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Tom Perkins Sr. Technical Editor By the time you read this another IEEE International Microwave Symposium will be history. If you attended in Seattle, I hope your visit was rewarding. Thanks to all those who helped make this great event worthwhile. Ill be summarizing the event in the July Editorial. In April I wrote an article on Microwave Engineering Education. I have received several in-depth, complimentary, and insightful comments from readers that indicate that this is certainly a timely and important topic. I am attempting to reply to readers, as time permits. AID Wondering about the above Editorial title? It refers to Antennas, Integrated Circuits and Defense Electronics. The IEEE Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference (WAMICON) in Orlando, Florida, revealed a very interesting project that in some ways embraces all of these topics. A talk by the DARPA Microsystems Technology Office described their sponsorship of a program called Arrays at Commercial Timescales (ACT). Some liken this effort to creating a RF Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). Broadly described, the goal is to save time and money in the development of phased arrays for radar, communications, and electronic warfare by creating common building blocks to assist designers to avoid starting from scratch each time a new array is designed. The idea is to create a shared hardware foundation for future military phased array development programs. It has three tiers of technology that together form a reconfigurable system that would serve as a starting point or foundation for any new array program. Objectives include: a common building block for RF arrays, a reconfigurable means for the antenna to interact with radio waves, and over-the-air coherent array aggregation. The first two thrusts endeavor to reduce the time and money required to develop phased arrays. The final thrust seeks to reduce the size of phased arrays by developing distributed arrays that can communicate with each other and function as one large array. Operationally, taking this concept a bit further, the idea of reconfigurable arrays and electronics that can perform multiple tasks upon command with one basic suite of hardware has been a longtime goal that may be finally achievable. The advantages related to reduced size, weight and power (SWAP) and also cost are certainly significant, particularly in these times of constrained budgets. MIMO and More What comes to mind when pondering these general topics (AID) in todays emerging technologies? Under antennas: multiple-input and
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multiple-output (MIMO), use of metamaterials, fractals, active solidstate arrays, advancing synthetic aperture array (SAR) technology, and inflatable arrays. Thinking about integrated circuits: a plethora of mixed signal devices performing numerous functions with significant growth in digital circuitry, things that may emerge from the aforementioned DARPA ACT program, atom sized graphene FET based circuitry, and other nanoscale devices. Finally with defense, there tends to be a focus on preventing infiltration of counterfeit parts, development of low cost radar techniques, refurbishment and filling available shipboard and aircraft equipment volume with upgrades, robotic devices doing retrofit of retired space satellites, advances in GaN and SiC amplifiers, Terahertz technology, and Disruptive Technology, which is tending to be replaced by the more accurate term Disruptive Innovation. There are numerous emerging examples of coalescence of antenna and integrated circuit technology. Obviously, wireless communication devices will continue to incorporate improved miniature circuitry. Another example with close proximity integration is diagnostic electronic pills that can be passed through very small infrastructure passageways and also the human digestive system. Obviously the critical challenge with human tissue and fluids is wide-band impedance matching in a less than ideal permittivity environment. If you would like to submit an article on any of these topics, or another of interest, please contact Tim Burkhard or myself with a title and a short abstract we can review for consideration. Finally, I know many of you are amateur (ham) radio operators. Its certainly a great hobby and has been a catalyst in developing my RF/ microwave interests from my early
teen years. Some say hams were the first social networkers. We should not let this year pass without mentioning that its the 75th anniversary of the Hiram Percy Memorial Station, W1AW, in Newington, Conn. If you ever get a chance to visit, its well worth a couple hours. Even better: if you are licensed, and have a
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Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, ZigBee, Cellular, RFID, and many other wireless technologies are all important to drive Internet of Everything growth. The long term expansion of the market will be dependent on wireless technology becoming invisible so that the consumer will be oblivious to which technology is used and only know that it works. Today, Hub devices such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops are pivotal in enabling the IoE ecosystem and will continue to be an essential building block, added Cooney. Future growth, however, is driven by node or sensor type devices and by 2020 these will account for 60% of the total installed base of devices.
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Ongoing activity in March and April included mergers and acquisitions, product launches and milestones, as well as seemingly healthy contract activity, but financials continue to emphasize the difficulties faced by the defense industry. Strategy Analytics Advanced Defense Systems (ADS) service reports, Defense Electronics Industry Review: March 2013, and Defense Electronics Industry Review: April 2013, detail significant defense industry news, including product announcements, milestones, contract activity and defense industry financial performance as the first quarter of 2013 came to a close. Taking a snapshot of financials from companies including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and United Technologies, revenues were by and large flat for most companies for the first quarter of 2013. The defense industry continues to focus on streamlining operations and ensuring profitability as revenue growth slows, stagnates or declines. Taking a look at 2013 first quarter financials compared with the year-ago quarter really demonstrates the impact that budget cuts are starting to have on the defense industry, noted Asif Anwar Director of the ADS service at Strategy Analytics. However, revenues are not the whole story and activity around contracts, business tie-ups, product launches and milestones remained robust over March and April. March saw several key systems passing tests such as the Northrop Grumman AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) and Raytheon testing a dualband datalink with a Thales Nederland Advanced Phased Array Radar (APAR).
