Components
50 W DC-DC Converter
Crane Aerospace & Electronics introduced its Interpoint® MFX Series™ 50 W DC-DC converter. The newly designed MFX Series provides up to 50 W in a 0.92 cubic inch case with efficiency over 90%. The input voltage of 16 to 50 V can also withstand transients of 80 V for one second, has ±10% trimmable 3.3 and 5 V outputs and operates -55° to +125°C.
Crane Aerospace & Electronics
www.craneae.com
PIN Diodes
The Eclipse EGP7000 series of PIN diodes are processed with a high resistivity epi that have intrinsic layers ranging in thickness from 4 to 200 micron depending on performance specifications. These diodes are made with a grown junction P++ layer that yields abrupt junction structures that provide low punch through voltages and minimize autodoping. They are available as chips or in your choice of 19 packages.
Eclipse Microwave
www.eclipsemicrowave.com
Wideband Power Dividers
Model D-1050-2 is a two-way power divider spanning 10 to 50 GHz. The maximum insertion loss is less than 1.8 dB. Amplitude balance is 0.5 dB maximum and phase balance is 5 degrees maximum. The minimum isolation is 16 dB and VSWR is 1.70:1 maximum. Connectors are 2.4 mm female. Housing size is 1.15" × 1.06" × 0.5".
Electromagnetic Technologies Industries Inc.
www.etiworld.com
PIN Diode Phase Invariant Attenuator
Model A6P-78N-0JM is a phase invariant digitally controlled PIN diode attenuator that operates from 8 to 18 GHz. It is capable of 64 dB range in monotonic 0.0625 dB steps. The attenuation flatness is ±3.5 dB and the delta phase is ±18 degrees at 64 dB. With a maximum VSWR of 2.0:1 and an insertion loss less than 7.5 dB, it accommodates a supply voltage of +15 VDC at 30 mA, -15 VDC at 125 mA and +5 VDC at 100 mA.
G. T. Microwave Inc.
www.gtmicrowave.com
Miniature SMT Highpass Filter
Integrated Microwave Corp. offers a highpass filter in a unique miniature SMT housing with a -3 dBa cutoff frequency of 1800 MHz, a -0.5 dBa passband of 1900 MHz and a stopband of greater than 45 dBc from DC to 1000 MHz. This unit measures 0.80" × 0.44" × 0.33".
Integrated Microwave Corp.
www.imcsd.com
60 V, Synchronous Buck-Boost Controller
Linear Technology announced the LT3790, a synchronous buck-boost DC/DC controller that delivers up to 250 W of power with a single IC. Its 4.7 to 60 V input voltage range makes it ideal for a wide variety of automotive and industrial applications. Its output voltage can be set from 0 to 60 V, making it well suited as a voltage regulator or battery/supercapacitor charger. The LT3790’s unique design utilizes three control loops to monitor input current, output current and output voltage to deliver optimal performance and reliability.
Linear Technology
www.linear.com
High Power Circulator
Model 288 is a high power circulator that operates from 118 to 174 MHz and offers continuous forward power of 200 W (internal load rated at 50 W CW). The M288 delivers a max. VSWR of 1.35 : 1 with isolation of 17 dB or more and insertion loss under 0.7 dB. The operating temperature range is 0° to +55°C (with capacity to withstand a non-operating temperature range of -40° to +85° C). The M288 is only 2" × 2" × 0.75".
McManus Microwave
www.mcmanusmicrowave.com
Ceramic Capacitors
Passive Plus Inc. has introduced the 01005BB104 and 0201BB104 ultra-broadband 100 nF multilayer ceramic capacitors. The 01005BB104, the industry’s smallest 100 nF broadband part characterized for RF performance, has a case measuring (mils) 16 × 8 × 8, and offers resonant-free RF coupling/DC blocking from 16 KHz (lower 3 dB frequency) to beyond 65 GHz with < 1 dB insertion loss and < -15 dB return loss on suitable substrates.
Passive Plus Inc.
www.passiveplus.com
Digital Phase Shifter
PMI model no. PS-360-DC-IR-9G11G is a 9 to 11 GHz, digitally controlled analog phase shifter with capability for phase shifting from 0° to 360°.
