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News & Products from IMS 2015

May 25, 2015 - everything RF Newsletter
 
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Date: May 25, 2015
 
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Top News Stories from IMS 2015
CREE to Spin-Off and IPO Its RF Business - CREE
Northrop Grumman Develops Worlds Highest Power Single Chip Ka-band Amplifier - Northrop Grumman
Rohde & Schwarz Introduces Ultra-Sensitive Phase Noise Analyzer and VCO Tester - Rohde & Schwarz
Peregrine Introduces the First UltraCMOS Monolithic Phase and Amplitude Controller - Peregrine
Qorvo Introduces Hybrid GaN/GaAs Power Amplifiers for Wireless Infrastructure - Qorvo
CST Releases a Free Version of CST STUDIO SUITE for Students - CST
San-tron Features its Range of Coaxial Connectors at IMS 2015 - San-tron
Freescale Introduces RF Power GaN Transistors in Advanced Plastic Packages - Freescale
TowerJazz and UCSD Demonstrate First 5G 60 GHz Silicon Wafer-Scale Phased Array Transmitter - TowerJazz
Keysight Accelerates Spurious Search By Up to 500 Times - Keysight
AWR Connected for AMCAD Demonstrated at IMS 2015 - NI AWR
IMS 2015 Breaks Booth Registration Record - IMS 2015
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Increase Testing Efficiency with Pickering Interfaces' RF & Microwave Switching Solutions
Pickering Interfaces offers a wide range of switch solutions to fit all applications, including PXI & LXI configurations for high-density, multiplexers, matrices, general-purpose switches, and attenuators. Featuring signal bandwidths from DC to 65GHz, 6GHz solid state, and key switching topologies.Click here to learn more.
 
 
 
Products Showcased at IMS 2015
RF Test Box
PXI Based Power Amplifier Test Solution

RF Test Box from National Instruments

NI provides a complete solution for RF power amplifier (PA) testing, from design validation through manufacturing test. The demands of emerging wireless standards such as LTE Advanced and 802.11ac in conjunction with RF power amplifier (PA) technologies such as envelope tracking (ET) and digital pre-distortion (DPD) are creating new test challenges for today&rsquos engineers. NI PXI offers complete solutions for PA testing from initial product design to manufacturing test.
 
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Switch Matrix
32 x 32 Enigma L-Band Switch Matrix / Router

Switch Matrix from ETL Systems

The NGM-21 Series are L-band Switch Matrices / Routers that operate from 850 MHz to 2150 MHz. It has 32 Inputs x 32 Outputs with 50 ohm SMA/BNC connectors or 75 ohm F Type/BNC connectors. This switching system has a compression point of 5 dBm, return loss under 16 dB and an isolation of 70 dB. The Matrix has been designed such that there is one card associated with each input and each output &ndash so failure of a card only affects one channel.
 
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RF Variable Attenuator
Solid State USB Attenuator from 200 MHz to 6 GHz

RF Variable Attenuator from JFW Industries

The 50P-2014 from JFW Industries is a solid state USB programmable attenuator that operates from 200 MHz to 6 GHz. It can be programmed to an attenuation level from 0 to 95 dB in 1 dB steps. The attenuator has an insertion loss of 8 dB, switching speed of 1 ms and can handle up to 20 dBm of power. It can be controlled using a simple software on any Windows PC.
 
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Front End Module
450 MHz Transmit/Receive Front-End Module for Smart Energy

Front End Module from Skyworks

The SKY65377-11 is a 450 MHz ISM Band Transmit/Receive Front-End Module for smart energy applications. The module consists of complete transmit and receive components with the associated switching and filtering. It features a 30 dBm output power, low leakage current shutdown and 40% PAE. It is mounted in a 28 pin, 6 x 6 mm surface mount technology package, which allows for a highly manufacturable low-cost solution.
 
