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...

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,...

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...

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...