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Crystek introduces the new RF Pocket Reference Oscillator (RFPRO Series), the industry’s first frequency control product to integrate a complete True SineWave SAW (surface acoustic wave) oscillator in a rugged SMA housing. Connecting the RFPRO Series’ female SMA side to +3.3Vdc will output a clean -135 dBc/Hz phase noise...

Rohde & Schwarz is demonstrating a new technique for measuring the group delay of frequency-converting devices at the International Microwave Symposium. The technique does not require access to the local oscillator (LO) of the device under test. This is extremely useful in applications such as satellite communication links and...

Keithley Instruments Inc. , a leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, introduces the Model 2891-IQ Upconverter, which provides comprehensive support for transceiver testing by processing analog I and Q baseband signals for testing a transceiver’s transmitter, as well as processing analog I and Q output signals for...

Infineon Technologies AG released details on a wideband, low-power consumption Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) ideally suited for FM radio active antenna applications in mobile handsets. With FM radio receivers emerging as a key feature in the next-generation of cellular phones, there is a general trend to replace the headset...

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. , a provider of innovative microwave and RF design solutions, is introducing a new family of surface mount broadband 2 to 20 GHz HMICTM PIN diode switches for Test Instrumentation, Satellite and other wide frequency range applications. The announcement was made at the 2009 Institute...

Engineers working on antenna placement, radar cross-section simulation or other electrically large problems will benefit from CST ’s newest addition to the CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® (CST MWS) solver family. The new CST MWS asymptotic solver targets a range of simulation model sizes beyond the reach of even the successful...

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD), a leader in the design and manufacture of high performance semiconductor components, announced the company has formed a gallium nitride (GaN) Foundry Services business unit to supply high reliability, high performance and price-competitive GaN semiconductor technology into multiple RF power markets. The RFMD GaN...

Sonnet Software Inc. introduces Sonnet Lite Release 12, a free 3D Planar EM simulator, as a tool for learning and experimenting in high frequency RF transmission lines, circuits, packages and antennas. Sonnet Lite provides a full-wave EM analysis solution for 3D planar circuits and allows high frequency designers to...

Giga‐tronics introduces the 2500B series Microwave Signal Generators, which cover 100 kHz to 50 GHz, with extremely low phase noise, high rejection of harmonics, sub‐harmonics and spurious, high output power level, and fast frequency switching. Six models are available covering 2.5, 8, 20, 26.5, 40 and 50 GHz. The...

XMA Corp. announces the addition of its 20RP-6018-XXX 2 way Resistive Power Divider, which is rated for 2 W input power. This resistive power divider offers superior electrical performance with an insertion loss of 1.5 db NOM above the theoretical loss. This unit features compact housing with male/female connector...