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May 2010
12-bit Resolution and 3.6-GSPS Sampling Rate Enables New Applications for Wideband Software-Defined Radios
National Semiconductor Corp. introduces the industry’s fastest 12-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC). At 3.6 Giga-samples per second (GSPS), the ADC12D1800 is 3.6 times faster than any other available 12-bit device.
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Advanced Copper on Silicon Process Supported by Design Tools and Rapid Prototyping
ON Semiconductor introduces a new integrated passive device (IPD) process technology. An enhancement of the company’s existing HighQ™ copper (Cu) on silicon (Si) IPD technology, the new IPD2 process features a second 5 um copper layer that increases inductor performance, allows greater flexibility and supports the design of highly precise, cost-effective IPDs for RF system in package applications in portable electronics equipment.
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Analog Devices Introduces Low-Power Radio Frequency Prescalers
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) announces the availability of new RF prescaler circuits for a variety of applications, including point-to-point radios, VSATs (very small aperture terminals) and microwave communication systems.
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AWR 2010 Release
AWR Corporation is showcasing the 2010 release of its product line at IMS 2010 (Booth #1318). This release includes enhancements to Microwave Office® high-frequency design software, AXIEM™ 3D planar electromagnetic (EM) analysis software, and Visual System Simulator™ (VSS) communication system design and optimization software.
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AWR Offers Technical Talks and Social Events at IMS 2010
There is a lot to see and discuss with AWR at IMS 2010 in Booth 1318. Preview the new features coming in the 2010 release of Microwave Office®, AXIEM™, Visual System Simulator™, and Analog Office® design suites.
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Broad Portfolio and Signal Path Expertise Enriches User Experience in Cell Phones
USB has become the universal interface for mobile applications. Fairchild’s new USB transceiver and USB accessory detection switch bring functional enhancements without adding design complexity or increasing space and power in mobile designs.
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Complete RF Front-End Solution for Point-to-Point Radio Markets
Avago Technologies announced early prototypes have been manufactured for Avago’s proprietary five-chip family that targets the expanding 38 GHz and 42 GHz cellular radio infrastructure and backhaul point-to-point radio markets.
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COTS Frequency Control Product Offering Brings World’s Leading Technology to Market
NDK announces the availability of their COTS line-up of Crystals, XOs, TCXOs, VCXOs, SAW devices & FCXO modules. NDK’s facilities have been qualified per MIL-STD-790 and NDK America has QPL status. The product offerings are ideal for high reliability, demanding environments like defense communications, aerospace, down hole, and maritime applications.
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Designers Can Now Easily Integrate Projected Capacitive Touch-Sensing Functionality
Microchip Technology Inc. announces the availability of mTouch™ Projected Capacitive Touch-Screen Sensing Technology, the first in a series of patent-pending releases supporting projected capacitive touch-screen solutions across the company’s portfolio of 8-, 16- and 32-bit PIC® MCUs.
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First European-Flow UltraCMOS™ RF ICs Deliver -216 dBc/Hz/Hz with Ultra-Low Power
Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation has released two new devices in its Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) Frequency Synthesizer family. These UltraCMOS™ RFIC devices fulfill the need for low-power, ultra-low phase noise, multiple-way programmable PLL solutions for capability of the military, broadband cable infrastructure, and wireless infrastructure markets.
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Front End Module for ZigBee®-Based Smart Energy and ISM Applications
RF Micro Devices, Inc. announces the availability of the RF6525 front end module (FEM). RFMD’s highly integrated RF6525 FEM meets or exceeds the system requirements of ZigBee® applications operating in the 2.
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High Performance C-Band Devices Optimized for both High Gain and Power Added Efficiency
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC*) and its parent company, Toshiba Corporation, announced the expansion of its gallium arsenide field effect transistor (GaAs FETs) lineup with a new “EL” series of high performance C-Band devices optimized for both high gain and power added efficiency.
