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TRIQUINT ANNOUNCES NEXT GENERATION MULTI-MODE POWER AMPLIFIER MODULE FOR LEADING 3G/4G CHIPSET

HybridConvergedMMPAImprovesPerformanceandLowersWCDMAandEDGESystemCostHILLSBORO,OREGON(USA)ANDBARCELONA,SPAIN--February1,2011--TriQuintSemiconductor,Inc(NASDAQ:TQNT),aleadingRFfront-endproductmanufacturerandfoundryservicesprovider,todayannouncedavaila

Peregrine files for $100 million IPO

SANJOSE,Calif.-RFchipmakerPeregrineSemiconductorCorp.hasfiledfora$100millioninitialpublicoffering(IPO)intheU.S.,accordingtoafiling.Peregrine(SanDiego)deviseschipsbasedonsilicon-on-sapphiretechnology.Aformofsilicon-on-insulator(SOI)technology,silicon-

Inphi IPO raises $81.6 million

InphiCorp.priceditsinitialpublicofferingof6,800,000sharesofcommonstockatapricetothepublicof$12.00persharelastweek.Thecompanygrantedtheunderwritersa30-dayoptiontopurchaseuptoanadditional1,020,000sharestocoverover-allotments.TheIPOraised$81.6mill

Microsemi buys Actel for $430 million

Theanalogandmixed-signalchipmakerhasenteredintoadefinitiveagreementtoacquireActelCorp.for$20.88persharethroughacashtenderoffer.Thetotaltransactionvalueisapproximately$430million,netofActelsprojectedcashbalanceatclosing.BasedinMountainView,Calif

Silicon BiCMOS -- The Optimal Technology for RF Power

BySiGeSemiconductorThedebateoverGaAsversusCMOShasbeenreinvigoratedbyrecentindustryevents.ThisincludesthesaleofCMOScellularpoweramplifier(PA)houseAxiomMicrodevicestoGaAsmanufactureSkyworksaswellastheemergencefrom"stealthmode"ofCMOScellularPA

The Economics of Handset RF Front-end Integration

From:MicrowaveJounralThemobiledevicehascomealongwayfromitshumblebeginningsasacellphone.Today,itisbecomingtheprimarymeansofcommunicationformostpeoplearoundtheworld;servingasbothavoiceanddataconnection,emulatingmanyofthefunctionsoncereservedfortheperso

Can RF MEMS Boost Cell-Phone Performance?

HelpmaybeonthewayforiPhone4usersfrustratedbydroppedcallswiththearrivalofRadioFrequencyMicroelectromechanicalSystems(RFMEMS),semiconductorsthatcanimprovetheperformanceofantennasincellphones,accordingtothemarketresearchfirmiSuppliCorp.Longplagued

Which PA is advantageous, SingleEnded or Differential Output ?

GenerallyoutputofVCOorI/Qmodulatorisdifferential.SodrivingPA(PowerAmplifier)bydifferentialsignalisnatural.ThenoutputsignalofPAisalsodifferential.ButTXloadisgenerallysingleendedunlesswedouseloopantenna.Sowehavetointerfacediffereitialoutputtosingle-end

五六月流火 一

北京的七月,热浪滚滚;站在整个被水泥覆盖的大地上,仿佛置身于一个硕大的蒸笼当中,让人热得透不过气来。路边的小花小草都没精打采地开着,小猫小狗也和人一样,拉出舌头喘着粗气。除了这可恶的天气,压迫着我的,还有让我整日价不停奔波着的生活。生活,哦,这就是生

M/A-COM Merges with Mimix

From:MicrowaveJournalBlogM/A-COMTechnologySolutionsandMimixannouncedyesterdaythattheyhadagreedtomergeandallproductsintheMimixportfoliowouldresidewithintheM/A-COMfamilyofproducts.ThisisnottoosurprisingastheyarebothownedbytheGaAsLabs/JohnOcampogroupaft

M/A-Com buys Mimix Broadband

M/A-ComTechnologySolutionsInc.(Lowell,Mass.),asupplierofsemiconductors,components,andsubassembliesforuseinRF,microwaveandmillimeter-waveapplications,hasacquiredMimixBroadbandInc.MimixwillbecomepartoftheM/A-COMTechfamilyofcompanies.Mimixisafablesssupp

BASF creates advanced copper plating chemistry for integrated circuits

BASFhascreatedanadvancedcopperplatingchemistryforcurrentandfuturegenerationchiptechnologies.Theinnovativechemicalsolution,whichisthedirectresultofthejointdevelopmentprogramwithIBMstartedinJune2007,outperformsothercommerciallyavailablechemistries.Thet

Real-Time oscilloscopes support 32GHz true analog bandwidth

AgilentTechnologieslaunchedtheInfiniium90000X-Seriesoscilloscopefamilywithindustry-leading,real-timebandwidthof32GHz.Tennewmodelsrangefrom16GHzto32GHzandarebandwidthupgradable.Thesenewscopesdeliverthelowestnoiseandhavethelowestjittermeasurementfloori

Avago is poised for heavy growth

From:EETimesYouknowAvago,right?TheyrethecompanythatgrewoutofHPscomponentdivision.Thehistorybehindthecompanyisfairlyinteresting.HPdevelopedinstrumentation,printers,etc.Theyneededtheenablingcomponentsandtechnologyforthesedevicesandinmostcases,the

Apple's 4th-generation iPhone revealed

From:EngadgetWell,wetoldyouso.Thefourth-generationiPhoneprototypethatleakeditswayoutintotheworldovertheweekendhasfounditswaytoGizmodo,andtheyveexamineditexhaustivelyenoughtoprovethatitstherealthing.NotonlydoesitshowupiniTunes,Xcode,andSystemProfiler,