Articles by Mini-Circuits, Brooklyn, NY

RF baluns and transformers may be some of the most challenging components to select for a given system design. For starters, baluns and transformers are used for a wide variety of functions which partly determine the appropriate configuration for a given application.

Mini-Circuits’ model M4SWA4-34DR+ single-pole, four-throw (SP4T) absorptive GaAs MMIC switch covers DC to 30 GHz with input IP3 of +33 dBm. 

Of the many types of RF waveforms in use today, pulsed waveforms remain among the most popular. Specifically, when speaking of pulsed waveforms, we are referring to the profile in the time domain. Benefits of pulsed waveforms include the ability to time division multiplex many users (channels) into specific time slots.

Introducing the M4SWA4-34DR+ GaAs MMIC SP4T switch, supporting a wide variety of signal routing applications from DC to 30 GHz in a 4x4mm QFN-style package. 

Mini-Circuits’ SSG-8N12GD-RC dual-band synthesized signal generator provides two independently controlled outputs from 8 to 12.5 GHz.

Mini-Circuits has further miniaturized its MMIC product line by shoehorning a high gain, wideband MMIC LNA into a 1.5 × 1.5 mm QFN-style package to address more demanding SWAP-C requirements. 

BAT-series GaAs MMIC attenuators provide fixed attenuation with low loss from DC to 60 GHz. They handle 2 W power while fitting tiny six-lead QFN-style surface-mount packages measuring just 0.059 × 0.059 in. 

SSG-44GHP-RC is a compact signal generator with frequency range of 0.1 to 44.0 GHz and 1 Hz tuning resolution. Well-suited for 5G frequency range 1 and 2 band testing.

COM-G90G9316K+ is an eight-way, 0/180-degree power splitter/combiner capable of handling as much as 20 kW CW power as a splitter or combiner from 900 to 930 MHz. 

Mini-Circuits’ ZX60-16213+ is an SMA-connectorized medium power amplifier with a unique combination of medium output power, and high output IP3 for K-Band applications from 16 to 21 GHz.