antenna Module

SkyCross — Tue Jan 10 14:45:00 EST 2012

SkyCross announced commercial availability of the SkyCross VersiTune-LTE™ tunable antenna module for 4G LTE mobile devices.

Anritsu Introduces NBFM Test Mode

Anritsu Co. — Tue Jan 10 17:20:00 EST 2012

Anritsu Co. introduces an NBFM Mode for its LMR Master S412E handheld analyzer that allows users to conduct fast, accurate measurements on Narrowband Analog FM (NBFM) Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems used by public safety agencies, utilities and other private organizations.

Agilent Introduces Handheld Oscilloscopes with Advanced Displays

Agilent Technologies Inc. — Mon Jan 9 12:10:01 EST 2012

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the addition of two new oscilloscopes to its portfolio of handheld instruments.

PCTEST Lab Selects Anritsu RF Conformance Test System

Anritsu — Mon Jan 9 14:05:00 EST 2012

Anritsu Co. and PCTEST Engineering Laboratory (PCTEST Lab) announce that PCTEST Lab has selected the Anritsu ME7873L RF Conformance Test System to enhance its offering of LTE test services.

TriQuint Advances DARPA GaN R&D Program Ahead of Schedule

TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. — Tue Jan 10 10:20:01 EST 2012

Hittite Targets Clock Distribution with Fanout Buffer

Hittite Microwave Corp. — Tue Jan 10 09:10:01 EST 2012

Hittite Microwave Corp. announced the release of HMC987LP5E, a 1:9 Fanout Buffer that is ideal for low noise clock distribution in cellular infrastructure, SONET, Fibre Channel, Gigabit Ethernet and ADC/DAC applications.

Anritsu and EMITE Partner to Deliver MIMO OTA LTE Test Solutions

Anritsu Corp./EMITE — Mon Jan 9 07:45:01 EST 2012

Anritsu Corp. and EMITE have announced that the Anritsu MT8820C One-Box Tester has been selected by EMITE as a supported test solution for MIMO OTA LTE compliance testing. The MT8820C is now fully integrated into the EMITE MIMO Graphic User Interface test software and has successfully being demonstrated to customers worldwide.

Reactel Touts Low Frequency, High Power Notch Filter

Reactel Inc. — Thu Jun 16 11:55:01 EDT 2011

L-com Adds USB 3.0 Bulkhead Cables to Portfolio

L-com — Mon Jan 9 11:25:01 EST 2012

L-com Inc. has added USB 3.0 cable assemblies with a type A female bulkhead connector on one end.

STC and Alcatel-Lucent Apply LTE Technology in Saudi Arabia

Alcatel-Lucent — Mon Jan 9 07:50:01 EST 2012

Saudi Telecom Co. (STC) has selected Alcatel-Lucent to launch the first 4G LTE wireless network in the country, bringing subscribers true broadband services to their mobile devices. The introduction of LTE technology will give STC’s mobile broadband subscribers access to a huge number of data applications.

Investors Back ip.access with $15 M Boost

ip.access — Mon Jan 9 07:45:01 EST 2012

Cambridge, UK, based small cell innovator, ip.access, has closed a new round of funding, raising some $15 M from its current investors and from a major new backer. CEO Simon Brown confirmed the capital raised will be used to continue the acceleration of the company’s small cell product development roadmap and deployment activities.

Mindspeed to Acquire Picochip

Mindspeed Technologies/Picochip — Mon Jan 9 07:40:01 EST 2012

Mindspeed Technologies Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire UK-based Picochip Ltd., a leading supplier of integrated system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for small cell base stations, for a purchase price of approximately $51.8 M, plus a potential earnout payment of up to $25 M payable in the first calendar quarter of 2013.

