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September 2008 [Industry News] Financial News PROXIM WIRELESS CORP., a provider of end-to-end broadband wireless systems, released its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. GAAP revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 were $15.1, an increase of approximately 47% in total GAAP revenue from $10.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, and a decrease of 11% from $16.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. According to Pankaj Manglik, president and CEO of Proxim... September 2008 [Industry News] Company News CONTRACTS DataPath, Inc.— Has been awarded $1.9 million to continue providing field services for DataPath Deployable Ku Band Earth Terminals (DKETs) at a communications hub in Iraq. The DKET systems were built and installed by DataPath. The US military uses these systems as satellite-communications (satcom) hubs, as they deliver high-bandwidth capabilities on the battlefield. The contracting authority for the award, which... September 2008 [People] People Industry Veteran Shpock Becomes Vitec President STEPHEN W. SHPOCK, a twenty-four-year microwave industry veteran has joined The Vitec Group RF Systems (VGRFS) as president and managing director. VGRFS is a business unit of the Broadcast Systems Division of The Vitec Group, plc., comprised of Microwave Services Corp. (MSC), Nucomm, and RF Central. Shpock will oversee all three of these U.S.-based companies and be responsible for their... September 2008 [Education] Educational Meetings Short Courses Besser Associates Short Courses RF Transceiver Architecture, Design and Evaluation Nov.17-21, 2008 (Dallas, TX) Applied RF Techniques for Modern Radio Design Nov. 17-21, 2008 (Dallas, TX ) Wireless System Design and Simulation Dec. 8-12, 2008 (San Jose, CA) Short Range Coexistence RF Transceiver Design Techniques ... August 2008 [Industry News] Local Designers Drive Chinese IC Market Growth CHINA—According to iSuppli Corp., sales of semiconductor chips designed in China are surging at a double-digit clip helping to offset slower growth in the country’s previously red-hot IC market as OEMs focus on customizing products for the local market. Led by demand from the wireless communications equipment sector, China’s consumption of semiconductors designed in the country is forecast to rise more than 60 percent by 2012 to $42.1 billion from $25.8 billion ... August 2008 [Industry News] AVX Honored By Arrow At EDS 2008 MYRTLE BEACH SC—AVX Corporation, an international supplier of advanced electronic components, received two awards from Arrow Electronics at the 2008 Electronic Distribution Show (EDS). AVX was presented with the 2007 Largest Passives Supplier Award and the 2007 Largest Dollar Growth in Passives Award. “AVX’s broad product portfolio and outstanding customer service provided the foundation for excellent sales in 2007. We are pleased to honor AVX with the... August 2008 [Industry News] Worldwide BWA/WiMAX Subscriber Base Closes On 2 Million MONTREAL, CANADA—The global BWA/ WiMAX subscriber base increased by 260,246 in the first quarter of 2008, reaching a total of 1,988,246 subscribers, according to the fourth issue of the WiMAXCounts Quarterly Report from Maravedis. “Even with an increase of more than 19% in WiMAX subscribers in the first quarter of 2008, operators are still waiting for the tipping point that will lead to acceleration of WiMAX adoption and deployments,” said... August 2008 [Industry News] Kudos HILLSBORO, OR—TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. an RF frontend product manufacturer and foundry services provider, received the “Northwest 100” award for 2008. The Seattle Times award recognizes the top 100 publicly held companies in the Pacific Northwest by measuring four dimensions of performance over the previous two fiscal years. According to the Seattle Times, to come out on top, a company has to do well on all four factors. DURHAM,... August 2008 [Industry News] Financial News ANSOFT CORPORATION, a global provider of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software, announced that at the company’s special meeting of stockholders held on July 23, 2008 in Pittsburgh, PA, that the company’s stockholders voted to adopt and approve the merger agreement providing for the acquisition of Ansoft by ANSYS, Inc. Ansoft also announced that the conditions to ANSYS’ obligations contained in Section 7.2 of the merger agreement have been satisfied.... August 2008 [Industry News] Company News ViaSat—Has signed a 10-year agreement with KVH Industries Inc., to establish a global Ku-band mobile broadband network using ViaSat-patented ArcLight technology. The agreement includes an initial purchase by KVH of three ArcLight hubs with options for more hubs as the network expands. The contract will enable network expansion that builds on the satellite networks serving business jets, maritime vessels, and ground vehicles in