Pasternack has released six new IQ mixers with RF and LO frequency bands ranging from 4 GHz to 38 GHz and In-Phase and Quadrature IF bandwidths ranging from DC to 4.5 GHz. Typical applications include point-to-point and point-to-multipoint radio, VSAT, Military Radar, EW, Satellite Communications, sensors, and test and measurement equipment. Pasternack’s new IQ Mixer modules are […]
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SAW filters target Wi-Fi use with steep skirts, minimal insertion loss
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has released a new Incredibly High Performance (IHP) SAW filter (measuring just 1.1 x 0.9 mm) for Wi-Fi applications that delivers greater steepness, insertion reduction, and temperature characteristic stability compared to conventional models. Using the company’s new proprietary SAW technology to achieve these benefits, the SAFQ2G45MA0G0A series is ideal for ISM2.4GHz RF circuits in mobile devices, such as smartphones […]
STiD135 demodulator chip targets satellite use
STMicroelectronics announced the volume production of the world’s first 500Mbaud High Symbol Rate (HSR) integrated tuner-demodulator chip, selected by its lead customer Newtec, a specialist in designing, developing, and manufacturing equipment and technologies for satellite communications. Designed to increase bandwidth-usage efficiency and throughput in high-end satellite and hybrid broadband-broadcast applications, the STiD135 demodulator supports the […]
High-throw count RF switches span 9 kHz – 8 GHz range
Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator) and pioneer of advanced RF solutions, introduces the UltraCMOS® PE42562, PE42582 and PE42512 high-throw count RF switches. Optimized for the demands of next-generation test & measurement equipment, these SP6T, SP8T and SP12T absorptive switches support a wide frequency range from 9 kHz to 8 GHz […]
Top analog threads on EDAboard.com – February
(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.) Making gain positive and NF less than 7.0 dB – I have designed a mm-wave amplifier, as I intend to […]
ADAS Radar technology based on 28nm CMOS
Analog Devices, Inc. announced the Drive360 28nm CMOS RADAR technology platform that builds on its established ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems), MEMS, and RADAR technology portfolio widely used throughout the automotive industry for the past 20 years. Analog Devices is the first to offer automotive RADAR technology based on an advanced 28nm CMOS process and the […]
Integrated mmWave modem supports 57-71GHz band
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), […]
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 […]
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. […]
