Outstanding OIP2 Performance in a Small Footprint To say that the push-pull amplifier has been around a while, and that its second order distortion benefits have been understood for a period of time are both gross understatements. Edwin Henry Colpitts of Western Electric Company was awarded Patent No. 1,128,292 on February 1, 1915 for an...

Mini-Circuits Single & Dual-Channel Sig Gens from 10 MHz to 12.5 GHz 10 MHz to 12.5 GHz, Smart Signal Generators, Versatile Performance for Superior Value Mini-Circuits is excited to announce the expansion of its signal generator portfolio with new models providing more versatility for your applications. In addition to their established 8 to 12.5 GHz...

PMA3-43-1W+ RF Amplifier by Mini-Circuits The PMA3-43-1W+ from Mini-Circuits is a GaAs Power Amplifier (PA) MMIC that operates from 10 to 4000 MHz. It delivers a saturated output power of +32.6 dBm (~1.8 W) with a gain of 21 dB. This PA is manufactured using GaAs MMIC technology that combines high operating output power with low noise...

Mini-Circuits All-Purpose Workhorse PAs up to 100W 0.1 MHz to 18 GHz, All-Purpose Workhorse Power Amps, Ultra-Reliable Designs up to 100W Mini-Circuits’ connectorized power amplifiers have been a mainstay for customer labs and integrated systems for over 30 years. Outstanding performance with built-in DC protection and rugged construction have made them a trusted workhorse for...

How Mini-Circuits increased the performance of its absorptive RF switch and addressed new wireless applications by integrating Menlo Microsystems’ Ideal Switch® As electronic systems, particularly for wireless communications, become faster, more complex, miniaturized and energy efficient, the performance demands placed on the constituent components increase. For example, the latest satellite communications and quantum computing applications...

Mini-Circuits New Model Alert: 10W GaAs MMIC PAs! A NEW RECORD, MMIC PAs up to 10W!, New GaAs Designs Pull Their Weight in the Tx Path There’s more muscle than ever in Mini-Circuits' growing GaAs MMIC power amplifier lineup. Check out Mini-Circuits' new PMA6-series with PSAT up to 10W for the primary backhaul radio link...

PWR-18PWHS-RC RF Power Meter & Sensor by Mini-Circuits The PWR-18PWHS-RC from Mini-Circuits is an RF Power Sensor that operates from 50 MHz to 18 GHz. It is designed to capture pulsed and trace modulated signals with very high data resolution and speed for peak, average, and statistical analysis of input signals. This sensor has a power measurement...

5 Reasons Core-and-Wire RF Components Aren’t Going Anywhere Many component suppliers continue to rationalize magnetic core and wire components to focus on developing newer technologies. Meanwhile these devices are still in high demand for a wide range of new and existing customer systems from wideband Rx/Tx chains at lower frequencies (<≈11 GHz) to reference designs...

Mini-Circuits RF Filters Low-Pass, High-Pass, Band-Pass, Band-Stop, Diplexers. Triplexers, and More! Mini-Circuits has over 3000 models of RF filters available for same-day shipping and is able to create custom designs with fast turnarounds for almost any need. Patented MMIC Reflectionless Filters Eliminate Spurs Sharp-Rejection Cavity and Suspended Substrate Filters LTCC Filters as small as 0603...

Anatomy of a 37-40 GHz 5G n260 Band Front-End with a Discrete LO The appetite for greater download speeds and lower latency amongst modern mobile device users can be satisfied by higher RF bandwidths. The greatest bandwidths available are found in the mmWave bands, such as 5G band n260 (often referred to as the 39...