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Cost-Effective Precision VNA Cables
Mini-Circuits' offers a variety of high-quality VNA cables designed to interface directly with the rugged/NMD ports of industry standard VNAs. These cables are crush and torque resistant, protected by flexible stainless steel sheaths, and feature excellent VSWR and low insertion loss.
Ultra-Low Phase Noise MMIC Amplifier, 6 to 18 GHz
Mini-Circuits’ LVA-6183PN+ is a wideband, ultra-low phase noise MMIC amplifier perfect for use with low noise signal sources and in sensitive transceiver chains. This model operates from 6 to 18 GHz, with a high dynamic range (+19.6 dBm P1dB) and a gain of 19.9 dB. An ultra-low phase noise of -165 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset preserves signal quality with minimal degradation.
SMT Passives to 250W
Mini-Circuits’ surface-mount stripline couplers and 90° hybrids cover an operational frequency range of DC to 14.5 GHz. Coupler models feature greater than 2 decades of bandwidth and power handling up to 180W
Mini-Circuits’ Director of LTCC Product Line Engineering, Aaron Vaisman on Novel Techniques & Capabilities in LTCC Passive Component Design
Mini-Circuits Director of LTCC Product Line Engineering, Aaron Vaisman delivered an informative workshop last week at the IEEE MTT-S World Microwave Congress. This session goes deep into the latest R&D in LTCC passive component design and will be of interest to engineers working at the component and system level, alike. In case you missed the live session, the organizers have made the recording available for the benefit of the RF/microwave community.
Interview: 75 Ohm Amplifier Acquisition & Mini-Circuits’ CATV Market Strategy
Director of Product Line Engineering, Chris Day, Vice President of Technical Marketing, Steve Scheinkopf and Global Market Manager, Richard Marlow spoke with Pat Hindle from Microwave Journal last week for the latest episode of Frequency Matters. Check out their conversation to learn about Mini-Circuits' new CATV MMIC amplifier business in Santa Rosa, California and our plans to grow our support for the broadband, optical and CATV markets.
Group Delay in RF Filters
To understand group delay in this brief application note, we’ll start by examining phase delay. After mathematically defining phase delay, we will then continue by defining group delay. Illustrations of amplitude response, and phase and group delay response for several ideal filters of various filter topologies and one real filter are shown.
Wideband MMIC LNA with Bypass
Mini-Circuits’ TSY-83LN+ wideband, MMIC LNA incorporates a bypass mode feature to extend system dynamic range. This model operates from 0.4 to 8 GHz and achieves an industry leading combination of wideband gain flatness, NF, P1dB and OIP3.
Expanded Thin-Film Filter Selection
Mini-Circuits has expanded our line of thin-film filter topologies to address a wider variety of applications and requirements. Low pass and band pass architectures are available with high Q and insertion loss of as little as 0.5 dB.
Wideband VGA with Built-In Telemetry + GUI
The ZVA-20543VG+ variable gain, medium power amplifier provides 50 dB of gain, with a 17 dB adjustable gain range. Gain adjustment is possible either digitally or by applying an analog control voltage ranging from 0 to +2.8V, facilitated through the 15-pin Micro-D connector.
1.35mm DC to 90 GHz Adapters
Mini-Circuits’ 1.35mm to 1.35mm RF/mmWave adapter series offers three mating adaptations to meet all possible interface configurations. Ultra-wideband, 90 GHz capability allows these units to be integrated into a variety of system types
Selecting VCOs for Clock Timing Circuits – A System Perspective
Clock Timing, Phase Noise and Bit Error Rate (BER)
Timing is critical in digital systems, especially in electronic systems that feature high-speed data converters and high-resolution sampling. A clock source is the “timekeeper” and the system
Wideband MMIC Variable Gain Amplifier
The PVGA-273+ low noise, variable gain MMIC amplifier features an NF of 2.6 dB, 13.9 dB gain, +15 dBm P1dB, and +29 dBm OIP3. This VGA affords a gain control range of 30 dB with a control voltage of -0.7 to 2.0V.