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Switch Matrix on a Substrate

SwitchMatrixAmerican Microwave Corp. brings microwave integrated circuit technology to the solid-state switch matrix resulting in a hybrid switch matrix on a single substrate. Using a multilayer substrate, AMC is able to design for SMT production various configurations of RF/microwave switches with custom driver/logic circuitry and custom mechanical requirements.


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PIN Diode Switch SWNN-3DR-06T

PinDiodeSwitchSWNNThe engineers and technicians at AMC have worked together to develop a new PIN diode switch circuit that allows for excellent insertion loss and isolation. Initial configurations will be SPST and SP3T. AMC Model Number SWNN-3DR-06T is a SP3T Reflective Solid State PIN Diode Switch with very low loss.


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Digital Programmable Attenuator

AMC_pic5American Microwave Corp. announces its latest product development. AMC Model Number APD3-0080G-0180G-111A is an 8 to 18 GHz phase invariant digital programmable attenuator. A double balanced arrangement of quadrature couplers and pin diodes gives phase invariant attenuation. It has an attenuation range of 32 dB, insertion loss of <5.5 dB, VSWR of 2.0:1.


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AMERICAN MICROWAVE CORPORATION PROGRAMMABLE

American_Microwave_AttenuatorsmallAMERICAN MICROWAVE CORPORATION, INC. announces an improved programmable attenuator. This incorporates a new linearization circuit to enable fast and accurate attenuation switching. The new design focuses on quick settling and stable operation over temperature extremes. Switching between any attenuation level is typically settled within 1 dB in about 400ns.


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BROAD BAND VARIABLE ATTENUATOR/MODULATOR

AMMicAGT-2018-60D-100-RWAmerican Microwave Corp. offers Model AGT-2018-60D-100 option RW, a broad band variable attenuator/modulator with 60 dB dynamic range, designed to operate over the full 0.5 to 18 GHz frequency range with a rise and fall time of 3 uSec maximum, a VSWR of 2.2:1 maximum, an insertion loss of 5.2 dB maximum, and a transfer function of 10 dB/V.


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High Efficiency, Small Size 40/45 dB DLVA

AmMicLVD-910-85-N-EGGAmerican Microwave Corp offers a high efficiency, small size 40/45 dB DLVA with picowatt snsitivity: Model number LVD-910-85 option N-EGG. It operates over the frequency range of 9.3 to 10.8 GHz. This DLVA has a logging range of -80 dBm to -40/-35 dBm (TSS -85 dBm) minimum, with linearity error of less than ±0.75 dB and frequency flatness of ±1.0 dB.


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