White Papers

Staying relevant in the CATV market can be challenging with fast-changing standards and regulations. Hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) networks worldwide are being upgraded to DOCSIS® 3.1 (data over cable service interface specification) with a mid- or high-split to enable increasing data speed and capacity for upstream and downstream traffic.

RF signal generators have been a staple in test and measurement for more than a half century. During that time, they have evolved significantly, but the underlying principles remain the same. This whitepaper provides an overview of the basic construction of RF signal generators and the associated figures of merit.

New wireless devices require fast, accurate, and complex electromagnetic field measurements. Product and test complexity constantly drive increased speed and accuracy in electrical, time, and even spatial domains. The Vector Field Analyzer is a new instrument that connects these domains, meeting the demands of leading-edge development and production testing.

RF markets are demanding greater performance for wireless links and sensing applications. Active Antenna Systems are the incumbent solution, but come with high cost and complexity. This white paper demonstrates how polymer dielectric 3D printing is used to create higher performance RF devices that can reduce complexity and cost of RF systems.

Richardson RFPD engineers and others have teamed with Analog Devices to introduce a highly-integrated transceiver and have built SoMs and RF front ends to interface with it. Our goal is to provide engineers with small, low-power, high-performance starting points that will reduce design time and the amount of needed resources.

Engineers often need to test the direction finding capabilities of radar warning receivers in the lab. A perfect solution is to use multiple coupled R&S®SMW200A vector signal generators that are phase-coherent and time-synchronized. This setup enables simulation of the angle of arrival (AoA) of radar signals in the lab.

Is RF engineering a form of black magic? This article analyzes the challenges faced in the development of ADH519S, an 18 GHz to 31 GHz low noise amplifier (LNA), for the aerospace market. The die used in the product development for space was originally released to the commercial industry in the LC4 package.

In this paper, TE Connectivity (TE) will examine smart meters—a key part of the smart grid ecosystem—and describe the market growth factors, technology trends, applications and features to consider.

Want to discover antenna measurement key parameters and over-the-air (OTA) test methods and setups? Read this white paper to learn more on the technical background for OTA testing on 5G NR devices. Focusing on RF conformance aspects and UEs, the paper examines the requirements described in the technical specifications.

Many consumer products communicate over broadband networks. From television to fiber transmission networks, the bandwidth of data communication is increasing, and the integrity of RF signals has become a major concern. This paper demonstrates how inductors are used for RF isolation in circuits ranging from relatively narrow band applications like portable devices up to broadband networks for data distribution.