ZVE-18GB+ RF Amplifier by Mini-Circuits The ZVE-18GB+ from Mini-Circuits is a Power Amplifier (PA) that operates from 0.1 to 18 GHz. It delivers a saturated output power of +33 dBm (~2 W) with a gain of up to 30.5 dB. This PA has a noise figure of 4 dB and a return loss of 12 dB (input)...

Connectorized Evaluation Modules for MMIC Devices Mini-Circuits strive to provide the best engineering resources to help you evaluate Mini-Circuits products for your specific applications. In addition to Mini-Circuits standard evaluation boards, many of Mini-Circuits connectorized modules are the perfect evaluation and testing tool for Mini-Circuits surface mount MMIC devices, incorporating the required matching, biasing and...

Product Highlight: ZVE 18GB+ Wideband RF Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) with High Linear Output Power Mini-Circuits’ High-Frequency Product Line Engineering Manager, Dan Ford explains the unique features of the ZVE-18GB+ wideband low noise amplifier (LNA) operating from 0.1 to 18 GHz. This model was designed for modern RF systems requiring high linear output power and...

Additive Phase Noise in RF & Microwave Amplifiers Part 4 – Low Level RF Measurement Tutorial Mini-Circuits R&D Fellow, Joe Merenda recently presented a tutorial on Amplifier Additive Phase Noise at the 2025 Low-Level Radio Frequency Workshop at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News, VA. In this fourth episode of our Additive...

RF Signal Quality Measurements: Third-Order Intercept Point (IP3) and Power at 1 dB Compression (P1dB) Introduction to Nonlinear Effects: Harmonics and Intermodulation Products RF signal quality is a key concern when building an RF system. Most RF systems and are designed and built to operate in the linear range. The linear range is the region...

Menlo Micro Hits One-Millionth Ideal Switch® Shipment, Setting New Standard for Switch Technology Performance and reliability of MEMS-based Ideal Switch® drive adoption across multiple high-growth markets -- IRVINE, Calif., November 20, 2025 Menlo Microsystems, Inc. (Menlo Micro), the company setting a new standard for switches in modern electrical and electronic systems, has announced the shipment of...

Mini-Circuits 100+ Ceramic Resonator Filters for High Selectivity Applications 0.4 to 6 GHz, Ceramic Resonator Filters, High-Q Performance in a Tiny SMT Form Factor. Mini-Circuits’ ceramic coaxial resonator filters offer low insertion loss in very small form factors, using ceramic material with high dielectric constant and superior Q factor. Bandpass and bandstop filters, diplexer and...

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...

Mini-Circuits Introduces New RF Modular Test Systems for Automated Test Setups Mini-Circuits has introduced its new RF Modular Test Systems, a line of modular switch systems designed to offer flexibility and customizable functionality for automated test setups. The systems are based on a smart modular controller that provides a single interface, complete with software and applications support....

Lexicon of Balun and Transformer Configurations RF baluns and transformers may be some of the most challenging components to select for a given system design. For starters, baluns and transformers are used for a wide variety of functions which partly determine the appropriate configuration for a given application. These functions include (but aren’t limited to):...