Japan's DoCoMo tries to simplify handsets with RF MEMS Nov 14, 2009
"Reconfigurable power amplifiers using MEMS RF switches have the potential to perform just as well as multiple PAs, but at a fraction of the cost and in a more compact form factor," said Narahashi. DoCoMo showed its prototype design for a quad-band mobile handset that uses two sets of MEMS RF switches: one set to reconfigure a power amplifier to transmit at one of four different frequencies and another that switched in different filters to reconfigure the RF front-end to receive at one of four... (EETimes)
CommScope Names Edwards President, COO Nov 13, 2009
Randy Crenshaw, currently executive vice president and general manager, Enterprise Solutions, will become executive vice president and chief supply officer, with global responsibility for manufacturing, planning, sourcing and logistics; Ted Hally, currently executive vice president and general manager, Antenna, Cable and Cabinet Group, will become executive vice president and chief commercial officer, with global responsibility for all sales, marketing, research and development, product... (Multichannel News)
Click to read: Wiltshire's New York Memory Revealed Oct 31, 2009
Now he makes a good income for his family, assembling power amplifiers for professional sound systems ... Now he makes a good income for his family, assembling power amplifiers for professional sound systems. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Content & Communications World 2009 Exhibitor Profiles Oct 14, 2009
Wavestream designs and manufactures next generation Solid-State Power Amplifiers for mission-critical defense and broadcast satellite communications systems. . (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Giga-tronics Incorporated Enters Semiconductor Test Market With Integrated Switch Design Oct 9, 2009
Giga-tronics is a leading engineering and design manufacturer of best-in-class RF and microwave signal generators, microwave power amplifiers, microwave power meters, USB power sensors and tailored switching solutions. Research and Development, production and calibration managers, scientists, engineers and technicians around the world use Giga-tronics test equipment and realize higher productivity and greater ease of use in many applications: ATE systems, aerospace and defense, communications... (Primezone Releases)
Panasonic and Renesas Start Operation of New Development Line for Leading-Edge SoC Process Technologies at the Renesas Naka Site Sep 30, 2009
It is also a leading provider of Power MOSFETs, Smart Card microcontrollers, RF-ICs, High Power Amplifiers, Mixed Signal ICs, System-on-Chip (SoC), System-in-Package (SiP) and more. Established in 2003 as a joint venture between Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501, NYSE:HIT) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TSE:6503), Renesas Technology achieved consolidated revenue of 702. (JCN Network, Japan)
Broadcom Becomes World's First to Introduce Single Chip IAD with Integrated ADSL2+, 802.11n and DECT, Enabling Voice, Video, Data, and Wireless Bundled Services Sep 8, 2009
It also features a high-speed processor, high-output power amplifiers and other optimizations to deliver maximum throughput - even during times of heavy DSL usage, which can slow down older wireless systems. Additionally, Broadcom's 802. (PR Newswire)
Analogic cuts jobs in Canton and Peabody Aug 14, 2009
He said the company uses the Canton plant to make motion control systems for the semiconductor and robotics industries and power amplifiers for MRI machines. Analogic acquired the Canton operations last year as part of its nearly $70 million acquisition of Copley. (Canton Journal, MA)
Analogic cuts 85 workers, 58 in Massachusetts Aug 7, 2009
The Canton facility is home to the Copley Controls division of Analogic s business, which makes motion control and power amplifiers. Analogic (Nasdaq: ALOG) will move some of the Canton-based functions to its Peabody, Mass. (Boston Business Journal, MA)
Intersil to acquire Quellan Aug 5, 2009
Last summer, Intersil signed a definitive agreement to acquire D2Audio Corp., a supplier of digital audio power amplifiers. In September, Intersil signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kenet Inc., a supplier of low-power data converters, for an undisclosed price. (EETimes)
SST Communications Introduces New 2.4 GHz WLAN Power Amplifier With Ultra-High Linear Output Power Aug 3, 2009
SST Communications designs RF power amplifiers and other front-end components with a high level of integration, high performance and superb production readiness to facilitate high yield and low overall cost for wireless module/system manufacturers. The company has offices in Los Angeles, California and Taipei, Taiwan. (PR Newswire)
Hittite Microwave Jul 26, 2009
The Chelmsford company, which makes power amplifiers and switches, expects to earn 33 to 36 cents per share on revenue of $40 million to $41 million. Analysts expected 36 cents on $41 million. (Boston Globe)
RF Micro surges past expectations Jul 25, 2009
Neal said one cause of the company's recent rebound beyond the aggressive cost controls has been the speed-up of a years-long effort to diversify RF Micro's product base away from the basic cell phone power amplifiers that have long been its staple. A recent restructuring divided the company into a cellular products group and a "multi-market" products groups seeking new applications for wireless technology. (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
Clearwire Bundles WiMax With Sprint's 3G Network Jul 22, 2009
In addition, the service provider is using more than 300 cell sites equipped with Motorola's WAP 400 Diversity Access Point product, which uses tower-top power amplifiers connected to base control units housed in a small outdoor cabinet at the bottom of the tower. Clearwire says other WiMax-enabled devices are currently on the market, including laptops from Dell, Fujitsu, Samsung, Lenovo and Toshiba that incorporate. (Multichannel News)
