Frequency
Low phase noise VCXO provides -162dBc/Hz noise floor
Featuring close-in phase noise which has been reduced to -85dBc/Hz at 10Hz offset, Crystek has launched an ultra-low phase noise LVPECL VCXO providing a -162dBc/Hz noise floor. This overall ultra-low phase noise translates to a typical phase jitter of 85fs (12kHz to 20MHz). According to the manufacturer, the compact and powerful CVPD-922 provides the lowest phase noise for an LVPECL oscillator in the industry.
RF amplifiers cover frequency bands from 9KHz to 3GHz
RF amplifiers boasting an outstanding performance that covers wide octave RF frequency bands from 9KHz to 3GHz have been introduced by Fairview Microwave. The devices are suitable for a wide variety of applications including electronic warfare, military communications, SATCOM, receivers, fibre optic communication systems, transportation systems, wireless base stations, patient monitoring systems, radio astronomy and university R&D labs.
Compact radio module is optimised for use in medical implants
Microsemi has announced the availability of the smallest radio module it has ever produced, measuring just 5.5x4.5x1.5mm. The ZL70323 is optimised for implantable medical devices such as pacemakers, cardiac defibrillators and neurostimulators. The radio module supersedes the company’s ZL70321 and complements its ZL70120 radio module used for external device controllers.
G.fast transformers target speeds up to 1Gbps
Pulse Electronics‘ new family of G.fast functional isolation transformers are in stock at distributor Rutronik. The BX4500LNL and BX4500LNLT transformers have an operating bandwidth of 2 to 100MHz and target speeds up to 1Gbps. The transformers can be matched with a Microsemi line driver and used with Broadcom’s BCM652xx DSP and BCM659xx AFE chipsets for G.fast transmission.
Piezomotor-based rotation stages suit space-limited designs
Physik Instrumente (PI) miCos has expanded its range of rotation stages in the Q-Motion product line. The Q-632 has a width of only 32mm, a height of 10mm and is suitable for applications constrained by limited space. The application spectrum ranges from microscopy, micromanipulation, biotechnology and medical technology up to automation.
Low phase noise VCO has jitter of 0.5 per second
Crystek Corporation has launched the CVHD-952, an ultra-low phase noise HCMOS VCXO providing a -150 dBc/Hz noise floor. This overall ultra-low phase noise translates to a typical phase jitter of 0.5 per second (12kHz to 80MHz). Packaged in a 9x14mm SMD package, the CVHD-952 is available from 131 to 200MHz. Input supply voltage of 3.3VDC consuming 25mA of current is required.
MMW waveguide attenuators are continuously variable
Operating up to 110GHz, Pasternack has introduced a family of in-stock continuously variable MMW (MilliMeter Wave) waveguide attenuators. The attenuators are designed for use in the aerospace, defence, industrial, telecomms, instrumentation and medical industries for applications such as high efficiency RF/microwave transmissions, test benches, SATCOM, MILCOM and radar testing.
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Guerrilla RF increases production of low noise amplifiers
Guerrilla RF has announced that it has received volume production orders for its premier Ultra-Low Noise Amplifier (Ultra-LNA) devices with industry-leading Noise Figure (NF), gain and linearity. The GRF2051, along with the higher gain GRF2052, support a wide range of high performance LNA applications including macro base stations, small cells, DAS and other high performance applications requiring the lowest possible NF along with the highest pos...
RF design tools add support for microwave product range
Analog Devices has announced updated releases of its popular RF design tools, which now provide support for Hittite products from ADI. The ADIsimRF design tool enables engineers to model RF and microwave signal chains using devices from across ADI’s RF IC portfolio. ADIsimRF Version 1.9 adds 190 mixers, amplifiers, switches and attenuators, which are primarily from the Hittite portfolio.