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App Note
App Note
App Note
Optimizing a Coaxial
Connector to
Microstrip Transition
By NI AWR
Using Analyst 3D to
optimize a coaxial
connector to microstrip
transition.
Optimizing Averaging
for Better Power
Measurements
By Orwill Hawkins
Answering the question:
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60 GHz Wi-Fi Just
Around the Corner?
Scott L. Spencer
Publisher
I read with considerable interest a recent announcement from industrial giant Samsung Electronics concerning the development of its IEEE 802.11ad 60 GHz
Wi-Fi technologies. Experience tells us that there are
significant hurdles which have to be overcome to make
60 GHz Wi-Fi commercially viable. Signals at these
frequencies travel by line-of-sight, have weak penetration properties, and are susceptible to path loss.
Certain gasses such as oxygen, water vapor, carbon
dioxide and nitrogen can attenuate signals at these frequencies putting
them at the mercy of meteorological and atmospheric conditions. The
result can be poor signal and data performance. Samsung claims that by
leveraging their capabilities in millimeter-wave circuit design, high performance modem technologies, and by developing wide-coverage beamforming antennas, they are able to effectively achieve high quality, commercially viable 60 GHz Wi-Fi technology.
Samsung says it has also enhanced the overall signal quality by
developing the world’s first micro beam-forming control technology that
optimizes the communications module in less than 1/3,000 seconds.
While beam-forming has been around for decades and is already being
used with current standards Samsung seems to have come up with a
workable way to use it reliably at 5 mm wavelengths. The technology will
allow data transmission of up to 4.6 Gbps, or 575 MB per second. This
would be about five times faster than the current Wi-Fi speeds for consumer electronics devices, which stands at around 866 Mbps per second,
or 108MB per second.
Like the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz spectrum, the 60 GHz spectrum is unlicensed across the globe. Samsung plans to apply this new technology to
a wide range of products.
“Samsung prides itself at being of the forefront of technology innovation, and is delighted to have overcome the barriers to the commercialization of 60 GHz millimeter-wave band Wi-Fi technology,” said Paul
Templeton, General Manager, Enterprise Networks. “This breakthrough
has opened the door to exciting possibilities for Samsung’s next-generation devices, and has also changed the face of the future development of
Wi-Fi technology, promising innovations that were not previously within
reach.”
An Emerging Trend but Not Necessarily New
The 60 GHz Wi-Fi standard is not a new idea and it is not just
Samsung’s idea. The Wi-Fi Alliance, a global non-profit industry associa-
tion, announced the 802.11ad ‘WiGig’
brand late last year to take advantage of the 60 GHz frequency band.
Nonetheless, Samsung’s announcement offers great promise for to cellular providers who have experienced a logjam created by the
expanding use of cellular wireless
Internet devices. Providers are
increasingly offloading their data
traffic onto Wi-Fi to alleviate the
burden. A Cisco Systems study has
predicted that 52% of all worldwide
mobile traffic will be offloaded to
Wi-Fi by 2018. In the United States
that number jumps to 64%. If the
study is correct the time is rapidly
approaching when Wi-Fi will no longer be considered a ‘secondary’ network but the primary one. The swift
increase in mobile data traffic could
result in new and unlikely partnerships and spawn mergers that previously seemed inconceivable.
ever delivered a PowerPoint presentation to a group connecting the
various “dongles” to your laptop or
tablet can be time consuming and
distracting to your audience whether it’s VGA, HDMI, DP, miniDP or
any of the others. 60 GHZ Wi-Fi has
the potential to eliminate the cablesnot only in the office environment
but for home AV as well.
We could see products with the
new Wi-Fi capabilities as early as
next year. It will likely be a long
time before they are as ubiquitous
as the 2.4GHz and 5GHz devices we
use today, but Samsung’s announcement is a harbinger of good things to
come.
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It’s important to bear in mind
that this 60 GHz Wi-Fi technology
relates to streaming data locally.
Streaming video, file downloading,
web browsing is still dependent on
the quality and speed of your internet connection. These are the things
most of use our Wi-Fi connections to
accomplish. Like the new 4K televisions other technologies will have to
“catch-up” before its full potential
can be realized.
Seamless Connectivity
Samsung is also deeply involved
with the Internet of Things through
the Samsung Smart Home initiative,
so expect to see faster, more responsive interoperability between inhome appliances. Samsung says it
will use the new 60 GHz technology
in a variety of products, including
audio visual, medical devices, and
telecommunications equipment. The
new standard will be a big part of its
push into the automated “smarthome/office” market. If you have
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MEETINGS & EVENTS
Conferences & Meetings
2014 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC)
15-17 December 2014
Bangalor, India
http://www.imarc-ieee.org
Paper Submission Deadline: 15 August 2014
2015 IEEE MTT-S Radio Wireless Week (RWW 2015)
25-28 January 2015
San Diego, California, USA
http://www.radiowirelessweek.org/
Radio Wireless Week consists of 5 co-located topical
conferences:
RWS: IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium
PAWR: IEEE Topical Meeting on Power Amplifiers for
Wireless and Radio Applications
SiRF: IEEE Topical Meeting on Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems
BioWireleSS: IEEE Topical Conference on Biomedical
Wireless Technologies, Networks, and Sensing Systems
WiSNet: IEEE Topical Meeting on Wireless Sensors and
Sensor Networks
Paper Submission Deadline: 25 July 2014
2015 IEEE International Wireless Symposium (IWS 2015)
30 March-1 April 2015
Shenzhen, China
http://iws-ieee.org/
2015 IEEE Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference (WAMICON 2015)
13-15 April 2015
Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA
http://www.wamicon.org/
Paper Submission Deadline: 5 January 2015
2015 IEEE MTT-S International Conference on Microwaves
for Intelligent Mobility (ICMIM 2015)
27-29 April 2015
Heidelberg, Germany
http://www.icmim-ieee.org
Paper Submission Deadline: 20 December 2014
2015 IEEE MTT-S International Wireless Power Transfer
(WPTC 2015)
13-15 May 2015
Boulder, Colorado, USA
http://www.wptc2015.org/
Paper Submission Deadline: 16 January 2015
2015 IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS2015)
17-22 May 2015
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
http://ims2015.org/
Paper Submission Deadline: 8 December 2014
2015 IEEE Radio Frequency Circuits Symposium (RFIC
2015)
17-19 May 2015
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
http://rfic-ieee.org/
Paper Submission Deadline: 12 January 2015
85rd ARFTG Microwave Measurement Symposium
22 May 2015
Phoenix, AZ, USA
http://www.arftg.org/
2015 IEEE MTT-S International Conference on Numerical
Electromagnetic Modeling and Optimization for RF, Microwave and Terahertz Applications (NEMO 2015)
11-14 August 2015
Ottawa, Canada
http://nemo-ieee.org
Paper Submission Deadline: 16 February 2015
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Opposing Regional Trends will
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Global spending on defense will grow to over $2.1
trillion by 2023 over the 2013 to 2023 ten-year period
with the Asia-Pacific region showing the fastest
growth. The Strategy Analytics Advanced Defense
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Outlook,” predicts that while budgetary challenges remain
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Strategy Analytics’ projections for global defense
spending are derived from analyzing and assessing 84
countries collectively accounting for around 98% of
total global defense expenditure.
