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RF Module
RF Monolithics (Dallas, TX) has introduced the XDM2510H, an RF module built on the Dust Networks® IA-510(H)™ WirelessHART® system. The module provides a UART serial port for connection to sensors and an RF connector for antenna...
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Power Amplifier
The Model KMS2010 solid-state power amplifier module from AR Modular RF (Bothell, WA) covers the 1.75 to 1.85 GHz frequency range with 150 Watts of power, and is suitable for the wireless broadband network. This 52-dBm linear...
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Amplifier Filter Design Software
Texas Instruments (Dallas, TX) has introduced the FilterProTM v3.0 design tool with an improved user interface and a more accurate and robust filter design engine. It can adjust passive element tolerances and...
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Wireless RF Remote Controller
Southco® (Concordville, PA) offers the EA-R01 wireless RF remote controller that controls access to multiple locked compartments from distances up to 100 feet. It features a waterproof potted construction and two...
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Adaptor Bracket
Times Microwave Systems (Wallingford, CT) offers the LP-BFDN-CW bulkhead-to-flange universal mounting and grounding adaptor bracket for its Times-Protect™ line of RF lightning and surge protection products. The adaptor is made...
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Outdoor Synthetic Aperture Acoustic Ground Target Measurements
A novel outdoor synthetic aperture acoustic (SAA) system consists of a microphone and loudspeaker traveling along a 6.3-meter rail system. This is an extension of a prior indoor...
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Antenna Design Considerations
With the advent of prolific wireless communications applications, system designers are in a position to consider the placement and performance of an antenna system. The first step in establishing antenna...
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Power Amplifier Module
Mimix Broadband (Houston, TX) offers the XP1044-QL 3W power amplifier module housed in a 7 × 7 mm package. The linear 2-stage amplifier delivers 18.5 dB of gain and 34 dBm of power at 1 dB compression point. The input and output of the device are internally pre-matched. The device is designed for WiMAX applications between...
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RF Front-End Modules
RF Micro Devices (Greensboro, NC) offers the RF7177 and RF7178 RF front-end modules. The RF7178 module integrates a quad-band, class 12-compliant GSM/GPRS power amplifier; a pHEMT antenna switch; and receive SAW filters....
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Vehicle-Mounted Amplifier
AR Modular RF (Bothell, WA) has released the AR-75 75W auto-tuning, multi-band, vehicle-mounted tactical booster amplifier that enables troops to maintain constant communications in harsh environments. It boosts...
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Monopole Antenna
Pulse, a Technitrol Co. (San Diego, CA) has announced a set of monopole antennas that deliver Zigbee 2.4 GHz and ISM bands 868 MHz, 915 MHz, and 2.4 GHz. The antennas are alternatives to using trace antennas since they occupy...
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RFID Controller
Pepperl+Fuchs (Twinsburg, OH) has introduced IDENTControl Compact one- and two-head RFID Ethernet controllers that feature two onboard Ethernet connectors with a built-in switch. This allows for multiple Ethernet topologies...
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Choosing Your RF Design Environment Flow
You can’t build a house without blueprints. So why do so many RF design flows try to build a board without a schematic? Most often, this crude process comes about due to lack of availability of RF...
Products Test & Measurement
Vector Signal Generators and Analyzers
National Instruments (Austin, TX) offers the NI PXIe-5663E 6.6-GHz, 2-, 3-, and 4-channel RF vector signal analyzers (VSA) and NI PXIe-5673E 6.6-GHz, 2-, 3-, and 4-channel RF vector signal generators (VSG)...
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RF Power Amplifier
BC Systems (Setauket, NY) has introduced the DA Module, an RF power amplifier for defense applications. The amplifier combines power supply/RF power amplifier integration, a frequency range of 25 to 1,000 MHz, and RF output...
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Power Amplifier
Hittite Microwave Corp. (Chelmsford, MA) offers the HMC-C074 and HMC-C075 connectorized power amplifiers for military and test instrumentation applications from 10 MHz to 6 GHz. The modules are specified for operation between 10...
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RF/Microwave Device Tester
The SMART^E™ 5300 general-purpose test environment from Aeroflex (Plainview, NY) is a high-speed system for testing RF and microwave devices. The DC to 40 GHz system can test, monitor, and control any device under...
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Improved Interference Rejection Using Multi-Static Radar Signal Processing
In multi-static radar (MSR), the transmit/ receive aperture is divided into a number of sub-apertures that can be placed in various locations relative to each other....
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Analysis of On-Chip Heat Distribution in the Design of RF Power Detectors and Transistor Arrays
The simulation of electromagnetic (EM) and thermal properties of semiconductor and substrate materials has been demonstrated to be particularly...
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Clock Oscillator
Crystek Crystals (Fort Myers, FL) has released the CCSO- 014-1090, a 1.090-GHz surface acoustic wave (SAW) clock oscillator that produces low-noise, low-jitter performance with true SineWave output, and -138 dBc/Hz phase noise...
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Gain Horn Antennas
The 600 Series standard gain horn antennas from Narda, an L-3 Communications company (Hauppauge, NY), are suitable for EMI and EMC testing applications covering waveguide bands from 2.6 to 40 GHz. Seven models cover 2.6 to...
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Microwave Power Sensors
Anritsu (Morgan Hill, CA) offers MA24108A/ MA24118A microwave USB power sensors that provide average power measurements from 10 MHz to 18 GHz over 60 dB of dynamic range. Employing a dual-path architecture, they can...
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Compact Antennas
Antenna Factor (Merlin, OR) offers the HW Series 1⁄2-wave center-fed dipole antennas and 1⁄4-wave monopole antennas that attach using an FCC-compliant RP-SMA connector or standard SMA connector. The 1⁄2-wave dipoles are...
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Power Transistor
RF Micro Devices (Greensboro, NC) offers the RF3931, a 48-volt, 30-watt gallium nitride (GaN) power transistor in a hermetic, flanged, ceramic package. It enables the development of high-efficiency HPAs for a range of...
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Multilayer Capacitor Chips
The UQ Series multilayer capacitor (MLC) chips from AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) are suitable for RF/microwave applications ranging from 10 MHz to 4.2 GHz. With precious metal electrodes and a fine-grained,...
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Chip Attenuator
International Manufacturing Services (Portsmouth, RI) offers the VGX-3725WA high-power 0.375 x 0.250" aluminum nitride chip attenuator that includes wraparound terminals for solder or epoxy attachment. It dissipates 100W at a...
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Microwave Signal Generators
The 2500B series of microwave signal generators from Giga-tronics (San Ramon, CA) covers 100 kHz to 50 GHz with low phase noise, high rejection of harmonics, sub-harmonics, and spurious, high output power level. Six...
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RF Switch Matrices
Pickering Interfaces (Clacton on Sea, UK) offers 60-730 and 60-770 RF matrices that are designed for switching signals to frequencies up to 2.5 GHz. The 60-770 is a 50Ω RF matrix available in 32×8, 24×8, 16×8, and 8×8...
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Antenna Design Simulation
Magus (Stellenbosch, South Africa), in conjunction with FEKO (Hampton, VA), offers Antenna Magus, a design simulation software solution for antenna design and placement analysis. It offers a searchable collection of...
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