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Test lab in Atlanta will accelerate RF, FPGA product development
Averna, an industry-leading provider of test solutions and services for communications and electronics device-makers worldwide, announced today the opening of an RF and FPGA Innovation Lab at its…
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LightSquared Rebrands as Ligado Networks
Nokia Fails to Gain Control of All Alcatel-Lucent Shares
Nokia announced Wednesday it failed to gain control of 100 percent of Alcatel-Lucent shares despite reopening its public exchange offer. Though Nokia took over control of Alcatel-Lucent in January after winning nearly 80 percent of the French company’s shares, the company remained without total control this week with only 91.25 percent. The shortfall left Nokia […]
Ametek acquires power protection supplier ESP/SurgeX
Ametek, Inc. says it has acquired ESP/SurgeX, a supplier of energy intelligence and power protection solutions. ESP/SurgeX provides on-site and remote power protection products used by industries to…
CEO: Verizon Considering Yahoo Bid “At the Right Price”
Verizon may make a play for Yahoo after all. Despite repeated denials that it had any interest in purchasing the troubled internet company, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam said Friday on CNBC’s “Mad Money” the carrier is considering purchasing some Yahoo assets “at the right price.” “We said on this show a month or so ago […]
Intel and Qualcomm collaborate to build 802.11ad ecosystem
Despite the fact that 802.11ad chips are expensive to manufacture, provide a very short range, and are not a recognized international standard, Intel and Qualcomm are still placing bets on the free and open 60 GHz band of 802.11ad. The two companies recently — and successfully — demonstrated multi-gigabit interoperability between their two respective 801.11ad […]
Richardson Electronics and Tecate Group sign global distribution agreement
Richardson Electronics, Ltd. has announced a new global distribution agreement with the Tecate Group, a global supplier of electronic components and assemblies. The agreement aligns with both companies’…
Suppliers gang up to offer USB Type-C building blocks
Mouser Electronics, Inc. is teaming up with Fairchild, Littelfuse, and Amphenol Commercial Products to present the building blocks of a USB Type-C solution. Delivering data rates up to…
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UL releases evaluation, testing guidelines for standardized LED drivers
UL, a global safety science organization, today announced the launch of its new Class P LED Driver Program. UL is the first Standards Development Organization to officially offer…