Jacqueline Hochheiser, Corporate Communications
Mini-Circuits had the honor of attending the Automated RF & Microwave Measurement Society (ARMMS) Conference hosted from November 18 to 19 2024 at the Cambridge Belfry, Cambourne in the United Kingdom. The ARMMS is a long-standing society of industry colleagues based in the U.K. and originally focused on automated RF measurement but now covers all aspects of RF and microwave design. The organization has a twice-yearly conference to allow members of the society to present technical papers, network with peers and stay up to date on the latest developments in the industry.
The conference allowed Mini-Circuits to network with key customers and peers, as many of our key customers in the U.K. attended the event. The conference is also a great way to get acquainted with a wide range of new customers, key engineers and leaders in the field. Attending the conference on behalf of Mini-Circuits were Lee Whiting, Test Solutions Sales Manager – EMEA, and Nick Chambers, Field Sales Engineer from Mini-Circuits Europe (MCE), our facility in the United Kingdom.
Apart from networking and investigating the latest innovations in the field, Mini-Circuits also set up a booth to demonstrate some of our newest breakthrough products and systems. One of Mini-Circuits’ goals with this conference were to increase awareness in our test solutions product line and promote its flexibility and usefulness in many RF test applications.
The demo highlighted a variety of our products including SSG-44GHP-RC, a new 0.1 to 44 GHz CW and pulsed signal generator with high output power, PWR-18PWHS-RC, a new 50 MHz to 18 GHz peak and average power sensor, and many more. The setup was configured to demonstrate the performance of each product and highlight the flexibility and convenience of these building blocks for any RF test application by using Python.
Some of these applications include pulse power measurements, which promotes the ability of the SSG to create fasted pulsed sequences and the ability of the new peak power sensor to measure and analyze these pulses. Attenuation automation is another capability highlighting the programmable attenuator’s ability to automatically sweep signal levels for transmitter/receiver test applications. Another use case is scalar network analysis, which demonstrates the breadth of Mini-Circuits’ product range by automating the sig gen, power sensor and mechanical switch in combination with our couplers and cables to automatically measure insertion loss and return loss of one of our high rejection BFHKI band pass filters.
Overall, Mini-Circuits had a very successful outing at the ARMMS Conference. Our team got a lot of positive attention at our booth and for our demos, we spent quality time with valued customers and networked with a group of talented and passionate individuals in RF and microwave industry. We look forward to attending the next event soon.
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