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Latest News this Week
LitePoint Collaborates with Mediatek to Accelerate Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E Product Development - LitePoint
Analog Devices Launches their First RadioVerse SoC for 5G Radio Designers - Analog Devices
NXP's Front End Modules Enable WiFi 6 Connectivity in the Samsung Flip 3 - NXP Semiconductors
Keysight Provides Automotive OEMs a Radar Scene Emulator to Lab Test Complex Real-World Scenarios - Keysight Technologies
Ultra Has Developed MERTS for Mobile Electronic Warfare and Radar Conformance Testing - Ultra Electronics
Skyworks Introduces New Digital Radio Coprocessor for Automotive Infotainment Systems - Skyworks Solutions
Lockheed Martin and Radisys to Enhance 5G.MIL Interoperability with an Open Standard - Lockheed Martin
5G on Track to Exceed a 500 Million Connections by End of 2021 - 5G Americas
EuMW 2021 to Host Defense, Security, and Space Forum to Discuss RF Sensing from Space - EuMW 2021
Booz Allen Hamilton Opens a 5G lab in the US to Support Mission-Critical Client Work - Booz Allen Hamilton Inc
Researchers Develop MMIC for Direct Filtering and Processing of High-Frequency Signals - GTRI
Smiths Interconnect Introduces X-Band Isolators & Circulators for Space and Defense Applications - Smiths Interconnect
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New White Papers & Articles
Real-Time High-Speed Data Acquisition on PC-Based System Platforms - GaGe by Vitrek
High Powered Amplifiers Used in Telecommunication Testing - AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation
Reimagining Antenna Design Solutions for Next-Generation Mobile Devices - Qorvo
Stable, Closed-Loop, Automatic Power Control for RF Applications - Analog Devices
Benefits of RFSOI Technology for mmWave 5G Phased Array Antennas - MixComm
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Featured Article
Software Defined Radio
Software Defined Radio Use Case for Radars
Software Defined Radios (SDR) have become the best option for many radio applications due to their precision, flexibility, reliability and simplified design process. This article discusses the application of SDR in radars. Although composed of mainly analog circuits in the past, modern radars rely on powerful digital signal processing to operate. Read this article.
 
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Featured Products this Week
Frequency Synthesizer
10 MHz to 1 GHz RF Synthesizer Module

Frequency Synthesizer  from Holzworth Instrumentation

The HSM1001B from Holzworth Instrumentation is an RF synthesizer module that operates from 100 kHz to 1 GHz. It is a microwave CW source that is architected on a non-PLL-based platform. The digital-analog hybrid design provides excellent phase noise performance and spurious response, which compliments the phase coherent nature of this digital-analog hybrid signal source.
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Vector Network Analyzer
2-Port USB Vector Network Analyzer from 100 kHz to 20 GHz

Vector Network Analyzer  from Copper Mountain Technologies

The C4220 from Copper Mountain Technologies is a 2-port modular vector network analyzer that operates from 1 kHz to 20 GHz. The VNA can measure all four S parameters S11, S12, S21, S22 and can be controlled using any Windows PC or laptop. It has a dynamic range of up to 133 dB (1Hz IF BW), directivity of 46 dB and sweep speeds of 12 microseconds per point.
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Power Divider
4-Way Resistive Power Divider/Combiner from DC to 7.2 GHz

Power Divider  from JFW Industries

The 50PD-870 from JFW Industries is a 4-Way Resistive Power Divider/Combiner that operates from DC to 7.2 GHz. It can handle an average input power of up to 1 W, has an insertion loss of less than 13 dB, and has a VSWR of less than 1.75:1. This resistive divider has a star configuration and the functionality of an RF hub because every path through the divider/combiner has an equal loss.
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RF Amplifier
Low Noise MMIC Gain Block from 0.5 to 7.2 GHz

RF Amplifier  from RFHIC

The WE327 from the RFHIC is a Low Noise MMIC Gain Block / Driver Amplifier that operates from 0.5 to 7.2 GHz. It provides 19 dB of gain with a noise figure of 1.8 dB and a P1dB of 22 dBm. This amplifier is based on a GaAs Enhancement Mode pHEMT process that exhibits low current consumption and has a high IP3. It requires a DC supply of 5 V and draws 120 mA of current.
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RF Amplifier
250 W Solid-State Power Amplifier System from 10 kHz to 1000 MHz

RF Amplifier  from AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation

The 250U1000A from AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation is a solid-state, self-contained, air-cooled, Broadband Amplifier System that operates from 10 kHz to 1000 MHz. This amplifier, when used with a sweep generator, provides over 250 W of RF power with a gain of over 54 dB. It is equipped with a digital control panel (DCP) which provides both local and remote control of the amplifier.
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RF Amplifier
25 dB Cryogenic Amplifier from 2 to 4 GHz

RF Amplifier  from AmpliTech

The APTC2-02000400-0500-D2 from AmpliTech is a Cryogenic Amplifier that operates from 2 to 4 GHz. It provides more than 25 dB of gain with a noise figure of less than 0.4 dB and a P1dB of 9 dBm. The amplifier requires a DC supply voltage of 3 V and draws 41 mA of current. It is available in a drop-in package with SMA male/female connectors.
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Featured Interview
Interview with Altum RF
Interview with Greg Baker from Altum RF
Altum RF was founded in 2019 to address RF, microwave and millimeter-wave applications using sate-of-the-art GaAs and GaN technologies. They design and develop a broad range of high-performance RF products for commercial and industrial applications. everything RF recently interviewed Greg Baker, CEO of Altum RF. Read Interview.
 
