Newsletter | November 23, 2022

11.23.22 -- Renesas To Bolster Low-Power WAN Product Line With NB-IoT-Capable Wireless Module
 
Featured Article
What Is Phase Noise & How Is It Optimally Measured?
By Wireless Telecom Group

Phase noise is a measurement in the frequency domain. If left unchecked, it can degrade signal integrity, cause interference with nearby channels, and increase bit errors along a signal path.
Resources
Hybrid Beamforming Receiver Dynamic Range Theory To Practice
White Paper | By Peter Delos, Mike Jones, and Sam Ringwood, Analog Devices

A commercially available 32-channel development platform is used to validate the analysis with measurements. This article covers the following comparison of measurements vs. analysis for receiver dynamic range metrics in a phased array hybrid beamforming architecture.
Application Note: Everything You Need to Know About Wire Bonding
Application Note | Knowles Precision Devices DLI

Today, one of the most cost-effective and flexible electrical interconnection techniques available is wire bonding. This process requires a thorough understanding of the metallurgy, thermodynamics, and surface chemistry involved.
Fundamentals Of THz Technology For 6G
White Paper | By Dr. Taro Eichler and Robert Ziegler, Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG

THz technology promises to be indispensable – not only to achieve target requirements in terms of maximum throughput and extremely low latencies but also to realize intriguing novel applications.
Industry News
Featured Multimedia
Webinar: Matching Network Design Updates In XFdtd
 

XFdtd includes a unique schematic editor that combines matching network analysis with full-wave results. In this webinar, you will learn about the latest advancements in the tool, including diplex matched antennas, microstrip-based components, SAR post-processing, and frequency band specification.
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RF Signal Analysis With Rohde & Schwarz Spectrum Analyzers And Oscilloscopes
 

Spectrum or Signal analyzer? Their overlapping capabilities, while providing many new possibilities for RF engineers, can cause confusion when choosing the right instrument for a specific application.
Featured Products And Services
C-Band Power Amplifier: QPA0506

Qorvo's QPA0506 is a 4-watt MMIC power amplifier. Covering 5-6 GHz, the QPA0506 typically provides 36dBm of saturated output power and 18dB of large-signal gain with 53% power-added efficiency.
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Qorvo
RF Switch Control Platform Base Unit: SC2000

AR offers the SC2000 modular RF switch control platform designed for use in a variety of switching applications in RF systems. Each of the main chassis is equipped with five, rear-facing, user-configurable slots which can be populated with SCM series modules.
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AR
50 Ohm SMA Male Termination: 50T-455 SMA

Model 50T-455 SMA M is a 50 Ohm termination (aka dummy load) that operates DC-18 GHz.  It has an SMA male RF connector and is rated for 1 Watt RF input power.

 
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JFW Industries, Inc.
Optocoupler Product Selector Guide

Skyworks, through its subsidiary Isolink, provides screened and hermetically sealed high-reliability optocouplers, RF diodes and RFICs including multi-chip modules (MCM) for a range of industries.
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Skyworks Solutions, Inc.