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Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley presents the 2010 Harold Brown Award to Candace Lynch during a ceremony in the Pentagon Dec. 15, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Varhegyi)
The research physicist extended her technology to generate terahertz sources used in future imaging systems that enable the warfighter to see through brown-out conditions during helicopter landings or to image concealed weapons through clothing. “Dr. Lynch’s technology breakthrough is not only a national asset, but a testament to her dedication to science with a focus on national security,” said David Jerome, the director of the sensors directorate in the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Lynch’s efforts as part of the sensors directorate supported the science and technology necessary for superior U.S. air and space systems in intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, precision engagement and electronic warfare, Jerome said. Having published more than 20 journal articles and eight conference presentations, Lynch received her Bachelor of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., and her doctorate of philosophy from Brown University in Providence, R.I.
The Harold Brown Award recognizes significant achievement in research and development that led to or demonstrated promise of a substantial improvement in operational effectiveness of the U.S. Air Force. The award’s namesake was a physicist who served as Air Force secretary from 1965 to 1969 and as Defense secretary from 1977 to 1981. Candace Lynch is the first female recipient of the award since the program began in 1969.
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TriQuint Multi-Mode PA Powers Qualcomm’s 3G/4G Chipset
The GaAs based power amplifier (PA) improves performance and lowers WCDMA and EDGE system cost in mobile devices.
TriQuint Semiconductor, an RF front-end product manufacturer and foundry services provider, has announced the availability of its first Multi-Mode Power Amplifier (MMPA) module developed for Qualcomm’s 3G/4G chipset solution.
The TQM7M9023, a member of the TRIUMF Module family, combines with TriQuint’s TRITIUM PA-Duplexer Module family to offer a complete RF system solution for smartphones and other mobile devices.
Tim Dunn, VP and General Manager of Mobile Devices at TriQuint noted, “The TQM7M9023 is an important addition to our product portfolio. It integrates WCDMA functionality around our core competence of GSM/EDGE power amplifiers while providing customers a flexible, high performance platform solution to meet the increasing band count combinations in 3G/4G handsets. Our ability to integrate passive and active devices into high performance system solutions continues to propel TriQuint’s value in the smartphone market.”
TriQuint says its MMPAs provide several key benefits to mobile device vendors, in particular, decreased overall radio solution size to enable a greater feature set in a smaller form factor. It has also simplified PCB routing for improved
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