News in brief: Raboutet, RFMD, 10 G market
Raboutet SA and Mi-Net Technology Ltd have signed a sales and marketing agreement with immediate effect, which results in Mi-Net being appointed as Raboutet s sales agent for the United Kingdom market.
Raboutet SA of Cluses, France is a specialist in the fabrication of components in metals such as molybdenum, tantalum, titanium and niobium, which offer exceptional performance in the semiconductor and vacuum industries.
Raboutet is the leading manufacturer of molybdenum wafer holders and other components for use in MBE reactors.
RFMD sets pace with power amplifier module shipments
RF Micro Devices has shipped its 350 millionth power amplifier (PA) module, making it the first company to reach this milestone.
“We continue to experience strong customer demand for our PA modules across all major air interface standards,” said Eric Creviston, VP of wireless products. “Our power amplifiers are used by all of the world s major handset manufacturers and can be found in approximately one out of every two handsets.
RFMD says that its success in the PA market is driven by strength in the CDMA and GSM air interface standards, and that it is experiencing strong customer demand for its best-selling PowerStar PA modules.
Report details trends and opportunities in 10 Gbit/s market
A new report from CIR indicates that the market for 10 Gbit/s electronic and optical components and modules will grow to $856 million by 2008. WDM-related products will represent almost two-thirds of the market.
The average annual growth rate for the 10 Gbit/s sector will be around 16 percent for the 2004-2008 period, compared with 8 percent in the 2002-2004 period.
Cost, performance and functionality advantages are being achieved through improved packaging, better power consumption and thermal control, and enhanced manufacturing processes.
Networking technologies have not usually taken off until they demonstrate about ten times the performance of the next lowest speed technology for about one-third the cost. CIR says that 10 Gbit/s technologies have not yet achieved this, and that component manufacturers making this kind of leap forward will attract considerable profits to themselves.