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Integrated RF Capture/Playback Solution
X-COM Systems, LLC is now offering its integrated RF capture playback solution. Long duration RF storage and playback is proving to be an essential new tool for addressing today’s electronic warfare and surveillance challenges.
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Lansdale Semiconductor Extends Life of Five Freescale Wireless ICs
Lansdale Semiconductor, Inc. president, R. Dale Lillard, announced the availability of the encoder/decoder pairs and digital to analog converters (ADCs) originally designed and built by Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
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Mid- and High-Power WiFi Power Amplifier Solutions Ideally Suited for 802.11n Access Points, Routers and Gateways
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. introduces new mid- and high-power (2.4 to 2.5 GHz), highly efficient power amplifiers (PAs) for 802.11n multiple in/multiple out (MIMO) access points, routers and gateways.
These high-performance, small form factor solutions enable multiple-transmit channels on printed circuit boards (PCBs), offering customers valuable configuration space savings.
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Must See at MTT-S Show 2010: Giga-tronics
Please join our 30 year celebration at the IEEE MTT-S show in Anaheim. There will be lots to see and discuss with us at the show.
Giga-tronics' Application Engineers and Technical Experts with the latest Instruments, Meters and Sensors.
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National Instruments Advances IEEE 802.11n Wireless LAN Test with WLAN Measurement Suite 2.0
National Instruments announced the availability of its new solution for IEEE 802.11n wireless LAN (WLAN) testing, the NI WLAN Measurement Suite 2.0, which includes enhanced software toolkits for IEEE 802.
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Next-Generation SiGe Technology for High Volume
Consumer RF Applications
TowerJazz announced design kit availability for its next-generation 130 nm SiGe BiCMOS technology (SBL13) for high volume consumer RF applications. The SBL13 process combines SiGe bipolar performance with a mature 130 nm CMOS copper (Cu) backend to achieve high performance RF with more integrated digital logic.
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Noise Extended Technologies Exhibits High-Performance Phase Noise Products
Noise Extended Technologies S.A.S. (Noise XT) made its own U.S. debut at the International Microwave Symposium this week. This is the first public exhibition by Noise XT since the buy-out by employees of Aeroflex-Europtest, Elancourt, France.
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Noise Figure Measurements up to 50 GHz with PNA-X
Agilent’s PNA-X Series of microwave network analyzers now offer high-accuracy, source-corrected noise-figure measurements of frequency converters and mixers, as well as amplifiers. For measurements up to 26.
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NXP Showcases High Performance RF Products for Higher Efficiency Base Stations
NXP Semiconductors introduces its latest high performance RF and mixed signal products for next-generation base stations. Featured products include NXP’s new high-speed data converter portfolio – the world’s first data converters supporting the JEDEC JESD204A serial interface – now available for volume shipment.
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RFMD® Will Host In-Booth Demonstrations of GaN High Power Amplifier and Smart Energy Products
RF Micro Devices, Inc. will showcase its broad portfolio of industry-leading RF communications components at the IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS). During the conference, RFMD will host in-booth demonstrations of the Company’s high-power gallium nitride (GaN) products as well as the Company’s smart energy/advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) Zigbee® products.
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Rohde & Schwarz Demonstrates New Microwave Instruments and Capabilities at IMS 2010
Rohde & Schwarz is demonstrating a broad array of high-performance instruments and unique measurement capabilities at IMS 2010, including the industry’s first 67 GHz vector network analyzer (VNA) with four integrated ports, four internal and independent sources, and eight receivers; large-signal network analysis; fast electronic source and load-pull measurement capabilities; and much more.
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Signal Generator Family with Best-in-Class Phase Noise and Broad Frequency Generation
Anritsu Company introduces the MG3690C series of RF/Microwave signal generators that combines best-in-class phase noise and broad frequency generation to allow engineers to conduct highly accurate tests on subsystems, especially those in local oscillator substitution and clock generation applications.
