In The News...

• Tensolite to Acquire Carlyle
• Agilent Wins Contract from Bureau Veritas ADT for Mobile WiMAX™ PCT
• Skyworks Wins Best Supplier Award
• Anritsu and RFMW Sign Distribution Agreement
• KOR Electronics Snaps Up Paragon Dynamics
• Major Amp Order for Radyne
• TriQuint Recognized with 2007 Supplier of the Year Award
• Skyworks Supports More Than Ten New Samsung 3G Handset Models
• Hittite Achieves AS9100 B QMS Aerospace Certification
• New Division for Z-Communications

Tensolite to Acquire Carlyle
Tensolite, a Carlisle company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-owned Carlyle Incorporated, a leading provider of sophisticated aerospace and network interconnection solutions. With annual sales of approximately $125 million, Carlyle is focused on manufacturing wire and cable harnesses, rack and panels, and cable assemblies for in-flight entertainment and specialty avionics applications. The company has facilities in Tukwila and Kent, Washington. The business will operate within Carlisle’s Tensolite Company division. This acquisition will strengthen Tensolite’s core presence in specialty wire and cable and interconnect solutions for the aerospace industry. The purchase will also expand Tensolite’s global reach and add to its capabilities in other specialty interconnect segments.
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Agilent Wins Contract from Bureau Veritas ADT for Mobile WiMAX™ PCT
Agilent Technologies has announced that Bureau Veritas ADT, Taiwan’s leading WiMAX testing and certification company, awarded Agilent a contract for Mobile WiMAX Protocol Conformance Test (PCT). Bureau Veritas ADT provides Mobile WiMAX testing and certification services to the international community and will use Agilent’s N6430A Mobile WiMAX PCT system to deliver WiMAX certification services. “Bureau Veritas ADT was the first WiMAX certification lab to be approved in Asia,” said C.J. Meurell, European Operations general manager of Agilent’s WiMAX and WLAN one-box tester products. “We’re pleased that they have selected the Agilent N6430A to perform Protocol Conformance Testing. Bureau Veritas ADT’s choice is a powerful endorsement of Agilent’s WiMAX protocol test leadership.” The N6430A PCT solution delivers a comprehensive suite of test solutions for 802.16-2004/Cor2 D3 Mobile WiMAX PCT and development testing, from a scripting interface to a fully functional radio bearer based on the Agilent E6651A platform. The N6430A supports a significant and growing number of validated WiMAX PCT test cases. The Agilent E6651A portfolio of solutions supports multiple R&D testing needs in addition to PCT, including base-station emulation, RF parametric measurements and Radiated Performance Testing (RPT).
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Skyworks Wins Best Supplier Award
Skyworks Solutions, an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity, has received LG Electronics’ 2007 Best Supplier Award. The award is based on technology, quality, product reliability and on-time delivery. In addition, Skyworks was graded as Class A for its work with LG in 2007. LG leverages Skyworks’ front-end solutions for a variety of mobile handsets sold worldwide, spanning all key air interfaces including CDMA, GSM, and, increasingly, EDGE and WCDMA for 3G multimode applications.
www.skyworksinc.com

Anritsu and RFMW Sign Distribution Agreement
Anritsu Company and RFMW, Ltd. have entered into an Americas distribution agreement under which RFMW will market and sell Anritsu’s high-performance, high-frequency coaxial connectors and components used in communications and test instrument applications. RFMW, Ltd. is a specialized distributor that provides customers and suppliers with focused distribution of RF and microwave components as well as customer-specific component-engineering support. Anritsu is a leader in the design and production of precision microwave components. Anritsu created and trademarked the V and K connectors and continues to develop innovative connector products. In addition, Anritsu manufactures assemblies and components to meet specific customer requirements.
www.us.anritsu.com

KOR Electronics Snaps Up Paragon Dynamics
KOR Electronics has purchased the Government Solutions subsidiary Paragon Dynamics, Inc. (PDI) from Zanett. Founded in 1986, KOR Electronics is an aerospace defense technology company providing domestic and international customers with advanced military electronics equipment and system solutions. The company produces equipment that serves mission critical operational requirements as well as laboratory simulation, testing and training needs. KOR Electronics is solely focused on support of the defense and intelligence electronics markets. PDI, founded in 1997, provides innovative systems, software and mission engineering solutions to a variety of intelligence agencies, Department of Defense (DoD), and aerospace clients. The firm specializes in system design; architecture and integration; software development and implementation; and mission operations, analysis and support. PDI has direct experience in government and commercial satellite, DoD intelligence community, and IT infrastructure programs. Kevin Carnino, president and CEO of KOR Electronics, said, “We are extremely excited about this partnership with PDI, as it is a key step in the pursuit of our strategic vision. Both companies possess strengths in areas that complement each other’s primary markets. This union will allow us to create an elite fellowship, such that we can provide uniquely different solutions to our customers.”
www.korelectronics.com

