High-Power High Directivity Directional Couplers

RLC Electronics’ high-power high directivity directional couplers offer accurate coupling (± 1.0 dB), low insertion loss (0.1 to 0.35 dB maximum) and > 35 dB directivity in both directions. These high-power couplers are offered with 500 to 1000 W average power handling up to 18 GHz, as well as 100 W versions up to 40 GHz. Couplers are provided in both single and dual directional construction, typically over a two-octave bandwidth or less. RLC can utilize SC or 7/16 connectors on the main line, should this be needed to meet customer designs.

RLC Electronics
www.rlcelectronics.com

Cellular Module for IoT Applications

Würth Elektronik presents the Adrastea-I, its high performance, ultra-low power consumption, multi-band LTE-M and NB-IoT module. This cellular module, measuring only 13.4 × 14.6 × 1.85 mm, comes with integrated GNSS, integrated ARM Cortex M4 and 1 MB Flash reserved for user application development. The module is based on the high performance Sony Altair ALT1250 chipset. Certified by Deutsche Telekom, the Adrastea-I module enables a quick integration to end-products without additional labels, industry-specific certifications (GCF) and operator approvals needed, whenever Deutsche Telekom IoT connectivity (SIM card) is used.

Würth Elektronik
www.we-online.com

CABLES & CONNECTORS

50 W 90-Degree Hybrid

MIcable introduces 0.1 to 0.605 GHz 400 W/50 W cost-effective 90-degree hybrid with low insertion loss, low VSWR in a small package (drop-in/surface mount). Since the excellent stability and heat dissipation ability, it is ideal for power amplifiers, power combination network, antenna feed network, modulators and phase shifter applications.

Fujian MIcable Electronic Technology Group Co. Ltd.
www.micable.cn

RF Cables

DuraWave™ PS43 was developed by Swift Bridge Technologies to exceed OEM performance through 43.5 GHz. These ruggedized, phase and magnitude stable RF cables are well suited for on-site field testing, manufacturing environments and the testing laboratory. Insertion losses at 43.5 GHz are typically 30 to 40 percent lower than the OEM’s test port cables with VSWR < 1.25
(< -18 dB S11 and S22). These assemblies are available on DigiKey with precision 2.92 and 2.4 mm connectors in various gender combinations.

Swift Bridge Technologies
www.swiftbridgetechnologies.com

AMPLIFIERS

Digital Variable Gain Amplifiers

BeRex announced the release of four new products; the BVA1761, BVA1762, BVA2761 and BVA2762 are digital variable gain amplifiers (DVGAs) which are designed for glitch-safe attenuation state transitions, highly accurate 7-bit digitally controlled attenuation over a 31.75 dB range, with 0.25 dB steps, while maintaining high linearity. Designed with outstanding RF characteristics, the DVGAs are primarily intended for 5G/4G/3G wireless infrastructure equipment, satellite radio and other high-end wireless applications.

BeRex
www.berex.com

Amplifiers

Pasternack, an Infinite Electronics brand, has released a new line of temperature compensated amplifiers covering broadband and ultra-broadband frequencies ranging from 0.5 to 40 GHz. These high reliability temperature compensated amplifiers are available with and without heat sinks to address multiple precision performance and test and measurement applications. Designs feature integrated voltage regulators covering a DC voltage ranging from +12 to +15 Vdc and power levels ranging from 15 to 20 dBm.

Pasternack
www.pasternack.com

SOFTWARE

Version 22.3 of the Modelithics COMPLETE Library™

Modelithics® announced that version 22.3 of the Modelithics COMPLETE Library™ for Keysight PathWave RF Synthesis (Genesys) is now available and includes compatibility with Keysight Genesys 2022. It supports the Vendor Parts Synthesis (VPS) capability in Genesys to automate the selection of discrete parts from the Modelithics COMPLETE Library. It accounts for the parasitics of the parts, substrates and bond pads to enable one-pass hardware realization to meet the original optimized design specs.

Modelithics Inc.
www.Modelithics.com

Cascade Analysis Platform

The simulation platform is hosted in a secure cloud, has full featured components and produces stunning graphics that can be shared or used for presentations. It calculates compression-aware gain, noise figure, independent splitter and combiner branches and other parameters necessary for RF system design. RF Graph is offering a 30-day free trial and is initially priced less than $9 per month.

RF Graph
www.rfgraph.com

ANTENNAS

Standard Gain Horn Antennas

HASCO’s gain horn antennas offer 23 dBi typical gain, precisely electroformed over a mandrel and gold-plated. These horns have a pyramidal shape with a rectangular aperture. The standard gain horn antenna is used for antenna range calibration and general-purpose system setups. HASCO’s gain horns are used in many applications, such as antenna testing and RF radiation pattern measurement. HASCO’s gain horns function as a calibration standard or as reference for antenna gain measurement.

HASCO
www.hasco-inc.com

TEST & MEASUREMENT

Amplitude and Control Module

Designed specifically for high performance simulator and ATE systems, General Microwave’s amplitude control module provides precise amplitude control of signal amplitude and pulse modulation over a high dynamic range with fine resolution. With 10 BIT TTL control, modules provide up to 100 dB attenuation, harmonics < -60 dB and pulse modulation 80 dB, 25 ns control. Available in bands from 0.5 to 40 GHz and can be upgraded to include optional phase control.

Kratos General Microwave Corp.
www.kratosmed.com

Programmable Linear DC Power Supplies

RIGOL Technologies announced their next generation of programmable linear DC power supplies, the DP2000. This completely new benchtop power supply features three fully isolated channels with automatic internal series and parallel connections and an intuitive 4.3” touch screen. The DP2000 delivers high-resolution for measuring low-range currents down to 1 µA, a high speed sampling mode, an arbitrary output mode with a 1 ms dwell time and low output noise and ripple < 350 µVrms.

RIGOL Technologies
www.rigolna.com