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Radio History: The Evolution of FM Radio
FM radio has evolved drastically over the decades since its inception. From static-ridden music stations, to home entertainment systems, to modern-day streaming services, FM has played a major ...

Optimizing Transistor Stages for Different Operating Bandwidths
Often, the same transistor can be utilized in a variety of different ways depending on the peripheral circuitry utilized by the designer. This application note describes narrowband and ...

Quality & Innovation Converge in Production Test
Virtually every product assembled in North America passes through the Production Test department, many thousands of units in a typical week. Every production run must meet strict test ...

Mini-Circuits’ Ceramic Resonator Filters Answer the Call for Reliable Long-Term Supply
Recent disruptions in the supply base for ceramic resonators have sent waves of end-of-life notifications through the RF component market. Customers utilizing ceramic-resonator-based filters and ...

RF & Microwave Adapters
We've updated our already extensive selection of coaxial adapters with a new series of 1.0mm models in all gender combinations, as well as inter-series designs transitioning to 1.85mm. Now, with ...

Radio History: A Pioneering Woman in Broadcast Journalism
Edythe Meserand was a rarity of her time; a prominent female broadcast journalist from the 1930s to the 1970s. Meserand inspired many young women to pursue careers while also playing a role in ...

Mini-Circuits Careers – Imagine Your Future Here
Mini-Circuits supports the world’s most innovative companies in building a faster, smarter, more connected future with the power of RF, microwave and millimeter wave technology. If you’re looking

How this Test Engineer Found Work-Life Balance at Mini-Circuits
As a test engineer in Carlsbad, Ruchir helps develop important solutions for Mini-Circuits’ growing MMIC design hub. He also manages to find time for long dog walks, power lifting, beer brewing, ...

New MMIC Amps – Improve Your System Dynamic Range
Mini-Circuits has expanded its AVA-family of wideband MMIC amplifiers with three new models offering wide bandwidths up to 20 GHz and high dynamic range. All models come in 4x4mm QFN-style ...

May the Best Sleuth Win: Mini-Circuits SWE Hosts a Scavenger Hunt
In honor of women’s history month this past March, Mini-Circuits SWE hosted a scavenger hunt across our U.S.-based locations. Participants were grouped into teams of up to five people from ...

The Ups and Downs of Amplitude Modulation
Arguably no modulation scheme has been of greater significance in world history than amplitude modulation (AM). In this article we examine the history of AM radio, basic principles and theory in ...

Mini-Circuits Members Savor Chili Cook-Off at Brooklyn Headquarters
Best lunch break ever? See who took home the top honors from Mini-Circuits’ recent chili cook-off!