n Spending in Europe will remain flat as an overall
proportion of global expenditure reflecting a mix of priorities. While budgets in Western Europe are expected to
remain flat to stable, this will be offset by increased spending by Nordic and Eastern European countries.
n Both the CALA and MEA regions will also see growth,
collectively accounting for 16% of global defense spending
in 2023.
“North American spending will be dictated by US budgets and the impact of sequestration. We expect supplementary add-ons to US spending to smooth out the overall
impact of sequestration reducing the net cuts through 2019
before flattening out and showing a moderate increase over
2022 to 2023,” observed Eric Higham, North American
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Military Outlook for GaAs Devices to
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Growing momentum behind the use of solid-state technologies in radar, electronic warfare, communications and
other systems will drive increased demand for GaAs
devices through 2018. The Strategy Analytics Advanced
Defense Systems (ADS) service report, “GaAs Industry
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predicts that GaAs device demand from the defense
sector will grow at almost three times the growth
rate for the commercial GaAs device market.
Some of the key findings from the report:
n The military GaAs device market will grow at a
CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of nearly 13%,
exceeding over half a billion dollars by 2018.
n While GaAs devices are used in Electronic Warfare
(EW) and smart munitions applications, the communications and radar applications will drive the bulk of demand.
n The largest usage of GaAs devices will continue
to come from radar applications which will account for
over 60% the merchant GaAs military market revenue.
“Changing battlefield philosophies including a shift
toward more asymmetric conflicts will place a premium on
electronic capabilities,” noted Asif Anwar, Director of the
ADS service. “GaAs devices have traditionally played an
important role in defense applications and future system
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has served to decrease chip prices globally, it has
also made evaluating the integrity of circuitry components increasingly difficult.
The DoD is a small force in the worldwide IC market,
responsible for only about one percent of total demand.
Given the relatively low rate of IC consumption by the
U.S. military, the DoD has limited ability to influence
global production and be confident that parts are delivered as specified.
An Advanced Scanning Optical Microscope inspects integrated circuity
components for tampering and counterfeiting. DARPA image.
Advanced software and equipment to aid in the
fight against counterfeit microelectronics in U.S.
weapons and cybersecurity systems has been transitioned to military partners under DARPA’s Integrity
and Reliability of Integrated Circuits (IRIS) program.
Researchers with SRI International, an IRIS performer, announced they have provided Advanced Scanning
Optical Microscope (ASOM) technology to the Naval
Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in Crane, Indiana,
where it will join an arsenal of laboratory equipment used
to ensure the integrity of microelectronics.
The ASOM technology housed at NSWC Crane will help
engineers provide forensic analysis of microelectronics, including integrated circuits (IC) confiscated by law
enforcement officials. The ASOM operates by scanning IC using an extremely narrow infrared laser
beam, which probes microelectronic circuits at nanometer levels, revealing information about chip construction
as well as the function of circuits at the transistor level.
“The Advanced Scanning Optical Microscope—one of
many IRIS-developed technologies—offers important
hardware security and reliability assurance capabilities,”
said Kerry Bernstein, DARPA program manager. “These
tools are optimized to support the mission of ensuring
trust in microelectronics in DoD labs such as NSWC
Crane.”
Over the past 50 years, the worldwide IC market has
expanded dramatically. In 2013, the import value of integrated circuits was $231 billion, up 20 percent from the
previous year. As a result of the globalization of the IC
marketplace, most U.S. production of advanced circuits
has moved to offshore foundries in Taiwan, Singapore,
Korea, Japan and China. While offshore production
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Optical micrograph of III-V lasers monolithically integrated on silicon substrates.
DARPA’s Electronic-Photonic Heterogeneous Integration
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of light-emitting dots on silicon to create an efficient
silicon-based laser. The breakthrough, achieved by
researchers working on the program at the University
of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), will enable the
production of inexpensive and robust microsystems that
exceed the performance capabilities of current technologies.
Defense systems, such as radar, communications, imaging
and sensing payloads rely on a wide variety of microsystems devices. These diverse devices typically require particular substrates or base materials and different processing technologies specific to each application, preventing
the integration of such devices into a single fabrication
process. Integration of these technologies, historically, has
required combining one microchip with another, which
introduces significant bandwidth and latency limitations
as compared to microsystems integrated on a single chip.
DARPA started the E-PHI program in 2011 with a
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an efficient laser source on silicon has proven to be very
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In a paper published by Applied
Physics Letters, engineers at UCSB
showed it was possible to “grow” or
deposit successive layers of indium
arsenide material directly on silicon
wafers to form billions of light-emitting dots known as “quantum dots.”
This method of integrating electronic
and photonic circuits on a common silicon substrate promises to eliminate
wafer bonding, and has application in
numerous military and civilian electronics where size, weight, power and
packaging/assembly costs are critical.
