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Around the Circuit INDUSTRY NEWS Bolton, MA-based Atlantic Microwave Corp. , a Chelton company, has acquired Premier Microwave Corp. of Port Chester, NY. The new Atlantic Microwave Premier Products Group provides a 60-year heritage of designing, developing and manufacturing microwave components and subsystems (such as circulators, arc detectors, RF...

New Literature Power Capacitor Assembly Catalog This 12-page catalog describes standard and custom power capacitor assemblies, including ultra-low equivalent series resistance, high Q, high operating voltage, high operating current, extended capacitance and enhanced reliability capabilities. Specifications are included. American Technical Ceramics (ATC), Huntington Station, NY (516) 622-4700. Data Acquisition...

COMPONENTS Power Capacitor Assemblies These new leaded power capacitor assemblies utilize the company's industry-standard MLC products as building blocks, extending the capacitance, voltage, current and tolerance parameters. The units are fabricated from parallel and series combinations of capacitors. The power capacitor assemblies feature ultra-low equivalent series resistance; high Q,...

MATERIAL Cyanate Ester Resin The type EX-1515 cyanate ester resin system achieves full cure when processed at a temperature of 250°F and is characterized by its high radiation resistance, low moisture absorption, low dielectric and low loss properties required in many radar and RF transparent applications. Typical dielectric constant...

SYSTEM 800 MHz Repeater This repeater is now available for analog, CDMA and TDMA 800 MHz systems in two different 800 MHz versions. The first model has an adjustable bandwidth from 0.5 to 16.9 MHz. The second version is adjustable for both the primary and extended A and B...

PROCESSING EQUIPMENT High Speed, Ultra-precision Semirigid Cable Saw This saw is designed to perform precise cutting of semirigid coax cable. The tool can trim or cut cable to a tolerance of 0.0005" in less than two seconds and without leaving any burr on the cable. A precision slide mechanism...

ANTENNAS INMARSAT 4' Antenna The model AS48-15C/D INMARSAT 4' antenna with radome is designed for fixed-site applications for high wind requirements. The unit operates over a frequency range of 1525 to 1660 MHz, consists of a 4' reflector and circular-polarized L-band feed with a conical radome and is supported...

AMPLIFIERS Ultra-broadband Limiting Amplifier The model ADC-LA-0218 ultra-broadband limiting amplifier covers the 2 to 18 GHz frequency range and features dual in-phase RF outputs. Standard units operate from -20° to 70°C and feature +/-0.75 dB saturated output power across both frequency and temperature. In addition, Psat is +16 dBm...

DEVICES Zero-bias Schottky Diode The model ASI-3486 zero-bias Schottky diode is designed as a replacement part for the recently discontinued Hewlett-Packard model HSCH-3486 and M/A-COM model MA4E928B-54 zero-bias units. The silicon diode features hermetic glass packaging and is designed for high sensitivity applications up to 10 GHz. The unit...

SOURCES Rubidium Frequency Source The Rhino series portable rubidium-based frequency source is designed for both field andlaboratory utilization. Outputs for CDMA equipment include 19.6608 MHz, 1 PPS, phase-adjustable 1 PPS and 1/2 PPS synchronized to UTC. The frequency source includes eight buffered 10 MHz outputs with rubidium standard stability....