Current Headlines

1. Altair Has A Bold Vision For IoT Leadership In PLM: Acquires Highly Rated Carriots IoT Platform
   6/21/2017

   Altair has acquired Carriots S.L, an Internet of Things (IoT) technology company from Madrid, Spain founded in 2011. The company is the developer of Carriots®, a complete IoT application enablement platform (AEP) to rapidly connect and manage devices, collect and analyze data, and build intelligent applications together with enterprise business systems. 

2. Custom MMIC’s Latest Circuits Added To X-Microwave’s Modular Design And Production System
   6/20/2017

   Custom MMIC, a leading developer of performance-driven monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for mil/aero applications, announces an expanded collaboration with X-Microwave LLC, developers of a modular/drop-in simulation, prototyping, and production system for solderless and reconfigurable RF/microwave circuits up to 67 GHz.

3. IMS2017 Showcases 5G Innovation, International Growth, Contributions from Industry Experts
   6/20/2017

   The 60th annual IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS) has unveiled its 2017 post-show report. 

4. FDA Clears First RF Ablation Treatment For Osteoarthritis Knee Pain
   6/20/2017

   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first and only radio frequency (RF) treatment to be cleared specifically to alleviate chronic knee pain due to osteoarthritis.

5. US Special Operations Command Awards Harris Corporation $255M IDIQ Contract For Next-Generation Manpack Radios
   6/19/2017

   The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded Harris Corporation a six-year, $255M ceiling, single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract H92222-17-D-0021 to supply powerful next-generation multi-channel manpack radios that will enable superior communications for U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) on the battlefield.

6. Stanford Researchers Develop Dynamic Wireless Charging Tech For Mobile Objects And Vehicles
   6/19/2017

   Such an advance could solve the current problem of "range anxiety," wherein electric cars are feared to run out of juice before reaching their destination or a charging station.

7. Telewave Introduces Notch Cavity Filters That Eliminate Unwanted Frequencies With Low Insertion Loss
   6/19/2017

   The TWNC-1510 single and dual Notch Cavities are 50 Ohm cavities with either N-type or UHF female RF ports. These cavities feature VSWR ratings of 1.5:1 across the entire 148 MHz to 174 MHz tuning frequency range, and to 350 Watts of RF input power.

8. GLOBALFOUNDRIES®, ON Semiconductor Deliver The Industry’s Lowest Power Bluetooth® Low Energy SoC Family
   6/19/2017

   GLOBALFOUNDRIES and ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON) today announced the availability of a System-on-Chip (SoC) family of devices, on GF’s 55nm Low Power Extended (55LPx), RF-enabled process technology platform.

9. 750mA, 42V_IN Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Converter Delivers 93% Efficiency At 2MHz From A 2mm x 2mm DFN Package
   6/19/2017

   Analog Devices, Inc., which recently acquired Linear Technology Corporation, announces the LT8607, a 750mA, 42V input synchronous step-down switching regulator.

10. ETS-Lindgren Announces Industry-First Support Of Signaling OTA Testing For IEEE 802.11 ac/n/a/g/b Devices Using Anritsu MT8862A Test Set
    6/19/2017

    Anritsu Company and ETS-Lindgren announce groundbreaking support of IEEE 802.11 ac/n/a/g/b Over-the-Air (OTA) testing with an enhanced solution that integrates the Anritsu Wireless Connectivity Test Set MT8862A with the CTIA-compliant ETS-Lindgren EMQuest™ EMQ-100 Antenna Measurement Software.