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• RFMW, Ltd. and NXP Semiconductors Announce Distribution Agreement for the Americas
• TriQuint’s RF Portfolio Available Globally Thru Mouser
• TT electronics Creates Integrated Sales and Marketing Team for “One-Stop Shopping” of Component Division Products
• New Exec at
Giga-tronics
• Harris Corporation’s Unity™ XG-100 Multiband Radio Named Technology of the Year by SDR Forum
• AWR and UMS Offer Upgraded Process Design Kits for GaAs MMIC Foundry Processes
• Melita Plc Deploys Harris Stratex Networks Solution
• DoD Awards Endicott Interconnect Technologies Contract Modifications
• Agilent Technologies Recognized for Leadership in LTE and WiMAX™
• New Bluetooth Test Solution from Anritsu
• MFG Galileo Composites Expands Capacity, Relocates
• Cree Acquires Patent Portfolio from Daimler AG
RFMW, Ltd. and NXP Semiconductors Announce Distribution Agreement for the Americas
San Jose, CA and Eindhoven, Netherlands, - January 5, 2010 - RFMW, Ltd and NXP Semiconductors today announced a distribution agreement for the Americas effective December 1, 2009. NXP is a leading manufacturer of high performance RF and microwave semiconductors. RFMW Ltd. is a specialized distributor providing customers and suppliers with focused distribution of RF and microwave components as well as specialized component-engineering support.
According to the agreement, RFMW will distribute NXP's broad portfolio of RF and Microwave Products including RF wideband transistors, RF power transistors, RF small signal FETs, RF diodes and RF amplifiers.
"We are excited about our new relationship with RFMW", said Pierre Laboisse,
vice president, worldwide Distribution for NXP. "NXP understands the
complexities of RF design and offers RF products that deliver advanced performance and simplify design. With this agreement it will be easier for customers to find RF solutions that fit their particular requirements."
John Croteau, vice president Analog Mixed Signal, NXP Semiconductors, is convinced that "RFMW's component engineering and product management skills will allow RFMW to engage customers early in the design process. They also have the resources, experience, and extensive market knowledge to expand our coverage over the full range of our customer base".
According to Joel Levine, president of RFMW Ltd., "Teaming with NXP allows us to offer customers more of the world's best RF/microwave semiconductors. NXP has a long history of being the world's premier, broad based supplier for these application areas and NXP's RF products match perfectly with RFMW's focus on serving customers, in diverse markets, who require a wide range of RF/microwave components. Our immediate goal is not only to expand NXP's military and commercial design in opportunities, but also to provide a high level of customer support to NXP's current customers".
About NXP Semiconductors
NXP Semiconductors provides High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions that leverage its leading RF, Analog, Power, Digital Processing and manufacturing expertise. These innovations are used in a wide range of automotive, industrial, consumer, lighting, medical, computing and identification applications. Headquartered in Europe, the company has about 29,000 employees working in more than 30 countries and posted sales of USD 5.4 billion in 2008. News from NXP is located at
www.nxp.com.
About RFMW
RFMW Ltd. is a specialty electronics distribution company focused exclusively on serving customers that require RF and microwave components and semiconductors, as well as component engineering support. The company continues to expand its list of products from selective suppliers with RF/microwave expertise. RFMW deploys a highly experienced, technically skilled team to assist customers with component selection and fulfillment.
www.rfmw.com
TriQuint’s RF Portfolio Available Globally Thru Mouser
Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, announced that it is now the sole catalog distributor for TriQuint Semiconductor, a leading RF products manufacturer and foundry services provider. The entire TriQuint RF product line is available from Mouser and includes amplifiers, control products, discrete transistors (FETs), filters and duplexers, frequency converters, integrated products, passives, RFID modules and semiconductors, as well as standard RF products. TriQuint Semiconductor recently acquired two companies, WJ Communications and TriAccess Technologies, whose products continue to be offered by Mouser.
