| New EU Project to Cut Power Consumption of Telecoms Networks August 9, 2010...A consortium spanning Europe hopes to significantly reduce the power consumption of telecommunications and data networks. Five partner organizations have co joined the BIANCHO project (BIsmide And Nitride Components for High temperature Operation), a three year research and development initiative with funding of €2.190 m through the EU Framework 7 program. The project's goal is to develop new semiconductor materials... Strategy Analytics Says GaAs Bulk Substrate Market Defies RecessionJuly 12, 2010...Strategy Analytics reports that the GaAs substrate market posted a 10 percent year on year increase in substrate volumes. The company says that the slowdown in early 2009 was followed by a robust recovery in the second half of the year, driven by the demand for next generation cellular handset platforms.
Strategy Analytics says that orders started to filter through in... Skyworks PA Enables First Commercial LTE DeviceJuly 12, 2010...Skyworks Solutions, Inc. of Woburn, Massachusetts USA, reports that Samsung Electronics is using its power amplifier (PA) modules for the GT-B3710 – a high speed 4G USB modem. Samsung claims that the device is the world’s first long-term evolution (LTE)-commercialized device. Samsung's 4G modem supports the 2.6 GHz band for LTE service.
The Skyworks PA utilized in the device is... Tragedy Strikes Emcore (Updated)July 12, 2010...In an apparent domestic violence dispute, police say a man entered an Emcore Corporation office in Albuquerque, New Mexico and opened fire. He killed two employees then turned the gun on himself. Albuquerque Police Chief Ray Shultz said that the shooting was related to a custody dispute with the 37-year-old gunman's girlfriend, who survived the attack. Shultz identified the shooter... Skyworks Unveils Small and Cost-Effective CMOS Front-End ModuleJune 21, 2010...Skyworks Solutions of Woburn, Massachusetts USA announced what it claims is the most cost-effective complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) front-end module (FEM) for general packet radio service (GPRS) handsets. The SKY77555 is a transmit and receive FEM based on CMOS PAs for dual-band cellular handsets comprising GSM900 and DCS1800 operation.
According to Skyworks, the SKY77555, offers handset OEMs high-performance solutions... Fujitsu Develops Ultra-Low-Noise Transistor for Millimeter-Band ReceiversJune 7, 2010...Fujitsu of Tokyo announced the development of an indium phosphide high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) operating at 94 GHz that the company says reduces the noise level by 30 percent compared to previous technologies. The transistor uses the company's proprietary "space cavity" structure to produce noise levels of merely 0.7 decibels. The company predicts that the novel noise-lowering... Skyworks Captures Design Wins at MediaTek; launches WiFi PAs; Introduces Ultra-Low Noise AmplifiersJune 1, 2010...Skyworks Solutions, Inc. of Woburn Massachusetts USA, reports that it has captured design wins at MediaTek. The design wins place Skyworks front-end modules and components in MediaTek's next-generation platforms for low-cost handsets in emerging markets. Skyworks says that its compact and integrated total transmit solutions, consist of a power amplifier (PA), switch module, and automatic power controller. Skyworks says... TriQuint Wins US Air Force Contract to Design and Fabricate GaN Modules for New Drone AircraftMay 24, 2010...TriQuint Semiconductor has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force Research Laboratories (AFRL) to develop new Gallium Nitride (GaN) modules for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). AFRL says that the new GaN devices will extend the range and capabilities of UAVs that are used for reconnaissance missions over Afghanistan, Iraq and other regions. The AFRL expects that the more...
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... MiaSolé of Santa Clara, California USA, a maker of copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar panels announced an indepedently confirmed 14.3 percent efficiency for its 1 square meter modules. According to Miasole, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory confirmed the results. Miasole says that 14.3 percent module efficiency is the highest independently confirmed efficiency... 
