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Mobile-Device Market Exceeds Expectations In First Quarter
LONDON, ENGLAND—According to ABI Research, operators and distributors continued to top up their inventories in the first quarter of this year after a strong fourth quarter of 2007. “Year on year, 1Q 2008 was up 13.7 percent. But 2Q 2008 is likely to be softer than in previous years,” said ABI Research vice president Jake Saunders. Shipment volumes in the developed markets have softened slightly due to the credit crisis. Yet emerging markets like Asia-Pacific,... — Dawn Hightower
May 2008
Kudos
WOBURN, MA—Skyworks Solutions, Inc. congratulated Samsung on winning two FEMTO cell awards. Jang Young Shil, which is presented by the Maeil Business Newspaper—an economic daily in Korea—and the Korea Industrial Technology Association (KOITA)—operated by the Korean government—is granted based on technological importance, originality, and economic value. In addition, Samsung was awarded the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Best of Innovations 2008 in the... — Dawn Hightower
May 2008
STMicroelectronics And NXP Merge Businesses
NXP (GENEVA, SWITZERLAND) and STMicroelectronics have agreed to combine key wireless operations to form a joint-venture company with strong relationships with all major handset manufacturers. The new company will have the scale to better meet customer needs in 2G, 2.5G, 3G, multimedia, connectivity, and all future wireless technologies. Specifically, the company will be well positioned for Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), the emerging 3G... — Dawn Hightower
May 2008
Company News
CONTRACTS Elcom Technologies—Received a contract for $1 million from a major US aerospace-defense military contractor for a VME-based synthesized RF source and synthesized broadband downconverter. Elcom was selected due to its ability to integrate a synthesizer and tuner in a VME package. This recurring contract will require support through 2009. Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication Company (Atheeb) and ... — Dawn Hightower
May 2008
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Raytheon Recognizes Employees As Missile-Defense Pioneers MICHAEL T. BORKOWSKI, technical director, Raytheon RF Components, and DAVID G. LAIGHTON, former chief engineer, Raytheon RF Components received the Missile Defense Agency’s Technology Pioneer Award at the 6th Annual US Missile Defense Conference in Washington, D.C. Borkowski and Laighton were honored for the development of affordable and reliable X-band, solid-state,... — Dawn Hightower
May 12, 2008
IMEC
IMEC is a Belgium-based independent research centre in nanoelectronics and nanotechnology. Its research focuses on the next generations of chips and systems, and on the enabling technologies for ambient intelligence... — Paul Whytock
May 5, 2008
Avago Ships Linear Amplifiers For WiMAX
— Jack Browne
May 5, 2008
Lighthorse Technology Offers Reverse-Polarity SMAs
— Jack Browne
May 5, 2008
Connecticut Microwave Adds High-Power Coupler
— Jack Browne
May 5, 2008
Maxim Unveils Web-Based Parametric Search Tool
— Jack Browne
May 5, 2008
Synthesizers Target INTELSAT Systems
— Jack Browne
April 24, 2008
CSR Drives Bluetooth Design For In-Car Navigation Systems
— Jack Browne
April 24, 2008
Microchip Kit Aids Sub-1-GHz Developers
— Jack Browne
April 24, 2008
EPX Microwave Unveils Switch Matrix Systems
— Jack Browne
April 24, 2008
Antenova Adds Multiband Antennas
— Jack Browne
April 24, 2008
Krytar Launches Broadband Power Divider
— Jack Browne
April 2008
Kudos
LOS ANGELES, CA—Silvus Technologies received funding under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) MNM (Mobile Networked MIMO) program in 2007. The funding covers work on phase two and potentially phase three of the program for MIMO development. Silvus Technologies was chosen as the only performer on the program. The contract is valued up to $15.5 million for both phases. DARPA is looking to multiple input/multiple output (MIMO) radio technology,... — Dawn Hightower
April 2008
WiMAX And LTE Fight For The US Broadband Mobile Market
MARAVEDIS, a research and analysis firm that focuses on BWA technologies including WiMAX, LTE, 802.20, Ultra Mobile Broadband, and Wireless Local Loop, has issued a report. The report focuses on opportunities and challenges for the broadband mobile market in the USA. It offers a comprehensive review of opportunities and challenges for BWA/WiMAX in the US. It also reveals important trends for the mobile broadband industry. Key findings of the report include: ... — Dawn Hightower
April 2008
SUIRG Releases Findings Of Field Test Report On C-Band Sharing
PUNTA GORDA, FL—The Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG), a non-profit association, announced the findings of a field test on the compatibility of Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) and WiMAX services sharing the C-band spectrum. The test, conducted in late 2007, demonstrated that WiMax communications pose a significant interference threat to satellite signals transmitted in the C-band frequency. The purpose of the test was to validate previous tests... — Dawn Hightower
April 2008
Ansys Intends To Acquire Ansoft Corp.
ANSYS, INC. (SOUTHPOINTE, PA) and Ansoft Corp. have signed a definitive agreement whereby ANSYS will acquire Ansoft for approximately $832 million in a mix of cash and ANSYS common stock. The business combining of ANSYS and Ansoft will create a provider of simulation capabilities with combined trailing 12-month revenues of $485 million. When completed, ANSYS anticipates that the transaction will be modestly accretive to non-GAAP earnings per share in its... — Dawn Hightower
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