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Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $23,000,000 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously issued basic order agreement (N00019-10-G-0004) for Full Rate Production Lot 1 software sustainment support of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. This delivery order provides all aspects of software management support, including the update and maintenance through the life cycle support and to all the software elements of the weapon system, subsystem and support element levels of the aircraft software. Raymond Sicotte, Chairman and CEO of American Microwave Corporation (AMC), and Ashok (Ash) Gorwara, Chairman and President & CEO of Planar Monolithics Industries, Incorporated (PMI), announced that they have completed realignment and separation of AMC and PMI. Mr. Sicotte and Mr. Gorwara were formerly colleagues at MIT Lincoln Laboratory in the late 1960s. Each is well recognized for his extensive expertise in the microwave electronics field. Each company has developed its own complete manufacturing, engineering, research and development capabilities and facilities as the individual companies have grown and prospered. This realignment allows each company to operate independently, further expand their product lines and maintain a competitive edge in the marketplace. PMI also announced that it has acquired 100% of all the assets & property of Hari LLC (formerly operating as Genesis Microwave Inc.), El Dorado Hills, Ca.
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RF device stability can be very demanding when trying to mitigate a balance with all other aspects of a specific application. There are many device characteristics that can be separately analyzed with large and small signal EDA simulation methods. The results are then inferred on how they would interact. Eliminating this complexity requires a real world simulation tool. The age-old RF device curiosityif my RF device is operating in a large signal nonlinear mode into a matched or mismatched load, what does it look like everywhere else with respect to input stability?can be answered with a Large Signal Load Stability (LSLS) simulation tool. Agilents Advanced Design System (ADS) will be used as the example EDA platform. A traditional tool for stability information is S-parameter simulation using the Load Stability Circles. This means at which loads will the source become unstable. Generally, this information is used to predict large signal RF device stability, albeit small signal in nature. Another tool is the Large Signal S-parameter (LSSP) simulation which can also plot stability circles, albeit large signal in nature. These simulations describe a device with either a small or large signal excitation. Simultaneous Analysis To forego the usual large signal - small signal interaction discussion, it is advantageous to have an EDA tool that allows simultaneous small and large signal analysis. More
specifically, a small signal input stability analysis while under large signal operation. This can be accomplished by using an n-tone EDA source with frequency tones of various magnitudes, the harmonic balance controller mixing order set to zero and the proper equations written to select the interested tones. An example Large Signal Load Stability simulation is presented. The generic LDMOS device models 900 MHz source and load impedance has been previously determined and a second order low pass load matching circuit was chosen. The input stability will be analyzed from 10 MHz to 100 MHz, while 900 MHz large signal operation is subjected to 20:1 load mismatch at all phase angles. The LSLS instrument with generic LDMOS and load matching circuit is shown in Figure 1. The large and small signal input powers are 33 dBm and -100 dBm. The LSLS data display contains the load mismatch and phase angle shifts of the circuit and device loads, the delivered power into a matched and mismatched load and the input stability. The load mismatch sweep is made to complete all phase angles at the large signal frequency. The mismatch is broadband while the phase angle variation is specific to the large signal frequency. Figure 2 shows a 20:1 mismatch 360 degree phase angle shift at 900 MHz and its subsequent mismatch and angle shift at the small signal frequencies. The 100 MHz shift is shown, all lower frequency phase shifts are less and cannot be seen due to being overwritten by the sweep output. Figure 3 shows the devices matched and mismatched load impedance and large signal delivered power.
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Figure 4 This figure plots the input stability in terms of magnitude (plotted as a Max value) and the input impedance.
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b. Non-Coherent recovery Figure 1 Different recovery loops. signal, but the receiver with matching Walsh code alone can de-spread the signal. Conventionally, a received signal is demodulated and de-spread using appropriate code. But in a satellite environment the received signal will have poor SNR. It is, practically, not possible to demodulate the low SNR signal. Hence, the received signal is first despread and then demodulated. At the receiver, the first primary task [6] is to synchronize the received signal with the transmitter. If the waveforms are not synchronized, insufficient signal energy
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Figure 4 Block diagram of transmitter. tiplied by large bandwidth Spreading code of the receiver to which the data needs to be communicated. The concept is simulated in MATLAB. The information signal is chosen to have a data rate of 100 bps. It is spread with Walsh code at a chip rate of 6.4 Kbps. Figure 5 shows the spectrum of the Walsh code. Figure 6 shows the Spectrum of Spread signal. For simplicity of simulation, a 25.6 KHz carrier is assumed. Figure 7 shows the spectrum of the BPSK modulated carrier. In practice, an S-band carrier is used. B. Receiver The block schematic of the receiver is shown in Figure 8. Despreading the signal has been done using the Walsh code, first, to increase the SNR for proper demodulation. The despread signal spectrum is shown in Figure 9. The overall configuration for the transceiver is shown in Figure 10. The received S-band signal is down converted to 10 MHz. Signals coming to and from the FPGA are converted to required form using ADC and DAC, respectively. The BPSK modulated signal is converted to analog form with DAC and up converted to S-band for transmission. Carrier for both transmitter and receiver is generated using Direct Digital Synthesizer (DDS). The basic transmitter and receiver blocks are designed in digital domain
