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RFMD's GaN CATV hybrids go platinum
The firm's gallium nitride devices received dual honours in the categories of Energy-Savings Technology and RF/HFC Technology.
RF Micro Devices has been honoured with two Platinum Awards from Communications Technology magazine, a leading engineering publication in the CATV industry and the official trade journal of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE).
The awards will be presented formally by Communications Technology magazine on December 8, 2011 during an awards ceremony held in New York City.
Platinum Awards from Communications Technology magazine recognise the broadband industry's most innovative hardware, software, service, and marketing initiatives, as judged by a panel of industry experts. RFMD's GaN CATV hybrids received dual honours in the categories of Energy-Savings ("Green") Technology and RF/HFC Technology.
Alastair Upton, general manager of RFMD's Broadband Components Business Unit, said, "RFMD is honoured to receive these two prestigious awards recognising our GaN CATV hybrid devices. We believe our GaN CATV hybrids help our customers to maximize RF performance in cable networks while also minimizing energy consumption – two very important priorities in the broadband industry."
RFMD offers a broad range of CATV products, including packaged amplifiers, MMICs, modules, frequency modulation components, and passive components. The company's GaN technology delivers superior performance versus competing GaAs and silicon power technologies, while also supporting "green" architectures that reduce energy consumption, improve thermal management and optimise network efficiency for network operators.
