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FP Archives|Mar 09, 2012, 09:45:15 IST

Toronto: BlackBerry maker Research In Motion said on Thursday it has acquired Paratek Microwave Inc, a company whose adaptive radio-frequency technology improves mobile-handset call quality and battery life.The Canadian smartphone maker did not disclose financial details of the purchase of privately held Paratek, which is based in New Hampshire and funded by a string of venture capital investors including Polaris Ventures and Europe's biggest chip maker, STMicroelectronics.[caption id="attachment_238672" align="alignleft" width="380" caption="Reuters"][/caption]Paratek has developed a thin-film material to produce integrated circuits and other components that improve the performance of mobile phones, while cutting down on the number and size of components such as antennas.Reuters

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