V. Conclusion A simple concept of using wireless LAN in place of a bulky harness for interconnecting subsystems in a satellite is explained. The main advantage of using RF LAN is decrease in the mass of harness of up to 10%. The architecture of an RF-LAN design based on spread spectrum techniques is presented. Acknowledgement The authors would like to express their sincere thanks to Dr. V. K. Agrawal, Director, Crucible of Research and Innovation, Dr. T. S. Chandar, HOD, Dept. of ECE and Dr. K. N. B. Murthy, Principal, PES Institute of Technology for the encouragement given throughout this development work. References [1] ANSI/IEEE 802.1 I Standard, Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (pHY) Specifications, 1999 [2] Brown and P. Eremenko, Fractionated Space Architectures: A Vision for Responsive Space, 4th Responsive Space Conference , RS4-2006-1002, LosAngeles, CA, April 24-27 , 2006 [3] J Shaobin Li, Guochen Fan and Guodong Xu, Application of Wireless Satellite Bus in micro-satellite design, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, Changchun, China, August 9 ,2009 [4] R. Amini , G. Aalbers, R. Hamann, W. Jongkind, and P. G. Beethuizen, New generations of spacecraft data
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About the Authors: Dr. V. Sambasiva Rao, Professor in ECE Department of PES Institute of technology, Bangalore since July 2011, is an engineering graduate (1973) from College of Engineering, Kakinada (Andhra University) and obtained Ph.D from BITS, Pilani in 2010. For over 37 years (April 1974 to June 2011), he was associated with ISRO in various capacities. He is a Fellow of IETE and a Member of Astronautical Society of India. He received five distinguished awards and published over 55 technical papers. Mr. Murali Bharadwaj N, Research Assistant, Crucible Figure 9. Spectrum of despread signal. of research and innovation, PES Institute of Technology, obtained his Masters degree in Signal Processing and VLSI from Jain University, Bangalore. He is working on SAW AGC different projects related to ADC X Filter Am p digital system design using FPGAs. Am p Mr. Hemanth Kumar S BPSK has obtained his Bachelors Despread Local Dem odulation Patch degree in Electrical and PD Oscillator Antenna Electronics at Visvesvaraya (Sband) Walsh Walsh SubsystemN * Technological University, Code N Code X Belgaum, and is currently Am p pursuing his Masters in BPSK Spread Modulation VLSI and Embedded System SAW Design at PES Institute of X DAC FPGA Filter Technology, Bangalore. His fields of interest are VLSI * Walsh code of intended receiver and Communications. Figure 10. Basic block diagram of the transceiver analog section.
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sipate the attenuated power. The attenuator chip is packaged in an LTCC hermetic package utilizing fully automated and highly reliable manufacturing processes. Mini-Circuits minicircuits.com capacitance ratio and low series resistance. This combination of characteristics makes the Skyworks SMV1771-040LF ideal for use in low phase noise, voltage controlled oscillators operating from VHF to 2.5 GHz. Applications include telecom infrastructure, military, automotive and consumer. RFMW rfmw.com
Machine (M2M), and wireless infrastructure markets. Peregrine Semiconductor psemi.com
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Anechoic Chamber
AWT Globals new ATC series low PIM anechoic chambers are designed for measuring antennas from 700 MHz to 6000 MHz. Besides the high shielding coefficient of more than 90 dB, ATC series antenna test chambers generate lowest residual passive intermodulation (PIM). The combination of chamber geometry, specifically designed pyramidal electromagnetic absorbing material and innovative manufacturing techniques result in remarkable characteristics.
Vaunix Technology Corp. announced the addition of its new Lab Brick Phase Shifter, the LPS-802. The new product has a frequency of 4-8 GHz and provides excellent phase accuracy while offering one-degree phase resolution. With the LPS-802, the phase can be set from the easy to install and use GUI, configured from an uploaded phase profile or programmed using the provided API DLL.
PMI Model No. PUB-15-500M20G20-LCA is a 500 MHz to 20.0 GHz Low Noise Amplifier which provides 15 dB of gain while maintaining a gain flatness of 1.75 dB typically over the operating frequency. The noise figure is 3 dB typical and offers a typical OP1dB of +20 dBm. The amplifier requires +12 to +15 VDC and the current draw is 225 mA typical. The unit is supplied with SMA(F) connectors in our standard PE2 housing.
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Combiner
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Capacitors
The PE64906, PE64907, PE64908, and PE64909 digitally tuned capacitors provide an easy-to-use solution for antenna tuning and impedance matching applications, as well as tunable filters and phase shifters in the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), military radio, Test-andMeasurement (T&M), Machine-to-
Attenuator
RCAT attenuators are fixed value absorptive attenuators. The highly precision and repeatable monolithic attenuator chip is processed using the most advanced semiconductor processing techniques. The Cu filled through-die vias and Cu metallization on the backside provide a very low thermal resistance path to dis-
Model SWP-62387304-12-S1 is an E band waveguide four way power combiner to offer minimum near full waveguide bandwidth operation from 62 to 87 GHz. It exhibits less than 1.0 dB insertion loss and more than 30 dB port isolation in the operational bandwidth. The power combiner exhibits excellent phase and amplitude balance and is equipped with self-locking phase trimming tuners to further enhance the phase balance fine adjustment
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capacity for some phase balance critical applications. SAGE Millimeter sagemillimeter.com severe robustness tests without significant device degradation. Nitronex nitronex.com
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(EMI) problems. It also offers a number of new capabilities to reduce simulation time and increase design efficiency. Agilent Technologies agilent.com
Z-Communications, Inc. announced a new RoHS compliant VCO model V950ME36-LF in the C-band. This octave tuning VCO operates at 5120 to 6120 MHz with a tuning voltage range of 0 to 22 Vdc and provides better than 1.1:1 tuning linearity. This high performance VCO features a spectrally clean signal of -87 dBc/Hz @ 100 kHz offset and a typical tuning sensitivity of 51 MHz/V.