Planar Monolithics Industries Inc.
www.pmi-rf.com
Two-way Power Divider
Pulsar is racing towards 100 GHz. The latest in its standard lineup is a two-way power divider, Model PS2-57-450/15S covering a frequency range of 10 to 70 GHz with 2 dB of insertion loss and 12 dB isolation. Amplitude balance is ±1 dB and phase balance is ±10 degrees. Outline dimensions are 1.0" × 0.8" × 0.38" with 1.85 mm female connectors.
Pulsar Microwave Corp.
www.pulsarmicrowave.com
Integrated Up-Converter
Richardson RFPD Inc. announced the availability and full design support capabilities for a new up-converter from M/A-COM Technology Solutions. The MAUC-011003 is an integrated up-converter assembled in a lead-free 4 mm 24-lead PQFN plastic package. It features a typical conversion gain of 12 dB, image rejection of 15 dBc, and is integrated with an LO doubler, LO buffer amplifier and RF buffer amplifier. Operating over the 27.5 to 33.4 GHz frequency bandwidth, the device offers high LO suppression that eliminates the need for a Tx filter.
Richardson RFPD
www.richardsonrfpd.com
High Power SPDT Switch
RLC Electronics announced the addition of a high power 18 GHz SPDT switch with N connectors to its product capabilities. The switch can handle 1000 W at 100 MHz, 200 W at 4 GHz and 125 W at 18 GHz, and provides high reliability, long life and excellent electrical performance characteristics over the frequency range (including high isolation). Options on the switch include operating mode (failsafe or latching) and coil voltage (12 or 28 VDC), as well as indicator circuitry and a TTL driver.
RLC Electronics Inc.
www.rlcelectronics.com
Four-Port Bi-Directional Coupler
MFSH615712-100 is a miniature intelligent interactive synthesizer that operates from 6150 to 7120 MHz with a 1 MHz step size in a 0.6" × 0.6" × 0.175" (L × W × H) RoHS size surface mount package. Features include an on-board micro-controller for simplified communication, 0 dBm minimum output power, 25 dB typical harmonic suppression, 60 dB spurious suppression and a low phase noise performance with an external 10 MHz reference applied over an operating temperature range of -40° to -85°C.
Synergy Microwave Corp.
www.synergymwave.com
EPCOS SAW Duplexer
TDK Corp. announced the new EPCOS duplexer for LTE Band 1, which at 60 dB features very high isolation for both the Tx and Rx paths. Based on SAW technology, the B8651 duplexer has a miniature footprint of just 1.8 × 1.4 mm. Based on good separation of the Tx and Rx signals, the new EPCOS duplexer can be combined with power-saving envelope tracking power amplifiers without any additional prefiltering. This significantly simplifies design of the front-end, leading to major cost benefits.
TDK Corp.
www.tdk.com
Latching Multi-Throw CCR-39 SP10T Coaxial Switch
Teledyne coax switches introduced its new Series CCR-39 coax switch. The CCR-39 is a broadband multi-throw, electromechanical coaxial switch designed to switch a microwave signal from a common input to any of 10 outputs. The CCR-39 latching switch covers DC to 10 GHz and is available with 12, 15, 24 and 28 coil voltages. The CCR-39 has a characteristic impedance of 50 Ohms and an individual latching actuator allowing random position selection and minimal switching time.
Teledyne Coax Switches
www.teledyne.com
Cables and Connectors
4.1/9.5 (mini DIN) Terminations
MECA now offers 4.1/9.5 (mini DIN) male and female terminations with power ratingsof 1 and 10 W (2 kW peak) in frequencies from Hz to 3 GHz. The TMDM1-3 is the mini DIN-male, and the TMDF1-3 is the mini DIN-female.
MECA Electronics Inc.
www.e-meca.com
Type N R/A Adaptors
Response Microwave, Inc. announced the availability of its new precision Type N right angle in-series adaptors for use in test and instrumentation applications. The new RMAD.IS.N18mfRA covers DC to 18 GHz offering max. VSWR of 1.25:1 with N female to N male connector interfaces. The unit has low loss and mechanical package is 1.75" × 1.80". Material is SU303F stainless with passivate finish. The male nut is a combo hex/knurl for mating via hand or torque wrench.
