Mini-Circuits has collaborated with X-Microwave to offer a broad range of its RF/microwave components based on X-Microwave’s X-MWblock drop-in module. X-Microwave offers a modular design system technology that is revolutionizing the RF and microwave industry. RF and Microwave engineers can use X-MWblock® modular building blocks to rapidly evaluate, prototype, and produce high-end RF and Microwave systems faster, easier, and at lower cost. Mini-Circuits is currently growing its portfolio of physically-compatible drop-in building blocks from X-Microwave that offer modularity to test, align, and integrate microwave assemblies for various needs.
The partnership between the two companies has resulted in an offering of over 1000 X-MWblocks from X-Microwave for Mini-Circuits components. They include LTCC filters, RF couplers, MMIC reflectionless filters, MMIC amplifiers, attenuators, mixers, multipliers, limiters, splitters, and much more models to arrive in the future. Each of these models is fully tested and modeled using S-parameters to enable easy simulation and prototyping by customers.
Further configuration of the signal chains can be carried out after simulation with proper online layouts. Then the components are physically configured on a prototyping plate to build integrated microwave assemblies for validation. These drop-in components can also be moved into other compatible housings, providing modularity. This eliminates the need for custom evaluation boards to shorten design cycles, thereby accelerating time-to-market.
The X-Microwave’s X-MWblock products are available on Mini-Circuits online directory that consists of a number of components with part numbers referenced to equivalent X-Microwave part numbers, allowing customers to easily identify different products. Click here to view the products on Mini-Circuits website.
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