North America, the Caribbean, the North... August 2008 [People] People Ansoft Chairman/CTO Receives IEEE Award DR. ZOLTAN CENDES, Ansoft Corporation founder, chairman and chief technology officer, has received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) Distinguished Achievement Award. Cendes earned the award for his “contributions to the widespread use of user-friendly software tools for electromagnetic analysis and design.” The award recognizes outstanding... August 2008 [Education] Educational Meetings Short courses Besser Associates Short Courses RF Transceiver Architecture, Design and Evaluation Nov.17-21, 2008 (Dallas, TX) Applied RF Techniques for Modern Radio Design Nov. 17-21, 2008 (Dallas, TX ) Wireless System Design and Simulation Dec. 8-12, 2008 (San Jose, CA) Short Range Coexistence... July 2008 [Industry News] Fabless Revenue Grew 16 Percent In First Quarter SAN JOSE, CA—The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) has released the CYQ1 2008 version of its Global Semiconductor Financial Report. The GSA quarterly report includes detailed trend analysis on financial data for fabless, integrated device manufacturer (IDM), pure-play foundry, intellectual property, electronic design automation, design service, and back-end sectors. GSA members can receive the complimentary report and accompanying downloadable Excel... July 2008 [Industry News] China National Space Administration Becomes CCSDS Newest Member Agency RESTON, VA—The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has been accepted as the eleventh full member organization of the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS). China’s admission to the organization marks the first addition to the membership since 1997. As the leading international organization for space communication standardization, CCSDS relies on its agency members to provide technical engineering support to its working groups. The... July 2008 [Industry News] Celestica Recognizes Murata Electronics In Awards Program SMYRNA, GA—Murata Electronics North America, a manufacturer and designer of ceramic-based passive electronic components and power supply modules, has been recognized as an honouree in the Technical Compliance Award category of the 2007 TotalCost of Ownership (TCOO) Supplier Award program by Celestica. Celestica's awards program recognizes suppliers that support Celestica's overall supply chain goal, which is to reduce the total cost of ownership for... July 2008 [Industry News] Kudos ACTON, MA—Azimuth Systems, a provider of wireless broadband test equipment and channel emulators for WiMAX, 4G and Wi-Fi, announced that its ACE 400WB MIMO Channel Emulator has been awarded the 2008 MITX Technology Customer Impact Award. The MITX Technology Awards, presented by the Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange, recognize innovative technologies developed in the New England area. The Customer Impact award honors a technology... July 2008 [Industry News] Agilent Technologies Acquires Assets Of Escort Instruments Corp. AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. has acquired substantially all of the assets of Taiwan-based Escort Instruments Corporation, a supplier of low-cost test and measurement instruments and a subsidiary of Unitech Printed Circuit Board Corporation. The financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. The acquisition includes Escort Instruments’ R&D, marketing, intellectual property and the majority of the subsidiary’s low-cost instrument ... July 2008 [Industry News] Company News Azimuth Systems, Inc.—The Advanced Telecommunications Engineering Laboratory (TEL) at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln has selected the ACE 400WB channel emulator to perform a comprehensive mobile WiMAX technology study to investigate the performance and reliability of standardsbased wireless networking technologies for the North American railroad industry. The study is funded by the Federal Railroad Administration and will provide insight into the ... July 2008 [People] People TAYLOR W. LAWRENCE will succeed Louise L. Francesconi as president of Raytheon Missile Systems (RMS) effective July 1. Francesconi will work with Lawrence as he transitions into his new role until her retirement on Sept. 1. Francesconi is retiring from Raytheon after 33 years with the company. Lawrence joined Raytheon in 2006 and formerly served as vice president of engineering, technology, and mission assurance at Raytheon Company headquarters (Waltham, MA), where... July 2008 [Education] Educational Meetings SHORT COURSES Besser Associates Short Courses Wireless Transceiver Design Techniques Aug. 11-15, 2008 (San Jose, CA) RF Transceiver Architecture, Design and Evaluation Nov.17-21, 2008 (Dallas, TX) Applied RF Techniques for Modern Radio Design Nov. 17-21, 2008 (Dallas, TX ) Wireless System Design and Simulation Dec. 8-12, 2008 (San...  prev. page
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