PWR-9PWHS-RC RF Power Meter & Sensor by Mini-Circuits The PWR-9PWHS-RC by Mini-Circuits is a Smart Power Sensor that operates from 50 to 9000 MHz. It can measure modulated signals up to a bandwidth of 30 MHz and has a sample rate of up to 80 Msps with an internal buffer that enables up to 120,000 complete measurements per...
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The Anti-Parallel Series Pair Limiter Topology The PIN Diode and the Anti-Parallel Configuration The PIN diode itself was invented by Jun-ichi Nishizawa in 19501, just 18 days before R. N. Hall of General Electric. Hall would go on to propose the PIN diode as a rectifier in 19522, and a decade later the anti-parallel PIN...
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Menlo Micro Achieves Key Milestone in U.S. Navy Advanced Circuit Breaker Program, Validating Scalable MEMS Power Switching Leadership IRVINE, Calif., March 23, 2026 – Menlo Microsystems, Inc. (Menlo Micro), a leader in high-performance switches, today announced the successful completion of Task 4 of the U.S. Navy’s 10 MW Advanced Circuit Breaker Development Program, demonstrating Menlo’s position as a trusted partner for defense, industrial,...
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Mini-Circuits New Model Alert - Waveguide Attenuators are Here! 26.5 to 60 GHz, Waveguide Attenuators, WR19, WR22, WR28 Interfaces | 3 to 30 dB To give you more tools for high-frequency applications from OTA testing to high-speed data systems and more, Mini-Circuits introduced a new series of waveguide fixed attenuators supporting wideband operation with nominal...
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Menlo Micro and Rosenberger Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Cryogenic Switching in Quantum Computing Ultra-Low-Power Switch Module Designed to Accelerate Large-Scale Quantum Systems -- IRVINE, Calif, March 16, 2026 – Menlo Microsystems Inc. (Menlo Micro), a leader in high-performance electronic switches, today announced a strategic partnership with Rosenberger to jointly develop a Multichannel Ultra-Low Power Switch Module...
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HPCJ-30-43+ Directional Coupler by Mini-Circuits The HPCJ-30-43+ from Mini-Circuits is a Directional Coupler that operates from 3.3 to 4 GHz. It has a coupling of 28 to 33 dB with a directivity of 18 dB. This 50-ohm directional coupler has a mainline loss of less than 0.14 dB and can handle up to 50 W of input...
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Mini-Circuits New Model Alert- MMIC LNAs with Smaller Size & Lower Power! 0.05 to 10 GHz, Ultra-Tiny MMIC LNAs, High Gain & Low Noise in 1.5 x 1.5mm Footprint Mini-Circuits' ultra-tiny PMA1-series of GaAs MMIC LNAs has been a game-changer for reducing size in high-performance wideband receiver systems, and they are giving you more options...
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RCM-2SP12T-18 RF Switch by Mini-Circuits The RCM-2SP12T-18 from Mini-Circuits is a Mechanical Switch Assembly that operates from DC to 18 GHz. It includes 2 electro-mechanical SP12T switches, each with a fail-safe mechanism (normally open with a break-before-make configuration), and has a lifetime of 2 million switching cycles. This switch assembly has an isolation of up to 90...
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Menlo Micro and Purdue University Advance Commercial Cryogenic Switching for Scalable Quantum Computing Commercial-ready Cryogenic Switching Technology Reduces Complexity and Cost, Accelerating the Adoption of Large-scale Quantum Systems. -- IRVINE, Calif, March 3, 2026 – Menlo Microsystems Inc. (Menlo Micro), a leader in high-performance electronic switches, today announced a significant milestone in collaboration with Purdue University,...
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Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function (CCDF) in Modern Modulation Measurements As utilization of wireless communications has accelerated over the past few years, the push to make efficient use of the limited amount of spectrum available has led to the development of more complex modulation schemes. Waveforms have continued to evolve from constant-envelope GSM and IS-95 CDMA...
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