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Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. , a supplier of high performance RF CMOS and mixed-signal communications ICs, released the latest in the new UltraCMOS™ Digital Step Attenuator (DSA) 50Ω series. Building on their high-performance predecessors, along with direct and latched parallel interface logic, these new HaRP™-enhanced devices also offer highly flexible...

Rohde & Schwarz and Noisecom have jointly set up a test solution for making Y-factor noise figure measurements in the 60 GHz frequency range. The system, which is much less complex than traditional noise figure measurement systems and does not require downconversion using harmonic mixers, was demonstrated at the...

Computer Simulation Technology (CST) announced new flexibility for customers interested in simulation acceleration. Design engineers and researchers working in all areas of microwave and RF device R&D are constantly striving to shorten simulation times and therefore development cycles. To meet these demands, CST is researching new technologies to improve...

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced a microwave signal generator with ultra-high output power capability that breaks the 1 W output barrier. The Agilent PSG E8257D signal generator option 521 delivers from +24 to +28 dBm specified output power over a frequency range of 250 MHz to 20 GHz (useable down...

Skyworks Solutions Inc. , an innovator of high reliability analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, introduced several 2-stage, ultra low noise amplifiers (LNA) with high linearity performance. Fabricated using Skyworks’ advanced pHEMT process, the small and cost-effective solutions serve a number of demanding...

RF Micro Devices Inc. , a leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance semiconductor components, today announced the expansion of the Company's WiFi product portfolio to include four new switch and switch/LNA products: the RF5500, RF5501, RF5510 and RF5511. The new family of front end solutions is designed...

Budgets are getting smaller, but you still need the right test equipment to get the job done. No problem! AR has introduced a new rental plan - with great low rates and an incredible buyout - to make it easy to get the AR equipment you need now. Credit...

Mimix Broadband develops state-of-the-art GaAs semiconductors for RF, microwave and millimeter-wave applications in the telecommunications, satellite communications, and defense markets. Mimix Broadband was designing a millimeter-wave converter that employed innovative passive circuits. If the design could be realized successfully, it would achieve exceptionally high performance without using larger conventional...

Presentations at the latest European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) TTCN-3 User Conference demonstrated that the internationally standardized testing language TTCN-3 has gained further ground worldwide in the domains of telecommunication, automotive and medical business. The products of all of these sectors are becoming more and more complex, relying on...

Speaking to Microwave Journal at the recent IMS 2009 in Boston, MA, Jimmy Hwang of Zifor Enterprise Co. Ltd. explained that the show was not only an opportunity to spotlight the company’s extensive range of high frequency products but also to establish itself as a global name and to...