NXP claimed to have a transistor that “exceeds the efficiency of most magnetrons at 2.45GHz” at the International Microwave Symposium in Boston US. “For more than 50 years, 2.45GHz magnetrons have been widely used in consumer and industrial applications ranging from microwave ovens to high power welding machines,” said the firm. “Solid-state solutions appeared on ...

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