Tips on designing with analog ICs used in all types of electronic equipment

What are RF waveguides? Part 2: implementation and components

Part 1 of this FAQ looked at the context and the need for waveguides; Part 2 looks at the implementation and available components. Q: What standard waveguide are available? A: There are … [Read More...]

What are RF waveguides? Part 1: context and principles

Waveguides confine and covey electromagnetic energy in the GHz+ range, just as coaxial cables do; they offer lower loss and other virtues, but at a cost in parts and ease of use. Waveguides … [Read More...]

5 things you need to know about 5G filters

by Robert Hammond, Resonant CTO, and Mike Eddy, Resonant VP Product Marketing & Business Development 5G networks operate in new and higher frequency bands, requiring new underlying technology … [Read More...]

InGaAs PIN photodiodes available in 2.0 mm and 3.0 mm gain area sizes

Marktech Optoelectronics, Inc. announced the global market introduction of the Models MTPD1346D-200 and MTPD1346D-300, two unique large active area InGaAs PIN photodiodes, expressly designed for … [Read More...]

Tunnel diode detectors feature 5 nsec pulse response rise time

Fairview Microwave Inc. has released a full line of coaxial-packaged tunnel diode detectors that are available with no Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) and same-day shipping. These detectors are ideal for … [Read More...]

Analog Top Talks in July 2019 on EDABoard.com

Peer-to-peer, engineer-to-engineer questions and answers from the EDABoard.com engineering community around analog ICs and analog design. Click the "Read more" link and follow the entire conversation … [Read More...]

Magnetron, Part 2: History and future

Part 1 of this FAQ looked at the application and operating principles of the magnetron. This part explores the development and special history of the device, as well as disruptive alternative … [Read More...]

Magnetron, Part 1: Application and operating principles

The vacuum-tube cavity magnetron is nearly obsolete (except for the millions in consumer microwave oven. Its development was key to highly effective WWII radar, and it also led to other RF/microwave … [Read More...]

Passive microwave components, Part 2: couplers and splitters

Part 1 looked at of isolators and circulators, which are basic RF/microwave passive devices. This part looks at couplers and splitters, which are two other basic passive devices. (Attenuators are … [Read More...]

Altum RF announces RF Test Lab in Eindhoven, Netherlands

Altum RF, a supplier of high-performance millimeter-wave to digital semiconductor solutions for next-generation markets and applications, announces the expansion of its Eindhoven, Netherlands office … [Read More...]

Passive microwave components, Part 1: isolators and circulators

Basic passive microwave components have a vital role in RF/microwave system design. Despite the apparent simplicity of their functions, their performance is based on electromagnetic theory and … [Read More...]

Analog Top Talks in June 2019 on EDABoard.com

RF Switches, Part 2: Analog and MEMS switches

Part 1 of this FAQ looked at the venerable electromechanical RF switch – still widely used in some applications, where it is the only viable option – and use of PIN diodes as RF switches. This part … [Read More...]

RF switches, Part 1: Mechanical and PIN-diode switches

There’s a ubiquitous and increasing need to switch RF signals ranging into the tens of GHz; four basic switch technologies – electromechanical, PIN diode, analog, and MEMS – are available, each with … [Read More...]

USB Type-C port switch enables mobile devices to support legacy data and audio signals

Diodes Incorporated announced the PI3A6386 USB Type-C multimedia port switch, designed to enable manufacturers to continue supporting legacy data and analog peripherals through USB Type-C ports. As a … [Read More...]