Feature Articles
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Heterogeneous Integration (HI) For Electronics Design In RF And Microwave
7/13/2023
Heterogeneous Integration combines diverse electronic components into a compact system. Integrated Passive Devices (IPDs) play a crucial role in optimizing performance and manufacturing in HI.
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Leveraging Thin Film On Ceramic Substrates For Interconnects And Interposers
7/10/2023
Thin film ceramic interposer design offers several advantages in RF and microwave applications. Designers can expect reduced signal losses, more effective thermal management, and more opportunities to reduce component size.
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What Are DC-Blocking Capacitors, And Why Are They Important?
7/10/2023
Electronic devices power our world and allow us to communicate. In all applications requiring signal integrity and accurate power amplification, blocking capacitors are used to provide clean waveforms and correctly amplified voltages.
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Characterization Of An Amplifier With The Combination Of Network And Spectrum Analysis
6/29/2023
The general characterization of complex DUTs such as amplifiers requires the measurement of several parameters. Thanks to its versatility, the R&S® ZNL is an economic solution that can characterize a variety of DUTs both via network analysis and spectrum analysis.
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Battery Cycle Tool For The R&S NGU401/NGU201/NGM200/NGL200
6/29/2023
The battery cycle tool has several charts that display collected data and can be used to characterize battery samples and create battery models.
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Selecting Your Next Oscilloscope: Why Deep Memory Matters
6/29/2023
This application note will focus on oscilloscope selection considerations associated with acquisition memory. Selecting an oscilloscope with deep memory can result in significant troubleshooting and debug time-saving.
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Thin Film Integrated Passive Devices
6/26/2023
Integrated passive devices (IPD) represent a category of components designed for optimal, application-specific use rather than general use. Leveraging IPDs is an effective approach for engineers working to meet size, weight, and power (SWaP) goals.
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Compact Solution For Network Analysis In The mmWave Range
6/26/2023
The R&S® ZNA vector network analyzer with integrated LO output and direct IF input options is a simple, cost-effective solution for 2-port and 4-port measurements using Rohde & Schwarz mmWave converters.
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VCO Measurements With FSPN Phase Noise Analyzer
6/26/2023
This application note provides a short technical introduction to voltage-controlled oscillators and explains the most common and the most important measurements made during the VCO characterization process.
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Receiver Testing: The Importance Of Fading
6/22/2023
This application note will focus on the effects like scattered, reflected, and otherwise distorted signals with channel impairments, as observed in the real world, and how we can account for these effects during the testing and characterization of a receiver.