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Components Millimeter-wave Balanced Mixers Ducommun Technologies offers balanced mixers that are available in six waveguide bands to cover the frequency spectrum from 26.5 to 110 GHz. These mixers employ high power performance GaAs Schottky beamlead diodes and balanced configuration to produce superior performance and a moderate LO pumping level....

Understanding Modern Transistors and Diodes David L. Pulfrey From GaAs HBTs in cell phones to Si MOSFETs in computers to base stations with LDMOS transistors, Understanding Modern Transistors and Diodes covers the various major semiconductor technologies used in modern electronics. The purpose of this book is to provide a...

Math, Science and Logic Puzzles For The 'ENGINERD' In All Of Us (Re-Printed with Permission from PZZLS - www.PZZLS.com Download the Puzzler (PDF) Voltage Voodoo In the figure, an electrical circuit is drawn. In the middle of the circuit, an infinitely long metal bar is placed (indicated with the...

At IMS 2011, American Microwave Corp. (AMC) featured its new integrated switch matrix technology. AMC brings microwave integrated circuit technology to the solid-state switch matrix resulting in a hybrid switch matrix on a single substrate (SMS). Using a multilayer substrate, AMC is able to meet customers' needs for low...

At IMS 2011, Laser Services was promoting laser cutting EMI and bonding materials. The company offers distinct advantages over machine cutting of frozen epoxies and EMI/noise suppression materials, according to Laser Services of Westford, MA. Achieving consistency and repeatability with traditional methods of machining is challenging, as these methods...

RF Micro Devices Inc. announced the expansion of its multi-market product portfolio to include the RFVC1831 — RFVC1844 family of MMIC voltage controlled oscillators (VCO). The 14 new narrowband VCOs are optimized for the point-to-point (P2P) radio market, with cellular backhaul the leading application. The VCOs are also suited...

OMMIC announced the release of 10 new MMICs for Telecommunication and Radar applications including Ultra Low Noise Amplifiers, Power amplifiers and Control Functions from 5 to 160 GHz. OMMIC has significantly reduced the Noise Figure for commercially available Low Noise covering the 5 – 7, 18 – 26, 25...

At IMS 2011, Pascall Electronics Ltd. spotlighted its XMN and XMNP low-noise signal sources. Pascall's XMN and XMNP series are designed to provide a range of high performance building blocks for frequency synthesiser designers. They can also be used as stand-alone fixed-frequency signal sources. The XMN combines a Pascall...

Computer Simulation Technology (CST) announced the release of new high performance computing options for CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® version 2011 SP3 at IMS 2011 in Baltimore. A well known trend in microwave & RF device design is the increase in device complexity, with an accompanying decrease of time allowance for...

At IMS 2011, K&L Microwave spotlighted its low PIM, high power filter solutions for monitoring broadband emissions. Features: •Patent-pending solution enables monitoring of PIM up to 13 GHz with high-power capabilities. •Near end monitoring: carriers are rejected -90 dB by the notch filter and travel through the bandpass filter...