Narda Microwave is celebrating
its 60th year in business in 2014.
Narda started in 1954 in a small
storefront in Mineola, New York,
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microwave assemblies, and compact
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Optimizing a Coaxial Connector
to Microstrip Transition
By NI AWR
Overview
This application note illustrates the use of the Analyst 3D finite element method (FEM) electromagnetic (EM) simulator, fully integrated
within the NI AWR Design Environment platform, for optimizing (matching of) a coaxial connector microstrip transition. Analyst simplifies design
by keeping all design data within one project file, including connectors,
bonded packages, housing, or any other arbitrary 3D objects. Various transition models from different connectors to different board substrates can likewise be stored as
a library and conveniently used in any subsequent circuit design.
Using Analyst 3D to
optimize a coaxial
connector to microstrip
transition.
The Design
In the schematic (parent document), a printed circuit board has been drawn with the signal
trace. The 3D connector that is designed for 20 mil substrates is, technically speaking, a sub
model (or child) of the parent document, making the design hierarchical. The connector model
allows for the placement of a port on the coaxial cable end of the connector (input port) and for
the other port to be defined as a regular wave port at the end of the microstrip (output port).
The reference plane of the output port is moved just after the connector.
It is important to note that when comparing measurement results to simulated ones, the
transition from the measurement hardware’s coaxial cable to the signal trace of the device
under test (DUT), as shown in Figure 1, is commonly assumed to be ideal. In reality, however,
this ideal condition can result in data mismatch (simulation data =/ measurements) at higher
frequencies.
Figure 1 • The transition from the measurement hardware’s
coaxial cable to the signal trace of the DUT.
22 High Frequency Electronics
Figure 2 • The “ideal” assumption is implicitly
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Figure 3 • The S11 in of the transition in this coax-to-microstrip graph
reveals that the inherent matching is good only up to about 2 GHz.
This ideal assumption is implicitly made as soon as the simulation input
and output ports are placed on the trace. In this case it is the microstrip or
coplanar waveguide, as shown in Figure 2. Here the simulation port is
directly placed on the microstrip, thereby neglecting the discontinuity represented by the connector in Figure 1 and thus systematically distorting the
simulated versus measured results.
While there are multiple methods that can be used to ensure that the
transition has as little reflection as possible, using Analyst for the method
described in this application note enables designers to treat the transition
parasitics in an analytic fashion, moving away from the ideal assumption
towards a more realistic approach.
In Figure 3, the S11 of the transition reveals that the inherent matching
is satisfactory but only up to about 2 GHz. Given that the target design
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Figure 4 • It is a straightforward process to optimize the required strip
dimensions in this transition model schematic using the EM document as
a regular sub model.
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The next step for optimization is to put
the matching circuit dimensions into the 3D
connector model and run another verification
simulation (shown in Figure 6).
As revealed in Figure 6, this first matching effort results in excellent performance. It
is also insightful to view and animate the
surface currents at 10 GHz (see Figure 7).
Figure 5 • Reflection coefficient of the transition at coax port using
the closed-form models of the matching circuit (green curve).
Figure 6 • Reflection coefficient of the transition at coax port including a full 3D model of
the matching circuit geometry (blue curve).
case) and thus optimization of the transition is
warranted, not only to address the loss of
energy, but also to account for mismatch.
Optimization Strategy
The transition model can be optimized in a
schematic within NI AWR Design Environment
by using ‘EM document’ as a regular sub
model. By inserting a series-L parallel-C
matching circuit, the transition can be readily
optimized at 10 GHz. In microstrip, a series-L
can be realized by a narrow segment of strip,
while a parallel-C can be realized by a wide
strip segment. Within NI AWR Design
Environment software, it is straightforward to
optimize the required strip dimensions, as
shown in Figures 4 and 5.
Figure 7 • Surface current annotation of
the optimized transition at 10 GHz.
26 High Frequency Electronics
Conclusion
To summarize, this simple matching circuit/optimization exercise provides signal
transmission from the coax cable into the
microstrip with less than -20 dB reflection at
10 GHz (the target design frequency). The
matching bandwidth is now about 2 GHz and
is easily and reliably optimized with the
resulting EM modeled connector using conventional circuit models. Finally, a full 3D
EM verified solution is readily available with
the optimized geometry as well.
The use of Analyst for the EM simulation
provided a more realistic, reliable approach
to achieving design success in this application. Analyst 3D FEM technology within NI
AWR Design Environment enables designers
to move smoothly from circuit concept to full
3D EM verification with a single mouse click.
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High Frequency Design | Application Note
Optimizing Averaging for Better
Power Measurements
By Orwill Hawkins
One of the most often asked questions from power sensors users is what should I set my
power sensor’s averaging to? This question is asked by new power sensor users as well as
advanced users, often from engineers creating test systems with programmatic remote control. This paper will explain the reasoning behind averagAnswering the question:
ing, what is occurring in the sensor and how to best determine the requireWhat should I set my
ments in your situation.
power sensor’s averaging
to?
Background
What is averaging? Modern power sensors use a detector circuit coupled
to analog to digital converters to measure signal power. The sample conversion occurs at a very
rapid pace, often over a million times per second on any input signal including CW signals. This
rapid conversion of the signal makes possible the measurement of very short variations in power
level including noise in high sensitivity sensors such as LadyBug’s LB480A. Most modern power
sensors whether they be thermal, diode or logger-based will have a fast analog to digital converter system.
To manage the measurements and create a stable result, individual digital converted values are averaged together as
selected by the user. This is what we call
averaging. In some instances averaging is
referred to as integration or integration
time, for the purposes of this paper we will
use the term averaging. Averaging may be
referred to in units of time or the number of
samples. We generally refer to averages in
terms of the number samples.
