by minicircuitsadmin | Jun 20, 2015 | Engineering Resources, Frequency Mixers
In spite of advances in digital processing components enabling direct digital conversion at higher frequencies, heterodyne architectures are still often required to meet stringent spur performance and tight blocking specs, or coverage over broad frequency ranges. All...
by minicircuitsadmin | Jun 6, 2015 | Engineering Resources, Frequency Mixers
Select the proper mixer for your needs. There are hundreds of models available. Under-specify and face marginal performance, over-specify and pay for more than you need. Here’s the proper approach. Mixers are abundant in electronic systems ranging from...
by minicircuitsadmin | Jun 3, 2015 | Engineering Resources, Frequency Mixers
Introduction With increased demand on communication systems, today’s receivers and transmitters need to handle multiple carriers, some wanted and some unwanted. When these carriers arrive at the input of a mixer they combine with each other to generate intermodulation...
by minicircuitsadmin | Jun 2, 2015 | Engineering Resources, Frequency Mixers
The dual-double-balanced configuration of these FET mixers helps to improve dynamic range with reduced conversion loss and noise figure without expending DC bias. Recievers (Rxs) in support of the continually expanding wireless marketplace rely heavily on improved...
by minicircuitsadmin | Jun 1, 2015 | Engineering Resources, Frequency Mixers
First, it’s important to define the significance of input levels. Then, details on the measurement technique will be given. Two-tone, third-order intermodulation distortion (IM) expresses the degree of non-linearity of an electronic device that has a definable...