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VNA Performance That is Out of This World
Anritsu’s VectorStar™ MS4640A delivers performance and a frequency range that are light years ahead of its time.
Rich features include unprecedented single sweep frequency coverage from 70 kHz to 70 GHz, the highest dynamic range available (100 dB @ 70 GHz), and the fastest throughput with 20 µs per point real-life measurements.
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Wireless Digital Audio Streaming Solution Reduces BOM Cost by 50 percent in Consumer Audio Applications
Texas Instruments Incorporated introduces the first device in the family of PurePath™ Wireless audio products for consumer, portable and high-end audio applications, such as wireless headphones and wireless speakers.
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June 2009
2-Stage Low Noise Amplifiers with High Linearity Performance
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. announces the release of several 2-stage, ultra low noise amplifiers (LNA) with high linearity performance. Fabricated using the company’s advanced pHEMT process, the small and cost-effective solutions serve demanding receiver applications including global positioning positions (GPS), satellite digital audio radio services, WCDMA and LTE infrastgructure platforms, and ISM base stations, repeaters and access points.
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5.5 to 7.5 GHz QFN Packaged, Linear Power Amplifier Features On-Chip Temperature Compensated Power Detector
Mimix Broadband, Inc. has released a QFN packaged GaAs MMIC linear power amplifier with 49 dBm OIP3 and 16.5 dB small signal gain. This power amplifier, identified as XP1039QJ, covers 5.5 to 7.5 GHz and includes an on-chip temperature compensated power detector.
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Agilent Technologies Expands Flexible PNA-X Network Analyzer for Active Device Test
Agilent Technologies Inc. has expanded the company’s PNA-X network analyzer with 13.5, 43.5 and 50 GHz models. The 43.5 and 50 GHz models support higher frequency applications such as radar and satellite communications, while the 13.
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Agilent Technologies to Display Innovations in Design, Test Capabilities at IEEE MTT-S IMS 2009
Agilent Technologies Inc. demonstrated its newest innovations in design and measurement solutions for advanced RF and microwave research, development and manufacturing at the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium 2009 last week.
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Analog Devices Introduces Best-in-Class Radio Frequency ICs
Analog Devices, Inc. announces the introduction of several new RF ICs with best-in-class performance effective for demanding, high-performance communications infrastructure, industrial equipment and instrumentation, and defense applications.
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AWR Announces AWR Connected™ for Rohde & Schwarz
R&S WinIQSIM2 Standards-Based Signal Generation Partners with Visual System Simulator™ Software
AWR, a leader in high-frequency electronic design automation (EDA), announces AWR Connected for Rohde & Schwarz, which integrates the capabilities of R&S® WinIQSIM2 simulation software from the leading test and measurement manufacturer within its Visual System Simulator (VSS) system analysis software.
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Coaxial Connectors, Cable Assemblies and Custom Solutions
Molex Incorporated continues to build on its long-standing role of developing cutting edge RF technologies with the announcement of four new innovative
products. These additions to Molex’s already robust family of RF products illustrate the company’s commitment to being a leading developer and supplier of standard coaxial connector products, cable assemblies and custom solutions for a wide range of markets including military, automotive, medical, instrumentation, telecom and wireless.
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Coming Soon – Richardson’s State-of-the-Art Website
At MTT-S this year Richardson Electronics, a global provider of engineered solutions and a leading distributor of electronic components, gave a sneak preview of the new www.rell.com which will be coming to a screen near you in July 2009.
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Commercially Available Multi-Time Programmable NVM Solution at 65-Nanometer Low Power
Virage Logic Corporation announces that it has qualified
its AEON® non-volatile memory (NVM) solution on TSMC’s 65-nanometer (nm) Low Power (LP) process. As the industry’s first multi-time programmable (MTP) logic
NVM solution that is commercially available on a 65nm process, AEON further extends Virage Logic’s NVM provider leadership position.