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M/A-COM Technology Solutions line of small package directional detectors are designed for power monitoring in point-to-point radios, aerospace and defense systems, radar, IMS, VSAT, and electronic warfare applications. The small package detectors are housed in a miniature, surface mount 1.5 x 1.2 mm leadless plastic package. They require a small bias current of less than 0.5 mA for proper performance.
Comtech PSTs MODEL BHED78238-200 200-watt Solid State Power Amplifier operates over 700 to 2300 MHz and features: High Power Output; Instantaneous Multi-Octave Bandwidth; Gallium Nitride (GaN) Technology; Rugged, Field Proven Construction; MultiTone Capability; Ethernet Interface; Fast Noise Quieting Speed; Class AB Amplifier; Digital Display and Control; ALC Circuitry.
Aeroflex/Inmets improved 100 Watt Fixed Attenuators are ideal solutions for high power PA testing, load simulation and many other test environments. Inmets 6N100W-XX operates from DC-6 GHz, has excellent attenuation accuracy (30dB +/- 1.5dB) and a VSWR of less than 1.45:1. They are available in standard values of 3,6,10, 20, 30 & 40 dB and with Type N, SMA, 7/16-DIN or TNC connectors. Other dB values and custom connector configurations are available as options.
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EM Software
Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the latest release of Electromagnetic Professional (EMPro), its 3-D electromagnetic simulation software. EMPro 2013 helps design engineers identify and resolve difficult electromagnetic interference
The NPT1015 is a 28V, DC-2.5GHz, 50W power transistor with 15 dB saturated gain and 65% peak drain efficiency at 2GHz. The thermal resistance of the NPT1015 transistor is 1.9C/W, which is among the lowest in the industry in this power class. This GaN technology is capable of surviving the industrys most
Trilithics Model 8853S Handheld Spectrum and Interference Analyzer is a 3 GHz 50 Ohm unit that can be used in 2G/3G/4G Wireless, Wireless LAN, Satellite and Microwave networks to analyze RF signals with a comprehensive scope of measurements. The analyzer includes a larger display, internal calibration and preselection to meet precision testing needs, with a familiar, intuitive user interface. It provides signal strength indication, spectro-
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gram, and waterfall diagrams to identify interference signals. Trilithic trilithic.com
Voltage Probe
The R&S RT-ZS60 active voltage probe is the perfect solution for any task requiring single-ended measurements of signal integrity. The R&S RT-ZS60 is the market's first compact, single-ended 6 GHz probe that can handle tests on high-speed interfaces such as DDR memory modules or general analyses for A&D, research or consumer electronics, for example.
are high performance multi-staged converters available in three form factors - USB, PXI Express, and a core module with your choice of SPI, USB, or RS-232 communication interfaces. The up and downconverters exhibit very low phase noise and have very wide dynamic range, ranking them among the best in the industry for precise frequency translation. SignalCore Inc. signalcore.com
where temperature and durability are vital. TE Connectivity te.com
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Power Dividers
VidaRF offers a wide selection of 2-way through 16-way power divider/combiners, designed to cover 100 MHz to 20 GHz with average power handling of 30 Watts for narrow, octave, dual and multi-octave band applications. Standard Connector type: SMA female, other connectors available upon request. VidaRF is focused on being a solutions provider by building to customer specs and offering zero days lead time for custom parts through its stock and ship program.
The R&S SDTR software defined tactical radio enables high data rate, jam-resistant communications in network-centric operations. The R&S SDTR is an open platform based on the software communications architecture (SCA) standard. SCA based waveforms and other manufacturers waveforms can be ported to the radio, paving the way for interoperability with allied armed forces. It has the capability to handle future international standardized waveforms with data rates of up to several Mbit/s.
Coaxicoms Right-Angle Bend (RAB) Assembly provides an alternative to the standard right angle SMA coaxial connector with a lowprofile device, delivering increased electrical performance at higher frequencies. The 3221-1-L series of pre-bent right angle assemblies use the center conductor of .141" semirigid cable as the contact. L represents the overall length of the RAB.
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Up/Downconverters
SignalCores matching pair of RF up and downconverters with the frequency range of 1 MHz to 3.9 GHz
TE Connectivitys SHF-260 highly flexible wire targets power distribution applications within the aerospace, defense and marine markets. This comes as an answer to the need for a combination of high temperature and high performance in wire insulation, which has become a critical factor in todays platforms. This is especially true in large-diameter power feeder applications
PMI Model No. LM-18G40G-181W-292FF is an Ultra-High Speed, Millimeter Wave, High Power RF Limiter that operates over the frequency range of 18.0 to 40.0 GHz. This limiter can handle input power levels up to 1 Watt CW and provides a leakage output power of +18 dBm maximum and +12 dBm typical. The limiting threshold is +5 dBm typical and +9 dBm maximum. In-
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Aethercomm Model Number SSPA 0.1-1.0-300 is a high power, broadband, Gallium Nitride (GaN) RF amplifier that operates from 100 MHz to 1000 MHz. This PA is ideal for broadband military platforms as well as commercial applications because it is robust and offers high power over an extremely large bandwidth with decent power added efficiency. This amplifier operates with a base plate temperature of -40C to +80C. It is packaged in a modular housing that is approximately 5.25 (width) by 10.15 (long) by 1.97 (height).