The samples may already have been preaveraged by analog or digital methods. For
example, in a diode detector circuit the
diodes will drive a capacitor, this capacitor
will establish the initial averaging. In many Figure 1 • Set Averaging.
test system environments wherein measurement speed is very important, users may
choose set averaging as low as possible, particularly if the signal is at a relatively high level. A
power sensor user can set a LadyBug LB479A or LB480A to continuously collect over 2,000 preaveraged measurements per second. Pre-averaging in these sensors is 124 samples for each of
the 2,000 measurements. In this case, the downside can be measurement variation due to noise
or other signal related factors on low level signals. Conversely, a power sensor user replacing a
traditional thermal sensor and desiring a very stable measurement on a CW signal, may choose
to set averaging to a very long period of time. Long averaging periods are often used to average
out noise on low level.
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Figure 2 • Power Sensor Front End.
Figure 3 • Signal with 5ms of averaging.
Noise
Even though your settings may be different, whether
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will net many, many results and may help put noise
sources into perspective. Noise reduction in passive components is a science in itself. As a result of noise power,
with no user signal present, there can be measurable
power that may interfere with a low level signal when
applied. Figure #2 depicts a power sensor input system
with internal noise sources indicated.
Quality power sensors generally have a very wide
dynamic range and may be capable of measuring signal
levels down to the sensors noise floor. To make low level
measurements, all noise sources must be mitigated.
Averaging is one tool used to do this. Because noise is
random in its nature, averaging the noise samples and
processing the information can eventually result in a
stable, meaningful measurement on extremely low level
signals.
Noise can be average to a single value; however changing conditions may cause this stable value to shift. For
example if the temperature is changed, the level of noise
generated by electronic components will also change. With
LadyBug Sensors, this is largely managed for you by our
patented No-Zero system. These patents allow for management of zero offset and eliminate the need to zero the
sensor prior to use. Further, LadyBug sensors account for
thermal change making it unnecessary to stop measuring
to zero. This is a significant advantage; many sensors with
built in zero circuitry must stop making measurements to
perform zero function. This can often take 10-20 seconds.
Averaging Power from Modulated Signals
Signal variation is an important consideration when
setting averaging for a stable, accurate average power
measurement. Signal power can vary for various intentional and un-intentional reasons. Today, there are many
modulation schemes that must be tested in manufacturing, laboratory and in the field. With enough averaging,
any modulated signal can be smoothed into a stable
value. Known factors such as pulse repetition rate can be
Figure 4 • Low Level Pulsed Signal.
Figure 5 • Low Level Pulsed Signal with 20 Averages Applied.
Figure 6 • Low Level Pulsed Signal with 100 Averages Applied.
applied to the stable average power to achieve desired
information.
In the example below, a pulse stream is depicted with
a repetition rate of 10ms and a pulse width of 1ms. The
signal, shown in Figure #3 with an averaging time of 5ms
would result in an inaccurate average power measurement. The power meter will display erroneous data as the
5ms averaged measurements are reported.
In this case averaging of 100 times the 10ms repetition
rate (1 second of averaging) would result in a fairly small
error. If higher accuracy is desired, averaging should be
increased further. Averaging of several seconds may be
needed. LadyBug sensors can also be set to employ
extended averaging to optimize power measurements.
Extended averaging uses exponential averaging along
with normal averaging and can be used to stabilize the
measurement and provide fast averaged measurement
times.
Time or Number of Averages
LadyBug sensors continuously collect data. Data is collected at over 2,000 measurements per second. Each measurement is considered one average. It is easy to convert
from the number of averages to averaging time using the
formula below.
Averaging time=Number of averages/2,000 or
Number of averages=Averaging time * 2,000
Therefore setting averages to 2,000 will result in about
1 second of averaging on a LadyBug sensor. In reality,
each of the 2,000 measurements per second is pre-averaged by the sensor’s analog front end, digital processing
plus any digital filters that the user may engage.
An Example with Visual Results
In the case of a pulse profiling sensor with trace measurement capability such as the LB480A or LB680A, the
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and cleaner as the number of averaged measurements is
increased. See images on page 31.
In Figure #4, the attenuated pulsed signal with no
averaging applied is buried in the noise and the pulses are
nearly indiscriminable.
In Figure #5; the same signal, the sensor is set to
apply 20 averages and the signal begins to appear.
Finally in Figure #6, the sensor is set to average the low
level repetitive signal 100 times. As can be seen, the
signal can now be examined with
enough detail to gain important
information. LadyBug’s LB480A
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level signal such as this one without triggering.
entire repetitive signal can be averaged. This is a great
way to visualize the application and results of averaging
for noise reduction. The following example was done with
an LB680A, 20 GHz Pulse Profiling Power Sensor. A 1.9
GHz signal modulated with a 1us pulse repeated every
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and various averaging scenarios implemented.
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Summary
There are several primary
considerations needed to determine
the amount of averaging required
for making RF power measurements.
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Common Mode Filter Chokes for
High Speed Data Interfaces
By Coilcraft
Introduction
High speed data interfaces like USB, HDMI, Wi-Fi, IEEE1394/FireWire
and LVDS require careful consideration to ensure reliable communication
free of disruptive EMI. Of the many tools at the designer’s disposal like trace
routing, termination and component placement, the common mode filter
choke remains one of the most powerful. For the variety of signal sizes, thermal variations and spectral density in high speed communications, the common mode filter choke
is an effective and widely used interface circuit component. Common mode chokes help maintain
the integrity of high speed communications and may be necessary for conformance with FCC and
international regulatory standards. FCC CFR 47 applies generally to radio frequency devices (Part
15) and includes particular requirements for Industrial, Scientific and Medical Equipment (Part
18). In addition to required standards conformance there may be other application-specific requirements. For example, major auto makers maintain their own EMI requirements for vehicles.
Considerations for
selecting a common
mode choke.
Common Mode Choke Selection
The optimal common mode choke for a particular application depends on many factors.
The first step in selecting a common mode choke is to select only those that will not adversely
attenuate the differential signal. The communication standard determines the data rate and
therefore the required bandwidth for the differential mode performance.
Interface
Data rates
USB 2.0
USB 3.0 (Superspeed)
HDMI®
480 Mbps
Up to 4.8 Gbps
Clock rates 165 MHz to
340 MHz
Up to 800 Mb per second
Up to 1.9 Gb/s
500 Mb/s
IEEE1394 / Firewire®
LVDS per ANSI/TIA/EIA-644-A
PCI Express® 2.0
Table 1 • Typical data rates.
