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Table Of Contents
Fully integrated flicker noise measurement system is unprecedented
Test gear suppliers join EGPS Forum
GaN power transistor maker expands design team
LXI Consortium expands into China
Video filter amplifier lets portable devices output SD video signals
Mesh network software complements ZigBee modules
Point-to-point and point-to-multipoint wireless solution is ultra-secure
Switch matrix simplifies complex microwave testing
Femtocell, picocell reference designs lower development costs
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Fully integrated flicker noise measurement system is unprecedented
By Ashok Bindra, Editor
With the cost of the development of each new semiconductor manufacturing-process node escalating dramatically and time to market pressures increasing, there is no longer room for error in measuring critical wafer parameters such as flicker noise

Test gear suppliers join EGPS Forum
Agilent Technologies and Spirent Communications joined the CSR and Motorola EGPS Forum to foster development of EGSP technologies.

GaN power transistor maker expands design team
Gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) RF power transistor manufacturer Nitronex continues to expand its design engineering team.

LXI Consortium expands into China
The LXI Consortium has accepted RIGOL Technologies as the first member from Mainland China.

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Products

Video filter amplifier lets portable devices output SD video signals
Maxim Integrated Products has released MAX9515: the smallest, lowest pin-count video filter amplifier for standard-definition (SD) video connections from portable devices to TVs.

Mesh network software complements ZigBee modules
Extreme Mesh software technology permits users to build meshes with inter-node distances well in excess of one mile, providing redundancy and reliability for applications such as pipeline monitoring.

Point-to-point and point-to-multipoint wireless solution is ultra-secure
Proxim Wireless Corp. releases the Tsunami MP.11 HS (high security) line of base station units, subscriber units and bridges.

Switch matrix simplifies complex microwave testing
In-Phase Technologies has readied a 2 x 36 switch matrix for use in multi-port component automated measurement systems.

Femtocell, picocell reference designs lower development costs
Further extending its WiMAX reference designs, Bath has unwrapped what it claims as the industry's first LTE femtocell and picocell reference designs.


Calendar

Events
IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference
May 27-30
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
www.ectc.net

2008 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium
June 15-20, 2008
Georgia World Congress Center
Atlanta, GA
www.ims2008.org

MOST Forum 2008 Opens Call for Speakers
Sept. 30, 2008
Stuttgart, Germany
www.MOSTforum.com


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