Understanding Antenna Spatial Diversity and How It Affects Device Performance Do more antennas increase a cellular device’s performance? Yes — but with a few important considerations.With 2G and early 3G, phones and other cellular devices used a single antenna for transmitting and receiving. As 3G technology matured, devices began adding a second antenna strictly for...
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0603AF-39NXJR_ RF Inductor by Coilcraft The 0603AF-39NXJR_ from Coilcraft is a RF Inductor with Inductance 0.039 µH, DC Resistance 0.12 Ohms, DC Current 1 A(Irms), Self Resonant Frequency 2200 MHz, Operating Temperature -40 to 85 Degree C. Tags: Chip Inductor, Wire Wound Inductor. More details for 0603AF-39NXJR_ can be seen below. Product Details Part Number: 0603AF-39NXJR_ Manufacturer:...
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Fundamentals of Measuring Wideband RF Signals Modern Wideband RF Waveforms The ongoing drive to transmit and receive more information wirelessly in a given bandwidth forces modern RF systems to continually increase their spectral efficiency. Some of the earliest commercial wireless systems from several decades ago utilized channel bandwidths of a just few kHz. With more...
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HLM-40ABH Limiter by Marki Microwave The HLM-40ABH from Marki Microwave is a GaAs Schottky Diode Signal Limiter that operates from DC to 40 GHz. It has an insertion loss of 0.7 dB and a flat leakage of 8 to 15 dBm. This signal limiter can handle an input power of 2 W and an input IP3 of...
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Mini-Circuits New Model Alert: Dual-Channel Signal Generator 8 GHz TO 12.5 GHz, 2-Channel X-Band Sig Gen, Multi-Mode with Coherent & Non-Coherent Outputs The Mini-Circuits’ SSG-8N12GD-RC dual-channel signal generator delivers a dynamic range of -55 dBm to +23 dBm to two independent channels capable of coherent or non-coherent operation over 360˚⁰ of phase range. This multi-mode...
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How the GNSS Evolution Enables Future Proofing If you could go back in time and change your product to increase its performance, reliability, and competitiveness, what would you do? If it’s used for navigation, fitness tracking, autonomous vehicles, and other location-based applications, you’d probably upgrade its Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) capabilities to support multiple...
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The Era of 5G-Powered Physical AI is Here All artificial intelligence (AI) applications have one thing in common: They need a reliable, high-performance network connection. Sometimes it’s for downloading the AI software that runs on the device, such as Apple Intelligence on the iPhone. In other cases, the connection facilitates uploads to the cloud, where...
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With 5G RedCap, Less is More for IoT With peak download speeds of 20 Gbps and latencies as low as 1 millisecond, there aren’t many fixed or mobile applications that 5G can’t handle. But not every application requires that kind of extreme performance. Enter RedCap, which strikes a balance between affordability and longevity. Introduced in...
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Nordic Semiconductor's nRF9151 cellular IoT module enhances IIJ SoftSIM capabilities in Japan The combination of the nRF9151 and IIJ’s SoftSIM enables global connectivity and simplifies product design for cellular IoT end products Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF9151 low power module for advanced cellular IoT applications now includes SoftSIM support for Japan’s only SoftSIM provider, Internet Initiative Japan...
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Pasternack Expands Offerings with Launch of Fiber Optic Cable Assemblies IRVINE, Calif. (April 1, 2025) – Pasternack, an Infinite Electronics brand and a leading provider of RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave products, announced today the launch of its first-ever line of fiber optic cable assemblies. Pasternack offers both custom and standard lengths with same-day shipping and...
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