by minicircuitsadmin | Sep 30, 2022 | Amplifiers, Attenuators, Engineering Resources, Filters
When examining a device data sheet, linearity parameters P1dB and IP3 are straightforward and relatively easy to apply during the design process. Once several components are connected in series in a design, complex equations governing cascaded P1dB and IP3 must be...
by minicircuitsadmin | Sep 2, 2022 | Amplifiers, Attenuators, Engineering Resources, Filters
When a technical discussion turns to noise, especially with several cascaded components involved, the calculations and terminology should be straightforward, but often they become more cumbersome than necessary. Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is another parameter...
by minicircuitsadmin | Apr 5, 2022 | Amplifiers, Engineering Resources
Mini-Circuits has a longstanding legacy of fully specifying the thermal performance of our amplifiers, with or without a Mini-Circuits-supplied heatsink. Recently, it has become so commonplace for custom heatsinks to be utilized with Mini-Circuits power amplifiers...
by minicircuitsadmin | Mar 25, 2022 | Amplifiers, Engineering Resources, Equalizers
The need for equalization has become commonplace throughout the RF/microwave/millimeter wave frequency ranges. Modern military, satellite and wireless communications systems transmit and receive signals with relatively high instantaneous bandwidths. Gain variation...
by minicircuitsadmin | Jan 7, 2022 | Amplifiers, Engineering Resources
Kit Cox, Field Applications Engineer, Mini-Circuits Japan Background: Why the LNA Matters A low-noise amplifier (LNA), which Mini-Circuits defines as any amplifier with a noise figure (NF) below 3 dB, should usually be used at the front end of an RF or microwave...
by minicircuitsadmin | Dec 8, 2021 | Amplifiers, Engineering Resources
Radha Setty, Technical Advisor, Mini-Circuits Introduction Prior to the invention of the transistor, telephone exchanges were built using bulky vacuum tubes and mechanical relays. Bell Labs engineers were tasked with developing the transistor (a portmanteau of...
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