Updates on GaN for RF & Microwave Applications via Pasternack There are many predictions that the RF GaN industry has been, and will continue, to experience substantial growth over the next several years. Predictions estimate that the currently nearly US$ 400 million RF GaN market (2017 close) will likely grow to, or beyond, US$ 1...

New Tunnel Diode Detectors Cover Broadband Frequencies Ranging from 100 MHz to 26 GHz and exhibit Fast Pulse Response Risetimes IRVINE, Calif. (May 7, 2019) – Pasternack, an Infinite Electronics brand and leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has introduced a new product line of coaxial packaged tunnel diode detectors that are in-stock...

New In-Stock MM-wave Waveguide Antennas Include Conical Waveguide, Scalar Feed Horns, Lens Antennas And More IRVINE, Calif. (May 9, 2019) – Pasternack, an Infinite Electronics brand and a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has released a new line of waveguide antennas designed to address R&D, military/aerospace, experimental radar, test & measurement and...

Many countries have yet to release, or license, mm-Wave spectrum for service providers to use or lease. The US, via the FCC, just auctioned seven 100 MHz blocks of spectrum in the FCC Auction 102. This mm-Wave spectrum covers the lower and upper 24 GHz spectrum, between 24.25 GHz and 24.45 GHz, and 24.75 GHz...

Extended Line of Skew Matched Cable Pairs Ideal for High-Speed Networking and Supercomputing IRVINE, Calif. (April 26, 2019) – Pasternack, an Infinite Electronics brand and a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has extended its skew matched cable pair product line to include 40 GHz and 67 GHz models that are ideal...

Same-Day Delivery Offered for Standard and Custom Length Low-PIM Cables IRVINE, Calif. – Pasternack, an Infinite Electronics brand and a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has expanded its offering of low-PIM coaxial cable assemblies to offer customers even more connector options to address DAS, wireless infrastructure, multi-carrier communication systems, WISP, small…

In last week’s post, we covered foundational details regarding PIM in modern wide-band and multi-carrier communication systems, with a note on upcoming 5G NR sub-6 GHz frequencies being added to the mix. This week’s blog expands upon that discussion and provides more details of PIM considerations specific to DAS. With DAS, another large PIM concern is…

Passive intermodulation distortion is the result of discontinuities, metal-to-metal contact, and material properties that lead to nonlinear characteristics of typically linear passive transmission lines and components. PIM can be induced in a variety of RF components, such as connectors, adapters, cable, combiners, splitters, couplers, tappers, attenuators, terminators, antennas, and cable-to-board interconnect. PIM is generated when…

Courtesy of Pasternack : The Making of Low PIM Coaxial Cable Assemblies With the growing number of distributed antenna system (DAS) and small cell installations, low passive-intermodulation distortion (PIM) interconnect and components have gained popularity. Modern complex multi-carrier communication systems, such as DAS and small cells, are now incredibly wide-band and support a plethora of…

Courtesy of Pasternack : Benefits and Applications of Vertical Launch Solderless Connectors Testing interconnect for upper microwave and millimeter-wave frequencies is intrinsically a challenge. The small geometries and extremely tight tolerances on geometries, conductor surfaces, and closely located differential signal traces place additional design burdens and create testing obstacles for high-speed data and telecommunications applications….