News Articles http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/ 5/15/2008 9:39:00 AM Cobham plc announced that it has reached agreement to purchase M/A-COM from Tyco Electronics for a cash consideration of US$425 million on a debt and cash free basis payable on completion, which will be satisfied from Cobham's existing cash and debt facilities http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Cobham-To-Acquire-MA-COM-For-425-Million-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/15/2008 9:39:00 AM Even before Weixiao Huang received his doctorate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, his new transistor captured the attention of some of the biggest American and Japanese automobile companies http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Student-Invents-Alternative-To-Silicon-Chip-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/14/2008 8:37:31 AM Ubidyne, the leader in digital radio technology for the wireless industry, recently announced that it secured $34M in second round funding lead by Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures. This completes one of the largest venture capital investments in the European wireless equipment market segment in recent years http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Ubidyne-Secures-34M-In-Series-B-Funding-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/14/2008 8:28:46 AM Satellites currently use radio waves to exchange data. Now the data rate has been increased a hundredfold by using lasers instead of radio signals. Two test satellites each carried a diode laser pump module developed with the help of Fraunhofer researchers http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Satellite-Communications-By-Laser-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/14/2008 8:00:00 AM Endwave Corporation has announced the release of a new line of integrated transceivers called Smart T/R Modules, which incorporate digital micro-controller technology for improved performance http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Enwave-Announces-Integrated-Transceivers-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/14/2008 7:25:00 AM NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, recently launched the BLC7G22L(S)-130 base station power transistor - the first of its products to feature NXP's industry-leading Gen7 LDMOS technology - optimized for high power use and Doherty amplifier applications. The seventh generation Laterally Diffused Metal Oxide Semiconductor (LDMOS) technology from NXP enables the highest-efficiency LDMOS solutions available today, increasing power density by 20 percent and improving power efficiency by two percent, while reducing the thermal resistance Rth by over 25 percent compared to the previous generation http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/NXP-Launches-LDMOS-Base-Station-Transistor-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/14/2008 6:59:00 AM RF Micro Devices recently introduced the ML5825 frequency transverter. The ML5825 is designed to upconvert transmitted 2.4 GHz signals to 5.8 GHz and downconvert received 5.8 GHz signals to 2.4 GHz and is specifically optimized for streaming video applications http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/RFMD-Releases-24-To-58-GHz-Frequency-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/14/2008 5:56:00 AM Boeing has announced that the U.S. Air Force has placed the first Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite into operation over the Pacific region. The Boeing-built satellite transitioned to operations on April 16, following extensive satellite and ground system tests conducted by the government with support from Boeing engineers http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Boeings-First-Wideband-Global-SATCOM-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/13/2008 8:54:00 AM Qualcomm Incorporated, a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, and AsiaTelco Technologies Holding Company Limited (AsiaTelco), a leading supplier of CDMA terminal products, recently announced they have entered into a subscriber unit and modem card license agreement http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Qualcomm-And-AsiaTelco-Sign-3G-CDMA-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/13/2008 8:39:00 AM Electronics engineers and others needing powerful tools for optimization, modeling, and simulation can now use the NAG Toolbox for MATLAB , released by the Numerical Algorithms Group. The Toolbox gives users access to more than 1,300 additional math and statistical algorithms within the MATLAB environment. This additional mathematical and statistical functionality was previously unavailable or accessible to MATLAB users only by purchasing multiple toolboxes http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/NAG-Toolbox-For-MATLAB-Provides-Access-To-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/13/2008 6:22:00 AM Pentek, Inc.; DRS Signal Solutions (DRS-SS); Digital Receiver Technology, Inc. (DRT); and Eclipse Electronic Systems recently announced intentions to develop and market products utilizing a new communications standard recently approved by VMEbus International Trade Association (VITA) called VITA Radio Transport (VRT) http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/VITA-Radio-Transport-Communications-Standard-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/12/2008 8:49:00 AM Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) recently introduced a family of 16-bit, single channel, 40- and 80-MSPS analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) which provide the highest signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) with very low power consumption. The devices' low noise floor improves accuracy in test and measurement, receiver sensitivity in wireless communications, and image quality in medical, industrial and military applications http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/TI-Introduces-16-Bit-40-And-80-MSPS-Analog-To-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/12/2008 6:39:00 AM Spirent Federal Systems announced the Spirent GSS8000 simulation system, designed for use in the most demanding applications. Over 20 years of development experience has culminated in a system capable of simulating high dynamics with unsurpassed accuracy http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/High-Dynamic-GPSGalileoGLONASS-Simulation-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/12/2008 5:19:00 AM Bliley Technologies, Inc., a provider of crystal-based frequency control solutions for over 75 years, has announced its C-Series crystal oscillators (XOs) designed to satisfy the timing support needs of sophisticated wireless and microwave systems, as well as portable electronic devices http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Sub-Miniature-Crystal-Oscillators-For-Advance-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/12/2008 4:11:00 AM In recent years WCDMA subscriptions have grown apace: from 18 million at the end of 2004 to 170 million at the end of 2007. ABI Research forecasts that figure to rise to 740 million by the end of 2013 http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/3G-Spectrum-Refarming-Needed-To-Manage-The-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/12/2008 3:57:00 AM Avago Technologies recently announced the world's smallest RF amplifier. The company is a supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications. With miniature 0402 package dimensions and no wirebonds, the innovative VMMK-2x03 amplifiers experience almost no signal loss and minimal parasitics http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Avago-Launches-Ultra-Small-RF-Amplifier-For-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/12/2008 2:24:00 AM Applied scientists at Harvard University in collaboration with researchers from the German universities of Jena, Gottingen, and Bremen, have developed a new technique for fabricating nanowire photonic and electronic integrated circuits that may one day be suitable for high-volume commercial production http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Integrating-Nanowire-Devices-Onto-Silicon-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/9/2008 8:37:00 AM RF Micro Devices, Inc. (RFMD) recently announced that effective immediately RFMD is reducing its investments in wireless systems, including cellular transceivers and GPS solutions, in order to focus on core semiconductor component opportunities, including cellular front ends and other components in RFMD's Cellular Products Group (CPG) and the expanding portfolio of semiconductor components in RFMD's Multi-Market Products Group (MPG) http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/RFMD-To-Eliminate-Approximately-75M-In-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/9/2008 3:57:00 AM Arlon Inc. announced the availability of CLTE-AT, the latest addition to the CLTE product line. CLTE-AT represents Arlon's commercial offering using common technologies developed for the high performance CLTE-XT, but modified to make the product more affordable for commercial applications http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Arlon-Launches-Microwave-And-RF-Laminate-For-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/9/2008 2:48:00 AM In the wake of personal navigation devices' success, cellular carriers have started to offer on-board and off-board navigation solutions, as well as a range of LBS (Location Based Services) such as friend finder and local search on GPS handsets http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/More-Than-550-Million-GPS-Enabled-Handsets-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/9/2008 12:57:00 AM