RF Inductor
Low Profile Wire-wound Ferrite Chip Inductors from 20 to 560 nH

RF Inductor  from Coilcraft

The 0402FL Series from Coilcraft are Wire-wound Ferrite Chip Inductors with inductance values from 20 to 560 nH. These chip inductors have a low profile of 0.55 mm, which is 10% lower than competitive inductors. These inductors have a DCR of under 0.970 ohms and a self-resonance frequency (SRF) of up to 2950 MHz. They have an operating temperature range from -40 to +125 °C.
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RF Amplifier
C-Band Bidirectional Amplifier Module from 4.4 to 4.9 GHz

RF Amplifier  from NuWaves Engineering

The NW-BA-C-15-RX01 from NuWaves is a C-Band Bi-directional Amplifier module that operates from 4.4 to 4.9 GHz. It is ideal for extending the communication range of half-duplex transceivers with constant-envelope waveforms (i.e. PSK and FSK-based modulations, such as SOQPSK and GFSK), and delivers an RF transmit power of 15 Watts. In receive mode, the module provides a low noise figure of 3.5 dB with a gain of 10 dB.
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RF Amplifier
150 W Rack-Mounted Solid-State Power Amplifier from 0.5 to 6 GHz

RF Amplifier  from Exodus Advanced Communications

The AMP2099C from Solid-State Power Amplifier operates from 0.5 to 6 GHz. It delivers a saturated output power of more than 150 W (CW/Pulsed) with a gain of over 53 dB. This class A/AB amplifier uses high-power advanced technology devices and has built-in protection circuits (up to 10 dBm) with extensive monitoring such as forward/reflected power monitoring, VSWR, voltage/current/temperature sensing.
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RF Amplifier
90 W GaN Power Amplifier MMIC from 12.75 to 13.25 GHz

RF Amplifier  from Wolfspeed, A Cree Company

The CMPA1C1D080F from Wolfspeed is a GaN Power Amplifier MMIC that operates from 12.75 to 13.25 GHz. It delivers a saturated output power of 90 W with 25 dB of gain and a Power Added Efficiency (PAE) of more than 21%. The amplifier utilizes Cree’s high performance, 0.25um GaN on SiC production process. It requires a DC supply of 40 V and has 3rd-order intermodulation of -30 dBc at 20 W of total output power.
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Power Divider
16-Way Wilkinson Power Divider from 0.5 to 8 GHz for 5G/Wi-Fi 6

Power Divider  from MECA

The 816-2-4.250-M01 from MECA is a 16-Way Wilkinson Power Divider that operates from 0.5 to 8 GHz. It can handle an input power of 30 W, has an insertion loss of less than 6.3 dB, and provides more than 17 dB of isolation. The power divider has an amplitude balance of 1.3 dB and a phase balance of less than 20°. It is available in a module with SMA-female connectors and is suitable for 5G and Wi-Fi 6 applications.
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RF Shielded Test Enclosure
RF Shielded Test Enclosure for Applications up to 65 GHz

RF Shielded Test Enclosure  from RF Electronics

The HDRF-2260 from RF Electronics is an RF Shielded Test Enclosure that can be used to test devices that operate up to 65 GHz. It has a thick RF absorbing foam that provides a reflection loss of over 23 dB at 60 GHz. The test enclosure has shielded power filters which can be used to power devices placed inside the enclosure while blocking all wireless signals.
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90 Degree Hybrid Coupler
100 W, 90 Degree Hybrid Coupler from 1 to 8 GHz

90 Degree Hybrid Coupler  from Werlatone Inc

The QH10828 from Werlatone is a 90 Degree Surface Mount Hybrid Coupler that operates from 1 to 8 GHz. It can handle up to 100 watts of CW power, has an insertion loss of under 0.9 dB, isolation of over 17 dB and a VSWR of 1.40:1. This 3 dB surface mount coupler has a phase balance of +/- 5 Degrees and an amplitude balance of +/- 0.7 dB.
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Power Divider
2-Way 90° Power Splitter from 3 to 14.5 GHz

Power Divider  from Mini Circuits

The QCH-153+ from Mini-Circuits is a 2-Way 90° Power Splitter that operates from 3 to 14.5 GHz. It can handle an input power of up to 25 W, has an insertion loss of less than 2 dB, and provides 20 dB of isolation. This splitter has an amplitude unbalance of ±1.8 dB and a phase unbalance of ±5°. It is fabricated using a laminated PCB process and includes wrap-around terminations for good solderability and easy visual inspection.
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RF Amplifier
1kW Solid State Broadband High Power Amplifier from 1 to 3 GHz

