Courtesy of everything RF : HSM1001A Frequency Synthesizer by Holzworth Instrumentation The HSM1001A 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…
Courtesy of everything RF : F9016 RF Switch by General Microwave The F9016 from Kratos is a reflective SPST switch that operates from 100 MHz to 40 GHz. It provides an isolation of over 50 dB with an insertion loss of under 5 dB and has a switching time of less than 250 nsec. The switch…
Courtesy of Marki Microwave : MQS-0209 90 Degree Hybrid Coupler by Marki Microwave The MQS-0209 from Marki Microwave is a 90 degree Quadrature Hybrid Coupler that operates from 2 to 9 GHz. The hybrid coupler has an isolation of 16 dB, amplitude balance of 0.5 dB and phase balance of +/- 3 degrees. It has been developed…
Courtesy of everything RF : MM5120 RF Switch by Menlo Micro The MM5120 from Menlo Micro is a SP4T MEMS Based Digital-Micro-Switch that operates from DC to 12 GHz. It provides ultra-low insertion loss and superior linearity from DC to 12 GHz, with greater than 3 billion switching cycles guaranteed at elevated temperatures of +85ºC. This…
Courtesy of Pasternack : High-Reliability RF Cables RF/microwave cable assemblies are critical components in many systems, essential for providing high-frequency signal interconnections with no room for failure. Jack Browne Technical Contributor Microwaves & RF Magazine Coaxial cable assemblies are indispensable, signal-routing components in many RF/microwave systems, although they are often specified and added as an afterthought….
Courtesy of u-blox : u-track toolset Using the u‑track and C030‑R410M toolset, product designers can have a working prototype of their application up and running in no time Thalwil, Switzerland – September 11, 2018 – u‑blox (SIX:UBXN), a global provider of leading positioning and wireless communication technologies, today introduced the toolset comprising the u‑track software…
Courtesy of u-blox : ANN-MB series Antenna by u-blox AG The ANN-MB multi-band active GNSS antennas from u-blox support signals on the L1 and L2/L5 bands of the four key global navigation satellite constellations (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou). They deliver a gain of up to 28 dB while operating over a 5 V supply. The…
Courtesy of Nordic Semiconductor : Simplifying Bluetooth Low Energy medical device design A new Nordic Proof-of-Concept PCB makes it less complicated for developers to bring the benefits of wireless connectivity to medical devices. Thomas Søderholm 2018/06/12 Pioneering medical product companies are already improving the lives of diabetes-, allergy-, and asthma-sufferers by equipping their products with Bluetooth…
Courtesy of u-blox : 5G: New applications, new business opportunities With the completion of 3GPP Release 15 in June, 2018, the definition of 5G standards is already partly buttoned up. But even before they were finalized, industries were busy laying the foundations for new technologies and applications that will leverage the performance improvements and new use…
Courtesy of Pasternack : Types of Antennas at the RF and Microwave Frequency Monopole The monopole is a resonant antenna and the length of the antenna is determined by the wavelength of the radio waves being received and transmitted. A monopole antenna is usually made of a single conductor mounted over the ground with one side…