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Agilent Technologies U8480 Series of USB thermocouple power sensors are based on the same front-end design as the Agilent 8480 and N8480 Series. The U8480 Series offers improved specifications, including a measurement speed of 400 readings per second, 10 times faster than the legacy series. The U8480 Series provides the best accuracy in Agilents power-meter and sensor portfolio and comes with a power linearity of less than 0.8 percent. As Agilents first power sensor with the ability to measure down to DC, this series covers a broader range of test applications.
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Regulator The LP38798 is a high-performance linear regulator capable of supplying 800-mA of output current. Designed to meet the requirements of sensitive RF and analog circuitry in applications such as base stations, the LP38798 features a unique linear topology on an advanced CMOS process to deliver ultra-low output noise and high PSRR at switching power supply frequencies.
Texas Instruments ti.com
Spectrum Analyzer R&S FSW high-end signal and spectrum analyzers are typically used in the development labs of aerospace, defense, and telecom companies. The new R&S FSW-K54 software option supports EMI bandwidths in compliance with commercial as well as military standards. The option contains EMI detectors such as peak, quasi-peak, CISPRaverage and RMS-average in line with CISPR and MIL standards. It also includes a database of predefined limit lines as specified by international standards.
Directional Coupler VidaRF offers a 2-18 GHz Directional Coupler Model # VDC-20180A10. Loss (true) 0.90 dB, coupling 20+/-1.00 (other coupling values available), sensitivity +/-0.5, directivity 15 dB @2-12.4 GHz and 12 dB @12.4-18.0 GHz, VSWR 1.35:1, Power: 20 W average and 3 KW peak.
Standard Connector type: SMA female, other connectors available upon request.
VidaRF vidarf.com
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Amplifier RFMW Ltd. announced design and sales support for TriQuint Semiconductor dual device amplifier model TQP3M9041. Spanning the frequency range of 2.4 GHz to 4 GHz, this high linearity, ultra-low noise figure LNA offers a 0.8dB noise figure in a balanced configuration at 1.95 GHz. Input IP3 is 20 dBm with associated gain of greater than 18 dB. The TriQuint TQP3M9041 operates from a 4.4 V positive supply with no requirement for a negative gate voltage.
RFMW rfmw.com
Switch Box Assembly PMI Model No. PSD-6G16G-CD-1 is High Power Switch Box Assembly that provides protection to frontend receivers when in the presence of high power signals. This is accomplished by sensing the input signal level and then switching the input signal into 50 ohms terminations when a set threshold level is exceeded. This assembly operates from 6.0 to 18.0 GHz and can handle input power levels up to 10 Watts CW.
Amplifier Custom MMIC added a new low noise amplifier, the CMD185P3, to its expanding line of standard amplifier products. The CMD185P3 has a low noise figure of 1.9 dB and associated gain of +15 dB across the 4 to 8 GHz bandwidth, while only requiring a single positive supply voltage (+4.0 V @ 75 mA). With an output 1dB compression
point at +15 dBm, the CMD185P3 is ideal for converter chains in communications systems where small size and low DC power consumption are required.
Custom MMIC custommmic.com
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Analysis Software Agilent Technologies announced an analysis software suite for the U4611A, U4611B and U4612A family of USB protocol analyzers. The suite features the new MegaZoom technology, offering USB device designers quick and easy insight into their designs behavior, and streamlining USB test and validation. MegaZoom technology in the U4611A and U4611B quickly analyzes massive amounts of data and drills into the detail designers need.
Frequency Extender Model STE-SF906-00-N1 is a D band frequency extender which extends the input frequency of 12 to 19 GHz to a full waveguide bandwidth, 110 to 170 GHz operation. It combines high performance millimeter passive multipliers, amplifiers and filters to extend the low frequency sweeper or synthesizer to D band frequency band. Required input power is +20 dBm and resultant output power is 0 dBm typically. DC input is +12Vdc/750 mA.
Amplifier RADITEKs new, 2.5 KW Pulsed or CW (with 0dBm in), linear, High Power GaN and LDMOS SSPA, RAMP1.7 - 2.1 GHz - 2.5 KW - 400VAC3P-d16 is the latest in a series of GaN and/or LDMOS amplifiers that have a lower price, better MTBF (>50,000 hrs) and MTTR (<30 minutes) than, for example, any Klystron based amplifier.
This amplifier is pre-optimized to deliver full power across any (pre specified) 100 MHz band, within 1.7 to 2.1 GHz. Cooling can be either chilled air or optionally water cooled.
RADITEK raditek.com
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Mixer Linear Technology announced the LTC5567, a 300 MHz to 4 GHz downconverting mixer with outstanding IIP3 (Input Third Order Intercept) of 26.9 dBm, low power consumption of 294 mW, and wide IF bandwidth of 2.5 GHz to support 4G wireless base stations and a wide range of high dynamic range receiver applications. The LTC5567s wide 300 MHz to 4 GHz operating frequency range provides versatility in a single device, enabling operation in any of the cellular bands from 700 MHz to 2.7 GHz.
