- The Passive Microwave Devices product line of L-3 Communications Electron Technologies Inc. (ETI-PMD) has been acquired by COM DEV USA LLC, a sub of COM DEV International Limited [TSX:CDV] for $12.2 million. ETI-PMD has a 35 year history as a key supplier to the U.S. space market. They have a contract backlog which includes a number of legacy contracts on major, ongoing, U.S. government and commercial satellite programs. The newly acquired company’s personnel, assets and equipment will be moved from Torrance, California, to COM DEV’s recently purchased production facility in El Segundo, California. The product line has produced space qualified passive microwave components, including multiplexers, filters, switches and ancillary components. COM DEV will be acquiring significant intellectual property resources, including more than 100 patents—El Segundo, California