It is relatively straightforward to select a part with low differential mode attenuation up to
the appropriate data rate. As seen in Figure 1, the differential mode attenuation does not rolloff
until above 1 GHz, making the 0603USB parts suitable for typical USB 3.0 data rates.
Even though the differential mode performance is straightforward, and the requirement is
predictable for a given data rate, the real focus should be on determining the required common
mode performance. The amount of filtering required also depends on the data rate, but is harder
to predict because of all the possible physical aspects of the application that may affect the
amount of undesirable EMI generated. Design considerations such as impedance matching, connector pin impedance, trace widths and shielding may impact the final design.
When a challenge does arise, it is important to identify the right solution. One easy choice is
to identify application-specific chokes; that is, filter chokes that have been designed with specific
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The tool starts with requesting the most pertinent
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range of interest. From this information the tool searches
a wide database and presents the best solutions. The user
then can select the choke most appropriate for the application. The data provided includes pertinent specifications
like current rating and DC resistance as well as overall
size. Then common mode and differential mode curves are
presented for the frequency range specified, allowing a
quick and meaningful comparison of the options.
Alternatively, if a specific inductance value has already been identified, the database can be searched
from that input. The result is then
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References
1. United States Code of Federal
Regulations,
Title
47,
Telecommunication, Pt. 0-1.
2. Universal Serial Bus Specification
Revision 2.0, Compaq, HewlettPackard, Intel, Lucent, Microsoft,
NEC, Philips, April 27, 2000.
3. Universal Serial Bus Specification
3.0, Hewlett-Packard Company,
Intel Corporation, Microsoft
Corporation, NEC Corporation,
ST-Ericsson, Texas Instruments,
Revision 1.0 June 6, 2011.
4. H igh-Definition
Multimedia
Interface Specification Version
1.3a, Hitachi, Ltd., Matsushita
Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.,
Philips Consumer Electronics,
International B.V., Silicon Image,
Inc., Sony Corporation, Thomson
Inc.,
Toshiba
Corporation,
November 10, 2006.
5. IEEE Std 1394.1-2004, E-ISBN:
0-7381-4648-X.
6. Electrical Characteristics of Low
Voltage Differential Signaling
(LVDS) Interface Circuits (ANSI/
TIA/EIA-644-A-2001).
7. Creating a PCI Express™
Interconnect, White Paper , Ajay
V. Bhatt, Technology and Research
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bert GPO™ and the Tyco OSMP™.
They are 50 Ω connectors rated to
40 GHz with low VSWR, and feature small size and rugged interface
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Coaxial Components
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VCO
Z-Communications announced a
dielectric resonator VCO model
DRO11000A for radar system applications. It is designed to cover
11000 MHz while incorporating
both electrical and mechanical elements for fine and coarse tuning.
It is optimized to feature superior
low phase noise of -104 dBc/Hz @ 10
kHz offset and operates off a 5 Vdc
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Power Amp App Note
Attenuator
Planar Monolithics Industries
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Connector
Coaxial Components expanded its
line of SMP micro-miniature pushon connectors and adapters. Designated the 032 series, Coaxicom’s
SMPs are compatible with the Gil-
38 High Frequency Electronics
RLC Electronics
rlcelectronics.com
The “Solutions for RF Power Amplifier Test” application note provides
insight into making faster, repeatable RF power amplifier tests with
envelope tracking and digital predistortion using a range of test system techniques, and modular signal
generation and analysis.
Keysight Technologies
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PMI Model No. DTA-100M-18G-30CD-1 is a 5 bit, programmable 30dB
pin diode attenuator with step resolution of 1dB over the frequency
range of 100 MHz to 18 GHz.
cavity filters for small scale, low
profile system integration. Designs
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rugged, stable performance over a
full range of environmental stresses. High Q cavity filter performance
is available up to 30 GHz with profile height as low as 200mm. Attenuator
Model A6P-78N-0JM is a phase invariant digitally controlled PIN diode attenuator that operates from
8.0 - 18.0 GHz. It is capable of 64
dB range in monotonic 0.0625 dB
steps. The attenuation flatness is +/3.5 dB and the delta phase is +/-18
degrees @ 64 dB. With a maximum
V.S.W.R. of 2.0:1 and an insertion
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@ 30 mA, -15 VDC @ 125 mA, and
+5 VDC @100 mA.
G.T. Microwave
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Cavity Filter
RLC Electronics introduced a series
of high frequency surface mount
Adapter
The RQA-5478 between series
adapter features a QMA female to
N male interface that will allow
connection of a QMA male terminated cable assemble to equipment
with an N female connector. It is
manufactured with a machined
brass body, plated in a durable trimetal (white-bronze) finish. The
contact is gold plated. Rated for low
PIM performance of ≤ -155 dBc using 2 tones at 20 watts. RF Industries
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MOSFET
Cree expanded its design-in support
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verters achieve up to 70 percent
higher signal bandwidth than
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designers to support emerging Eband (71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz)
frequencies.
Othomode Transducer
Model SAT-114-07508-S1 is an F
band compact orthomode transducer (OMT) operating at 114.0 GHz
with ±4 GHz minimum operation
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also offers greater than 35 dB isolation and 20 dB return loss over entire operating frequency band.
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LNA
Analog Devices
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Phase Shifter
PMI Model No. PS-500M2G-8BSFF is an 8-Bit Digitally Controlled
Phase Shifter that operates over
the 500 MHz to 2.0 GHz frequency
range. It has a typical insertion
loss of 10 dB and offers 360 degrees
of phase shift via 8-Bit TTL control. The phase shift error is less
than ±10 degrees and the amplitude error is less than ±1 dB. Planar Monolithics Industries
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The APT3-05400590-1010-LS-D4
is a low noise amplifier with super-low noise figure (<0.9 dB, 0.7
dB typical). Lower NF options are
also available with custom flatness,
VSWR, P1dB, and packaging. An
internal limiter at the input offers
protection of up to 2W CW of RF input power over the full band.
