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Intel to Buy Powerwave Technologies' Patent Portfolio [Manufacturing Close - Up](Manufacturing Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Intel Corp. reported that it has signed a definitive agreement to buy over 1,400 patents and patent applications from an affiliate of The Gores Group, which obtained the patents in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Powerwave Technologies. In its release, Intel said that the patents relate to, among other things, telecommunications infrastructure technologies, including tower mounted amplifiers, antenna structures, power amplifier configurations, crest factor reduction and digital pre- distortion circuitry. Powerwave specializes in telecommunications infrastructure products, including antennas and base stations. Intel designs and builds essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world's computing devices. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |