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Fairview Microwave introduces low PIM mini-DIN 4.1/9.5 adapters

Fairview Microwave Inc. a preeminent supplier of on-demand microwave and RF components, introduces a complete line of mini-DIN 4.1/9.5 adapters intended for use in applications requiring low passive intermodulation (low PIM) performance such as cell sites or indoor/outdoor distributed antenna systems (DAS). 


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Isola expands production of GETEK materials in Germany to support european OEMs

Isola Group S.à r.l., a market leader in dielectric materials used to fabricate advanced multilayer printed circuit boards, announced that GETEK® laminates and prepegs are now in production at its facility in Düren, Germany, which will shorten lead times to Isola’s European customers. GETEK materials provide the low-dielectric constant and low-dissipation factors  demanded by high-speed, low-loss printed circuit board designs and applications, while providing superior thermal performance and high reliability based on the system’s 180°C glass transition temperature (Tg).


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Crystek introduces new 2700 MHz VCO

Crystek's CVCO55CC-2700-2700 voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) operates at 2700 MHz with a control voltage range of 0.5 ~4.5 V. This VCO features a typical phase noise of -118 dBc/Hz @ 10 KHz offset and has excellent linearity. Output power is typically +7 dBm.


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Test equipment and EDA vendors to promote SI, high-speed and EMC/EMI design solutions at EDI CON 2014

CST, a leading EM simulation software vendor for high-speed and Signal Integrity analysis and Anritsu,  a leading provider of test instruments for SI and high-speed digital measurements, RF/microwave and wireless test solutions will be among the premier level EDI CON sponsors highlighting SI and high speed solutions in their submitted presentations to the technical conference, workshops and in-booth demos. Both will discuss the challenges of high speed interconnect characterization and the use of frequency based measurement/modeling approaches such as s-parameters in the time domain analyses favored by high-speed designer.  


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MACOM acquires Nitronex LLC

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. ("MACOM"), a leading supplier of high performance analog, RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, announced that it has acquired Nitronex LLC, a leader in the design and manufacture of gallium nitride (GaN) based RF solutions. The acquisition of Nitronex is expected to provide MACOM with fundamental and innovative GaN-on-Silicon epitaxial and pendeoepitaxial semiconductor process technology and materials for use in RF applications.


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