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First Test Of Sign Language By Cell Phone
8/18/2010
University of Washington engineers are developing the first device able to transmit American Sign Language over U.S. cellular networks. The tool is just completing its initial field test by participants in a UW summer program for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
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Researchers Successfully Test New Alternative To Traditional Semiconductors
8/17/2010
Researchers at Ohio State University have demonstrated the first plastic computer memory device that utilizes the spin of electrons to read and write data.
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RFMD® Commences Volume Shipments Of Next-Generation WCDMA/HSPA+ Power Amplifiers For Smart Phones And 3G Devices
8/17/2010
RF Micro Devices, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, today announced it has commenced high-volume production shipments of its RF720x WCDMA/HSPA+ power amplifiers (PAs) to leading smart phone and 3G device manufacturers in Korea and China.
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Linear Technology Introduces 40-dB Dynamic Range 6-GHz RMS Detector
8/17/2010
Linear Technology introduces the LTC5587, an industry first 40dB dynamic range 6GHz RMS detector integrated with a high sampling rate 12-bit serial A/D converter.
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Narda High-Power Fixed Terminations Handle Up To 10 kW Peak
8/17/2010
Narda, an L-3 Communications company, recently introduced the Model 368BNM and 369BNM high-power terminations that are ruggedly constructed, conservatively rated, and operate up to 18 GHz.
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Distributed Wideband Power Amplifiers From Hittite Cover DC To 22 GHz
8/17/2010
Hittite Microwave Corporation, the world class supplier of complete MMIC based solutions for communication & military markets, announces the release of two new chip and SMT GaAs pHEMT MMIC Power Amplifiers which are ideal for military EW, space, and test & measurement equipment applications from DC to 22 GHz.
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Z-Communications Announces RoHS-Compliant VCO In The C-Band
8/17/2010
Z-Communications, Inc. announces a new RoHS compliant VCO (Voltage-Controlled Oscillator) model V940ME28-LF in C-band.
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Skyworks Supports Samsung’s Newest Femtocell Offering
8/17/2010
Skyworks Solutions, Inc., an innovator of high reliability analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, recently announced that Samsung is leveraging several of its solutions for its newest femtocell offering, including Verizon's Wireless Network Extender.
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Africa's Cell Phone Boom Can't Trump Need For Schools, Roads, Power, Water
8/16/2010
The fast-growing use of cell phones in Africa — where many people lack the basic human necessities — has made headlines worldwide the past few years.
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Wireless Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems In Cars May Compromise Privacy, Pose Security Threat
8/16/2010
New wireless technologies in cars may compromise a driver's privacy and pose a security threat, warn researchers at Rutgers University.
