RF & Microwave Industry News

API introduces radiation tolerant VCSOs

API Technologies Corp. a leading provider of high performance RF/microwave, power, and security solutions for critical and high-reliability applications, now offers a new line of radiation tolerant voltage controlled surface acoustic wave (SAW) oscillators (VCSO) for space, satellite communications, and aerospace systems. API Technologies is the first manufacturer of radiation tolerant VCSOs utilizing a MIL-PRF-38534 Class K certified facility.


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Technical and educational sessions addressing high-speed signal integrity challenges to be conducted by Anritsu at DesignCon 2014

Anritsu Co. (DesignCon booth #501), a world leader in high-speed signal integrity test solutions, will present a series of technical and educational sessions during DesignCon to help engineers solve the measurement challenges associated with designing high-speed semiconductors, and communications systems and devices. Additionally, technical demonstrations will be held in the Anritsu booth throughout DesignCon, which is scheduled for January 28-31 in the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA.


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Agilent introduces series of BER test solutions for faster design verification

Test & Measurement

M8000seriesAgilent Technologies Inc. introduced the new M8000 Series BER test solution, a highly integrated and scalable bit error ratio test solution for physical-layer characterization, validation and compliance testing for receivers used in multigigabit digital designs. The new M8000 Series BER test solution provides accurate and reliable results that accelerate insight into the performance margins of high-speed digital devices.


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TriQuint introduces 27-31 GHz 5 W GaN PA

RFIC

TriQuint's TGA2594 is a Ka-Band power amplifier fabricated on TriQuint's 0.15um GaN on SiC process. Operating between 27 and 31 GHz, it achieves 5 W saturated output power with an efficiency of 28% PAE, and 23 dB small signal gain. Along with excellent linear characteristics, the TGA2594 is ideally suited to support both commercial and defense related satellite communications.


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