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Complete Engineering and Production Probing Solutions for High Volume 60 to 80 GHz RFIC Manufacturing
Cadcase Microtech, Inc. has released two products that streamline engineering and production testing of high-bandwidth, short-range RFIC devices for WirelessHD™, automotive radar and other 60 GHz wireless applications.
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First Complete, Front-to-Back Solution for MMIC, RF Module Design
Agilent Technologies Inc. introduces its Advanced Design System 2009 Update 1, a complete, front-to-back solution for monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) and RF module design. The release integrates 3-D electromagnetic (EM) analysis, wireless standards-based design verification libraries, X-parameter simulation, and statistical design and yield optimization.
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First Dual LDMOS Integrated Power Amplifiers Suited for Doherty Architecture and Compact Cellular Amplifier Designs
At the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, Infineon Technologies AG introduced an industry first series of dual integrated LDMOS power amplifier for wireless network base stations.
Incorporating two LDMOS amplifiers in a single package, the devices provide two output power stages, making them well suited for Doherty-based amplifiers and for compact designs that benefit from reduced board space.
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Golden Unit Specification Ensures Quality and full Interoperability of Future ZigBee RF4CE Products
Freescale Semiconductor announces it has received the new Golden Unit certification by the ZigBee Alliance for its successful implementation of the ZigBee RF4CE specification. Freescale is one of the first ZigBee Alliance members to achieve the Golden Unit status and has been an influential contributor in the development of the ZigBee RF4CE protocol.
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High Performance Handheld 2-Port Vector Network Analyzers
Anritsu Company introduced two premium models at the MTT-S 2009 show. The MS2026B and MS2028B, part of its popular VNA Master family line, satisfy both RF and microwave cable and antenna analysis requirements with frequency coverage from 5 kHz to 6 GHz and 20 GHz, respectively.
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Highly Accurate Microwave USB Power Sensors with Range to 18 GHz
Anritsu Company introduces the MA24108A/MA24118A microwave USB power sensors that provide accurate average power measurements from 10 MHz to 18 GHz over 60 dB of dynamic range. Employing a “dual path” architecture to achieve True-RMS measurement similar to a thermal sensor over the entire frequency and dynamic range, the power sensors can measure CW, multi-tone, and digitally modulated signals used in commercial and aerospace/defense systems.
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Measurement Suite for Fixed WiMAX Provides Solution for Testing Advanced Wireless Devices
At the MTT-S show this year National Instruments introduced the NI Measurement Suite for Fixed WiMAX (IEEE 802.16-2004), a software suite that can be used to configure software-defined PXI RF measurement systems.
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Multi Functional Jitter Injector for up to 5 Gb/s
The RJI-2000 is the jitter injector for high-speed serial data stress test. Applying its unique analog and mixed signal technologies corroborated by advanced theories, RJI-2000 efficiently injects internally generated jitter and/or external jitter to the input pulse up to 5 Gb/s.
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New Power Amplifier Modules Extend Talk Time in UMTS Band Handsets and Data Card Applications
Avago Technologies has announced five new CoolPAM power amplifiers for use in UMTS band handsets and datacard applications. The new ACPM-73x2 series of PAs are based on Avago’s fifth generation CoolPAM circuit technology which provides one of the longest talk times among existing power amplifiers with very low quiescent current at about 3mA.
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NXP Offers Data Converters Compliant to New JEDEC Interface Standards
NXP announces a broad commitment to high speed data converters featuring the new JEDEC JESD204A serial interface standard. The JEDEC-based data converters lead NXP’s forthcoming portfolio of new high-speed 16-bit Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs) and new high-speed 16-bit Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs).
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NXP’s QUBiC4X Technology Enables Development of New Era of Connected Radio Frequency Devices
NXP introduces a highly advanced QUBIC4 BiCMOS silicon technology, delivering higher levels of integration and performance at high frequencies, all in a cost effective way. NXP’s commitment to furthering the development of QUBIC4 BiCMOS will now enable future generations of RF products such as low noise amplifiers, medium power amplifiers and LO generators for e.