Linear Technology linear.com
Hand Tool Samtecs new Hand Tool (CAT-HT-309-2830-12) is specifically designed to crimp the 1,00 mm CC09R Series reeled contacts on 28 or 30 AWG wire. This hand tool is ideal for low volume, pre-production and repair applications of discrete wire components. A mini reel of contacts (CC09M Series) is also available with a smaller quantity of contacts than full reels, making it possible to build prototypes and test samples without maintaining a large inventory of contacts.
Samtec samtec.com
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Test System The PXI 3050A low noise RF signal generator and the PXI 3320 arbitrary waveform generator (AWG) are used together to provide a fully configurable RF signal generator with wide bandwidth vector modulation, low phase noise, and fast frequency and level settling. The signal generator is available in two frequency range options from 100 kHz to either 3 GHz or 6 GHzand with a choice of +10 dBm or +20 dBm output power.
Aeroflex aeroflex.com
Analyzer The FieldFox handheld analyzers remote control capability and new Remote Viewer iOS application enable users to make precise RF and microwave measurements from an iPad or iPhone. Also new are a spectrum analysis time-gating option and support for Agilents USB peakpower sensors, which are specifically geared toward engineers testing the pulse characteristics of their radar systems.
Couplers High-power, 3 dB Hybrid Couplers useful in BTS applications for combining two transmitters to share one antenna or for use to distribute signals for in-building applications. Available in three bands: 400 - 520 MHz, 800 - 1000 MHz and 1700 - 2200 MHz. Unique air-line construction provides lowest possible insertion loss while
delivering high isolation (30 dB typical), exceptional VSWR (1.10:1 typical) and superior phase balance (3 degrees max.).
MECA Electronics e-MECA.com
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VCO Z-Communications, Inc. announced a new RoHS compliant VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) model USSP1325-LF in the L-band. The USSP1325-LF operates at 1250 to 1400 MHz with a tuning voltage range of 0.5 to 4.5 Vdc. This miniaturized VCO features phase noise of -100 dBc/Hz @ 10 kHz offset while operating off a 5Vdc supply and typically drawing only 25mA of current.
Attenuator Mini-Circuits SYVA-16+ surface mount voltage variable attenuator features: low insertion loss, 0.9 dB typ.; high attenuation, 35 dB typ.; excellent return loss, 28 dB typ. Applications: variable gain amplifier; feed forward amps; ALC circuits.
Limiter PMI Model No. LM-0518-10-1W-SHS-1-F is a high speed, high power, hard diode limiter that operates over the frequency range of 0.5 to 18.0 GHz. This limiter handles 100 Watts Peak Power with a pulse width of 1us. The insertion loss is less than 2 dB typically and has a VSWR of 2.0:1 maximum. This limiter is supplied with removable SMA female connectors in a small housing measuring only 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.22.
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Clock Generator Pentek, Inc. announced the Model 7194 high speed clock generator in a PMC/XMC form factor. The Model 7194 provides fixed frequency sample clocks to up to four Pentek analog-to-digital Cobalt and Onyx modules in multi-board systems. It enables synchronous sampling, playback and timing for a wide range of multichannel, high-speed data acquisition and software radio applications.
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Connectors Molex supports challenging aerospace and defense network connectivity with its compact Brad NanoChange (M8) connectors. The rugged Nano-Change product line offers the industrys broadest selection of space-saving connectors, cordsets, receptacles, inserts, splitters and molded junction boxes for sensor and actuator applications.
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Coupler Mini-Circuits DBTC-20-4-75LX+ surface mount direction coupler features: very flat coupling; very broadband, multi octave; temperature stable, LTCC base; all welded construction; leads attached for better solderability; micro
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Phased Array Tech Tahoe RF Semiconductor announced an innovative phased array technology called BeamDirectTM, for both commercial and military applications. BeamDirectTM improves the bandwidth and sensitivity of phased array radio systems and enables extremely fine beam steering angle resolutions. It has been implemented as a single chip solution in standard CMOS IC process and delivers flexibility, as well as significant improvements in size, weight and power (SWaP) over competing technologies.
Tahoe RF Semiconductor tahoerf.com
Splitter RFMW Ltd. announced design and sales support for the MiniRF, 4-way splitter, model MRFSP0012. Covering the CATV bandwidth of 5 to 1002 MHz, the MRFSP0012 replaces three, 2-way splitters commonly used to achieve a 1 to 4 split thus saving board space, reducing part count and offering easier design configuration. And, the MiniRF MRFSP0012 offers a cost savings over comparable performing, multi-splitter topologies.
RFMW Ltd. rfmw.com
ADC Texas Instruments Inc. introduced the industrys fastest 4-channel, 14-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC), clocking in at 250 MSPS. The high-density ADS4449 enables receiver systems to support up to 125 MHz of instantaneous bandwidth in extremely small forms, such as multiple input and multiple output (MIMO) base sta-
tions and munitions guidance, or in greater density applications, such as active electrically scanned array (AESA) and other phased-array radars.
Texas Instruments ti.com
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Power Sensor Interface LadyBug Technologies Enhanced Virtual Power Meter V4.5 provides an ideal user interface for measuring a host of RF signal parameters. The product is included with LadyBugs exclusive line of Peak and Pulse Power Sensors. These products make it unnecessary to provide assumed duty cycle to achieve accurate pulse measurements. Pulse Power, Duty Cycle and Crest Factor are all available effortlessly with LadyBugs VPM/Sensor combination. LadyBugs fast USB communications with no buffer induced latency, combined with patented no-zero no-cal measurements, make these an ideal solution for the laboratory, production facility, and for the ATE industry.
