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An introduction to audio jack switches and schematics

May 4, 2018 By Aimee Kalnoskas

audio jack switches and schematics

Standard 2.5 mm or 3.5 mm audio jacks are found in a huge variety of consumer and professional audio products. Widely recognized, easy to use and simple in concept, they can be applied in many ways to enhance convenience for users and manage various features and functions of a product that are not necessarily related […]

Filed Under: Analog ICs, FAQ, Featured Tagged With: cuiinc, FAQ

RF power measurement, Part 2: What and how

April 25, 2018 By Bill Schweber

RF power measurement

Part 1 of this FAQ introduced some of the basic issues related to the measurement of RF power, which is a primary parameter in most RF designs. Part 2 continues the discussion, looking at RF waveforms and sensors. Q: The term “power” is fairly broad; what are the specifics? A: There are actually several basic […]

Filed Under: Applications, FAQ, Featured, Telecommunications, Wireless Tagged With: basics, boontonwirelesstelecomgroup, FAQ, keysighttechnologies, nationalinstruments

RF power measurement, Part 1: Why and where

April 16, 2018 By Bill Schweber

RF power measurement

When the subject is RF design, the word “power” dominates much of the discussion. This FAQ looks at some perspectives related to the measurement of this vital RF parameter. Not only is power and measuring it among the most important RF design considerations, but it is also generally difficult to assess accurately, and it is […]

Filed Under: Applications, FAQ, Featured, Telecommunications, Wireless Tagged With: agilent, basics, boontonwirelesstelecomgroup, FAQ, keysighttechnologies, nationalinstruments

Capacitive RF MEMS switch design and simulation

March 22, 2018 By Aimee Kalnoskas

Capacitive RF MEMS

By Anil Pandey, EDAboard.com member The switching is required in many applications at low as well as at high frequency. RF MEMS switches are the specific micromechanical switches that are designed to operate at RF to mmWave frequencies. MEMS switches usages some mechanical movement to achieve a closed or open circuit in the Radio Frequency […]

Filed Under: FAQ, Featured, MEMS & Sensors, Products, RF Equipment Tagged With: basics, edaboard.com

The RF power amplifier, part 2: considerations

March 20, 2018 By Bill Schweber

RF power amplifier

Part 1 of this FAQ looked at the basic role and function of the RF power amplifier (PA). This part looks at some of the factors to consider when looking at possible PA devices. It is not a detailed run-through of the many parameters which characterize PAs, including many which are unique to the PA […]

Filed Under: Analog ICs, FAQ, Featured Tagged With: basics, FAQ, keysighttechnologies, nationalinstruments

Energy efficient route to managing low-voltage energy harvesters

February 27, 2018 By Lee Teschler

diff amp featured

It can be tough to harvest energy from innovative IoT devices such as thermoelectric generators built into clothing. A new kind of MOSFET is designed to work with the super-low voltages involved. Robert Chao | Advanced Linear Devices Inc. Energy harvesting devices make headlines because they are thought to be important for internet-of-things applications. As […]

Filed Under: Applications, FAQ, Featured, IoT Tagged With: advancedlineardevices

Signal-channel diversity and fading, Part 2: Frequency Diversity

January 26, 2018 By Bill Schweber

Frequency Diversity

In Part 1 we looked at space diversity, which is the simplest form of signal-channel diversity. It has been used with success since the earliest days of wires and wired links, and it sees new uses in 5G MIMO and other advanced RF systems. We next look at the other very common form of signal-channel […]

Filed Under: FAQ, Featured Tagged With: : Signal Diversity, basics, Bell Labs, Circular Polarization, FAQ, FDM, Frequency Diversity, Frequency Division Multiplexing, Link Communications Systems, Signal Fading, Space Diversity, TDM, Time Division Multiplexing, TRF, Tuned Radio Frequency

What kind of electronic manufacturing files do you need for PCB assembly? More than just Gerbers.

January 26, 2018 By Lee Teschler

PCB File

Duane Benson, Screaming Circuits For PCB assemblers, manufacturing is all about taking design data and delivering good working circuit boards. Well, it can be just data — as in full turn-key, or data plus some parts, and PC boards — as in a partial turn-key or a kitted job. Regardless of whether designers send parts […]

Filed Under: FAQ, Featured, PCB design Tagged With: screamingcircuits

Do you really need soldermask and silkscreen for PCB design?

January 3, 2018 By Lee Teschler

PCB assembly drawing

Duane Benson, Chief Technology Champion, Screaming Circuits As PCB assemblers, we’ve been asked the question,”Do I really need soldermask and silkscreen?” many times. And, we’ve been asked with good reasons. To us, soldermask protects exposed metal, reduce the chance of shorts and keeps solder where solder needs to be. Silkscreen removes ambiguity, ensuring that parts […]

Filed Under: FAQ, Featured, PCB design Tagged With: screamingcircuits

Radio receiver architectures, Part 2—Zero-IF and SDR

December 29, 2017 By Bill Schweber

Radio receiver architectures

Part 1 of this FAQ looked at two basic receiver architectures: the tuned radio frequency approach (now largely obsolete due to performance shortcomings), and the superhet design which has been used with great success for about 100 years. Part 2 looks at two other architectures – the zero-IF design and the software-defined radio – which […]

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