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Emcore introduces the PB7100 Terahertz Spectrometer, a complete turn-key THz spectroscopy system featuring continuous swept frequency-domain analysis from 100 GHz to >2 THz with unprecedented frequency resolution of 200 MHz and signal-to-noise ratio of 80 dB-Hz at 100 GHz for rapid analysis of gases, liquids and solids. Unlike prior...

Orient Microwave Corp. provides frequency synthesizers based on the phase lock loop (PLL) system. The product series is available in a frequency range of 50 MHz to 3.6 GHz, and any maximum frequency including 2048 combos that can be selected by input of 11 bit parallel signals. These frequency...

Equipment Management Technology (EMT) is a complete source for the rental, leasing and sale of electronic test equipment from manufacturers such as: Agilent, Anritsu, Boonton, Dranetz, Fluke, IFI, Keithley, LeCroy, Rohde & Schwarz, SyntheSys Research and Tektronix. All products are inspected by the company's state-of-the-art ISO/IEC17025:2005 accredited Cal Lab...

OEwaves introduces a compact Opto-Electronic Oscillator (OEO) with low phase noise in the X-band. The compact OEO offers typical phase noise performance of -145 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset from the carrier in a compact form factor of 4.5” x 5.9” x 0.94”. The unique design of the compact...

Vishay Intertechnology Inc. announced the release of the industry’s first surface-mount X7R multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCC) designed to prevent surface arc-over. The new devices provide maximum capacitance in high-voltage ratings and an increased capacitor voltage breakdown. The new VJ1206, VJ1210, VJ1808 and VJ1812 HVArc Guard™ MLCCs feature a...

Published Tuesday, June 17, 2008 | Last Update 6.17.08 Here are your replies to the June Expert Advice column Wireless broadband communications relies on a combination of SAW and BAW technologies for reliable and cost-effective signal filtering. Established performance and feasibility norms are constantly challenged. Reference Guide Winner Comments:...

Sprint and Clearwire have decided to jointly pursue a WiMAX- based mobile broadband Internet vision using the new/old name Clearwire. Ironically, the two tried this before — as did Sprint and three of its new cable investors, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks in a relationship called...

The value of WiMAX is becoming widely recognized as service providers solidify their plans and start delivering high-bandwidth mobile Internet services over a lower-cost WiMAX infrastructure built on open interfaces. These deployments are a win-win for both service providers and consumers — end users can access more services, while...

From a mobile operator perspective, mobile WiMAX or 802.16e provides more of a service complement than a competitive threat, reports In-Stat. The mobile standard for WiMAX has been the subject of debate since its inception, the high-tech market research firm says. Mobile operators and vendors have disputed how this...

The WiMAX Forum has established a North American testing base — The MAXWell Lab — at the University of Maryland so companies, especially in the U.S. but others throughout the world, will be able to develop and test new WiMAX applications. The university’s Institute for Advanced Computer Studies will...