Doubler, amplifier MMICs simplify system design
Jul 7, 2005
Mimix Broadband, Inc. has released a new line of Ka-band gallium arsenide monolithic microwave integrated circuit products, including power amplifiers and a doubler, covering the 27 to 34 GHz frequency bands, with the 30SPA0536 device achieving 36 dBm Psat...
OTDR module offers high dynamic range
Jul 7, 2005
Yokogawa has introduced a high-dynamic range module, the AQ7265, for its AQ7260 series optical time domain reflectometer ...
Monolithic array comprises high-precision dual N-channel , dual P-channel MOSFETs
Jul 7, 2005
Advanced Linear Devices Inc. has announced complementary MOSFET arrays consisting of dual N-channel and dual P-channel matched pairs designed for precision signal switching and amplifying applications that require high current gain in a broad range of analog designs...
Tunnel diode detectors offer broadband
Jul 7, 2005
Covering the frequency range from 0.1 to 40 GHz, the new ATD series of tunnel diode detectors from Atlantic Microwave Ltd. offers the system designer flat frequency response and a low rise time in a miniature coaxial package, without the need for external bias...
MMIC distributed amplifier covers ultra wideband
Jun 30, 2005
Mimix Broadband, Inc.’s gallium arsenide-based monolithic microwave integrated circuit distributed amplifier can be used as an ultra-wideband
amplifier or as a fiber optic modulator driver...
EMI filter integrates ESD protection diode
Jun 30, 2005
ProTek Devices has introduced the EM6D-100L, a 12-pin DFN package, 6-line low-pass filter array with integrated TVS diodes...
Matched termination resistor offers improved VSWR
Jun 30, 2005
New chip terminations with integrated matching from International Manufacturing Services offer improved VSWR and are suitable for applications as isolator circuits in RF and microwave amplifiers and antenna systems...
Improved signal analyzer handles complex wireless communication systems
Jun 15, 2005
Anritsu Company’s version 2.0 of high-performance signal analyzer Signature (MS2781A) offers 30 times faster operation speed, increased bandwidth, improved IQ vector output and better amplitude accuracy...
Microwave MLCs exhibit lower ESR and higher Q
Jun 15, 2005
AVX Corp. has developed porcelain and ceramic dielectric multilayer capacitor chips with a new internal construction that allows for as much as 40% lower equivalent series resistance than previous versions...
ATCA probing solutions offer flexible connectivity for protocol analysis
Jun 9, 2005
Agilent Technologies Inc. has unwrapped its first advanced telecommunications computing architecture probing solutions, which include additional support for the Advanced Mezzanine Cards standard and help developers increase flexibility in testing their high-speed standards...
CMOS enables cost-effective mobile TV
Jun 9, 2005
Athena Semiconductors, Inc. has readied a new high-performance, ultra low-power, dual-band, RF tuner chip based on CMOS process, to enable cost-effective mobile TV applications in cell phones and other devices such as PDAs and automobile entertainment systems...
SPDT GaAs RFIC switches shrink in size
Jun 9, 2005
NEC’s California Eastern Laboratories has introduced three new single-pole double-throw gallium arsenide IC switches in a 6-pin TQFN package that’s just 1.0 mm square and 0.37 mm high. ...
RF power measurement devices improve battery life
Jun 2, 2005
Analog Devices Inc. has developed new power
detector and power controller ICs that offer high accuracy and temperature stability in tiny, 0.6 mm-thick packages...
GaAs MMIC T/R switch offers low loss, high linearity
Jun 2, 2005
Hittite Microwave Corp. has released a 10 W gallium arsenide (GaAs) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) positive control T/R switch for cellular/3G, mobile radio and automotive telematics applications from 0.2 to 2.2 GHz...
High-efficiency power amplifier cuts wastage
Jun 2, 2005
RFICs supplier SST Communications, a subsidiary of Silicon Storage Technology, Inc., has introduced two new high-efficiency power amplifiers for 802.11a and 802.11b/g WLAN systems...
Efficient DC-DC converter is optimized for RF power applications
May 25, 2005
Designed to provide high-quality, on-board power solutions in RF power amplifier systems and other distributed power applications, Ericsson Power Modules’ PKJ-N DC-DC converter offers high performance and reduced cost...
