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Sealed Floating Blindmate Connector

With modern electronic warfare trending toward the use of portable electronic systems in the field of battle, the environmental sealing qualities of interconnects are under scrutiny now more than ever. Conditions ranging from driving rain to dust storms can wreak havoc on the performance and longevity of electronic components...
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Comparison of VNA and TDR Measurement Uncertainty Using Coaxial Cables

Individuals working in digital applications tend to prefer the Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR), while those involved in traditional RF applications consider the Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) to be a laboratory staple. The push for ever-faster data rates has fueled an analytical re-thinking of high-speed digital signaling. Contemporary wisdom views...
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Ultra-fast, Simpler and More Accurate Noise Parameter Measurements

Noise parameters are required to design circuits to minimize the effect of noise, but noise parameters have traditionally been very slow and complex to measure. Now a new, ultra-fast method is shown, which is over two orders of magnitude faster, more a...
Electrical noise is created naturally by almost any type of device. In circuits that need to amplify and process very low level signals, noise can interfere with the desired signal, causing degraded or complete loss of reception. This is significant for any wireless receiver, often being the limiting factor...
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Herley Awarded $11.7 M Contract

Herley Industries Inc. announced that its Herley New England division in Woburn, MA has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $11.7 M from a major US Prime contractor. Herley New England will manufacture a number of multi-function integrated microwave assemblies (IMA) for a US Navy Electronic Attack Aircraft....
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Acreo Uses AWR Visual System Simulator to Optimize UWB Transceiver

Acreo AB , a Swedish company that provides contract R&D and production resources for innovative products in electronics, optics and communication technology, needed to create a single-carrier-modulation (SCM) transceiver link suitable for 100-Gb/s transmission. System-level development of the SCM transceiver link was modeled within AWR 's Visual System Simulator,...
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