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Advances in mm-Wave Isolator Design Launch Manufacturers into Stratospheric Operating Frequencies

Editorial Team

Micro Harmonics

It doesn’t take a crystal ball to know where the future of wireless is heading. With inexhaustible demand driven by 5G, 6G and beyond, ultra-high definition video, autonomous driving cars, security applications and IoT, the sky's the limit for utilizing the higher ends of the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum.Meeting this demand requires products capable of capitalizing on the millimeter-wav...read more

Mergers & Acquisitions in 2019

Editorial Team - everything RF

Dec 26, 2019

The year 2019, saw a number of company mergers and acquisitions taking place throughout the RF/Microwave industry. From technical to tactical, the mergers/acquisitions carried various reasons for different industry players. Some of the main highlights of the year included the acquisition of Maxwell Semiconductor by NXP, the acquisition of Cypress Semiconductor by Infineon, as well as the acquisiti...read more

Keysight 2020 Technology Predictions

Keysight Executive Team

Keysight Technologies

New Realms of Measurement Will Grow in Importance In 2020Measurement based tools of many kinds are key enablers for the technology-based products and solutions we incorporate into our daily lives, and it will transform as disruptive technologies come into play.Data Silos Will Be Connected to Extract Development InsightsLeading companies collect data but typically store it in functional silos: R&am...read more

VSWR and its Effects on Power Amplifiers

Amplifiers

Editorial Team

Exodus Advanced Communications

VSWR – Voltage Standing Wave Ratio is a result that happens from having an impedance mismatch between a source (an amplifier) and a load (test application). This mismatch can influence the performance of the source. VSWR is not a hard concept to grasp, but its effects on the instrumentation can be more difficult to realize. In this article, Exodus Advanced Communications has focused on RF/Mi...read more

The problem of testing amplifiers when close to compression

Amplifiers Test & Measurement

Darren Tipton - Director of Product Management Signal and Spectrum Analyzer

Rohde & Schwarz

Signal & Spectrum Analyzers are vital tools for testing a wide range of electronic components and products. However, there are challenges when attempting to achieve accurate results for modulation quality measurements. This is especially true when talking about amplifiers which are usually operated close to their compression limits for efficiency reasons. Nonetheless, the cause of these challe...read more

The Difference Between Test Loop Translators and Satellite Link Simulators

SATCOM Satellite Test & Measurement

John Dunstan

Atlantic Microwave

Teleports have a great deal of built-in test equipment, yet for mobile earth stations, which due to their size, do not have room for built in test equipment; Test Loop Translators (TLTs) and Satellite Simulator Systems are valuable tools to ensure smooth operations. Both solutions simulate a satellite link for test and alignment of systems, and whilst the applications for TLT’s and Satellite...read more

Active vs Passive DAS: How They Stack Up for the Middleprise

Antennas Wireless Infrastructure

Dr. Michiel Lötter

Nextivity

Today, indoor cellular service is as important as basic amenities such as electrical, gas, and plumbing for businesses across a variety of industries. The frustration and inconvenience of poor cellular coverage indoors translates into metrics that businesses simply cannot ignore. In fact, last year CommScope reported that 75% of employees in the United Kingdom felt their productivity was hampered ...read more

5G Focuses on OTA

5G Test & Measurement

Dr. Benoît Derat, Dr. Corbett Rowell, Dr. Adam Tankielun, Sebastian Schmitz

Rohde & Schwarz

In 5G, highly integrated massive MIMO antenna systems that support beamforming are superseding classic sector antennas. These systems must be characterized over the air – a challenge for T&M manufacturers and system developers alike. Achieving the needed high channel capacity in a 5G network requires rolling out massive MIMO base stations along with networks and mobile stations implement...read more

The Relevance of Phase Stability over Temperature in Microwave Cables

Cable Assemblies Cables

Eduardo Romero de la Pedrosa

Huber+Suhner

Phase stability in microwave cables has become increasingly important in applications where temperature plays an essential role. The challenge is well known in the RF cable industry: PTFE, despite having excellent dielectric properties especially at high frequencies, making it an excellent insulator, also shows a non-linear change in phase when subjected to the 15–25 °C temperature range...read more

What are some applications of 1-Port VNA's?

Test & Measurement

Andreas Henkel, Product Management for Network Analysis

Rohde & Schwarz

1-port vector network analyzers are created as cost-effective and compact solutions that can easily be connected to the device under test. 1-port VNAs are ideal for RF and microwave applications in engineering, manufacturing or for educational purposes, and usually require external control, and are used for simple S-parameter and time domain measurements.Multiple 1-port VNAs can be connected to a ...read more

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Use NI AWR Software to Reduce Design Time for mm-Wave RF Front-End Components

Editorial Team

National Instruments

TMYTEK is a leading developer of active and passive insert mmWave products and services that are integrated with software control, making them very user friendly. The company’s mission is to contribute to and realize internet everywhere with its mmWave technology. Currently, it is one of the world’s leading 5G beamforming solution provider striving to make changes for a better future.T...read more

What differentiates a high-end spectrum Analyzer from a more cost-effective Analyzer?

Spectrum Analyzers Test & Measurement

Dr. Michael Simon, Application Support for Spectrum Analysis

Rohde & Schwarz

The answer depends on the intended application of the spectrum analyzer. An average user will usually have to think about performance to price ratio, and what will the purpose of their spectrum analyzer be. For others top performance is required for specific tests, and they will need a spectrum analyzer with a frequency range of up to 85 GHz.Some analyzers offer additional advanced features that a...read more

To Cancel or to Synchronize – That’s the 5G Question

Editorial Team

Kumu Networks

The frequency spectrum has been divided by the regulators into bands. Each band, in turn, is divided into channels. In general, radios are designed to operate in any channel within a particular band. In many parts of the world, the 3.5 GHz band has been allocated to future 5G networks. Within this band, multiple operators are expected to be allocated channels as wide as 100 MHz, possibly without a...read more

The Beginner’s Guide to GPS Disciplined Oscillators (GPSDO)

Crystal Oscillators

Robert Rutkowski

Bliley Technologies

The term “GPSDO” is becoming more popular as it’s becoming a more reliable and accurate source of timing for many different applications including GNSS and GPS applications.GPS Disciplined Oscillators (GPSDO) are powerful devices (sometimes called GPS clocks) that consist of a high-quality stable oscillator and a GPS receiver. The GPSDO works by disciplining (or steering) the osc...read more

Phase Invariant Cable Assemblies

Cable Assemblies

H. Jobalia

HUBER+SUHNER

Despite of advancements in the PTFE, or Teflon™, dielectric manufacturing technologies, cable manufacturers have struggled to overcome the Teflon™Knee. The minibend CTR family of cable assemblies combines the industry-renowned flexibility of HUBER+SUHNER Astrolab’s bend-to-the-end connector termination technology with industry-leading phase vs. temperature performance of <300 ...read more

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