RF Amplifier  from Empower RF

The BBS4A6AUT (SKU 2170) from Empower RF is a high-power amplifier module that operates from 1 to 3 GHz. It provides up to 1000 Watts of CW power, has a P1dB of 500 W and a gain of 63 dB. The amplifier is ideal for signals with CW, AM, FM, and pulse modulation. It is available in a rack mount configuration with N-type and 7/16 DIN connectors.
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Satellite Link Emulator
Advanced Satellite Link Emulator with 1 to 4 Channels

Satellite Link Emulator  from dBm Corporation

The ACE9600 from dBm Corp is an Advanced Channel Emulator that operates from 825 to 1425 MHz. It is a powerful hardware/DSP based test platform that allows a variety of impairments to be inserted in real-time, enabling testing of a range of wireless receivers, UHF/VHF Radios, satellite payloads and satellite fixed & mobile ground and airborne transceivers in a controlled laboratory environment.
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RF Variable Attenuator
6-Bit Digital Step Attenuator from 9 kHz to 45 GHz

RF Variable Attenuator  from pSemi, A Murata Company

The PE43614 from pSemi is a 6-Bit Digital Step Attenuator that operates from 9 kHz to 45 GHz. It has an attenuation range of 31.5 dB with a step size of 0.5 dB. This DSA features glitch-safe attenuation state transitions and has a control voltage of 1.8 V with an optional VSS_EXT bypass mode to improve spurious performance, making this device ideal for test and measurement, point-to-point communication systems.
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Front End Module
Multi-Band LTE Front-End Module for Cellular IoT Applications

Front End Module  from Skyworks Solutions

The SKY68031-11 from Skyworks is an LTE Multi-Band Front-End Module that supports LTE-M/NB-IoT transceiver platforms. It integrates the entire RF front end necessary for an LTE multi-band radio operating in low-band and mid-band frequencies, including a broadband PA with bias controller, TX lowpass harmonic filter, antenna switch, and MIPI RFFE controller.
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Down Converter
Microwave Downconverter Series from 0.5 to 18 GHz

Down Converter  from Mercury Systems

The RFT-3300 Series from Mercury Systems is a Microwave Downconverter Series consisting of three downconverters with input frequency ranges of 0.5 to 18 GHz, 1 to 18 GHz and 1.5 to 18 GHz. They have IF output of 1 and 1.5 GHz with controllable gain from 10 to 30 dB in 1 dB steps. This downconverter series has a tuning resolution of 10 kHz, a tuning speed of 2 ms, and an IP3 of -5 dBm.
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Wireless SoC
Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6/6E + Bluetooth 5.2 + Doppler Radar Chip for IoT Applications

Wireless SoC  from Celeno

The CL6025 from Celeno is a 2x2 Wi-Fi 6/6E and Bluetooth 5.2 Chip with Celeno’s novel Wi-Fi Doppler Imaging technology for Wi-Fi sensing capabilities. The module supports Tri-band switchable Wi-Fi (at the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands) with a data rate of up to 2.4 Gbps and has 160 MHz channels. It supports 802.11ax R2 (Wi-Fi 6/6E) features like beamforming, Multi-User MIMO & OFDMA.
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RF Transceiver
Sub-GHz LoRa Transceiver for Smart Home and IoT Applications

RF Transceiver  from Semtech

The LLCC68 from Semtech is a LoRa RF Transceiver designed for long-range wireless applications. The sub-GHz device supports LoRa® modulation for LPWAN use cases and (G)FSK modulation for legacy use cases. It is highly configurable to meet different application requirements for industry and consumer use. The module is designed for long battery life with just 4.2 mA of active receive current consumption.
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Vector Network Analyzer
2/4 Port High-End Vector Network Analyzers from 10 MHz to 67 GHz

Vector Network Analyzer  from Rohde & Schwarz

The R&S ZNA from Rohde & Schwarz are 2/4 Port High-end Vector Network Analyzers that operate from 10 MHz to 67 GHz. These VNAs act as a powerful, universal test platform for characterizing active and passive DUTs. They offer a wide dynamic range of up to 146 dB and have extremely low trace noise of 0.001 dB at 1 kHz IF bandwidth.
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Voltage Controlled Oscillator
Mil-Grade Voltage Controlled Oscillators from 230 MHz to 5.42 GHz

Voltage Controlled Oscillator  from Pasternack Enterprises Inc

The PE1V Series from Pasternack are Voltage Controlled Oscillators that operate from 230 MHz to 5.42 GHz. They have tuning voltages from 0 to 11 V and a tuning sensitivity of 19-108 MHz/V. These VCOs provide an output power of up to 20 mW with a phase noise of less than -83 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset. They require a DC bias voltage from 7 to 15 V.
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Antenna
5G Low Profile On-Ground Plane Multi-Band Antenna from 617 to 7125 MHz

Antenna  from Laird Connectivity

The 5G Phantom Series from Laird Connectivity are On-Ground Plane Cellular Antennas that operate from 617 – 7125 / 698 - 7125 MHz. These vertically polarized antennas provide a peak gain of 7.5 dBi and have an efficiency of more than 80% from 617 – 4200 MHz. They can handle an input power of up to 100 W and have a VSWR of less than 2.5:1.
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