Frequency
2 & 4W power amplifiers suit satellite comms
M/A-COM Technology Solutions has announced the MAAP-011246, a 2W power amplifier, and the MAAP-011139, a 4W power amplifier in a SMT package. These four-stage, fully matched power amplifiers are suited for Ka-Band SATCOM applications and provide linearity for either final power amplification stages or driver stages in higher power applications.
LVPECL oscillator provides a -163dBc/Hz noise floor at 40MHz
Crystek Corporation has launched the CVPD-952, a ultra-low phase noise LVPECL oscillator providing a -163dBc/Hz noise floor at 40MHz. Compact and powerful, the CVPD-952 provides extremely low phase noise for an LVPECL oscillator, which translates to a typical phase jitter of 75fs (12kHz to 20MHz). The CVPD-952 offers a frequency range from 131 to 200MHz.
Crystal units adapted for ultra-low power wireless solutions
With 32MHz and 32.768kHz crystals, Rutronik offers powerful crystals for ultra-low power wireless solutions. These two components from Seiko Epson are perfectly adapted for the new nRF52 series of Nordic Semiconductors. The new nRF52 series of Nordic Semiconductors embeds a powerful yet low power ARM Cortex-M4 processor with a 2.4GHz RF transceiver.
TCXO operates over a 10-52MHz frequency range
Manufactured over the frequency range of 10 to 52MHz, with a tolerance ranging from ±0.5ppm, the TX SMD voltage controlled TCXO has been introduced by Total Frequency Control. The device offers low aging and low power consumption, making it suitable for GPS, WiMAX/WLAN and mobile phone applications.
E-band converter offers a high-performance solution
Sivers IMA has announced its launch of the next-gen converter for E-band radio links. The next-gen converter is based on the company’s proprietary SiGe chip and offers a cost-effective and high-performance solution for those who develop and market radio links or test and measurement equipment for manufacturing of radio links and devices.
HARTING joins racing team to verify RFID detection speeds
HARTING has joined forces with the University of Osnabrück in Lower Saxony, Germany, in an experiment to verify the ability of the company’s RFID systems to detect objects moving at high speeds. The object of the exercise is to determine how fast a vehicle can go and still be detected with maximum reliability using RFID. This question is highly relevant in real-world practice, as demonstrated by areas of application such as warehousing...
VCO with standby mode & low phase noise
Crystek has launched the CVHD-957, an ultra-low phase noise HCMOS VCO with standby mode, featuring an extremely low close-in phase noise of -90dBc/Hz 10Hz offset and a typical noise floor of -168dBc/Hz at 100kHz offset.
Waveguide directional couplers offer 10 or 20dB coupling values
Fairview Microwave introduces its family of precision waveguide directional couplers. This release consists of 28 models covering a frequency range from 18 to 110GHz in seven popular frequency bands: K, Ka, Q, U, V, E and W.
Couplers target defence, aerospace applications
The range of Xinger couplers for aerospace and defence applications from Anaren is now being shipped by Richardson Electronics along with full design support. Offering a wide bandwidth range, high isolation/directivity, low insertion loss and ENIG plating finish, these high-reliability hybrid and directional couplers are ideal for aerospace and defense applications where size, weight and power (SWAP) are critical.
Crystal units support SoC devices for low power wireless
With six new qualified crystal units, Kyocera supports Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF51 series of multi-protocol SoC devices for ultra-low power wireless applications. The crystal units are available at distributor Rutronik as of now. Nordic’s device family is built around a 32-bit ARM® Cortex™ M0 processor core.