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Choosing an LNA for your Receiver Front End
Gain an understanding of why the low noise amplifier (LNA) is so important to the performance of your receiver chain, review the common tradeoffs designers make in choosing the right LNA for a ...
A Quick Guide to RF & Microwave Filter Topologies
A brief guide on the basic performance characteristics of the common topologies used to design RF filters, as well as the general application requirements each topology can (and can’t) support.
Just In Time for the Holidays
Mini-Circuits' Test Solutions team is in the business of performing miracles for customers, but this success story from holiday seasons past really demonstrates the speed, flexibility and quality
Mini-Circuits Expands Customer Support with New Springfield, Mo. Office
New location will scale customer service operations to support growing customer base and bring more job opportunities to the southwest Missouri region.
NSF Awards Partnerships for Innovation Funding to Support Development of LTCC Reflectionless Filters to 40 GHz and Beyond
New collaboration to combine NRAO’s expertise in reflectionless filter design with Mini-Circuits’ industry-leading design and manufacturing capability for LTCC components.
Understanding Heterojunction-Bipolar-Transistor (HBT) Based MMIC Amplifiers
Prior to the invention of the transistor, telephone exchanges were built using bulky vacuum tubes and mechanical relays. Bell Labs engineers were tasked with developing the transistor (a ...
Mini-Circuits Israel Embraces Changing of the Guard in Engineering Manager Role
After over 40 years of service as engineering manager at our office in Kiryat, Bialik, Israel, David Elmaleh is passing the torch to his capable successor, Efron Fleisher. Read about how Elmaleh ...
Wideband Connectorized Amplifiers Support Over-The-Air (OTA) Transmitter & Receiver Testing for 5G FR2 Bands
Over-the-air (OTA) testing allows engineers to simulate real-world device performance under different conditions in the lab environment. See how Mini-Circuits high-frequency amplifiers support ...
Novel MMIC Splitter/Combiner Designs Achieve High Isolation Down to DC
Designers typically face a tradeoff in selecting splitter/combiners between the low frequency coverage, bandwidth and low unbalance of resistive designs, and the better insertion loss and ...
Distributed RF Amplifier Designs for Ultra-Wideband Applications
Distributed amplifier architectures can achieve multi-decade frequency range with outstanding all-around performance for wideband applications like fiberoptic networks and EW systems. Explore the
An Interview with Alexander C. Frank, ETH Zurich
Alexander Frank is a quantum electrician, and a senior RF design engineer at the @Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH). Since first encountering Mini-Circuits products early in his career ...
How Mini-Circuits Supported U.S. Troops in the Gulf War
On Veteran’s Day, November 11, Mini-Circuits is proud to support all who have served in the armed forces. For over 30 years, Mini-Circuits has been designing cutting-edge technology to help bring