Mini-Circuits New Model Alert: Wideband VGA with Built-In Telemetry + GUI 20 GHz TO 54 GHz, mmWave Variable Gain Amp, Fine-Tune GNIP for Your Entire Signal Cascade The ZVA-20543VG+ variable gain, medium power amplifier provides 50 dB of gain, with a 17 dB adjustable gain range. Gain adjustment is possible either digitally or by applying...

Mini-Circuits New Model Alert: 1.35mm DC to 90 GHz Adapters DC TO 90 GHz, Wideband 1.35mm Adapters, Low Insertion Loss & VSWR through RF/mmWave Mini-Circuits’ 1.35mm to 1.35mm RF/mmWave adapter series offers three mating adaptations to meet all possible interface configurations. Ultra-wideband, 90 GHz capability allows these units to be integrated into a variety of...

SSG-44G-RC Signal Generator by Mini Circuits The SSG-44G-RC from Mini-Circuits is a Signal Generator with a frequency range from 0.1 to 44 GHz. It can be controlled to provide an output power from –40  to 17 dBm with a power level resolution of 0.5 dB and a frequency resolution of 1 Hz. The signal generator can be...

ZVBP-40600-K1+ Band Pass Filter by Mini Circuits The ZVBP-40600-K1+ from Mini Circuits is a Band Pass Filter with Frequency 37.7 to 43.5 GHz, Center Frequency 40.6 GHz, Insertion Loss 1.8 to 3 dB, Rejection 70 to 88 dB, Upper Rejection 70 to 88 dB. Tags: Module with Connectors, Cavity Filter. More details for ZVBP-40600-K1+ can be seen...

Selecting VCOs for Clock Timing Circuits – A System Perspective Clock Timing, Phase Noise and Bit Error Rate (BER) Timing is critical in digital systems, especially in electronic systems that feature high-speed data converters and high-resolution sampling. A clock source is the “timekeeper” and the system performance depends upon the effectiveness of this component. For...

WSBP-26G+ Band Pass Filter by Mini Circuits The WSBP-26G+ from Mini-Circuits is an SIW Bandpass Filter that has a passband from 25 to 27 GHz. It has a passband insertion loss of less than 3 dB, provides a stopband rejection of up to 56 dB, and can handle an input power of up to 1 W. This...

Mini-Circuits New Model Alert: Wideband MMIC VGA 0.3 GHz to 26.5 GHz, MMIC Variable Gain Amp., High Dynamic Range & Low Noise The PVGA-273+ low noise, variable gain MMIC amplifier features an NF of 2.6 dB, 13.9 dB gain, +15 dBm P1dB, and +29 dBm OIP3. This VGA affords a gain control range of 30...

Mini-Circuits Fast-Switching GaAs Switches Are a High-Performance, Low-Cost Alternative to SOI A mistaken belief has arisen in recent years that SOI has somehow taken over as the prevailing technology for fast RF switch applications, but not so fast! Mini-Circuits’ recent introduction of the M3SWA2-63DRC+ and the M3SWA2-34DR+ ultrafast, absorptive RF switches has given cause for designers to reconsider their...

PSA2-6+ RF Amplifier by Mini Circuits The PSA2-6+ from Mini-Circuits is a Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) that operates from DC to 7 GHz. It provides a gain of up to 22.2 dB with a noise figure of less than 3.2 dB and has a P1dB of 5.6 dBm. This amplifier is fabricated using GaAs HBT technology and...

Measurement of Amplifier Additive Phase Modulation Noise (APM) Part 1: Background & Theory Optimum APM Test Configuration "In our efforts to properly characterize the Additive Phase Modulation Noise (APM) and Additive Amplitude Modulation Noise (AAM) performance of MMIC amplifiers in our labs, Mini-Circuits is careful to consider the performance capabilities and limitations of our phase...