GCS raises more funds

GCS raises more funds

Technology: Microelectronics Celeritek high dynamic range amplifier A high dynamic range amplifier exceptional for transmit and receive func- poin...

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Technology: Microelectronics

Celeritek high dynamic range amplifier A high dynamic range amplifier

exceptional

for transmit and receive func-

point of 41dBm and current

tions in fmed wireless

consumption

and wire-

less LAN applications

where

high linearity is required been launched

has

cellular

operating

from 0.8 to 2.2 GHz;

This new power

MMDS

amplifier, comple-

reduced

current

for applications

with enhanced

linearity

current

and

in an extreme-

ly small form-factor.

conductor,

Semi-

The amplifier

Inc. (Torrance,

USA) has raised $17.5m

CA, in Ser-

existing fmancial investors, Kwang Hua Investment

was joined by several new and

in

meas-

uringonly3x3~1.5mm

In the past month has made significant

GCS as an

electrical

stabil-

resistance.

GCS

in their proprietary

progress InP

foundry. Its proprietary

HBT foundry process

world-class

InGaAs mesa PIN photodiode

InP HBT foundry

supports

40Gb/sec

PAS for 3G handsets wave frequency

join GCS’s board of directors.

Economic downturn

from

have qualified

data rates for OC-768

Partners, will

is packaged

and space-efficient

Four major customers

process

YFY Investment

a low-cost

ity and low thermal

T.J. Huang, President

and

The CMM6004

high providing

Holding, and SinoStar Capital.

this round of financing

GHz; and HiperLAN and U-NH from 5 to 6 GHz.

18dB of gain, 24dBm PldB, an

Investment

of TCW/

from 2.2 to 2.7 GHz;

WLAN at 2.4 GHz;WLL at 3.5

0.25 to 7.0 GHz and offers

ies D equity funding. TCW/YFY Partners, Ltd. led

and PCS

land grid array package

operates

InGaP HBT production

Including the FIC group,

in applications

Inc. (Santa Clara, CA, USA).

RFIC offerings

Global Communications

amplifier including:

ments the company’s

GCS raises more funds

of 180 mA. It is

useful when used as a driver

by Celeritek,

model CMM6004,

Tiny power amplifiers from Celeritek

output intercept

and and mm-

transceivers.

process

and

for 1310 nm and

1550 nm high-speed

optical

fibre communication applications.

threatens discrete diode markets “Threats to discrete

turers to rethink their business

markets will also come

effects of an economic

of phenomenal

strategies.

from competing

turn, and challenges

from com-

peting technologies,

market

booming

to a new survey from growth due to

telecommunications

and data communications

indus

tries, the world market for disCrete diodes is constricting. The current

economic

turn has weakened

demand

from key application leaving suppliers excess

with large

inventories.The

Diode Markets’, reveals that this

The trend toward ICs is a seri-

industry generated

ous threat to discrete

$2.61bn

short-term

revenues in 2000After

restriction

result

could be further erosion of

from

announced

the sale of a DIVA

Engineering,

of

Univer-

shy of South Florida in Tampa.

At the same time, the

ever, high-frequency

multiplication

diode solu-

Schottky, varac-

tor, and PIN diodes, are likely to

will drive demand for diodes

remain unaffected

and provide

by this

trend.”

2007.

devices

of electronic

diode markets will

in automobiles new growth

opportunities.

Professor Director

Larry Dunleavy, of the WAMI Center

Department

of the University

of South Florida College of

said, “Pulsed I-V measurements,

Engineering,

DIVA is a pulsed current voltage

Eke DIVA can provide, are

industry-oriented

research

measurement

indispensable

a strong wireless

circuits

conditions

Electrical

Analyst Kaman Monga. “How-

and RF and

performs

(WAMI) in the Department

to secure

income.

microwave

Dynamic I(v) Analyzer to the Center

fy new opportunities

protection,

Wireless

and Microwave

will have to identi-

tions, including

rise steadily through

Optical Technologies

participants

down-

small signal, Zener, transient

Accent DIVA to WAMI Accent

diodes,”

says Frost & Sullivan Industry

of

returns, total revenues

sectors,

technologies.

The report, ‘World Discrete

totalling

down-

diode

To combat price erosion, the ill

prices that will force manufac-

Frost & Sulhvan after a period

According

instrument

measurements

that

transistor

under

for non-linear

model development.

and focuses

systems curriculum

on and and

leading to

Additionally, they have applica-

BSEE, MSEE, and Ph.D. degrees.

tive of the physical conditions

tions in diode modelling.”

A Graduate Certificate

that exist in practical

The WAMI Center is part of the

Wireless

Electrical

available.

that are representaw, micro-

wave and mm-wave circuits.

Ill-Vs

REVIEW

Engineering

THE ADVANCED

SEMICONDUCTOR

Engineering

MAGAZINE

VOL15

in is also

- NO 2 - MARCH

2002