by jacquelineh96 | Apr 8, 2024 | Engineering Resources, VCOs
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 performance depends upon...
by minicircuitsadmin | Sep 12, 2023 | 90- and 180-Degree Hybrids, Engineering Resources, Filters, Frequency Mixers, Modulators / Demodulators, Power Splitters / Combiners
While other modulation schemes discussed in this blog series (pulse, frequency, amplitude, phase) date back to the early chapters of RF engineering history, quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) was first described by C. R. Cahn in 19602 and evolved steadily over the...
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 | Oct 6, 2015 | Engineering Resources, VCOs
The basic form of a phase locked loop (PLL) consists of a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), a phase detector (PD), and a filter. In its more general form (Figure 1), the PLL may also contain a mixer and a digital divider. In the steady state, the frequency of the...
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