- M/A-COM
M/A-COM is a developer and producer of radio,
microwave , andmillimeter wave semiconductor devices and components. It is a subsidiary ofTyco International . Their corporate headquarters is inLowell, Massachusetts .History
M/A-COM began in the 1950s as "Microwave Associates", a small supplier of
magnetron s to theU.S. Army Signal Corps . The name was changed to M/A-COM in 1978 to reflect the company's growing involvement in thetelecommunication industry. In May 1981, M/A-Com acquired Ohio Scientific. In the 1990s, M/A-COM was acquired byAMP Inc. , which was in turn acquired byTyco Electronics .M/A-COM acquired the
EDACS radio systems team and products and merged them with its ownOpenSky resources. The combined company subsequently developed aP25 radio offering, and has grown its critical communications systems business to be a large player in the modern wireless two-way communications market.May 13th, 2008, Tyco announced that it would sell its RF Components and Subsystem Business to
Cobham plc for $425 million. The sale is expected to be completed by the end of 2008. Tyco Electronics will retain M/A-COM. [ [http://tycoelectronics.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=280 Tyco Electronics Announces Agreement to Sell Its RF Components and Subsystem Business To Cobham Plc - May 13, 2008 ] ]Current events
On August 29, 2008 the State of New York issued a letter of default to M/A-COM. This letter stated that the statewide M/A-COM communications system called "OpenSky" was found to be unreliable on three separate occasions. M/A-COM has 45 days to rectify the deficiencies in the system. [ [http://www.oft.state.ny.us/SWN/Aug_29_default.htm State of New York Office for Technology issues letter of default to M/A-COM - August 29, 2008] ] On September 29th, 2008 Tyco Electronics and Cobham announced the completion of the sale of Tyco Electronics’ M/A-COM Radio Frequency Components and Subsystems business to Cobham plc. [ [http://www.cobham.com/media/3111/262%20ma-com%20completion%20final.pdf] ]
References
External links
* [http://www.macom.com Official site]
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