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    Jan 26, 2010

    Broadband VNAs View Nonlinear Behavior

    Last year, the new Vectorstar microwaVe Vector network anaLyzers (Vnas) from Anritsu created a stir in the industry, with their powerful combination of high accuracy, fast measurement speed, and broad bandwidths (see Microwaves & RF, Ja ...

    Jan 26, 2010

    Nonlinear S-Parameters And SDR Impact Test And Measurement Equipment

    Test and measurement is crucial for research and development through production. As a result, test-equipment manufacturers have had to speed the evolution of their instruments to keep up with rapidly changing wireless-communicati ...

    Jan 26, 2010

    System Performs FM Radio Drive Testing

    Commercial automotive AM/ FM radios must perform dependably under a variety of operating conditions. Because designers of these radios employ digital-signal-processing (DSP) algorithms to overcome the effects of reflections, sign ...

    Jan 26, 2010

    Portable Testers Provide Flexibility

    Portable RF/microwave test equipment may fall short in performance compared to their benchtop counterparts, but they provide other benefits, including adding test power in places that larger gear won’t go. This survey sampl ...



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    Oct 20, 09

    Technical highlights of Version 12 of HFSS

    Technical highlights of Version 12 of HFSS



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    Modeling Helps Understand ICs

    Several reports in the February issue of Microwaves & RF explore various trends in higher integration in monolithic semiconductor circuits, how many different semiconductor processes are being used in the high-frequency industry, often for similar pu ...

    Mixer Translates 500 To 8000 MHz

    Model TBR0058LA3 is a wideband triple-balanced mixer from MITEQ with an RF and local oscillator (LO) frequency range of 500 to 8000 MHz and an intermediate-frequency (IF) range of 50 to 3000 MHz. Suited for both commercial and military applications, ...

    Ceramic Duplexer Fits Base Stations

    The model AM1880-1960D268 surface-mount monoblock ceramic duplexer from Anatech Electronics is a compact solution for separating the transmit and receive bands of wireless communications base station transceivers. It features less than 3.4 dB inserti ...

    Low-Jitter Source Shrinks In Size

    Oscillator specialist Valpey Fisher has announced the model VFXO302, a complementary-output crystal oscillator with LVPECL or LVDS output and available at frequencies from 25 to 270 MHz or 80 to 270 MHz, respectively. Designed for low-noise, low-jitt ...

    Surface-Mount Crystal Saves Board Space

    When just a crystal is needed, one of the smallest is the CX18 crystal from Statek Corp., at just 1.55 x 0.95 x 0.35 mm. The surface-mount crystal is available for frequencies of 30 MHz and higher, with samples of the 50-MHz device currently availabl ...

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