Response Microwave Inc.
www.responsemicrowave.com
QuarterBack Connector Series
SV Microwave released their new QuarterBack® series of SMP/SMPM connectors. The line utilizes a quarter turn bayonet style coupling nut with a locking feature for standard SMP/SMPM interfaces. The QuarterBack® connectors are ideal for high vibration and test applications that require a large number of mating cycles.
SV Microwave
www.svmicrowave.com
Amplifiers
Solid-State Hybrid Power Amplifier
Model 50HM1G6AB-47 is a compact, wideband, 50 W Class AB solid-state hybrid power amplifier module that instantaneously covers 1 to 6 GHz. It operates from a single DC voltage and provides 48 dB of typical gain with excellent gain flatness, noise figure and low intermodulation distortion for military and wireless applications.
AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation
www.arworld.us
Low Noise GaN Amplifier
Custom MMIC announced the release of the CMD218, a 5 to 9 GHz low noise amplifier (LNA) in die form, to its growing line of standard GaN products. The CMD218 offers a gain of 22 dB, output of 1 dB, compression point of +19.5 dBm and noise figure of less than 1.25 dB across 5 to 9 GHz. In addition, without an input limiter, the CMD218 can survive high incident power levels up to 5 W with no degradation in performance.
Custom MMIC
www.custommmic.com
Sources
900 to 940 MHz VCO
Crystek’s CVCO33CL-0900-0940 VCO operates from 900 to 940 MHz with a control voltage range of 0.2 to 2 V. This VCO features a typical phase noise of -104 dBc/Hz at 10 KHz offset and has excellent linearity. Output power is typically +3 dBm. Engineered and manufactured in the U.S., this new VCO is packaged in the industry standard 0.3" × 0.3" SMD package. Input voltage is 3 V, with a max. current consumption of 20 mA. Pulling and pushing are minimized to 8 MHz and 1 MHz/V, respectively.
Crystek Corp.
www.crystek.com
Microwave Power Modules
In many military applications,stringent requirements for size and weight must be met without sacrificing power performance. These high-efficiency, conduction-cooled microwave power modules (MPM) provide extremely dense packaging across 2 to 40 GHz. dB Control’s MPMs are based on a modular design for easy customization and are available with continuous wave or pulsed power. Each MPM is a complete microwave amplifier that uses both traveling wave tubes and solid-state technologies.
dB Control
www.dbcontrol.com
1 to 3 GHz, 1 kW HPA in 5U Chassis
Model 2170, covering 1 to 3 GHz and delivering 1 kW of broadband output power in a 5U, air cooled chassis is Empower RF Systems’ latest market release. Offering unrivaled size/power advantages and building on a design architecture that has been a catalyst for technology upgrades from customers with diverse requirements from multiple markets, model 2170 provides excellent performance for end applications that include, but are not limited to, test and measurement, electronic warfare and communications.
Empower RF Systems Inc.
www.empowerrf.com
Wideband 4 W Amplifiers
With 4 W output power and ±1 dB gain flatness across 500 to 4200 MHz, Mini-Circuits’ new ZHL-4W-422+ Class A amplifiers meet your needs for a wide range of applications. With rugged construction and extensive built-in safety features, they are perfect for lab uses such as production test, burn in, life test and IP3 measurements where filtering and attenuation matching is needed. Used in conjunction with Mini-Circuits’ power splitters, they can be used to drive up to 32 simultaneous test channels or more, improving test efficiency and throughput.
Mini-Circuits
www.minicircuits.com
35 W L-Band Power Amplifier
NuWaves Engineering introduced the next generation of its NuPowerTM small, lightweight and high-efficiency power amplifier family of products with the NuPower 13G05A. The NuPower 13G05A provides saturated RF power of at least 35 W from 800 to 2000 MHz with greater than 40% module efficiency across the frequency band. With a nominal input drive level of 0 dBm, the NuPower 13G05A offers an impressive 45 dB of RF gain.