M2 Global Appoints Senior Manager of Continuous Improvement Programs

M2 Global Technology Ltd. — Fri Jan 6 11:40:01 EST 2012

New Analog Devices' PLL Synthesizers Deliver Utmost Flexibility and Phase Noise Performance

Analog Devices Inc. — Thu Jan 5 13:15:00 EST 2012

National Instruments Adds Options for Extending NI RIO Technology Platform With Custom Electronics

National Instruments — Fri Jan 6 11:30:01 EST 2012

Raytheon Awarded Airborne Radar Contracts Worth $320 M

Raytheon Co. — Fri Jan 6 09:35:01 EST 2012

Disruptive MM-MB PAs Take Off with Smartphones

Strategy Analytics — Thu Jan 5 13:35:00 EST 2012

MegaPhase Private Labeled Test and Measurement Cables Enhance Brand Marketing

MegaPhase — Thu Jan 5 13:05:00 EST 2012

Linear Technology Acquisition of Dust Networks Extends Wireless Sensor Networking Capabilities

Linear Technology Corp. — Wed Jan 4 15:15:00 EST 2012

Agilent and Lime Pair up for Wireless System Testing

Agilent Technologies/Lime Microsystems — Mon Dec 12 10:10:01 EST 2011

Agilent Technologies Inc. and Lime Microsystems have announced a custom pairing of test equipment, transceiver technology and control software that constitutes a new method for testing and evaluating advanced wireless systems.

Sonnet Releasing New Software

Sonnet Software — Fri Dec 30 13:40:00 EST 2011

Half a Million TD-LTE Base Stations Will be Deployed by 2016

ABI Research — Tue Jan 3 18:05:00 EST 2012

Tiny 1.5 W Isolated Low Noise DC/DC µModule Converters Include Transformer

Linear Technology Corp. — Tue Jan 3 10:50:01 EST 2012

Anritsu Introduces In-Line Peak Power Sensor

Anritsu Co. — Tue Jan 3 09:20:01 EST 2012

UK MOD Invests In Future Combat Air Systems

BAE Systems — Tue Jan 3 10:10:01 EST 2012

The UK Ministry of Defence has signed a new £40 million contract with BAE Systems to ensure the UK retains a leading edge in the next generation of combat air systems. The four-year Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Focused Research contract aims to sustain and develop the UK’s critical technology and skills in this field. It will inform the MOD’s unmanned air system strategy over the coming decades to ensure that the best use is made of these new technologies.

New GPS LNAs from NXP

NXP Semiconductors — Tue Jan 3 10:15:01 EST 2012
NXP Semiconductors has announced the NXP BGU700x family of SiGe:C low noise amplifiers designed to improve the linearity, noise figure and reception of GPS signals, including GloNass and Galileo.

Swisscom Extends Partnership with Ericsson for Network Upgrade

Ericsson — Tue Jan 3 10:10:01 EST 2012
Swisscom has entered into a five-year contract with Ericsson for mobile-network modernization and upgrade to LTE. Ericsson will modernize 6,000 mobile sites with its RBS 6000 multi-standard radio base stations and optimize all of the operator's networks. Starting in January 2012 all mobile sites are scheduled to be modernized by mid 2014.

Astrium Acquires Majority Stake in Space Engineering

Astrium — Tue Jan 3 10:05:01 EST 2012
Astrium is to acquire a majority stake (66.78 percent) in Space Engineering, the Italian specialist in telecommunications and radar technology, focussing on digital telecommunications, RF and antenna equipment engineering for both space and ground based applications. The acquisition of the Rome headquartered company will enhance Astrium’s capability to develop and manufacture sophisticated telecommunications hardware and demonstrates the company’s commitment to the Italian space market.

Rohde & Schwarz Supplies Analysers to Micrima for Wideband Radio Breast Cancer Screening

Medical Technology Business Europe — Fri Dec 30 08:45:01 EST 2011

Harris Extends Wideband Networking to US Army Brigade at Network Integration Evaluation

Harris Corp. — Fri Dec 30 09:45:01 EST 2011

Skyworks Launches Discrete SOI Switches for Wireless Networking

Skyworks Solutions — Fri Dec 30 13:10:00 EST 2011