LEE1-63+ RF Amplifier by Mini-Circuits The LEE1-63+ from Mini-Circuits is a RF Amplifier with Frequency DC to 6 GHz, Gain 12.8 to 23.4 dB, Noise Figure 3.4 to 4 dB, Output Power 11.8 to 19.3 dBm, Output Power 0.01 to 0.08 W. Tags: Surface Mount, Gain Block. More details for LEE1-63+ can be seen below. Product Details...

SSG-R7N6GD-RC Signal Generator by Mini-Circuits The SSG-R7N6GD-RC from Mini-Circuits is a Dual-Channel Signal Generator that operates from 700 to 6000 MHz. It is designed to provide a cost-effective broadband signal source for bench and production test applications requiring high output power and flexible signal generation. This signal generator supports two independently tunable channels and can generate CW,...

Mini-Circuits New Model Alert: Tiny QFN MMIC Gain Blocks LEE1-Series, SWAP-C Countdown!, High-Dynamic-Range MMIC Amplifiers in 1.5 x 1.5mm Footprint for Satcom, Microwave Backhaul & More! Mini-Circuits counting down the size of their popular LEE-series of MMIC amplifiers, with new models housed in ultra-tiny 1.5 x 1.5mm 6-lead QFN-style packages. These InGaP HBT-based designs support...

RF / Microwave Coaxial Cables for Test and Measurement Applications (CBL-series vs. CBN-series) In this short explainer video, Mini-Circuits’ Product Manager for Test Accessories and Interconnect Products, Mitch Haft presents two families of RF coaxial cable models for test and measurement applications: the CBL-series of general purpose test cables (DC to 18 GHz) and the...

RC-3MTS-50 Switch Matrix by Mini-Circuits The RC-3MTS-50 from Mini-Circuits is a mmWave Switch Matrix that operates from DC to 50 GHz. It is designed for 5G FR1/FR2 node testing, fail-safe and redundancy switching, and automated test equipment (ATE) applications. This unit consists of three independently controlled electromechanical transfer/DPDT switches, each configured based on a break-before-make architecture. This...

Using S-Parameter Files to Model Small- and Large-Signal Amplifier Performance in ADS® This application note was prepared in response to recent customer requests for guidance on using ADS to model the small- and large-signal performance of Mini-Circuits amplifiers based on published S-Parameter data in .s2p format. The following sections describe how to use .sNp and...

The Frequency Diplexer as a Combiner Frequency diplexers (henceforth simply diplexers) serve to either divide (demultiplex) the frequency spectrum into two major sub-bands or perform the complementary function of frequency multiplexing where the two sub-bands are combined to form a full frequency spectrum. The focus of this article is the latter, the combining of two...

PMA4-8243LN+ RF Amplifier by Mini-Circuits The PMA4-8243LN+ from Mini-Circuits is a MMIC Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) that operates from 8 to 24 GHz. It delivers a gain of up to 24.2 dB with a noise figure of less than 2.3 dB and an output P1dB of up to +12.3 dBm. This LNA is based on a PHEMT...

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...

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...