by Jacob Hammond The LO to RF isolation of a mixer is a critical performance specification in most broadband applications. LO feedthrough can not only contaminate a system, but the noise fed from [...]
By Cameron Sheth In a typical receiver application, a frequency conversion is performed after filtering and low noise amplification. This frequency conversion can have a significant impact on the [...]
1. Top 7 Ways to Create a Quadrature (90˚) Phase Shift We’ve talked a lot about IQ mixers in the last few posts, about their theoretical underpinnings and applications as a phase detector and [...]
This tech note serves to explain how to interpret the spurious data we provide on our datasheets, how we obtain this data, and things to keep in mind about spurious products when designing and [...]
Modern battlefields are awash in electronic signals from radars, jammers, and radio communications. Therefore, high linearity EW receivers for applications such as Radar Warning Receivers, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
