What Kind of Capacitors Does Knowles Make? Knowles makes a wide range of capacitors. To really understand the breadth of Knowles's offerings, it helps to look at the scale of energy storage they offer. From tiny bypass capacitors in medical implants to massive energy-storage banks used in fusion experiments, Knowles products span an incredible range....
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Mini-Circuits New 1W PA Amps Up Performance AND Value 300 MHz TO 7.5 GHz, 1W MMIC Power Amplifier, Industry-Leading Performance & Value Mini-Circuits’ continues to expand the PMA3-series of wideband MMIC amplifiers by pushing drive power beyond 1W while maintaining cost-effectiveness. The PMA3-73-1W+ delivers P1dB of 1.5W and PSAT of over 2W while exhibiting a...
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Menlo Micro Releases to Production the MM5230 High Power RF Switch The MM5230 offers broadband ultra-low insertion loss, high power handling, and unprecedented reliability in an enhanced, miniaturized chipscale package, setting a new standard for RF switching. -- IRVINE, Calif., April 1, 2025 Menlo Microsystems, Inc. (Menlo Micro), the company responsible for bringing to market...
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Best Practices for GNSS Antenna Integration Integration is more than just connecting a GNSS antenna to a device so it can receive signals. Done right, the integration process optimizes the antenna’s capabilities and, in turn, helps ensure that the device provides the performance and reliability that end users expect. There are five types of GNSS...
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CMX90A009 RF Amplifier by CML Microcircuits The CMX90A009 from CML Micro is a Power Amplifier that operates from 136 to 1000 MHz. It delivers a saturated output power of 40 dBm (10 W) with a small signal gain of 17.5 dB and a collector efficiency of 60%. This single-stage power amplifier is based on GaAs HBT process...
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Care & Handling of RF/Microwave Connectors The Best Way to Connect The performance of every RF system depends on the quality and application of each component. In industry, much of the focus is on complex, expensive RF equipment. At the same time, it is also prudent to give equal attention to the quality and type...
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CML Micro launches single- and two-stage GaAs power amplifiers for integration into portable radio communication systems CML Micro expands its SµRF product portfolio with a pair of high efficiency single- and two-stage power amplifiers that offer outstanding performance for a wide range of dual-cell lithium battery-powered wireless devices. The CMX90A007 is a high-gain, two-stage Gallium Arsenide-based Heterojunction...
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ATN06-0070CSP1 Fixed Attenuator by Marki Microwave The ATN06-0070CSP1 from Marki Microwave is a GaAs RF Attenuator MMIC that operates from DC to 70 GHz. This 6 dB attenuator has an attenuation accuracy of 0.2 dB and has a return loss of 22 dB. It enables extreme miniaturization of SMT footprints while maintaining die-level performance. GaAs MMIC technology...
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Cavli Wireless Introduces Next-Gen LTE Cat 4 Smart Modules for IoT and Automotive Applications Cavli Wireless, a leader in the Cellular IoT Solutions space, has introduced its flagship LTE Cat 4 Smart Module series, the CQS315 and CQS325. These state-of-the-art modules are designed to accelerate the development of next-generation Smart IoT solutions. The CQS315 and CQS325 modules are...
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A Crash Course on RF Cables Radio Frequency (RF) cables carry signals between the antenna and the transmitter and/or receiver for technologies such as cellular, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. That means they play a critical role in the performance and reliability of the application that uses those signals. An obvious example of this...
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