LadyBug Technologies ladybug-tech.com
Chipsets TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. introduced 12 new products and highlighted two complete RF chipset families for 15 and 23 GHz point-to-point (PtP) radios serving 3G/4G cellular backhaul and related applications. TriQuints new products include high-performance packaged amplifiers, up-converters / down-converters and voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs) as well as additional devices to support PtP RF requirements from 10-27 GHz.
Triquint Semiconductor triquint.com
App Notes Agilents new radar, EW communication and general test system measurement application notes help the reader to keep pace with the latest technologyenabling a focus on fulfilling todays mission and managing the transition to what comes next. Included: Agilent Radar Measurements and Agilent Radar, EW & ELINT Testing: 52 High Frequency Electronics
Identifying Common Test Challenges. The former is focused on the transmitter side and the latter on the receiver side of the application block diagram.
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LNA Custom MMIC announced a new 6 11 GHz low noise amplifier to their growing line of high quality products. The CMD186P3 presents an ultra-low noise figure of 2.1 dB, delivers greater than 18 dB of gain, and has a corresponding output 1 dB compression point of +16.5 dBm. The CMD186P3, which is housed in a RoHS-compliant, 3x3 mm QFN plastic surface mount package, requires a single supply voltage of +5 V at 78 mA.
Custom MMIC custommmic.com
Isolator Renaissance Electronics has developed a new low loss, high isolation waveguide isolator for Satcom applications that covers 43 46 GHz with industry standard interface of WR 22. With loss of 0.5 dB and 18 dB isolation, it is ideal for low noise figure Satcom receivers.
Renaissance Electronics rec-usa.com
EM Analysis AXIEM excels at characterizing passive circuitry in MMICs and RFICs that range from interdigitated capacitors to spiral inductors. It not only accurately captures circuit response in the form of S-parameters, but visually displays current densities and other parameters as well.
AXIEM can solve designs an order of magnitude more complex than other MoM point tools, making it possible to simulate all passive circuits in a MMIC or RFIC.
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Test Software Aeroflex Limited announced PXI Maestro, a nextgeneration automatic test solution for use in wireless device manufacturing that lowers the cost of test and accelerates test development. PXI 3000 is a proven platform for modern manufacturing test of cellular, wireless LAN, GPS, and Bluetooth wireless devices. PXI Maestro adds significant capability to the PXI 3000 platform and provides a production-ready test system with integrated chipset-specific device control and the ability to test multiple devices in parallel.
Aeroflex aeroflex.com
Filter CTS Electronic Components introduced the ClearPlexTM Waveguide Ceramic Filter, a revolutionary RF ceramic filter that offers space and cost saving features, as well as superior performance, compared to aircavity filters in small-cell applications. ClearPlex waveguide technology takes advantage of CTS patented mechanical structures and proprietary high quality ceramic formulations. It satisfies the markets needs for low cost, small size, and superior electrical performance.
CTS Electronic Components ctscorp.com
VCO Modcos Model LVC440-495VS tunes 440 MHz to 495 MHz and is used in handheld wireless RF applications. A bias voltage of 1.5 V delivers + 2.0 dBm power with only 5 ma current consumption. Phase noise is -94 dBc @ 10 kHz offset. Package size is 0.175 inch square with height
of .075 inch. Supplied on T&R and priced @ $4.95 ea for 10k quantity.
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YTOs The MICRO LAMBDA MLTO-Series Permanent Magnet YIG-Tuned Oscillators cover the frequency range of 3 to 13 GHz. They are available in customer-selected tuning ranges and are fitted with a low power main coil, and FM coil for phase locking. All units operate from a +8 Volt and 5 Volt supply and operate over the 0 to + 65 deg. C temperature range. Units do not require a heater.
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Receiver AR Receiver Systems DSP-based emissions receiver has the speed and accuracy to reduce test time from days to minutes. The new Model DER2018 Digital Emissions Receiver offers continuous coverage from 20 Hz to 18 GHz with 140 MHz instantaneous bandwidth. It performs over 30,000 simultaneous CISPR detections.
AR Receiver Systems arworld.us
Switch Matrices PMI offers a full product line of RF Switch Matrices that operate over the 20 MHz to 40 GHz frequency range. Three standard models are offered that cover this frequency range, namely 20 MHz to 3.0 GHz, 2.0 GHz to 18.0 GHz, and 18.0 GHz to 40.0 GHz. Any of the three models
can be supplied as either a 4 X 4, 8 X 8, 16 X 16, or 32 X 32 non-blocking matrix.

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A/D Converter Analog Devices FPGA mezzanine card (FMC) incorporates JEDEC JESD204B SerDes (serializer/de-serializer) technology to allow digital and analog designers to simplify high-speed data converter-to-FPGA connectivity. FMC176 is a 14-bit, 250-MSPS, A/D converter FMC that supports JESD204B Subclass 1 deterministic latency, providing the connectivity and functionality to quickly combine with Xilinxs Kintex-7 and Virtex-7 FPGA platforms in a variety of compute-intensive FPGA-based applications.
Analog Devices analog.com
Attenuator Renaissance has developed a solid state programmable attenuator that can be used to perform fading simulations. The device operates from DC 3 GHz with 5.5 dB insertion loss and can attenuate 100 dB in 1 dB steps. The attenuator can handle 20 dBm over -40 to +85 C.