STRATEGY ANALYTICS: VSAT Weathers Economic Storm Jul 8, 2009
The largest opportunities are for Ku and Ka-band power amplifiers, where despite some threats from alternative technologies, GaAs will remain dominant the dominant solution. . (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Video: First looks inside the iPhone 3GS Jun 21, 2009
Skyworks and Triquint continue to be suppliers of GSM and 3G power amplifiers respectively. However the 3GS appears to use a new receiver front-end module integrating SAW and LNA components, Carey said. (EETimes)
Giga-tronics to Present at 2009 AeA Micro Cap Financial Conference in Monterey, CA Apr 28, 2009
Giga-tronics is a leading engineering and design manufacturer of best-in-class RF and microwave signal generators, power amplifiers, power meters, and USB power sensors and broadband switching matrices. Research and Development production and calibration managers, scientists, engineers and technicians around the world use Giga-tronics test equipment and realize higher productivity and greater ease of use in many applications: ATE systems, aerospace and defense telecommunications and general... (PR Newswire)
TriQuint retains GaAs foundry lead Apr 18, 2009
"TriQuint has gotten very good at putting switches and filters and bias-control circuitry into the same package with their gallium arsenide power amplifiers," said Chris Taylor, director of RF and wireless components at Strategy Analytics. "TriQuint has both design and foundry expertise, which gives them a window on the technology that the fabless guys don't have.". (EETimes)
Reports say Freescale nears sale of unit Apr 10, 2009
Freescale, which employs 3,000 Valley workers, also produces components for microcontrollers, embedded processors, power amplifiers and other electronic parts at facilities in Tempe and Chandler. The Cosun news differs from a report last week by Will Strauss, a semiconductor analyst in Tempe who wrote in his industry newsletter that Freescale was selling the Tempe unit. (AZCentral -- Business)
Stocks Under $10 Apr 4, 2009
Manufactures power amplifiers, front-end modules and integrated rf transceivers for the wireless telecom market. 97. (Investors Business Daily)
Wavestream Announces Addition of 160-watt X-band Matchbox to Its Line of High-Efficiency Solid-State Power Amplifiers and Block Upconverters Mar 21, 2009
March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Wavestream Corporation (), a manufacturer of new-generation solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs), today announced that it will introduce a new line of X-band SSPAs for a variety of commercial and military applications at Satellite 2009 in Washington, D.C. next week. The X-band SSPAs will be showcased alongside Wavestream's 500-watt C-Band product line, which provide a unique offering for satellite and troposcatter communications. (PR Newswire)
Hitachi And PBN Team Up To Deliver FTTP Solutions For Cable TV Operators Mar 13, 2009
The company offers standards-compliant Fiber-to-the-Premises solutions, including GPON and RFoG systems, ultra high-speed optical networking equipment for long haul and metro applications, and multi-carrier power amplifiers for wireless infrastructure applications. For more information on Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc., visit http://www. (Multichannel News)
RFMD(R) Announces Availability of 3G Switch Filter Modules Feb 18, 2009
Product offerings include GSM/EDGE power amplifiers and transmit modules, WCDMA/HSPA+ power amplifiers and transmit platforms, front end power management integrated circuits (ICs), and high-linearity, low insertion loss discrete switches, antenna switch modules, and switch filter modules. RFMD's product portfolio will be on display at the 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress February 16 to February 19 in Hall 8, Stand 8B79. (PR Newswire)
RFMD(R) Releases Family of WCDMA/HSPA+ Power Amplifier Modules for 3G Multi-Band, Multimode Mobile Devices Feb 18, 2009
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance semiconductor components, today released the RF720x family of WCDMA/HSPA+ power amplifiers (PAs). RFMD's RF720x product family is comprised of four PAs designed for 3G multimode devices implementing mode-specific, band-specific front end architectures. (PR Newswire)
RFMD(R) Targets CDMA Components Market With Compelling New Products Feb 17, 2009
Full Suite Of New Products Includes Power Amplifiers, Switches And GPS LNA Modules ... RFMD CDMA front end products to be launched in 2009 include power amplifiers (PAs), discrete switches and GPS low noise amplifier (LNA) modules with integrated filters. (PR Newswire)
RFMD(R) Expands Front End Module Portfolio for Mobile Wi-Fi Market Feb 16, 2009
16 applications and include amplifiers, power amplifiers, low noise amplifiers, switches and highly integrated front end modules. Availability and Pricing. (PR Newswire)
Xilinx Demonstrates Next-Generation LTE eNodeB Targeted Design Platform at Mobile World Congress to Accelerate Wireless Infrastructure Innovation Feb 16, 2009
The Xilinx LTE DFE TDP features a complete optimized set of IP for multi-mode radio design, including Digital Up Conversion (DUC), Digital Down Conversion (DDC), Crest Factor Reduction (CFR), and Digital Pre-Distortion (DPD) for LTE, TD-SCDMA, WiMAX, W-CDMA, CDMA2000 and multi-carrier GSM. These designs have been verified and tested on the Xilinx CDRSX2 radio development board, in conjunction with power amplifiers from a number of vendors, and show transmission efficiencies of up to 40 percent.... (PR Newswire)
Corus Streams its Radio Stations to the iPhone Feb 7, 2009
Boston Acoustics has introduced a new line of GT reference power amplifiers for the car, which employ a new look in comparison to previous generation models, and supply 20 per cent more power in a chassis of the same size. As legislation pops up across Canadian provinces banning the use of handheld mobile phones while driving, the popularity of Bluetooth headsets and, most recently, speakerphone devices, has been rising. (here's how!)