AmpliTech
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DAC
Analog Devices introduced a 2.8GSPS dual 16-bit converter for
telecommunications system manufacturers that require microwave
frequencies in point-to-point wireless backhaul equipment. The con-
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Switch Matrix
Circulators
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switching time of 25 ms typical.
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Cable
Attenuator
Gore
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RFMW announced support for a
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RFSA2013 provides a linear attenuation slope versus control voltage with very little sensitivity to
temperature changes. PIN diode designs suffer from large attenuation
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VCO
Z-Communications announced a
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V590ME09-LF. It operates over
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MHz within 0.5 to 5.0V of tuning. It
features a spectrally clean signal of
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Direction Finder
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Filter
Mini-Circuits’ LFCW-133+ is a
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very small, 0603 package. The multilayer construction provides high
repeatability of performance. Small,
wrap-around terminations minimize variations in performance due
to parasitics. Covering DC – 13.25
GHz, these units offer low insertion
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RFMW announced support for ten
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MITEQ introduced the model AWS3F-00501800-50-23P, to its family
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HEMT
Cree’s CGHV50200F is a galliumnitride (GaN) high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) designed
specifically with high efficiency,
high gain and wide bandwidth capabilities, which makes the CGHV50200F ideal for troposcatter communications, 4.4 - 5.0-GHz C-Band
SatCom applications and beyond
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package, type 440215.
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Amplifier
RFMW announced support for a
dual channel Digital Variable Gain
Amplifier. TriQuint’s TQC9311 offers the lowest noise figure for any
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Wireless and broadcast infrastructure specialist Radio Frequency
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Synthesizer
MLBS-Series bench test synthesizers are ideal for
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5G Library
Keysight Technologies introduced the Keysight EEsof
EDA 5G Baseband Exploration Library. Providing readyto-use reference signal processing intellectual property
(IP) for 5G technology research, this industry-first library
46 High Frequency Electronics
dramatically increases the productivity for system architects and baseband physical layer (PHY) designers.
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Power Supply
Versatile Power announced its line of BENCH 600W
Programmable Power Supplies. The Versatile Power
BENCH series are compact, programmable, DC power
supplies and are nearly half the cost compared to the
industry’s leading producer of power supplies. The power
supply measures just 1.73 in. (44 mm) High x 8.82 in. (224
mm) Wide x 10.30 in. (262 mm) Deep and Weighs only 5.8
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Target Simulator
Rohde & Schwarz is now selling the ARTS turnkey
radar target simulator from ITS and miro-sys. When combined with the R&S FSW high-end signal and spectrum
analyzer and its analysis option for FM CW chirp signals,
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Switch
Dow-Key’s new Reliant SwitchTM guarantees insertion
loss repeatability of 0.03-dB from DC-to-26.5-GHz. It’s a
1 x 6 bidirectional switch operating both in break-beforemake or make-before-break applications and has a fast
switching speed of 15-ms. The Reliant SwitchTM offers a
variety of control options including +24Vdc coil voltage,
TTL discrete logic, and CANBus.
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the ARTS constitutes an innovative test solution for the
development and production of automotive radar sensors.
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Product Highlights
Between-Series Adapters
SGMC’s between-series adapters feature: Frequency
Range: DC-26.5 GHz; Low VSWR and Insertion Loss;
Internally Swept Right Angle Design; Corrosion Resistant
303 Stainless Steel (Passivated); Ruggedized Construction
for repeatability and reliability.
SGMC Microwave
sgmcmicrowave.com
Synthesizer
The SC800 nanoSynth™ is a fully integrated broadband CW signal synthesizer designed with a proprietary
architecture in a rugged and miniature 2”x1” surface
mountable package. Output frequency range is 25 MHz to
6 GHz with average output power of +10 dBm. Tuning at
1 Hz resolution, the multiple PLL design eliminates closein phase spurs associated with fractional-N PLLs.
SignalCore
signalcore.com
Adapter
Models SWC-28KF-E1 and SWC-28KM-E1 are Ka
band waveguide to coaxial inline adapters. The adapters
offer a convenient mean for WR-28 waveguide to 2.92 mm
(F) connector transition. The inline configuration is particularly convenient for the coaxial testing cable to wave-
guide adaption. The adapter has less than 0.3 dB insertion loss and better than 1.3:1 VSWR in the frequency
range of 26.5 to 40 GHz.
SAGE Millimeter
sagemillimeter.com
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Product Highlights
Amplifier
The LTC6430-20, a 20MHz to 2GHz differential input
and output 20dB gain amplifier, offers outstanding linearity of +51 dBm OIP3 (Output Third Order Intercept) and
2.9 dB noise figure at 240 MHz. It has a best-in-class
OP1dB (Output 1dB Compression Point) of +23.9 dBm. It
is offered in an A-grade version, which is 100% tested and
guaranteed to a minimum OIP3 of +44.8 dBm, with a
typical of +48.3 dBm at 380MHz.
Power Sensor
A new, fully self-contained 40 GHz RF and microwave
power sensor can be interfaced using its USB HID,
USBTMC or can be directly controlled through its I2C or
SPI, serial microcontroller interfaces. These options make
the sensor ideal for automated test equipment. All interfaces use standard SCPI commands. The sensor’s
USBTMC interface makes it a drop in-replacement for
similar competitive sensors.
Linear Technology
linear.com
LadyBug Technologies
ladybug-tech.com
Amplifier
Model 100S1G6AB is a solid-state; 100 Watt Class AB
amplifier design that instantaneously covers 1-6 GHz in
one unit. When used with a sweep generator, the
100S1G6AB will provide 100 watts typical of RF power in
50 High Frequency Electronics
approximately half the size of a traditional Class A design
at a more economical price.
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Product Highlights
mmWave Building Blocks
American Technical Ceramics Corp. has released a
wide variety of ultra-broadband and millimeter wave
products to serve as basic building blocks in high speed
communications applications. The product offering
includes capacitors, resistors, and inductors through 40+
GHz. Richardson RFPD offers a broad, in-stock selection
of these ATC devices—available for immediate delivery
and with full design support.
