by minicircuitsadmin | May 13, 2015 | Attenuators, Engineering Resources, Q/A
About Digital Step Attenuators Q. Suppose I don’t work at less than the specified 1 dB compression of a step attenuator, what are the consequences? A. Should you exceed the specified compression, typically given at 0 dBm input, harmonics will be generated which...
by minicircuitsadmin | May 13, 2015 | Directional Couplers, Engineering Resources
As system requirements increase, the demands placed on passive components also continue to rise in an effort to meet ever-increasing consumer demands. Industry is demanding higher performance in smaller footprints at a lower cost. Current quadrature coupler offerings...
by minicircuitsadmin | May 11, 2015 | Attenuators, Engineering Resources, Terms
Insertion Loss: Must be defined at a particular value of control-current. The minimum insertion loss for Mini-Circuits’ units is the difference in power from input to output with 20 mA at the control port. In-out Isolation: Defined as the insertion loss of the...
by minicircuitsadmin | May 10, 2015 | Engineering Resources, Switches
As shown by the functional block diagrams, the PSW-1211 is very similar to the discontinued model of PSW-1111. Because of this similarity, with the addition of a 50Ω resistor at output #1, the PSW-1211 can be used in place of the PSW-1111. Functional block diagrams:...
by minicircuitsadmin | May 9, 2015 | Engineering Resources, Power Splitters / Combiners
Introduction Power splitters below 1 GHz are traditionally made using ferrite transformers. These splitters provide multi-decade bandwidth and are compact. Splitters presently available on the market are 0.25 x 0.31″ in size. Further reduction in size has been...
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