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Power Divider
6 to 18 GHz, 4 Way Thin-Film Power Divider

Power Divider from Knowles

The PDW06089 is a 4 Way thin-film Wilkinson power divider/combiner that operates from 6 to 18. This compact divider utilizes DLI’s low loss temperature stable material with minimal performance variation over temperature. It has a nominal power splitting of 6 dB with a return loss of 14 dB and isolation of 14 dB. The PDW06089 is available in a SMT package that measures 0.3 x0.25 x0.02 inches.
 
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Termination
DC to 4 GHz Thin Film Terminations from 10 to 150 Watts

Termination from Aeroflex - Inmet

The Series KAC are Surface Mount Terminations that operate from DC to 4 GHz. They are available in a number of frequency and power configurations from 10 W to 150 W. These terminations can be directly mounted on to PC boards eliminating the need for expensive mounting flanges and input tabs. They are manufactured using the environmentally friendly AlN substrate and are RoHS compliant.
 
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Vector Network Analyzer
High Performance Computer Controlled VNA from 100 kHz to 20 GHz

Vector Network Analyzer from Copper Mountain Technologies

The Cobalt C1220 is a modular computer controlled Vector Network Analyzer that operates from 100 kHz to 20 GHz. It is ideal for measuring S-parameters and has a dynamic range of 145 dB. Cobalt VNAs feature hybrid dual-core DSP+FPGA signal processing engines, and new frequency synthesizer technologies.
 
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RF Transistor
100 Watt, DC to 2 GHz GaN Transistor in a Plastic Package

RF Transistor from MACOM

The NPT2022 is a GaN Transistor in a plastic package that operates from DC to 2 GHz. It supports CW, pulsed and linear operation, with output levels up to 100 W (50 dBm). It provides customers 20 dB of gain and 60% drain efficiency at 900 MHz when operated at 50 volts. This transistor is ideal for defense communications, land mobile radio, avionics, wireless infrastructure, ISM applications and VHF/UHF/L/S-band radar.
 
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RF Amplifier
SMT Low Noise Gain Block Amplifier from 50 MHz to 3800 MHz

RF Amplifier from Guerrilla RF

The GRF2013 from Guerrilla RF is a low noise gain block amplifier than operates from 50 to 3800 MHz. It has been designed to have excellent linearity making the amplifier ideal for small cell, wireless infrastructure and other high performance applications. The device requires a supply voltage of 2.7 to 8.0 V with a selectable Iddq range of 30 to 100 mA.
 
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RF Switch
4 GHz to 8 GHz SP20T Switch

RF Switch from Planar Monolithics Industries

The P20T-4G8G-80-T-515-SFF from PMI RF is an absorptive, SP20T pin diode switch that operates from 4 GHz to 8 GHz. This broadband switch has an isolation of over 80 dB, insertion loss of under 4 dB and a VSWR of 2:1. It has a switching speed of 2 usec and can handle up to 100 mW of power. It has a 5-Bit Decoded TTL control and is available in a module with SMA connectors.
 
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RF Cable Assembly
Field Mountable Cable Assemblies up to 18 GHz

RF Cable Assembly from Huber+Suhner

The EACON field mountable microwave cable assemblies are lightweight and robust solutions that can be quickly and easyily assembled. The assemblies operate up to 18 GHz and are ideal for the aviation and defence markets. The option of retrofitting the connector allows installation of the cable in the narrowest of cable ducts as well as precision cutting of the cable to length on site, and provides significant advantages during installation in cramped spaces or when retrofitting microwave components.
 
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RF Cable Assembly
Lightweight Low Loss Cable Assemblies up to 18 GHz

RF Cable Assembly from W. L. Gore & Associates

The GORE-FLIGHT Microwave Assembly, 6 Series is ideally suited for aerospace applications where compact and light weight construction is required. They operate up to frequencies of 18 GHz with a minimal loss of 0.198 dB/ft. The 6 Series has been qualified to the most stringent specifications for airframe assemblies.
 
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IMS 2015 Coverage
IMS 2015
News & Products from IMS 2015
The International Microwave Symposium (IMS2015) was held from the 19 - 21 May 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona as part of the 2015 Microwave Week. Click here to see everything RF's coverage of the event.
 
 
 
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