NuWaves Engineering
www.nuwaves.com
High Power Linear RF Amplifiers
Pasternack Enterprises Inc. announced the release of eight new high power linear amplifiers that provide accurate signal amplification across a multitude of commercial and defense applications such as communications, radar and sensors, test instrumentation, telecom infrastructure, fixed microwave backhaul and commercial two-way radio. These GaAs PHEMT MMIC-based amplifiers operate from 0.8 to 9.5 GHz and can be used as high power output amplifiers or driver amplifiers depending upon the system architecture.
Pasternack Enterprises Inc.
www.pasternack.com
Low Noise Amplifier
Model SBL-0524034260-KFKF-SB is a bench-top broadband low noise amplifier operating from 0.5 to 40 GHz. The amplifier exhibits 42 dB small signal gain and average 6 dB noise figure over the entire frequency range. The minimum P-1 is +10 dBm. The bench top amplifier is designed to use 100 to 240 V AC power directly from lab outlet. The bench top amplifier measures 3.75" (W) × 4.15" (L) and 1.75" (H). It is equipped with K female connectors for RF input and output connections.
SAGE Millimeter Inc.
www.sagemillimeter.com
Broadband Power Amplifier
Model ABP2650-01-2725 is a MMIC based power amplifier offering 27 dB of linear gain and 25 dBm typical output power at 1 dB gain compression point over the frequency range from 0.1 to 26.5 GHz with excellent gain flatness and VSWR. The amplifier has built-in DC voltage regulator and requires a single +12 V DC power supply. The package size of the amplifier is 1.5" × 1.0" × 0.4".
Wenteq Microwave
www.wenteq.com
Fixed Frequency Synthesizer
Z-Communications Inc. announced a new RoHS compliant fixed frequency synthesizer. Model SFS13050H-LF is a single frequency synthesizer that operates at 13.05 GHz with an external 100 MHz reference oscillator. Featuring a typical phase noise of -88 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset makes it an ideal choice for radar systems requiring superior performance. SFS13050H-LF is designed to deliver an output power of 0±3 dBm while operating over the industrial temperature range of -40° to 85°C.
Z-Communications Inc.
www.zcomm.com
Systems
Telematics System for M2M
RoTrack-GPS-1000 is an autonomous telematics system for positioning, tracking and sensing objects that have applications in the M2M, IoT and industry 4.0 sectors. It is an energy autarkic telematics system powered by an internal off-the-shelf battery. With an IP 65 housing, it can accommodate up to 4,000 data positions in internal storage if transmission via GSM-net is not available. It features a web portal for localization, dispatching and asset monitoring in real time.
Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
www.rosenberger.com
Antennas
Magnetic Tracking Antennas
Available in five different versions – two passive and three active – the MDF series of magnetic tracking antennas covers 9 kHz to 400 MHz. By utilizing these antennas, regular spectrum analyzers can become professional field strength meters with tracking function in a few simple steps. Due to the high directionality of the antenna, the MDF is suitable for signal direction finding. It can therefore be used as a signal direction finder or for locating illegal or unwanted interference sources.
Aaronia AG
www.aaronia.com
Test Equipment
FMC I/O Module
Innovative Integration’s new FMC-1000 is a high speed digitizing and signal generation FMC I/O module featuring two, 1250 MSPS A/D channels and two 2500 MSPS D/A channels supported by sample clock and triggering features. Power consumption is 13 W for typical operation and may be conduction cooled. This FMC-1000 is the bedrock for applications such as wireless receiver and transmitter, LTE, WiMAX physical layer, RADAR, medical imaging and high speed data recording and playback.
Innovative Integration
www.innovative-dsp.com
MPI TITAN?Probes
MPI Corp. announced its next generation of RF probe line. The TITAN™ probes feature patented protrusion tip design and matched 50 Ohm MEMScontact tips. The high-power model enables testing of active/passive RF high power devices at 10 W of continuous power, DC currents up to 2 A, bias voltages up to 250 V and at the temperature range from -60° to +200° C. Available in single-ended and dual tip configurations with pitch from 50 to 1250 micron and 26 to 110 GHz.
MPI Corp.
www.mpi-corporation.com