Courtesy of everything RF : CMD255C3 RF Mixer by Custom MMIC The CMD255C3 from Custom MMIC is a general purpose double balanced mixer with a RF/LO frequency from 16 to 26 GHz. It has a low conversion loss of 6.5 dB, high LO to RF isolation of 40 dB, and a high input IP3 of 24…
Courtesy of Custom MMIC Custom MMIC continues to rapidly add to its extensive family of MMIC Switches; with two new GaAs MMIC switches, the non-reflective CMD235C4 and CMD236C4. The CMD235C4 is a DC-18 GHz broadband MMIC SP5T switch offering broadband performance with an insertion loss of 2.5dB and high port-to-port isolation of 40dB at 10 GHz. The CMD236C4 covers…
Courtesy of Custom MMIC Read more here : Advanced MMICs Aid in Reducing Size and Power Phased-array radar systems are important instruments in national electronic defense strategies. From the large, ship-based systems that scan for distantly launched missiles to the more compact arrays installed on fighter aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), electronic phased-array radars come in…
Courtesy of everything RF – Read full article here : New GaN Low Noise Amplifiers with High Input Power Handling Custom MMIC has released three new unique GaN low noise amplifiers (LNAs) with easy to use evaluation boards. The new GaN MMIC LNAs, CMD276C4, CMD277C4and CMD278C4 deliver high linearity performance with output IP3 of +32 dBm while offering high input power handling capabilities of up…
Read the full article on Custom MMIC website here: The Phenomenon of High-Power Pulse Recovery in GaN LNAs- Part One INTRODUCTION The Gallium Nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) is well known for its use in microwave and millimeter-wave power amplifiers due to its high breakdown voltage and ability to handle high RF power. Recently, GaN…
Courtesy of Custom MMIC The CMD276C4, CMD277C4 and CMD278C4 GaN MMIC LNAs deliver high linearity performance with output IP3 of +32dBm while offering high input power handling of 5W. The high input power handling feature enables system designers to avoid limiters and other protection networks, while still achieving extremely low noise figure over the operating bandwidth….
Courtesy of Custom MMIC Low Noise Amplifiers (LNAs) are a critical component in virtually all radar, wireless communications and instrumentation systems. But while the noise figure (NF) performance is often your primary focus, other microwave system considerations related to performance as well as size, weight, power and cost (SWaP-C) can be equally, if not more important….
Courtesy of Custom MMIC We are pleased to announce that we have added two new GaAs High IP3 I/Q Mixer MMICs to our product family covering C and X-Band, the CMD257C4 and CMD258C4. These new mixers feature wide IF bandwidths and excellent image rejection, extremely compact 4×4 SMT packages and offer cost savings compared to hybrid…
Courtesy of everything RF The CMD222 from Custom MMIC is a balanced low noise amplifier that operates from 5 to 11 GHz. It delivers an output power of 14 dBm with a gain of 22 dB and has a noise figure of 1.2 dB. The amplifier requires a single positive power supply of 2 to…
Courtesy of everything RF The MM2-0530H is a triple balanced passive diode GaAs MMIC mixer which has an LO/RF frequency from 5 to 30 GHz and IF frequency from 2 to 20 GHz. It has a low conversion loss of 8 dB and has excellent spurious suppression. The MM2-0530H is available as a wire bondable chip…
