This Is Your Last Copy Of RF Design Bulletin 
Dec 22, 2008 1:31 PM
With the passing of RF Design print magazine earlier this year, it was decided to discontinue this supporting newsletter at year's end...

Frequency Doubler Delivers 1.35 To 14.5 GHz 
Dec 22, 2008 1:29 PM
High-frequency components and systems supplier MITEQ has introduced a frequency doubler, model MAX2M0714N01U which is ideal for satellite-communications applications...

Frequency Multiplier Yields 4 To 8 GHz 
Dec 22, 2008 1:07 PM
Crystek Microwave has introduced a new line of frequency multipliers, the Crystek Pocket Passive Doubler (CPPD) series, supplied in a rugged metal housing with SMA connectors...

LTE Test Set Heads To China 
Dec 22, 2008 1:05 PM
Test-equipment manufacturer Aeroflex revealed that it has secured a series of sales for the recently introduced TD-LTE version of its TM500 test system from leading suppliers of cellular mobile infrastructure equipment in China...

Highpass Filters Channel 27.5 MHz to 13 GHz 
Dec 16, 2008 6:12 PM
The VHF series of highpass filters from Mini-Circuits feature a seven-section design for high out-of-band rejection...

AWR Teams With R & S For Asia Pacific Sales 
Design software innovator Applied Wave Research (AWR) announced that it has expanded its relationship with test-equipment manufacturer Rohde & Schwarz...

Antenna Designers Wanted For Variety Of Openings 
Recruiting group ALS, known for its placement of RF/microwave design engineers, has numerous job openings to fill across the United States...

Defense Will Account For Bulk Of GaN Market 
Market research specialist Strategy Analytics predicts that the defense sector will account for 55 percent of the total market for gallium nitride (GaN) devices in 2012...

SiGe Semiconductor Reports Record Revenues For 2008 
In spite of a struggling economy, SiGe Semiconductor announced an outstanding year for 2008, with more than 120 million units shipped and revenue growth of more than 40 percent over 2007...

L-com Offers Bulk Connector Deals 
L-com announced the availability of bulk packaged connectors for its D-Subminiature and HD connector product lines...

XMC Module Contains 10-GbE Connectivity 
Model V1121 is a conduction-cooled 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) XMC module with dual front-panel optical interfaces. ...

Signal Generator Breaks 1-W Barrier 
The model E8257D signal generator from Agilent Technologies now offers an option for more than 1 W (+30 dBm) output power from 250 MHz to 20 GHz (and usable down to 10 MHz). ...

PIN Switches Bear 100 W CW 
The MSW2000 series of silicon PIN diode switches from Aeroflex/Metelics offers power-handling capabilities of 100 W CW over frequency bands of 20 to 700 MHz and 400 to 4000 MHz. ...

Rockwell Collins To Supply Video Displays 
The US Army has selected Rockwell Collins as the prime contractor to provide an integrated video display system for the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the Mounted Soldier System (MSS) program, which initially includes M1-A2 SEP V2, M2-A3 Bradley, M3-A3 Bradley and M113 Medical Evacuation Variant vehicles. ...

US Army Selects Fidelity Technologies 
Fidelity Technologies Corp. has been listed as one of the companies selected for the second Simulation, Training and Instrumentations Omnibus contract (STOC II) by the US Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI). ...

FMC/VITA Module Races At 1.5 GSamples/s 
The quad-channel ADC513 field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) mezzanine card (FMC/VITA 57) module features a 1.5-GSamples/s analog-to-digital-converter (ADC) card with 8-b resolution for demanding RF downconversion, software-defined-radio (SDR), and signal-intelligence applications. ...

Astra RFID reader for European Union 
ThingMagic, Inc. announced that its Astra integrated RFID reader/antenna is available in the European Union. ...

New family of wireless single-board computers 
Rabbit introduced the BL4S100 and BL4S200, single-board computers (SBCs) that feature either Wi-Fi or ZigBee connectivity, a microprocessor, memory and abundant I/O that allow easy deployment of wireless nodes for industrial, commercial and medical applications. ...

New reference design for a new-generation of RF remote controls 
GreenPeak announced the launch of a new robust and reliable wireless radio technology for home remote control devices based on RF (radio frequency). ...

Palace Hotel deploys world-class Wi-Fi for guests 
Xirrus, Inc. announced that the prestigious Palace Hotel in San Francisco, California has deployed Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays covering their 23 meeting rooms – including 3 ballrooms, 4 boardrooms, and the famous Garden Court. ...