Renaissance Electronics rec-usa.com
Power Supplies National Instruments announced its newest generalpurpose programmable power supplies, which offer the highest power density available in PXI and form the foundation of automated test systems. The NI PXIe-4112 and NI PXIe-4113 modules provide high power density that saves rack space while simplifying design by eliminating the need to mix multiple instrumentation form factors.
When programmed with NI LabVIEW software and paired with a range of PXI hardware instrumentation, the new power supplies can help engineers create a complete, customized test solution.
National Instruments ni.com
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Retimer Solution Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the latest addition to its repeater model library for quickly and accurately solving the challenge posed by signal distortion in the multigigabit-per-second regime. Using a prestandard, novel extension to the industry-standard IBIS AMI flow, SystemVue 2013 now offers model builders a tool to build retimer models. The models run in ADS, the tool that IC consumers (typically data center and telecoms equipment manufacturers) use to design these chips into their systems.
Capacitors AVX Corp. added an N1500 super dielectric option to its high-voltage, multilayer ceramic (MLC), radial leaded capacitor series. An extension of the SV Series, the N1500 super dielectric capacitors take up less board space and offer higher capacitance values than comparable C0G dielectric capacitors and are ideally suited for applications including snubbers in high-frequency power converters, resonators in SMPS, AC line filtering, and highvoltage coupling/DC blocking.
AVX Corp. avx.com
Relays The mid-range time delay relays combine multiple functions into a single package and are specifically designed for operation in extremes of temperature, shock, vibration and altitude. This series of time delay relays incorporates proven electromechanical relay design features along with advanced digital timing circuitry. They
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Analyzer Software Anritsu Company has three software packages supporting LTE-Advanced and five packages supporting IEEE802.11ac that extend the analysis capability of its MS269xA/MS2830A signal analyzers and MG3710A/ MG3700A vector signal generators. With the software installed in the instruments, developers and manufacturers of LTE-Advanced UEs and components, as well as wireless LAN (WLAN) modules and devices have accurate solutions to verify performance, speed time-to-market, and lower cost-of-test.
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Doherty Amps NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced the availability of its ultra-wideband Doherty reference design using the BLF884P and BLF884PS the industrys first wideband Doherty power amplifiers capable of broadband operation (470 to 806 MHz). The new 70W DVB-T LDMOS designs bring the high-efficiency gains of Doherty topologies to broadcast transmitters, using NXPs patent-pending architecture capable of operating over an ultra-wideband spectrum.
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Connectors SGMC Microwaves line of precision coaxial cable connectors for semi-rigid and flexible cables are available in direct solder and/or solder clamp attachment. Interfaces include 1.85mm, 2.4mm, 2.92mm, and 3.5mm, Type N, SMA and TNC. Popular cable types are .047, .085, .141,
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Power Divider Pulsar Model PS2-56-450/15S covers the frequency range of 8 - 60 GHz with 3.0 dB typ. insertion loss, 10 dB typ. isolation, and VSWR 2.00:1 typ. Amplitude and phase balance are 1.0 dB and +/- 15 degrees respectively. Maximum input power is 10 watts. 1.85 female connectors are utilized in a housing with dimensions 1.04 x 0.6 x 0.38 inches.
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Vector Modulator Model M2L-58N-5HD is a 4.0 to 12.0 GHz, PIN Diode, High Dynamic Range IQ Digital Vector Modulator that simultaneously controls phase and amplitude with 360 Degrees and 60 dB of dynamic range. The phase and amplitude flatness is +/- 15 Degrees and +/- 2.0 dB. V.S.W.R. is less than 1.8:1 and Insertion Loss is less than 15 dB. The IQ Digital Vector Modulator is capable of handling +15 dBm CW, 1.0 Watt Max and is Digitally Controlled via 2 sets (I & Q) of monotonic 12 BIT TTL binary logic and switches in 500 nSec.
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Noise Analyzer The DCNTS is a two channel Phase and Amplitude noise analyzer. Its dual demodulator architecture allows the system to use cross-correlation to cancel its internal noise and limitation; it is like comparing the outputs of 2 systems and only display the similarities while rejecting
differences. It is capable of measuring absolute phase or amplitude noise but also residual phase noise under CW or pulsed conditions.
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IQ Transceiver SignalCores 400 MHz to 6 GHz RF front-end IQ Transceiver features wide IF bandwidth (160 MHz), and high dynamic range. The transceiver is comprised of a dual independent channel 6 GHz signal source, an IQ demodulator and an IQ modulator. The transceiver meets the wide signal bandwidth requirement for modern wireless applications such as wireless test systems, software defined radio, and multichannel coherent systems.
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Frequency Synthesizer This range of single phase-locked loop frequency synthesizers exhibit excellent performance in electrical specification and versatility. Their miniature size ensures they are highly suitable for many applications in communications, radar, and test instrumentation. With fundamental output frequencies up to 12.5 GHz and multiplied output frequencies to 25 GHz, the individual unit frequency coverage is very wide and achieves from half to double octave or greater in a single synthesizer.
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Synthesizer Elcoms UFS 18 Low Phase Noise, Coherent Frequency Synthesizer can provide wideband coherent chirp waveforms at frequencies up to 18 GHz. Modulation bandwidth of 100 MHz is possible. An IQ modulator capable of operating at a fixed frequency LO of 3 GHz and a baseband arbitrary AWG with IQ outputs is also required. IQ
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