Integrated Device Technology, Inc. introduced its next-generation 10Gbps-class millimeter wave (mmWave) modem for wireless infrastructure carrier-class deployments in both access and backhaul. The IDT® RWM6050 is the industry’s first highly integrated mmWave dual modem (PHY + MAC + ADC/DAC + beam forming) targeting applications such as fixed wireless broadband access, WTTx (Wireless To The Edge), […]
USB-controlled PLLs cover 25 MHz to 27 GHz
Pasternack, a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has launched a new line of USB-controlled Phase Locked Loop (PLL) frequency synthesizers. In RF & Microwave communications systems where signal integrity is of prime importance, PLL synthesizers offer high levels of frequency stability and accuracy with exceptional phase noise characteristics that allows components in […]
Low noise/high gain pHEMTs target Ku and Ka Band apps
CEL is introducing low-cost pHEMTs (pseudomorphic High Electron Mobility Transistor) targeted for Ku and Ka Band Satellite Receiver applications. These CEL pHEMTs are drop-in replacements to the Renesas pHEMTs, also offered by CEL. Typical applications are LNBs (Low Noise Block) in Digital Broadcast Systems (DBS), and downconverters in VSAT systems and 24GHz sensors. These new […]
Multilayer organic high-pass filters target 0.74 – 2.83GHz wireless apps
Based on AVX’s patented and proven multilayer organic (MLO) high density interconnect technology, the new HF Series MLO high pass filters utilize high dielectric constant and low loss materials to help engineers integrate high Q passive printed elements, such as inductors and capacitors, in multilayer stacks with land grid array surface mount packaging that’s expansion-matched […]
Tiny 3-MHz chopper op amps feature rail-to-rail input and output
The TSZ182 dual precision op amp from STMicroelectronics combines low and extremely temperature-stable input-offset voltage with the added advantages of a 3MHz gain-bandwidth, rail-to-rail inputs and outputs, and ultra-small 2mm x 2mm DFN8 or Mini-SO8 package options. Complementing ST’s popular conventional op amps, the chopper-stabilized TSZ182 enables superior precision in instruments like body-signal monitors, blood-glucose […]
Dual wideband mixer with programmable gain amplifiers enables 5G wireless access
Linear Technology introduces the LTC5566, a new wideband, high dynamic range dual channel mixer with integrated programmable variable gain IF amplifiers. This dual mixer has a very wide, 300MHz to 6GHz input frequency range, specifically optimized and with extensive characterization at the emerging 3.6GHz and 4.5GHz 5G bands, as well as the established 4G bands. […]
Top analog threads on EDAboard.com – January
(editor’s note: Intrigued by the problem? Have a question or another solution? Then click the “Read more” link and follow the conversation on EDAboard.com or log in to EDAboard and participate in the analog IC forum threads.) Converting voltage to resistance – My input is a 0-5 V signal. The voltage in this terminals is between […]
RF SOI platform boasts 80-fsec RonCoff spec
Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. announces the UltraCMOS 12 technology platform. Now in production, this next-generation RF SOI platform boasts a RONCOFF performance level of 80 fs—a 25-percent improvement over the last generation. To develop the 300 mm UltraCMOS 12 platform, Peregrine collaborated with GLOBALFOUNDRIES, a leading full-service semiconductor foundry. A key metric for RF switching, RONCOFF is Peregrine’s […]
Multi-layer chip capacitors target high-temp vehicle apps
TDK Corporation has expanded its CGA series of automotive-grade MLCCs for high-temperature applications: New MLCCs with X8L temperature characteristics have been introduced and the capacitance range of its existing X8R types has been extended. With the new types, TDK’s lineup of X8L and X8R MLCCs features an unrivalled high capacitance range of up to 22 […]
Tiny 15-W low-pass integrated thin-film filters span 512 – 1,800 MHz
AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has released a new series of 15W high performance, low pass integrated thin film (ITF) SMD filters that exhibit low insertion loss and extremely sharp attenuation in high-frequency wireless applications spanning 512MHz to 1,800MHz. Featuring a miniature 2816 chip size with a maximum height […]