RF & Microwave Industry News

New ultra-low phase noise LVPECL VCXO from Crystek

 Crystek Corp. has launched the CVPD-922, a new ultra-low phase noise LVPECL Voltage-Controlled Crystal Oscillator (VCXO) providing a -162 dBc/Hz noise floor.  Compact and powerful, the CVPD-922 provides the lowest phase noise for an LVPECL oscillator in the industry. Close-in phase noise has been reduced to -85 dBc/Hz @ 10 Hz offset.  This overall ultra-low phase noise translates to a typical phase jitter of 85 femtoseconds (12 kHz to 20 MHz).


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NI drives down cost of wireless production test

NI, the provider of platform-based systems that enable engineers and scientists to solve the world’s greatest engineering challenges, released the Wireless Test System (WTS), a solution that dramatically lowers the cost of high-volume wireless manufacturing test. Although faced with the rising complexity of wireless test, companies can confidently reduce test costs and multiply throughput on the production floor with a system optimized for measurement speed and parallel test.


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Richardson Electronics and Cornell Dubilier sign global distribution agreement

 Richardson Electronics, Ltd. announced a new global distribution agreement with Cornell Dubilier Electronics (CDE), a manufacturer of quality, high-performance capacitors used in demanding industrial applications. The agreement aligns with CDE’s efforts to advance capacitor technology for new applications, with Richardson Electronics’ global sales team supporting these new opportunities. 


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Fairview Microwave introduces low noise amplifiers for the availability market

Fairview Microwave Inc., a supplier of on-demand microwave and RF components, has released an extensive portfolio of in-stock cost effective coaxial packaged low noise RF amplifiers for the availability market. These low noise amplifiers boast outstanding performance that covers wide octave RF frequency bands from 9 KHz to 3 GHz and can be used across multiple markets for a wide variety of applications including electronic warfare, military communications, SATCOM, receivers, fiber optic communication systems, transportation systems, wireless base stations, patient monitoring systems, radio astronomy and university R&D labs. 


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Lockheed Martin awarded commercial Atlas launch contract

 Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Lockheed Martin Corp., has been selected by EchoStar Corp. to provide commercial launch services for the EchoStar XIX communications satellite. The satellite is scheduled to launch in late 2016 on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. 


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DiTom Microwave announced the appointment of IMC. Ltd. as their new exclusive rep for Japan

DiTom Microwave, an AS9100 Rev C. certified U.S. manufacturing company located in Fresno, Calif. with over 28 years of experience engineering, designing, and manufacturing high quality ferrite isolators and circulators for the space and defense markets,  announced the appointment of IMC. Ltd. as their new exclusive representative for Japan.


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New Lockheed Martin Center improves satellite sensing and communication technologies

 A new development center will advance satellite sensing and communication technologies, broadly known as Radio Frequency (RF) payloads, at the Lockheed Martin facility in Denver. The RF Payload Center of Excellence will focus on developing reconfigurable payloads and advancing satellite systems that many already rely on, from high-def television broadcasts to GPS transmissions and secure government communications. 


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