M/A-Com Awards Research Grant to University of Massachusetts Amherst Center for Advanced Sensor and Communication Antennas
LOWELL, Mass. - September 12, 2006 - M/A-COM, a business unit of Tyco Electronics and a leading provider of wireless radio frequency (RF), microwave and millimeter wave components, today announced that it has awarded an antenna research grant to the University of Massachusetts Amherst Center for Advanced Sensor and Communications Antennas (CASCA) to facilitate the design and development of advanced antenna technologies for the communications industry.
"By collaborating with M/A-COM, we can leverage resources for the development of antenna technology with direction, purpose and creativity," said Daniel Schaubert, professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and director of CASCA. "The teaming of M/A-COM's expertise in developing and manufacturing sophisticated antenna technology with CASCA's experience in ground-breaking technologies has a high potential to produce new products for a wide range of applications in the military and commercial marketplaces."
"We are extremely impressed with CASCA's dedication and commitment to its students, research and the communications industry at large," said Albert Hamwey, Jr., product line manager, M/A-COM. "We are very pleased to collaborate with the University of Massachusetts Amherst's researchers in an effort to increase the effectiveness and availability of antenna technology."
CASCA was formed in 2003 by the Air Force Research Laboratories Sensors Directorate (AFRL/SN), Antenna Technology Branch and the University of Massachusetts Amherst Electrical and Computer Engineering, Antennas and Propagation Laboratory to develop antenna technologies for advanced military and commercial systems used for communication, radar, security and safety. CASCA includes a new thrust by the Antennas and Propagation Laboratory to work collaboratively with companies developing antenna technologies and transferring research into products. More information about CASCA is available at http://ecs.umass.edu/ece/casca.
M/A-COM, Inc., a business unit of Tyco Electronics, is an established industry leader in the design, development and manufacture of radio frequency (RF), microwave and millimeter wave semiconductors, components and technologies for the wireless telecommunications, automotive, aerospace and military industries. Holding hundreds of patents in the field, M/A-COM is internationally known as an innovator and integrator whose technologies are found in some of today's most advanced signal intelligence and defense systems, as well as in leading automotive navigation, safety, and communications solutions. M/A-COM is also a major supplier of critical communications systems and equipment for public safety, utility, federal and select commercial markets. Headquartered in Lowell, MA, M/A-COM has offices and manufacturing facilities worldwide. Information about M/A-COM can be found on the Web at www.macom.com, a complete, updated listing of all of M/A-COM's RoHS compliant parts is available on the Web at www.macom.com/rohs.
Tyco Electronics, a business segment of Tyco International Ltd., is the world's largest passive electronic components manufacturer; a leader in cutting-edge wireless components, complete power systems, and premise wiring components and systems; and a provider of critical communications systems to the Land Mobile Radio industry. Tyco Electronics provides advanced technology products from over forty well-known and respected brands, including Agastat, Alcoswitch, AMP, AMP NETCONNECT, Buchanan, CII, CoEv, Critchley, Elcon, Elo TouchSystems, M/A-COM, Madison Cable, OEG, Potter & Brumfield, Raychem, Schrack and Simel. For more information, visit www.tycoelectronics.com.
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