OSM vs. SMARC: Which Form Factor Is Right for Your Design? Choosing a compute module form factor is one of those decisions that feels like an implementation detail early in a project and becomes a structural constraint the moment you commit to a PCB layout. OSM (Open Standard Module) and SMARC (Smart Mobility ARChitecture) are...
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Kratos Provides Advanced Beamforming Subassemblies for Phased Array Radar Systems Kratos designs and manufactures combat-proven beamforming subassemblies optimized for phased-array radar systems. The devices enable precise electronic beam steering, fast target acquisition, dynamic scanning, interference, and jamming rejection. They are tuned specifically to work best at L-band and IFF frequencies and are built using surface mount technology (SMT). Rather than relying...
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Qorvo's Beamforming ICs and RF Front-Ends Help Optimize X-Band Phased Array Radar System Modern X-band radar systems increasingly rely on Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) architectures to enable rapid beam steering, high spatial resolution and multi-target tracking. Within these systems, Qorvo’s beamformer ICs (BFICs) and RF front-end modules (RFFEMs) play a critical role by enabling...
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Mini-Circuits New Model Alert: Tiny QFN MMIC Gain Blocks LEE1-Series, SWAP-C Countdown!, High-Dynamic-Range MMIC Amplifiers in 1.5 x 1.5mm Footprint for Satcom, Microwave Backhaul & More! Mini-Circuits counting down the size of their popular LEE-series of MMIC amplifiers, with new models housed in ultra-tiny 1.5 x 1.5mm 6-lead QFN-style packages. These InGaP HBT-based designs support...
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What Devices Support Wi-Fi 7? Wi-Fi 7, formally known as IEEE 802.11be, is the latest generation of Wi-Fi technology. It delivers extremely high throughput (theoretical peaks up to tens of gigabits per second) along with improved capacity and low latency using features like 320 MHz ultra-wide channels, Multi-Link Operation (MLO), and 4096-QAM modulation. The Wi-Fi...
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Navigating Wi-Fi®7 Certification for Device OEMs Wi-Fi® 7 gives device OEMs and their customers a host of advantages over previous generations, starting with double the channel width (320 MHz) of Wi-Fi 6/6E, as well as a higher modulation scheme (4K QAM) to pack 20% more bits into each channel. It also leverages its predecessors with Multi-Link...
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HTX2G01P3K0CC-T RF Amplifier by Watech Electronics The HTX2G01P3K0CC-T from Watech Electronics is an LDMOS Power Amplifier (PA) that operates from 0.4 to 100 MHz. It delivers a saturated output power of 3000 W (CW) and 4000 W (pulsed). This PA provides a gain of approximately 32 dB (CW) and 34 dB (pulsed), with an efficiency of up to 69% (CW) and 74% (pulsed)....
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ATEK950P6 Switched Filter Bank by ATEK MIDAS The ATEK950P6 from ATEK MIDAS is a Sub-Octave Switch Filter Bank that operates from 2 to 8000 MHz. It consists of an SP8T switch followed by 7 fixed frequency bandpass filters which are followed by another SP8T switch. The 8th arm of each SP8T switch is used to send the...
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RF / Microwave Coaxial Cables for Test and Measurement Applications (CBL-series vs. CBN-series) In this short explainer video, Mini-Circuits’ Product Manager for Test Accessories and Interconnect Products, Mitch Haft presents two families of RF coaxial cable models for test and measurement applications: the CBL-series of general purpose test cables (DC to 18 GHz) and the...
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Lumped Element Filters: A Compact, Low-Frequency Filtering Option Knowles Precision Devices is well known for expertise in delivering high-performance mmWave filtering options. But did you know that Knowles Precision Devices also excels at providing a wide variety of lower-frequency filtering options using a lumped element filter construction? In this blog post, Knowles Precision Devices explores...
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