Broadband LNAs for EMC testing 29 May 2013, Accutronics MITEQ’s new TTA series of broadband low noise amplifiers (LNAs) is specially developed for electromagnetic compliance (EMC) testing.
Complete frequency coverage from 1 to 40 GHz is possible with three ...
MEMS oscillators 15 May 2013, RF Design Vectron announced the release of an enhanced high-performance MEMS product family supporting traditional clocking applications across all markets.
The devices include XO and VCXO variants and cover ...
Sine wave to logic converter 15 May 2013, Altron Arrow Linear Technology’s LTC6957 is a DC to 300 MHz dual-output buffer/driver/logic translator, ideal for converting sine waves into low-phase-noise logic level signals. The IC converts a reference frequency ...
RMS power detector 1 May 2013, Altron Arrow Analog Devices introduced a new RMS power detector featuring operation from 10 MHz up to 10 GHz and a 67 dB measurement range. The ADL5906 TruPwr RMS detector is frequency versatile and eliminates the ...
Using DDS devices to generate high-quality waveforms – Part 2 1 May 2013 Part 1 of this article appeared in the 17 April issue. DDS performance and limitations Images and envelopes: sin(x)/x roll-off
The actual output of the DAC is not a continuous sine wave but a train ...
Doherty microwave amplifier 1 May 2013, RF Design Accommodating the future of 4G/LTE small cells, RFHIC has introduced the RTH20007-10 amplifier fabricated using an advanced, high power density Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductor process.
This amplifier ...
Tiny MEMS microphone 1 May 2013, Altron Arrow Analog Devices has unveiled a high-performance MEMS microphone developed specifically for hearing aid applications.
When compared to legacy solutions like electret condenser microphones (ECMs), the ADMP801 ...
2 Watt RF power amplifier 1 May 2013, RF Design The HMC6981LS6 is a four stage GaAs pHEMT MMIC power amplifier which operates between 15 and 20 GHz. The Hittite chip provides 26 dB of gain, +34,5 dBm of saturated output power, and 25% PAE from a +6 ...
Real-time clocks 1 May 2013, Future Electronics New from NXP Semiconductors is the PCF85063 family of tiny real-time clocks operating at very low voltages down to 0,9 V. With a size of 2 x 3 x 0,75 mm and a pin pitch of 0,5 mm, the PCF85063TP tracks ...
Dual digital potentiometer 17 April 2013, CST Electronics The DS1267B from Maxim is an IC incorporating two 256-position potentiometers, with wiper positions each set by stored 8-bit values. The chip communicates through a 3-wire serial port interface that drives ...
Using DDS devices to generate high-quality waveforms - Part 1 17 April 2013 A key requirement across a multitude of industries is to accurately produce, easily manipulate and quickly change waveforms of various frequencies and types.
Whether a wideband transceiver requires ...
Miniature SAR ADC 17 April 2013, Altron Arrow Linear Technology’s LTC2314-14 is a 14-bit, 4,5 MSps successive approximation register (SAR) ADC in a tiny 8-lead TSOT-23 package. It integrates a precision 2,048 V/4,096 V reference with 7 ppm/°C typical ...
Tri-axis accelerometer 17 April 2013, Electrocomp The KXCJA from Kionix is an ultra-thin tri-axis accelerometer measuring 3 x 3 x 0,7 mm and offering up to 14-bit resolution. User-selectable parameters include ±2 G, 4 G or 8 G ranges and output data ...
RF clock IC 17 April 2013 Analog Devices introduced an RF clock IC with ultra-low jitter for communications and instrumentation equipment that requires high-speed data conversion and optimum SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) performance. ...
18-bit DAC 17 April 2013 Maxim’s MAX5318 is a high-accuracy 18-bit DAC that integrates all the circuitry required to make a high-precision voltage source for industrial test and measurement, factory automation and process control. ...
MEMS oscillators 17 April 2013, Future Electronics IDT has released differential MEMS oscillators with 100 fs typical phase jitter performance and integrated frequency margining capability. The devices can reduce bit error rate (BER) in 10 gigabit Ethernet ...
8-bit microcontrollers 17 April 2013, Tempe Technologies Microchip announced a new addition to its PIC12/16F15XX 8-bit MCU family. The low-cost, low-pin-count PIC12LF1552 is Microchip’s smallest (2 x 3 mm UDFN package) and lowest-cost PIC MCU with hardware ...
Energy measurement processor 3 April 2013, CST Electronics Lattice Semiconductor introduced the iCE40 LP384, the smallest member of its expanding iCE40 family of ultra-low-density FPGAs. The new small footprint device is aimed at applications such as portable ...
Low-phase-noise VCXO 3 April 2013, RF Design Vectron has introduced the new VX–705 low-phase-noise voltage controlled oscillator (VCXO) for demanding clock distribution applications in wireless communications, test and measurement, audio/video broadcast ...
SMT clock oscillators 3 April 2013, Altron Arrow Euroquartz has introduced a new range of surface mount clock oscillators claiming tolerance and stability parameters close to that of temperature-compensated oscillators (TCXOs) but at clock oscillator ...
