Wavics’ patented CoolPAM power amplifier technology significantly reduces battery power consumption and allows CDMA and W-CDMA handsets to run cooler. Agilent plans to combine this new power amplifier capability with its miniature film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) filters to create higher-performance CDMA and W-CDMA front-end modules. This will offer handset manufacturers a significant reduction in PCB space.

(January 24, 2005) Binghamton, N.Y., and San Jose, Calif. &#8212 Binghamton University and the U.S. Display Consortium (USDC) announce that the University has been awarded a competitively bid contract from the USDC to establish and operate the Center for Advanced Microelectronics Manufacturing (CAMM). The USDC will initially provide $10 million in equipment to establish the center, which will combine resources from the USDC, Binghamton University, and other academic, government, and industry partners to help speed microelectronics manufacturing research and development in a roll-to-roll (R2R) format.