EMRFD Message Archive 12451

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12451 2016-02-27 06:33:50 Chris Trask Semiconductor News
I only just learned that NXP (née Philips) has bought out Freescale Semiconductor, and they are running around announcing their newly acquired power RF line. This could be interesting. Perhaps Freescale (aka Freefall) will now have competent management. It would be nice if they would see fit to restore ALL of the old Motorola application notes to free online access.


Chris Trask
N7ZWY / WDX3HLB
Senior Member IEEE
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~christrask/
12452 2016-02-27 06:43:06 Jim Kortge Re: Semiconductor News


12453 2016-02-27 06:47:11 Chris Trask Re: Semiconductor News
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>> I only just learned that NXP (née Philips) has bought
>>out Freescale Semiconductor, and they are running around
>>announcing their newly acquired power RF line. This could
>>be interesting. Perhaps Freescale (aka Freefall) will now
>>have competent management. It would be nice if they would
>>see fit to restore ALL of the old Motorola application
>>notes to free online access.
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> I'd also like to see them restore all of the great RF Transistors
>that went with those application notes!  :-)
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Most of the old Motorola RF power devices are being made by Microsemi. Motorola made some very nice bipolar RF power devices that competed directly with Philips back in the day.


Chris Trask
N7ZWY / WDX3HLB
Senior Member IEEE
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~christrask/
12454 2016-02-27 07:01:58 Graham / KE9H Re: Semiconductor News
Chris:
I think it was MA/COM, not Microsemi.
--- Graham

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12455 2016-02-27 07:06:47 Gene W5DOR Re: Semiconductor News

Amen !!!

 

12456 2016-02-27 08:36:53 Chris Trask Re: Semiconductor News
No, it's Microsemi. They have a small plant here in Scottsdale where they make rectifiers and zener diodes.

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>Chris:
>I think it was MA/COM, not Microsemi.
>--- Graham
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