www.triquint.com
TT electronics Creates Integrated Sales and Marketing Team for “One-Stop Shopping” of Component Division Products
Effective January 4, TT electronics has restructured its North American sales operations to create an integrated sales and marketing team to represent the company’s component business units to its customers. The new TT electronics North American Sales Operation will be responsible for the sales and marketing of BI Technologies, IRC, Inc., OPTEK Technology, Semelab and Welwyn Components products in the Americas. “Under the new sales organization, TT electronics rep firms and distributors will be able to sell the entire range of component division products, providing our customers with ‘one-stop shopping’ for TT electronics components,” said Steve Wade, vice president of sales and marketing for TT electronics. “This unified sales structure will allow us to deliver the latest products and technologies from our business units, as well as seamlessly provide technical support and application assistance to our customers’ engineering teams.” The new TT electronics organization will include regional and distribution management, along with specific managers assigned to key accounts and markets. TT electronics component divisions’ integrated product offering includes a comprehensive range of optoelectronics, passive components, and power and RF semiconductors.
New Exec at
Giga-tronics
Jim Zazkowski has joined Giga-tronics as Vice President of Business Development for Microwave Components, effective January 4, 2010. Jim has over 20 years of experience in the Aerospace & Defense and in the Semiconductor industry. His career has been in R&D, Sales and Marketing at Watkins-Johnson (WJ), Fujitsu and Microsemi, where he focused on Strategic Large Accounts. Jim received his BSEE from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
www.gigatronics.com
Harris Corporation’s Unity™ XG-100 Multiband Radio Named Technology of the Year by SDR Forum
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, announced its Unity XG-100 Full-Spectrum Multiband Radio has received the SDR Forum Technology of the Year Award. The radio provides federal, state and local agencies with a portable “one-for-all” solution, delivering true interoperability to first responders and public safety professionals. “By voting the Harris Unity XG-100 as our Technology of the Year, our membership has recognized numerous innovative technologies inherent in this breakthrough product,” said Lee Pucker, SDR Forum chief executive officer.
www.harris.com
AWR and UMS Offer Upgraded Process Design Kits for GaAs MMIC Foundry Processes
AWR and United Monolithic Semiconductors (UMS) announced the availability of enhanced process design kits (PDKs) for the UMS PH15 and PH25 advanced gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry processes. These enhanced PDKs enable designers to take full advantage of the industry-leading process capabilities of UMS within AWR’s 2009 Microwave Office® design suite including its latest technologies such as iNets™, AC0E™, AXIEM™, and ICED DRC. “Users of these enhanced PDKs will not only be able to fully exploit the latest features within Version 2009 of AWR’s software,” said Eric Leclerc, foundry manager of UMS. “They can also take advantage of the fact that these PDKs are now release-independent from AWR’s own software upgrade cycle.”
“UMS is a leading-edge European foundry with a rapidly-growing presence in Asia Pacific and especially Japan,” said Sherry Hess, vice president of marketing at AWR. “With a significant portion of AWR’s customers located in Europe and Asia Pacific, our partnership with UMS is extremely beneficial as it provides a high-quality, non-ITAR foundry solution to mutual customers.”
www.awrcorp.com
Melita Plc Deploys Harris Stratex Networks Solution
Harris Stratex Networks, Inc., a leading provider of wireless solutions that enable the evolution of next-generation fixed and mobile broadband networks, announced that its NetBoss XT® resource management solution is managing the newly-deployed 3G mobile network of Melita Plc, a leading provider of telephony, mobile, Internet and television services across Malta and Gozo. As part of its 3G network buildout, Melita also installed Harris Stratex Eclipse™ radios for IP connectivity. Melita selected NetBoss XT and Eclipse technologies to assure optimal quality of service for customers as services are deployed and coverage is extended in its new 3G network.
DoD Awards Endicott Interconnect Technologies Contract Modifications
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Inc. (EI) a $50.3 million contract modification to produce card frame assemblies for a high reliability, high performance computing application. In addition, the Company received a $15.8 million contract modification for spares in support of program sustainment.
