Withwave Selects Menlo Microsystems’s Ideal Switch® For Radio Frequency (RF) and Microwave Switch Module Portfolio Ideal Switch brings step-function improvements to a new generation of test and measurement equipment -- Santa Clara, Calif., January 31, 2024 – DesignCon Menlo Microsystems, Inc. (Menlo Micro), the company responsible for bringing to market the greatest electronic component innovation...
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What Does RF Stand For? Simply, RF stands for Radio Frequency. This generally refers to all of the electromagnetic spectrum that is used for radio systems and wireless communication. However, RF can also mean a variety of different things depending on the context of use. On some occasions when discussing spectrum, RF refers to the...
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Mini-Circuits High Pass Filters – Compact, Cost-Effective and Extending to 60 GHz When designing mmWave frequency systems that span Q-band and half of V-band, engineers are often faced with difficult tradeoffs when it comes to filter selection. Mini-Circuits has broken through with our HFCQ (1008), HFCN (1206) and HFCV (1210) series high pass filters. These...
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ESB-1SP4T-A673 RF Switch by Mini Circuits The ESB-1SP4T-A673 from Mini-Circuits is an SP4T Solid-State Switch Module that operates from 0.1 to 67 GHz. It can be controlled via a USB interface and provides daisy-chain control of up to 25 modules. The switch has a switching time of 2 ms and provides an isolation of up to 55...
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HA7062D Phase Noise Analyzer by Holzworth Instrumentation The HA7062D from Holzworth is a real time phase noise analysis system that operates from 10 MHz to 26 GHz (optional to 40 GHz). It provides measurement offsets from 0.1 Hz to 100 MHz. The HA7062D has a high speed digital processor for speed, but the proven accuracy and speed starts with...
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ZX60-R5183P+ RF Amplifier by Mini Circuits The ZX60-R5183P+ from Mini-Circuits is a Positive Gain Slope Amplifier that operates from 0.5 to 18 GHz. It provides a gain of more than 5 dB with a typical gain slope of 3 dB and has an output P1dB of up to 11.5 dBm. This gain block has a noise figure...
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ANN-MB5 GPS/GNSS Antenna by u-blox AG The ANN-MB5 from u-blox is an Active Multi-Band (L1/L5/E5a/B2a/NavIC) active GNSS antenna. It operates from 1559 to 1608 MHz (L1) and 1164 to 1186 MHz (L5/E5a/B2a/NavIC) frequency bands. This RHCP antenna provides a gain of 4.5 dBic (Zenith) with an efficiency of up to 65% (L5 band) and has an axial...
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26WC404 Waveguide Coupler by Smiths Interconnect The 26WC404 from Smiths Interconnect is a Space-Qualified Hybrid Coupler that operates from 71 to 76 GHz. It can handle a CW input power of up to 100 W (1 W load fitted). This 2 x 1 hybrid coupler has an insertion loss of less than 0.4 dB and provides an...
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Qorvo’s Cutting-edge Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Products Add Key Location Functionality to Existing Applications Qorvo has developed a series of cutting-edge ultra-wideband (UWB) products that add key location functionality to existing applications and unleash a completely new class of emerging location-based products and services. Their products are available as ICs or modules (with or without a microcontroller). To help users experiment with...
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Autonomous driving levels: from unassisted to hands-free driving Progress toward autonomous vehicles can be seen in a car museum. Visiting such places allows observers to witness the evolution of these machines. Although people in many countries still rely on old car models, the driving experience has changed significantly over the past forty years. It has...
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