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10W GaAs MMIC PAs
There’s more muscle than ever in Mini-Circuits' growing GaAs MMIC power amplifier lineup. Check out our new PMA6-series with PSAT up to 10W for the primary backhaul radio link bands and more on ...
Application Circuit: Optimizing TSS-23ULN+ MMIC Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) for the 20 – 600 MHz Band
This video presents an application circuit to optimize the performance of Mini-Circuits' TSS-23ULN+ MMIC low noise amplifier (LNA) over the 20 to 600 MHz application band. Applications Engineer, ...
Breaking Bandwidth Barriers with LTCC Balun Technology
Mini-Circuits continues to expand the capabilities of its proprietary µCeramIQ™ technology with the introduction of the NCS2-2702+, an ultra-wideband balun covering 9 to 27 GHz in a compact 0805 ...
Story Behind Mini-Circuits’ 1st GaN MMIC Power Amplifiers
Mini-Circuits is expanding its MMIC power amplifier portfolio by introducing its first GaN MMIC power amplifiers, delivering broadband frequency coverage and high power for demanding RF ...
Application Note: Utilizing the TSS-63ULN+ MMIC LNA
The TSS-63ULN+ is an ultra-low NF MMIC LNA that operates over the 1000 to 6000 MHz frequency range. A series of three designs, 3.7-4.2 GHz, 4.2-5.0 GHz, and 4.9-5.9 GHz are presented in the ...
Introduction to Mini-Bench: New GUI Measurement Platform
Mini-Bench is a powerful new measurement platform, providing a dynamic user interface for Mini-Circuits’ PWR series high-performance power sensor series, designed to simplify test setups, improve
Reflectionless Filter Technology: Matt Morgan, Scientist at NRAO
In the third episode of Above the Noise, host Pat Hindle talks with Matt Morgan, a Scientist/Research Engineer at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, about reflectionless filter technology ...
Mini-Circuits Butler Matrices Enable Repeatable 5G and Wi-Fi MIMO Beamforming and Multipath Testing
Mini-Circuits has released a family of high-performance Butler matrices, designed to help engineers reproduce controlled RF phase relationships and multipath propagation conditions in laboratory ...
GaN Balanced Amplifier Design Spans a 6.6:1 Bandwidth
The very first commercially viable GaN devices from Japan began hitting the shores of the USA in 2004. After more than 22 years, GaN devices continue to drive new SWaP-C metrics for RF, microwave
Mini-Circuits Introduces Mini-Bench™ RF Measurement Platform for Streamlined Power Sensor Testing
Mini-Circuits, a global supplier of RF, microwave and millimeter-wave components and test solutions, will introduce Mini-Bench™, a new RF test and measurement software platform designed to ...
TSS-63ULN+ MMIC LNA, 1 to 6 GHz, 0.5 dB NF
In this video, Mini-Circuits Technical Marketing Engineer Chris DeMartino covers the features of the TSS-63ULN+ MMIC LNA, which operates from 1000 to 6000 MHz. Housed in a tiny 2x2 mm QFN-style ...
Wideband 2–6 GHz LO Driver Amplifier Behavioral Modeling and Design for Minimum Additive Phase Noise
Purpose and Design Context
This application note presents a methodology for modeling and designing a wideband 2–6 GHz local-oscillator (LO) driver amplifier with the objective of minimizing ...