RF & Microwave Industry News

Richardson RFPD announces live demos of new DFE and SDR solutions at IMS2016

Richardson RFPD has collaborated with Analog Devices (ADI) and New Edge Signal Solutions to develop digital front-end (DFE) radio solutions, including new wideband (6 to 24 GHz) SiGe up/down converters (ADRF6780, ADRF6880) and transceivers. The ADRF6780 and ADRF6880 enable simpler system architecture, especially for customers seeking to cover multiple bands from 6 to 24 GHz, by replacing narrow-band devices, using fewer components, offering higher system reliability, and using less board space.


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Comtech receives $7M to upgrade international troposcatter radio system

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that during its fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, its subsidiary, Comtech Systems Inc., received an order from a foreign prime contractor for approximately $7 million to design and install a number of fixed troposcatter terminals. The systems will be used by a foreign military end-customer for communications between off-shore islands.


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See AR at IMS2016 in San Francisco

See AR at IMS2016 in San Francisco, Calif., Booth #1711. While at AR's booth, ask about their industry-leading high power solid state CW amplifiers. Products include a Class A RF amplifier capable of delivering over 50,000 W with -40 dBc minimum harmonic performance, a 10,000 W linear amplifier covering the entire 80 to 1000 MHz frequency band and a 3000 W, 1 to 2.5 GHz amplifier.


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Wolfspeed on the radar screen at IMS2016

Wolfspeed, A Cree Company and a leading global supplier of GaN-on-SiC high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) with best-in-class reliability, will highlight its latest industry-leading RF and microwave devices and foundry services at this year’s IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS2016), scheduled for May 22–27, 2016 in San Francisco, Calif.. The company is also supporting the IMS 2016 STEM program, and several onsite student design competitions.


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New Gore Microwave/RF assembly calculator is online resource for cable assembly selection

W. L. Gore & Associates introduced an online tool designed to complement the existing GORE™ Microwave/RF Assembly Builder. The new GORE™ Microwave/RF Assembly Calculator is used to calculate insertion loss, VSWR and other parameters of GORE® Microwave/RF Assemblies for different cable types. The calculator is particularly useful when the initial cable type is unknown and needs to be specified independent of the connector.


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