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Test Platform
Anritsu’s MT1100A Network Master™ Flex is a costeffective, easy-to-use, full-function multi-protocol transport tester. Combining light weight and portability with
high performance – including support up to 400G (4 x
100G) – it is adept in the field during installation and
Connectors
Southwest Microwave announced a line of 1.0 mm (W)
DC to 110 GHz connectors. Products in this high-frequency connector series include field-replaceable two and fourhole flange mount and thread-in connectors, direct solder
cable connectors, and clamp-on end launch connectors,
including low profile and reduced-size low-profile versions.
Southwest Microwave
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maintenance of optical networks, as well as in the R&D
lab and on the manufacturing floor to test transport
equipment.
Anritsu
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Coupler
Mini-Circuits’ TCD-16-23-75X+ is a 75Ω, 5 to 2000
MHz surface mount directional coupler that features:
wideband, 5 to 2000 MHz; low mainline loss, 1.3 dB typ.;
aqueous washable; leads for excellent solderability; protected by US Patent 6,140,887. Applications: VHF/UHF;
CATV; cellular.
Mini-Circuits
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Substrates
ProbePoint Adapters Substrates are used to create
test fixtures that coplanar or coaxial microprobes
(Picoprobes from GGB Industries or ACP/FPC probes
from Cascade Microtech) can employ to precisely make
electrical measurements. Because of the precision and
repeatability of the adapter substrates and the availabil-
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Demodulator
Analog Devices released a synchronous demodulator,
the ADA2200, that uses ADI’s patent pending sampled
analog technology and incorporates a configurable analog
filter to enable designers of portable and low-power
instrumentation to maximize battery life and perform
precision magnitude and phase measurements on analog
signals in the presence of large noise sources.
Analog Devices
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ity of calibration substrates for direct calibration of the
adapters, metrology-grade measurements can be made to
60 GHz and above.
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Product Highlights
Spectrum Analyzer
Tektronix introduced a class of affordable spectrum
analyzers based on a USB architecture with a list price of
just $3,490. The new RSA306 sets a new price/performance threshold for spectrum analyzers and features a
broad 9 kHz to 6.2 GHz frequency range, 40 MHz real
time bandwidth and weighs in at just 1.2 pounds. When
used with Tektronix SignalVu-PC software, it offers
advanced analysis capabilities.
Tektronix
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LNAs
MITEQ’s TTA Series of high performance Broadband
Low Noise Amplifiers were specifically developed for
Electromagnetic [EMC] compliance testing. The latest
addition to the TTA series is a new battery operated version which allows for up 10 hours of continuous use on a
single charge. This battery option can be purchased as a
eCommerce Website
Fairview Microwave launched its all new RF/
Microwave eCommerce website featuring a powerful
specification-based navigation, enhanced site search
capabilities and a newly designed user interface.
Fairview’s redesigned website allows users to easily navigate through more than 30 RF product categories with its
unique specification-rich parametric navigation.
Fairview Microwave
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separate add on [TTABP] if you already own a TTA or
supplied internal in a single enclosure at the time of the
order as a TTAB.
Miteq
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53
Product Highlights
Amplifier
Comtech PST introduced its latest in GaN-based 6-18
GHz RF amplifier. This highly integrated design is ideal
for use in communication, electronic warfare, and radar
transmitter systems where space, cooling, and power are
limited. Comtech’s latest development continues to
Diodes
Vishay Intertechnology introduced the first new series
of Zener diodes with 500 mW of power dissipation in the
new ultra-compact MicroSMF eSMP® series package.
Combining extremely tight voltage tolerances with low
leakage current and excellent stability, the PLZ Series is
54 High Frequency Electronics
expand on its proven innovative integrated RF GaN
Power Amplifier designs by further increasing RF power
density.
Comtech PST
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designed to withstand ESD pulses of 8000 V (human body
model), save PCB space, and increase pick-and-place
speed for assembly lines.
Vishay Intertechnology
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Product Highlights
VCO
Z-Communications, Inc. announces a new RoHS compliant VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) model
ZRO1000A-LF. The ZRO1000A-LF operates at 1000 MHz
within a tuning voltage range of 1.5 to 3.5 Vdc. This high
performance VCO features a remarkably clean spectral
MOI
Keysight Technologies announced the availability of
its Method of Implementation (MOI) document for the
transmitter/receiver (Tx/Rx) interface S-parameter and
impedance tests defined in version 1.1 of the MIPI
Alliance Specification for D-PHY. The MOI, together with
a test package such as a state file (which makes setup and
signal of -129 dBc/Hz @ 10 kHz offset and a typical tuning
sensitivity of 2 MHz/V.
Z-Communications
zcomm.com
measurement easy) works with the ENA Series network
analyzer’s enhanced time domain analysis option
(E5071C-TDR).
Keysight Technologies
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Product Highlights
DACs
The AD9135 and AD9136 digital to analog converters,
available from Mouser Electronics, are high-speed, high
dynamic range dual DACs which permit multicarrier signal generation up to the desired Nyquist frequency. These
Analog Devices high speed data converters specifically
DLVA
PMI Model No. ERDLVA-218-DC-LPD is an extended
dynamic range DLVA designed to operate over the 2.0 to
18.0GHz frequency range. It Employs planar diode detectors and integrated video circuitry for high speed perfor-
56 High Frequency Electronics
target wideband communications systems, automated
test equipment, and high speed instrumentation.
Mouser Electronics
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mance and outstanding reliability. It is of superior construction using state of the art MIC/MMIC technology.
Planar Monolithics Industries
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Product Highlights
Phase Shifter App Note
RFMW announced an application note detailing the fundamentals
of phase shifters including theory of
operation, critical parameters, and
applications for test and measurement. Telemakus offers USB controlled phase shifters covering 1-8
GHz with 12-bit DAC resolution and
greater than 400 degrees of phase
control. Models extending the frequency coverage to 18 GHz are discussed.
