December 17, 2008 GaAs Markets Forecast To Shrink In 2009 — Jack Browne December 17, 2008 Low-Cost Software Provides EM Simulation — Jack Browne December 17, 2008 SPICE Simulator Tackles Mixed-System Designs — Jack Browne December 17, 2008 Surface-Mount Synthesizer Tunes 2000 To 4000 MHz — Jack Browne December 17, 2008 Strand Shares Advice for Downturn — Jack Browne December 2008 Finding New Homes For RF/Microwave Technology Emerging applications for microwave and RF technology promise to keep researchers and manufacturers busy for several years. Many of the long-time markets for high-frequency electronics, such as commercial communications, military radar, and electronic-warfare (EW) systems, appear strong for the future. Yet the use of RF and microwave signals should extend well beyond those traditional markets in the years to come. Investments in commercial communications... — Jack Browne , et al. December 2008 Third-Quarter Mobile-Handset Shipments Maintain Forward Momentum NEW YORK, NY—According to ABI Research Asia-Pacific Vice President Jake Saunders, “Given the traumatic news ricocheting around the financial markets, one would almost expect mobile handset markets to have nosedived. However, the third quarter of 2008 still delivered 8.2 percent year-on-year growth.” Although mobile phones can be viewed as fashion accessories, they do have other value propositions. Substantial improvements in memory, battery life, data speed, and... — Dawn Hightower December 2008 Not Enough Students Are Pursuing Engineering Careers PISCATAWAY, NJ The trend is alarming and it is global. In Western Europe, Australia, Japan, and even in India, the numbers of students focusing on engineering and computer science are declining. A 2003 Harris poll conducted in the US shows that only 2 percent of first-year university students (and less than 1 percent of young women) want to major in computer science. The IEEE is a driving force behind changing the perception of math and science-based... — Dawn Hightower December 2008 EI Receives Illinois Governor’s Pollution Prevention Award CHICAGO, IL—Electronic Interconnect Technology (EI) is the recipient of the Illinois Governor’s Pollution Prevention Awards (P2) for 2007. The annual P2 awards are presented to Illinois businesses and organizations that have successfully reduced the generation of gaseous, liquid, and solid waste. To win the award, EI had to satisfy stringent evaluation criteria applied to its implementation of P2 projects/ technologies. These multiple criteria included waste... — Dawn Hightower December 2008 Financial News UWB Firms Staccato And Artimi Merge STACCATO COMMUNICATIONS, an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) wireless technology company, announced that it has completed a merger with Artimi, Inc., a developer of UWB and wireless- Universal-Serial-Bus (WUSB) software and hardware solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, the combined entity will maintain the Staccato Communications name. Marty Colombatto will keep the role of Chief Executive... — Dawn Hightower December 2008 Company News CONTRACTS Giga-tronics, Inc.—Has partnered with Equipment Management Technology (EMT) to offer lease and rental of Giga-tronics’ RF and microwave test and measurement equipment. Equipment Management has placed a $1M purchase order with Giga-tronics for RF and microwave test solutions including fast-switching microwave signal generators, high-accuracy power meters, and the 2-to-20-GHz high-power amplifier. The order... — Dawn Hightower December 4, 2008 Poor Economy Slows Mobile Device Growth — Jack Browne December 4, 2008 Tsugio Makimoto Joins Inphi Board — Jack Browne December 4, 2008 Capacitors Feature Novel Termination — Jack Browne December 4, 2008 Surface-Mount RF Relay Handles 1 W at 1 GHz — Jack Browne November 19, 2008 China’s Semi Markets Continue Strong Growth — Jack Browne November 19, 2008 Power Amplifiers Boost DC To 6 GHz — Jack Browne November 19, 2008 White Paper Guides Coms Systems Design — Jack Browne November 19, 2008 Kit Helps Add Bluetooth To Automotive Electronics — Jack Browne November 19, 2008 Dual-Band Antenna Serves Wi-Fi Devices — Jack Browne |
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