Since the initial contract was awarded, EI has executed the research, development, and production of highly complex assemblies including HyperBGA® organic semiconductor packaging, multi-chip module assemblies, printed circuit boards, functionally-tested circuit board assemblies and engineering services in support of the program.
Agilent Technologies Recognized for Leadership in LTE and WiMAX™
Agilent Technologies Inc. has received Frost and Sullivan’s Best Practices Award for World Market Share Leadership in LTE and WiMAX test equipment. The award is based on market research showing that Agilent held the highest industry market share in 2008 with 20.2 percent of the market revenues. “We are very pleased to receive this recognition,” said Ron Nersesian, president of Agilent’s Electronic Measurement Group. “As a leader in the measurement industry, Agilent is fully committed to providing solutions for LTE and WiMAX that address each technology’s development lifecycle. Our continued stream of measurement product introductions further demonstrates this commitment to empower engineers to stay at the forefront of these complex and fast-evolving technologies.” Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst, Vijay Mathew added, “While Agilent’s competitors are capable of addressing certain segments within WiMAX and LTE, the company’s product range spans the entire technology life cycle, from early R&D through manufacturing to network deployment and service assurance. Despite WiMAX and LTE being at different stages of their development life cycle, Agilent continues to work and partner with its customers with an equal focus on both technologies.”
www.agilent.com
New Bluetooth Test Solution from Anritsu
Anritsu Company introduced a Bluetooth low energy testing option that allows designers and manufacturers of Bluetooth products to conduct radio layer testing that is in compliance with the newly adopted Bluetooth Core Specification 4.0. With the option, engineers can use the MT8852B to complete a test script covering Bluetooth Basic Rate, Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) and low energy measurements in <15 seconds by pressing a single key, greatly simplifying production test programs.
www.us.anritsu.com
MFG Galileo Composites Expands Capacity, Relocates
MFG Galileo Composites, a leading specialist in the design and manufacturing of composite radomes and reflectors, announced that manufacturing operations for the company have been relocated from Sparks, NV to Opp, Alabama. The new built-to-spec facility adds manufacturing capacity and processing capabilities to accommodate increased demand, as well as improving accessibility to a significant percentage of their customer base. The company will maintain a satellite office in Reno, NV where key engineering and administrative team members will continue to operate from. Opp is also home to sister company MFG Alabama, a manufacturer of large molded composite parts for renewable energy and other applications. Clint Lackey, general manager of MFG Galileo explains, “This new facility is world class in terms of dedicated manufacturing floor space and state-of-the-art processing capabilities for composite radomes, reflectors, shelters and related products. We anticipate continued domestic and international sales growth in 2009 and 2010, and expect to quickly absorb the expanded capacity.” MFG Galileo ground-based and shipboard radomes support L-band through Ka-band applications. The company has an installed base of more than 500 radomes around the world and is part of Molded Fiber Glass Companies (Ashtabula, OH).
www.mfggalileo.com
Cree Acquires Patent Portfolio from Daimler AG
Cree, Inc. announced that it has acquired a portfolio of patents and patent applications related to semi-insulating silicon carbide (SiC) material and power device technology from Daimler AG. The portfolio consists of approximately 20 patent families, including issued patents in the United States, Germany, Japan, and China. U.S. Patent No. 5,856,231 (‘231) titled “Process for Producing High-Resistance Silicon Carbide” is an important piece of the portfolio that relates to the manufacturing of semi-insulating SiC using vanadium doping. “We had licensed this impressive group of patents for many years and the full acquisition is a valuable addition to our already extensive intellectual property position,” said Dr. Cengiz Balkas, Cree vice president and general manager, power and RF. Dr. Vijay Balakrishna, Cree product line manager, materials, added, “Cree is already the leader in high purity semi-insulating SiC and acquiring the ‘231 patent further bolsters our IP position, especially in semi-insulating SiC achieved through vanadium doping.”
www.cree.com
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