Major Amp Order for Radyne
Radyne Corporation announced that its Xicom Technology business unit received an order for $5.8 million for Tri-band and Ka-band power amplifiers as an additional procurement for the Ground Multi-Band Terminal (GMT) program. The amplifiers are scheduled to ship during 2008. “This order is another in our five-year participation in the Air Force’s GMT satellite communications program,” said Myron Wagner, Radyne’s CEO. “As the program continues to grow during 2008, we look forward to continuing revenues as a key supplier of both amplifiers and modems.”

TriQuint Recognized with 2007 Supplier of the Year Award
TriQuint Semiconductor, a leading RF front-end product manufacturer and foundry services provider, has received ZTE Corporation’s 2007 Supplier of the Year Award. ZTE, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, recognized TriQuint as “Supplier of the Year” for its performance on cost, quality, delivery and service. ZTE utilizes multiple TriQuint products for mobile phones and base station applications. These TriQuint products include TriQuint’s highly integrated QUANTUM Tx Module™ family for use in ZTE’s rapidly growing line of ultra low-cost handsets for emerging markets and TriQuint’s leading-edge HADRON PA Module™ family for ZTE’s successful high-end WEDGE-enabled handsets. Weibing Tian, vice president of ZTE KangXun, said, “TriQuint is a key supplier to ZTE Corporation and we deeply appreciate their consistent, high-quality product, reliability and commitment to customer service. Their highly integrated RF solutions lower ZTE’s bill-of-materials and work seamlessly with the Silicon transceivers, enabling us to get to market with the latest solutions faster. We look forward to continuing to work closely with TriQuint and together, enjoying mutual success.”
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Skyworks Supports More Than Ten New Samsung 3G Handset Models
Skyworks Solutions, an innovator of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity, announced that Samsung is leveraging its ultra-compact and high efficiency front-end modules (FEMs) for open-loop EDGE, and power amplifiers (PAs) for WCDMA and HSDPA across more than ten innovative universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS) models. In particular, Skyworks is supporting their first mobile TV slider phone for Europe. At a slim 16.7mm, the P960 supports both European mobile TV technology standards – digital video broadcast-handheld (DVB-H), and the new open mobile alliance broadcast service enabler suite (OMA-BCAST). The handset features optimized viewing with a large 2.5” quarter video graphics array (QVGA) thin film transistor (TFT) screen, and Bang & Olufsen ICEPower technology for top-notch audio. The device also offers a 3-megapixel camera with power LED, music player, and FM radio with RDS for 24/7 news. “Skyworks congratulates Samsung on achieving the milestone launch of Europe’s first DVB-H handset, and is pleased to support their family of compelling mobile TV platforms,” said Liam K. Griffin, Skyworks’ senior vice president of sales and marketing. The SKY77519 FEM incorporated by Samsung is the industry’s smallest solution for open-polar EDGE architectures, enabling OEMs to raise the mobile bar with an optimized power usage solution (OPUS) and delivering maximum performance that can help increase talk times by ten percent, improving power savings by 30 percent, and expand battery capacity by ten percent. As a result, the P960 promises battery life of up to five hours of TV watching time. In addition, the small and efficient SKY77170 PA packs full 1920 to 1980 MHz bandwidth coverage into a single compact package. A directional coupler is integrated into the module, thus eliminating the need for any external coupler. The single GaAs MMIC contains all active circuitry in the module.
www.skyworksinc.com

Hittite Achieves AS9100 B QMS Aerospace Certification
Hittite Microwave has received its AS9100 B certification for the design and manufacture of MMIC and MMIC Assemblies for RF and Microwave Applications for the aerospace industry. AS9100 B is a Quality Management System which specifies aerospace industry quality and manufacturing standards that are universally recognized by all major aerospace manufacturers. In addition to receiving this new certification, the company was recertified to the ISO 9001:2000 standard, which it has maintained since 1997.
www.hittite.com

New Division for Z-Communications
Z-Communications, Inc. has announced a new division, Z-Comm Microwave, based in San Jose, CA. The division is chartered with the development and manufacture of integrated microwave, millimeter wave assemblies and highly linear power amplifiers for the RF/microwave industry. These products are designed to be used in wireless transmission systems, WiMAX base stations, licensed point to point and other microwave radio applications. According to Dr. Mahadevan Sridharan, president of Z-Comm Microwave, “We have assembled an impressive team of designers and provided them with the latest design tools and equipment. Z-Comm microwave offers superior performance and cost effective solutions for our valued customers.”
www.zcomm.com