Current Headlines

1. 'Comb On A Chip' Powers New NIST/Caltech Atomic Clock Design
   7/22/2014

   Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have demonstrated a new design for an atomic clock that is based on a chip-scale frequency comb, or a microcomb.

2. Agilent Technologies' PXIe Modular Vector Signal Test Solution Accelerates Smarter Micro's Power Amplifier Development
   7/22/2014

   Agilent Technologies Inc. recently announced that Smarter Micro has selected the Agilent PXIe modular vector signal test solution to accelerate the development of its latest reconfigurable multimode, multiband power amplifier.

3. Peregrine Semiconductor And RF Micro Devices Settle All Outstanding Litigation
   7/22/2014

   Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation, founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator) and pioneer of advanced RF solutions, and RF Micro Devices, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency solutions, recently announced that they have settled all outstanding claims between the companies.

4. Optenni Lab 3.0 Now Available Through CST Sales Channels
   7/21/2014

   Darmstadt, Germany, July 17, 2014, Computer Simulation Technology AG (CST) announces the availability of Optenni Lab 3.0 through the worldwide CST sales network. The new release sees a tighter integration between Optenni Lab and CST STUDIO SUITE®, streamlining electromagnetic simulation and matching circuit optimization into one, easy-to-use workflow.

5. RFaxis Ramps Up Production Of Broadband Sub-GHz CMOS RFeIC
   7/21/2014

   RFaxis, Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company focused on developing innovative, next-generation RF solutions for the wireless connectivity and cellular mobility markets, recently announced that it is ramping up production of the RFX1010, a highly-integrated broadband CMOS RF Front-end Integrated Circuit (RFeIC) to serve the ZigBee and Internet of Things (IoT) market segments that use the 600/700/800/900MHz "sub-GHz" frequency bands.

6. Future Oscillators May Depend On Lasers Not Quartz
   7/21/2014

   Nearly all electronics require devices called oscillators that create precise frequencies—frequencies used to keep time in wristwatches or to transmit reliable signals to radios. By Jessica Stoller-Conrad

7. NRL Reveals New Meteorological Insight Into Mid-Level Clouds
   7/21/2014

   Research meteorologists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Marine Meteorology Division (MMD) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, employing the Navy's Mid-Course Doppler Radar (MCR) at Cape Canaveral, were able to characterize mid-level, mixed-phase altocumulus clouds.

8. Richardson RFPD Introduces New RF Termination From Wavelex
   7/21/2014

   Richardson RFPD, Inc. recently announces immediate availability and full design support capabilities for a new wideband, 20W load RF termination from Wavelex.

9. First Flight Main Mission Antennas Completed For Iridium NEXT Satellites
   7/21/2014

   Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) today announced the completion of the first five flight main mission antennas (MMAs) for the Iridium NEXT constellation.

10. Pasternack Introduces New Series Of Low PIM Cable Jumpers
    7/21/2014

    Pasternack Enterprises, Inc., an industry leading manufacturer and supplier of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, introduces an all new series of low PIM cable jumpers with formable coax.