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Pocket Reference Oscillator Integrates Sinewave SAW Oscillators in SMA Housing
Crystek introduces the new RF Pocket Reference Oscillator (RFPRO Series), believed to be the industry’s first frequency control product to integrate a complete True SineWave SAW (surface acoustic wave) oscillator in a rugged SMA housing.
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RF Micro Devices Showcases Portfolio of RF Communications Products and Launches GaN Foundry Services
RF Micro Devices is showcasing its broad portfolio of RF communications components and unveil its gallium nitride (GaN) Foundry Services at the
IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium 2009. RFMD will also demonstrate the company's high-power GaN products as well as the company's Integrated Configurable Components at the RFMD booth.
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RF Power LDMOS Transistors Deliver Ease-of-Integration Features and High Efficiency
Freescale Semiconductor has expanded on its commitment to GSM EDGE wireless networks with the introduction of three high-performance RF power transistors based on laterally-diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) technology.
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RF Vector Signal Analyzer Improves Speed and Enhances Measurement
Keithley Instruments’ Model 2820A Vector Signal Analyzer provides a 40MHz signal acquisition bandwidth with a frequency range of 400 MHz to 4 GHz or 400 MHz to 6 GHz. It offers improved speed and enhanced measurement performance over earlier analyzers, for testing to today’s high throughput, complex modulation, and wide bandwidth standards.
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RFMD® Announces the Availability of Gallium Nitride (GaN) Foundry Services
RF Micro Devices, Inc. announced at the show that the company has formed a gallium nitride (GaN) Foundry Services business unit to supply high-reliability, high-performance and price-competitive GaN semiconductor technology into multiple RF power markets.
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Solid-State Broadband Microwave Power Amplifiers Providing 1/2 W from 2 GHz to 40 GHz and 1/4 W from 2 GHz to 50 GHz
Giga-tronics introduces the GT-1040A and GT-1050A Solid-State Broadband Microwave Power Amplifiers which cover 2 GHz to 40 GHz and 2 GHz to 50 GHz respectively, with high output power, low noise figure and low harmonics.
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Switches Provide Exceptional Bandwidth in Small Chipscale SMT Package
M/A-Com Technology Solutions showcased a new family of surface mount broadband 2 to 20 GHz HMICTM PIN diode switches for Test Instrumentation, Satellite and other wide frequency range applications at the 2009 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Microwave Theory & Techniques Symposium (MTT-S) show last week.
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Upconverter Supports Transceiver Test, Simplifies Test System Design
Keithley Instruments, Inc. introduces the Model 2891-IQ Upconverter, which provides comprehensive support for transceiver testing by processing analog I and Q baseband signals for testing a transceiver’s transmitter, as well as processing analog I and Q output signals for testing a transceiver’s receiver.
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Vector Network Analyzers Equipped with True Differential Option
Rohde & Schwarz demonstrated new capabilities for evaluating differential (balanced) devices at the International Microwave Symposium last week. The R&S ZVA and R&S ZVT series of vector network analyzers (VNAs) equipped with the R&S ZVA-K6 true differential option can now take advantage of the coherent signal sources to adjust them to a selected phase or amplitude offset.
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Wireless Telecom Group Introduces the new
Boonton 59318 RF Peak Power Sensor
Wireless communication and aerospace technology is getting increasingly complex. Highly dynamic signals with noise like signal characteristics, fast switching carriers, as well as pulsed signals need to
be measured and analyzed
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World’s First JEDEC JESD204A-based Data Converters Demonstrated at IMS 2009
NXP announces a broad commitment to high speed data converters featuring the new JEDEC JESD204A serial interface standard. The JEDEC-based data converters lead NXP’s forthcoming portfolio of new high-speed 16-bit Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs) and new high-speed 16-bit Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs).
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