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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.
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
Our Team in India Gives Back to Their Community with the MEPZ Run
Our team in India participated in the annual MEPZ Run, an event that promotes environmental consciousness in one of the country’s oldest export processing zones. Over 400 of our team members ran ...
Fast-Switching GaAs Switches Are a High-Performance, Low-Cost Alternative to SOI
While many MMIC switch designs have gravitated toward Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) technology due to its ability to achieve fast switching, high power handling and wide bandwidths for ...
Measurement of Amplifier Phase Noise (APM)
In our efforts to characterize the additive phase noise performance of our MMIC amplifier product line, Mini-Circuits has devoted considerable attention to the measurement methods and techniques ...
UHF to mmWave Cavity Filter Solutions
Cavity filters achieve much higher Q, steeper rejection skirts, and higher power handling than other filter technologies, such as ceramic resonator filters, and are utilized where low passband ...
Ferdinand Braun: Father of the Phased Array & CRT
The concept of the phased array antenna system was first put into practice by German Physicist Ferdinand Braun and his assistants in the spring of 1905. This invention led to the development of ...
Frequency Modulation Fundamentals
The development of crystal-clear FM communications was an innovation of genius and toil. Utilized today in applications such as radar, seismology, telemetry and two-way radios, FM remains a ...
44 GHz Programmable Signal Generator
The Mini-Circuits’ SSG-44G-RC is a 0.1 to 44 GHz signal source with an RF output range of -40 to +17 dBm with fine resolution. This model supports CW and pulsed (≥ 0.5 μs) outputs while sweeping ...
50W SSPA with Built-In Signal Source & Control
The RFS-2G42G5050X+ takes Mini-Circuits’ robust line of solid state, connectorized, high-power amplifiers for RF energy to a new level by integrating the versatility of a signal generator with a ...
Investing in Our Team’s Future: Rolling Out a New Lean Methodology Training Initiative
At Mini-Circuits, our culture is embedded in the idea of continuous improvement and we strive to meet that objective in every aspect of our business. In our journey toward operational excellence ...
The Basics of Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
While traditional Frequency Division Multiplexing has been around for over 100 years, OFDM was first introduced by Robert W. Chang of Bell Laboratories in 1966.1,2,3,4 In OFDM, the stream of ...