Pasternack 5G Discussion Series: Enhanced Mobile Broadband (EMBB) The planned technical expectations of 5G services are extreme in many ways. One of the most extreme use cases is the planned enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) services, which are being designed to meet users growing demand for high speed data. The main features of eMBB are a...

RF Test Equipment Series: RF Anechoic Chambers RF anechoic chambers are used throughout the industry for prototyping testing and conformance testing. The purpose of an anechoic chamber is to provide both electromagnetic isolation from external sources as well as from internal RF radiation generators. Other types of testing that require complete RF isolation also depend...

RF Test Equipment Series: RF Test Probes & Antennas Outside of coaxial and waveguide interconnect, there are two other main methods of interacting with DUT during RF/microwave/millimeter-wave testing. These methods include surface probes that connect to component leads or microstrip pads, and antennas design for test purposes. Test probes and antennas are used for very...

Pasternack Announces Comprehensive 5G Solution Portfolio “RF Components for the Next Generation” Suite Meets the Urgent Needs of Engineers, with In-Stock Availability and Same-Day Shipping IRVINE, Calif. (November 5, 2019) – Pasternack, an Infinite Electronics brand and a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, announces a comprehensive portfolio of 5G RF solutions serving...

RF Test Equipment Series: High Precision Coaxial Cable Assemblies As there is an increasingly diverse range of wireless, RF, high-speed data, research, and sensing applications that involve the transmission, reception, and manipulation of RF signals, there is also a growing diversity of coaxial cable assemblies. One of the most significant uses of coaxial cable assemblies...

Pasternack Introduces a New Line of Coaxial RF Surge Protectors with 4.3-10 Connectors New Coax Surge Protectors Support Frequency Ranges of 698MHz to 2.7GHz IRVINE, Calif. (October 30, 2019) – Pasternack, an Infinite Electronics brand and a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has just launched a new series of coaxial surge protectors...

RF Test Equipment Series: Calibration Kits RF calibration kits are a key tool in ensuring that Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) and other RF instruments provide accurate measurements to the testing plane of the device. Due to the intrinsic addition of phase and impedance variation over RF test equipment interconnect, measurements from a VNA made without...

Pasternack Launches a New Family of High Power Attenuators with Frequency Coverage of 6 GHz and 18 GHz New Product Line Includes 10, 25, 50 and 100 Watt Fixed RF Attenuators with Same-day Shipping IRVINE, Calif. (October 22, 2019) – Pasternack, an Infinite Electronics brand and a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave...

Pasternack Introduces Frequency Dividers with Rugged and Compact SMA Connectorized Packages Comprehensive Selection of Hi-Rel Frequency Dividers Covers Wide Frequency Bands Ranging from 0.1 to 20 GHz IRVINE, Calif. (September 10, 2019) – Pasternack, an Infinite Electronics brand and a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has launched a new line of frequency...

Introduction to RF & Microwave Substrates & Base Materials The term “substrate” can be somewhat confusing the context of RF/Microwave devices, components, and applications. A substrate can generally be anything from the insulative material used to develop a semiconductor or film (thick-film or thin-film circuits or components), or the structural material of printed circuit boards...