by minicircuitsadmin | Feb 7, 2020 | Engineering Resources, Filters
Introduction The advent of broad bandwidth amplifiers, analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), digital-to-analog converters (DACs), and software-defined radios has brought about growing interest in broadband communications, radar, and sensing applications. For these...
by minicircuitsadmin | Jul 23, 2019 | Engineering Resources, VCOs
VCOs are capable of low noise and high stability with the convenience of tunable frequency for applications requiring reliable clock timing. Timing is everything for many systems, especially for modern electronic systems with high-speed data converters and...
by minicircuitsadmin | Jul 15, 2019 | Engineering Resources, VCOs
Layout Considerations to Improve Performance Three basic types of VCO’s are manufactured by Mini-Circuits: plug-in, surface mount, and connectorized versions. To obtain the best overall performance from Mini-Circuits VCO’s, good RF practices should be...
by minicircuitsadmin | Jun 12, 2019 | Amplifiers, Engineering Resources, Featured, Filters, Surface Mount Assembly & Manufacturing Techniques
Abstract After many years of research and development, electrical engineers, physicists, mathematicians and scientists have come to realize the benefits of operating communications systems at higher frequencies. Some of the most notable advances stemming from this...
by minicircuitsadmin | Apr 29, 2019 | Engineering Resources, Filters
Introduction Since the advent of network synthesis theory at the turn of the last century, filter designers have been developing ever more sophisticated solutions to translate polynomial transfer functions into working, physical components. The body of knowledge for...
