News Articles http://www.rfglobalnet.com/ 6/30/2008 10:13:20 AM ANSYS, Inc. and Ansoft Corporation announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission has concluded its review of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 in connection with ANSYS' acquisition of Ansoft http://www.rfglobalnet.com/article.mvc/ANSYS-Receives-SEC-Clearance-For-Ansoft-Acqui-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/30/2008 10:13:20 AM AVX Corporation has developed a wet electrolytic tantalum capacitor that features a patented high capacitance cathode system that enables high CV designs, well beyond the values specified in the Mil-PRF-39006 drawing http://www.rfglobalnet.com/article.mvc/AVX-Announces-Wet-Electrolytic-Tantalum-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/30/2008 8:06:00 AM AWR and United Monolithic Semiconductors (UMS) recently introduced an advanced process design kit (PDK) for the UMS PPH25X GaAs pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor (pHEMT) foundry process http://www.rfglobalnet.com/article.mvc/AWR-And-UMS-Partner-On-Process-Design-Kit-For-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/30/2008 8:01:00 AM The results of a multi-national survey to be published in the International Journal of Mobile Communications reveals some surprises about cell phone use that have implications for organizations that rely on mobile communications. The study was undertaken by Robert Nickerson and Brenda Mak of San Francisco State University working with Henri Isaac of the University Paris-Dauphine. http://www.rfglobalnet.com/article.mvc/Annoying-Mobile-Communications-Abroad-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/27/2008 9:25:22 AM Canada is building the world's first space telescope designed to detect and track asteroids as well as satellites. Called NEOSSat (Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite), this spacecraft will provide a significant improvement in surveillance of asteroids that pose a collision hazard with Earth and innovative technologies for tracking satellites in orbit high above our planet. http://www.rfglobalnet.com/article.mvc/Canada-Developing-Asteroid-Hunting-Satellite-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/27/2008 9:17:00 AM W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) introduced an online builder for configuring GORE Ultra High Density (UHD) Interconnects to use in bench-top test systems, instrument probe cable, parallel data link, production floor equipment, and automated test equipment http://www.rfglobalnet.com/article.mvc/Gore-Introduces-Online-Builder-For-Specifying-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/27/2008 3:10:37 AM The first thing an alien race is likely to hear from Earth is chirps and whistles, a bit like R2-D2, the robot from Star Wars. In reality, they are the sounds that accompany the aurora. Now ESA's Cluster mission is showing scientists how to understand this emission and, in the future, search for alien worlds by listening for their sounds http://www.rfglobalnet.com/article.mvc/ESAs-Cluster-Listens-To-The-Sounds-Of-Earth-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/27/2008 12:54:00 AM At the International Supercomputing Conference, Acceleware Corp. released the world's first commercially available GPU-based cluster solution, the C30-16. This solution combines Acceleware's new clustering technology with its portfolio of designed-for-parallel computational algorithms to harness the power of 64 GPUs, delivering unprecedented performance and scalability for enterprise customers http://www.rfglobalnet.com/article.mvc/Acceleware-Announces-GPU-Based-Cluster-Soluti-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/25/2008 11:36:07 AM Agilent Technologies Inc. recently announced that Renesas Technology Corp. has selected Agilent's GoldenGate EDA software to expand its RF design environment. The multiyear agreement includes product licensing and support for the GoldenGate simulator http://www.rfglobalnet.com/article.mvc/Renesas-Selects-Agilents-GoldenGate-Simulator-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/25/2008 4:16:00 AM RF Micro Devices, Inc. (RFMD) recently released the company's first gallium nitride (GaN) based CATV amplifier modules http://www.rfglobalnet.com/article.mvc/RFMD-Releases-GaN-CATV-Amplifier-Modules-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/25/2008 3:49:00 AM Global markets for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi both continue to show strong growth and will remain the leading personal area networking technologies, but prices and market developments are pushing each of them in new directions, according to a new short-range wireless communications forecast from ABI Research http://www.rfglobalnet.com/article.mvc/Bluetooth-And-Wi-Fi-Markets-Are-Evolving-In-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/25/2008 3:22:00 AM Worldwide shipment growth of personal navigation devices (PNDs) was higher than anticipated last year, with shipments reaching 30.7 million in 2007, up from 13.3 million in 2006, reports In-Stat http://www.rfglobalnet.com/article.mvc/Report-Personal-Navigation-Device-Sales-Beat-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/25/2008 2:03:00 AM Ethertronics Inc. recently unveiled two new internal DVB-H and FM antennas designed to power an array of advanced industrial designs, mobile handsets and video products http://www.rfglobalnet.com/article.mvc/Ethertronics-Announces-Actively-Tuned-DVB-H-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/24/2008 4:00:00 AM Narda, an L-3 Communications company, recently introduced the Model SEM124 single-pole, double-throw electromechanical switch that operates from DC to 26.5 GHz with extremely low insertion loss, high isolation, and low VSWR http://www.rfglobalnet.com/article.mvc/Narda-East-Announces-DC-To-265-GHz-SP2T-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/24/2008 3:37:00 AM Pentek, Inc., with its proven track record as a pioneer in software radio innovation, recently introduced its Model 7152, a quad 200 MHz, 16-bit A/D digitizer with a 32-channel digital down converter (DDC) configured in a PMC format http://www.rfglobalnet.com/article.mvc/Pentek-Releases-Software-Radio-PMC-Module-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/24/2008 2:31:00 AM picoChip has launched the PC3xx family, a new range of system-on-chip baseband processors specifically targeted at the fast-growing femtocell market. http://www.rfglobalnet.com/article.mvc/PicoChip-Announces-Single-Chip-Baseband-Proce-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/23/2008 1:08:58 PM The WiMAX Forum announced the first ten Mobile WiMAX products received the WiMAX Forum Certified Seal of Approval for the 2.5 GHz profile (titled MP05) at the WiMAX Forum Global Congress in Amsterdam. http://www.rfglobalnet.com/article.mvc/WiMAX-Forum-Announces-Certified-MIMO-25-GHz-M-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/23/2008 1:00:00 PM Modelithics, Inc. has released a free sample model library for accurate surface mount capacitor, inductor and resistor component representation within Virtuoso Spectre Circuit Simulator of Cadence (version IC6.1) http://www.rfglobalnet.com/article.mvc/Modelithics-Releases-Model-Library-For-RF-Des-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/23/2008 12:50:00 PM Researchers at the UC San Diego division of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) have deployed Bluetooth scanners around the UCSD campus to study a potential new threat to cyber security: mobile malware http://www.rfglobalnet.com/article.mvc/UCSD-Deploys-Bluetooth-Scanners-To-Detect-Spr-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/23/2008 8:18:51 AM Tyco Electronics' M/A-COM business recently announced it has been awarded a $9.4M contract by the City of Tampa, Florida to provide Project 25 (P25) Phase I ready and Phase II capable, multi-mode mobile and portable radios to the Tampa Police Department http://www.rfglobalnet.com/article.mvc/Tyco-Electronics-MA-Com-Awarded-94-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/23/2008 5:19:00 AM