Legacy Hybrid Mixer Spur Values
THE SPUR NUMBERS below represent the typical numbers one would see for downconversion. The numbers shown are for a -10 dBm input. The spur suppression is decreased for lower RF power levels by [...]
The Self-Alignment of Reflowed Surface Mount Components
Misplacement of surface mount components by a pick and place machine or a human assembler can be inconvenient. Fortunately, surface mount components seem to magically (and conveniently) align [...]
Power Handling
Maximum power handling is a common concern of our customers. Nothing is worse than plugging in an expensive device only for it to be immediately destroyed. Understanding power handling is [...]
How to Measure Mixer IP3 and Identify Potential Error Sources
Mixer linearity is continuously and permanently a critical problem faced in RF system design. The nonlinear action of all physically realizable RF mixers propagates throughout signal chains [...]
GaAs or GaN: Best Choice for Highly Linear Mixers?
Everywhere you look in the microwave industry press or at the international microwave symposium you see one topic mentioned over and over again: Gallium Nitride (GaN). There is presently a gold [...]