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Amplifiers
A range of Ultra Wide Band
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Designed to be both economical and
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GHz in one unit with 24 dB gain,
+23 dBm output power and less
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dB gain, +20 dBm output power and
just over 3 dB noise figure.
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KRYTAR, Inc., founded in
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Armored Cables
High Speed Interconnects announced a range of
armored cables that display excellent compression resistance after crush forces in excess of 300 lbs. per square
inch. Constructed with High Speed Interconnects’
R-FLX™ crush-resistant cable technology, a wide range of
Cable
Molex introduced Temp-Flex® FEP Flat-Ribbon Cable,
the only FEP solution on the market that meets the MILSpec requirement for M49055/11 & M49055/12 for harsh
environment applications such as those found in aircraft
avionics and industrial equipment. Unlike competitive
PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) and TPE (Thermoplastic
58 High Frequency Electronics
ruggedized coaxial cables assemblies are available including single or multi-conductor options up to 500 channels
with gauge sizes up to 48 AWG.
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Elastomers) products, Molex offers extruded FEP
(Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene) dielectric insulation
material for a high-performance ribbon cable.
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Product Highlights
Converters
Murata announced the the OKDx-T/40 series of nonisolated point-of-load (PoL) DC/DC converters from
Murata Power Solutions. Available in three different
package formats, through-hole, single-in-line, and surface
mount, the OKDx-T/40 is a 40 Amp, 132 Watt digital DC/
Gain Blocks
Texas Instruments’ 3.3-V and 5-V RF gain block family offers a unique combination of broad frequency range,
small footprint, high integration, high output 3rd intercept point (OIP3) and low power consumption to maxi-
DC converter. These highly efficient (typically 97.2%),
fully regulated converters offer a high power density and
measure just 30.85 x 20.0 x 8.2 mm.
Murata Power Solutions
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mize design flexibility. The versatile devices can be used
in many communications and defense applications.
Texas Instruments
ti.com
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Product Highlights
Crimp QA
The SawInspect System 6 (SIS 6) is an innovative new
product that provides crimp quality assurance and quality control to the wire processing industry. This extremely
compact sawing and inspection system is used to quickly
create and analyze crimp cross sections by combining
three individual Schleuniger quality products into one
complete system. The SIS 6 allows users to create cross
sectioned samples in just a few quick steps.
Schleuniger
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Book Review
Fundamentals of Vector Network Analysis
Michael Hiebel
© Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG, 2005
Sixth edition 2014
ISBN 978-3-939837-06-0
Review by Tom Perkins, HFE Senior Technical
Editor
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This book explains just about everything related to Vector Network Analyzers
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connectors look like and their compatibility.
For someone in the lab, they will learn more quickly how
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test procedures will be able to define procedures with
less ambiguity.
60 High Frequency Electronics
Upon careful examination of all chapters, undoubtedly almost any reader will appreciate the broader capability of the instrument than may have been previously
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Advanced Switch Technology............................................................... 47
Aeroflex Inmet........................................................................................ 1
AMCOM................................................................................................. 30
AmpliTech.............................................................................................. 45
AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation..................................................... 27
CEL........................................................................................................ 25
Cernex.................................................................................................... 18
Coilcraft................................................................................................. 11
C. W. Swift & Associates.......................................................................C2
C. W. Swift/SRI Connector Gage.......................................................... 33
dBm........................................................................................................ 36
Fairview Microwave.............................................................................. 15
Herotek.................................................................................................. 14
IMS2015................................................................................................ 61
J microTechnology................................................................................. 40
Keysight Technologies.......................................................................... 17
Krytar.................................................................................................... 57
L3 Narda............................................................................................... 32
Logus Microwave.................................................................................. 24
Micro Lambda Wireless.......................................................................... 9
Microwave Components........................................................................ 35
Mini-Circuits....................................................................................... 2, 3
Mini-Circuits......................................................................................... 21
Mini-Circuits......................................................................................... 23
Mini-Circuits......................................................................................... 29
Mini-Circuits......................................................................................... 39
Mini-Circuits................................................................................... 62, 63
Miteq........................................................................................................ 7
Molex.....................................................................................................C3
National Instruments............................................................................. 5
NI AWR.................................................................................................. 19
Planar Monolithics Industries............................................................. 43
Pulsar Microwave................................................................................. 20
RF Bay................................................................................................... 47
Richardson RFPD................................................................................. 41
SAGE Millimeter.................................................................................. 13
Satellink................................................................................................ 47
Sector Microwave.................................................................................. 47
SGMC Microwave................................................................................. 37
Skyworks...............................................................................................C4
Special Hermetic Products................................................................... 47
Wenteq Microwave................................................................................ 47
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Broadband RF and Analog Solutions
Automotive
SKYA21001 Broadband SPDT RF Switch
• Ideal for infotainment, telematics, and remote keyless entry applications
• AEC-Q100 qualification in process
• Low insertion loss 0.3 dB @ 900 MHz
Aerospace and Defense
SKY16602-632LF Low Threshold Level Limiter Module
• Ideal for WLAN, VSAT, S-band radar, military communication transceivers, jammers, and GPS applications
• Broadband 0.20 to 4.0 GHz
• Low threshold level of 0.5 dB @ 2.5 GHz
Connected Home
SKY66109-11 2.4 ZigBee® / Smart Energy Front-end Module
• Ideal for connected home, security, smart energy, and smart thermostat applications
• 20–23 dBm RF power @ 2.4–2.5 GHz
• 2 dB NF with 11.5 dB gain in Rx mode
Media
SKY85806 802.11ac Dual-band Front-end Module
• Ideal for wireless high fidelity, set-top box, USB dongle, and personal computer applications
• Highly integrated 2.4 GHz PA, 5 GHz PA, 2.4 GHz LNA, 5.8 GHz LAN, transmitter filter,
diplexers, and T/R switches
• Power accuracy improvement with integrated logarithmic power detector
Wearables
SKY66110 and SKY66111 Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) Front-end Modules
• Super-efficient BLE FEMs provide increased battery life
• 25–30% more efficient when used with chipset
• Reduces overall system current consumption
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