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1. IBM Research Alliance Builds New Transistor For 5nm Technology 6/5/2017

   IBM, its Research Alliance partners GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Samsung, and equipment suppliers have developed an industry-first process to build silicon nanosheet transistors that will enable 5 nanometer (nm) chips.

2. Microchip Technology Launches BitCloud 4.0 Software Development Kit 2/13/2017

   The industry’s first zigbee alliance certified zigbee platform with zigbee PRO and Green Power features (formerly known as zigbee 3.0) from a semiconductor company is now available from Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions.

3. RFMW Offers High Speed Driver For Switching Applications 12/19/2017

   RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a high-speed FET driver from Peregrine Semiconductor. The PE29102 is designed to control the gates of external power devices such as GaN FETs providing switching transition speeds in the sub-nanosecond range for switching power supply applications up to 40MHz.

4. Anokiwave Introduces IC Supporting 3GPP-Compliant mmW 5G Equipment 2/20/2018

   Anokiwave recently announced the first product in a new family of second generation 5G Silicon Quad Core ICs that enable 3GPP compliant base stations with the worldwide release of the 39 GHz AWMF-0156 IC.

5. Custom MMIC Unveils Three New LNA MMICs At IMS 2012 6/20/2012

   In IMS booth #3210, Custom MMIC, a developer of performance driven monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), is introducing three new devices from its growing MMIC IP/design library. CMD162 is a GaAs MMIC low-noise amplifier (LNA) chip for applications from 26 to 34 GHz. Optimized for 30 GHz satellite communications, the CMD162 boasts a typical noise figure of 1.7 dB with a small-signal gain of 22 dB and an output 1 dB compression point of +7 dB. This amplifier delivers high performance with high efficiency, reducing typical industry DC power dissipation for a device in this frequency band from approximately 340 mW down to 50 mW.

6. Ethertronics Debuts 802.11ax Wi-Fi Front End Module With Active Steering Technology 2/27/2018

   Mobile World Congress– Ethertronics, the leader in high performance antenna system solutions, recently announced the EC714 Wi-Fi Active Steering Front End Module (FEM), which provides a breakthrough 5 GHz Wi-Fi Front End Module solution for 802.11 ax/ac devices.

7. Altum RF Introduces Industrialization Of 400-Watt S-band Power Amplifier MMIC 9/7/2022

   Altum RF, a supplier of high-performance RF to millimeter-wave semiconductor solutions for next generation markets and applications, introduces in collaboration with TNO a 400-Watt S-band power amplifier MMIC, using WIN Semiconductors’ NP45-11 technology.

8. Custom MMIC Adds Four New Products To Its Growing Line Of Amplifiers 4/25/2013

   Custom MMIC, a developer of performance-driven monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), has added four new amplifiers in die form to its product family: the CMD164, 165, and 173 distributed amplifiers, and the CMD166 driver amplifier.

9. Movandi Launches With RF Front End Technology For Emerging HF, mm-Wave Networks 9/6/2017

   MWC Americas -- Movandi, a venture-backed startup with a mission to revolutionize millimeter wave networks, today announced BeamX technology, a scalable RF front-end system solution.

10. Altum RF Showcases Products and Expertise at IMS 2022 6/8/2022

    Join Altum RF, a supplier of high-performance RF to millimeter-wave semiconductor solutions for next generation markets and applications, at the International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2022 event to be held in Denver, Colorado.