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How VCO Parameters Affect Each Other
This article provides tables and instructions on VCO functions and their effects on certain performance parameters.
Handling Moisture Sensitive Devices
The following article is a guide for handling moisture sensitive surface mount devices and is based on the IPC/JEDEC industry standard J-STD-033 available from JEDEC.
A 10 MHz to 6 GHz Power Meter
With tiny surface mount components diverting attention from the circuit, glancing at a meter on another device may result with the measuring probe slipping away with disastrous effects. There ...
Optimizing VCO PLL Evaluations & PLL Synthesizer Designs
Today's mobile communications systems demand higher communication quality, higher data rates, higher frequency operation, and more channels per unit bandwidth. Typical synthesized oscillators ...
LTCC Mixer or Instrumentation & Military Applications
This high-performance mixer leverages LTCC, semiconductor technology, and patented circuit techniques to achieve high frequency low loss up-conversion for instrumentation and military applications.
WiMAX Mixer Provides High IP3
This high-performance mixer leverages LTCC, semiconductor technology, and patented circuit techniques to achieve low-loss upconversion for WiMAX systems.
Low Cost, Triple Balanced, LTCC Mixer
Double balanced mixers are used widely in frequency translation applications. Some of the advantages of the double balanced mixer are good L-R and L-I isolation and moderate R-I isolation.
Using the RSW-2-25PA+ Switch
Model RSW-2-25PA+ is a single-pole 2-throw (SPDT) RF switch. The switched (output) ports are reflective with high impedance in the OFF state.
Understanding VCO Concepts
This article presents all you need to know about voltage controlled oscillators including fundamentals and design examples.
Mixers: Measuring Performance
Mini-Circuits policy for product measurement and preparation of specifications is straightforward: present the facts so the design engineer can evaluate product data for his or her circuit and ...
An Introduction to Phase Detectors
Mini-Circuits high efficiency phase detectors are the only units in the world offering a figure-of-merit greater than 125.
Semiconductor Die Ordering and Packaging Information
This article includes packaging information on a number of semiconductor die packaging options that we offer at Mini-Circuits.