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In this issue:

DepartmentsContents/Impressum 3News 4/10Technicalfeature 6Modules 11MicrowaveComponents 13EMC 14Software 15Test&Measurement 20Products 26Wireless 29

On the cover:AgilentTechnologiesInc.introducedtheN9342Chandheldspectrumanalyser(HSA),apowerfulandstraightforwardinstrumentdesignedforRFtechniciansandengineersperforminginstallation,maintenanceandsurveillanceofRFsystemsinthefield 20

Technical feature:

Antenna Tuning Technology takes Portable Handsets to the next level

Footprintsareshrinkinginsidewirelessandmobiledevices,whichhasasignificantimpactonantennaperformance. 6

Software:AntennaMagusversion2.0–thefirstantennadesignsoftwareofitskind:ThenumberofantennatopologiesintheAntennaMagusdatabasehasalmostdoubledsincethereleaseofversion1.0. 18

Wireless:RenaissanceElectronicsCorporation/HXIhasrecentlyreceivedwordthatHXI‘sE-BandGigalinksystemhasreceived(ICASA)IndependentCommunicationsAuthorityofSouthAfricaoperationalapprovalcertificationtodeployinSouthAfrica. 29

3Contents

Editorial

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4 News

ACAL appoints Paul Webster as UK Managing Director for ACAL Technology and BFi OPTiLAS

Webster joins ACALafter more than 30years in componentdistribution. Beforejoining the companyheheldthepositionofHeadofProductMa-

nagementatElectrocomponentsPlc.,wherehewasresponsiblefortheim-plementationofelectronicsstrategythroughoutEuropeandAPACandtheintroductionofover60000newproducts totheirrange.DuringhiscareerWebsterhasheldseniorlevelmanagementrolesincludingVicePre-sidentofMarketing,EMEAforAvnetInc.,andsalesandmarketingrolesattheMacroGroupandITTElectro-nicServices.

ACAL Technology www.acaltechnology.com

Maxim Releases an Industrial Solutions Guide

Maxim IntegratedProductsintroducedan Industrial Solu-tionsGuidecompri-singtutorials,systemdiagrams,andrecom-mendedsolutionsta-blesforavarietyofin-

dustrialsystems.Inadditiontothisnewsolutionsguide, theCompanyhasexpandeditslibraryofonlinere-sourcesforindustrialdesigners,put-tinganewsetofinteractivediagramsandapplicationnotesattheirfinger-tips.Applicationscoveredintheso-lutionsguideincludeprogrammablelogiccontrollers,sensors,motorcon-trol,securityDVRs,IPcameras,andLEDlighting.TolearnmoreaboutMaxim‘sindus-trialsolutions,visitwww.maxim-ic.com/industrial-guide. Once there,downloadyourcopyoftheIndustrialSolutionsGuide(PDF),availableasindividualchaptersandinitsentirety.

Maximwww.maxim-ic.com

AgilentTechnologiesInc.announcedthattheInfiniium90000X-Seriesoscilloscopehasbeenselectedas thewinnerof theprestigiousElectrond‘Or(goldelectron)awardinthe„Instrumentation“category.The90000X-Serieswasselectedunani-mouslybyajuryofexpertsfromindustry,thepressandacademicresearch.

TheElectrond‘OrawardcompetitionissponsoredannuallybytheFrenchelect-ronicsmagazineElectroniqueStorecog-niseinnovationin12areasofelectronics.TheAgilent90000X-Serieswonagainst

strongcompetitionfromothernomineesincludingproductsfromTektronix,Nati-onalInstrumentsandLeCroy.ThisisthethirdtimethatanAgilentproducthasre-ceivedthisaward.Agilent‘sproprietary indiumphosphide(InP) integratedcircuitprocessenableshigh-frequencyoscilloscopecapabilitywhileyieldingtheindustry‘slowestnoisefloorandjittermeasurementfloor.CustomaluminumnitridepackagingtechnologycombinesfiveInPchipsinthefront-endmultichipmodule,which incorporatesuniquenoiseshieldingandheatdissipa-tiontechniques.Additional informationaboutAgilent‘sInf iniium 90000 X-Series osci l lo-scopes isavailableatwww.agilent.com/find/90000X-series.Agilent‘scompleteportfolioofoscilloscopes isavailable inavarietyofformfactorsandwithband-widths from20MHz tomore than90GHz.Theyoffer industry-leadingspeci-ficationsandcanbeusedwitharangeofpowerfulapplications. Agilent Technologieswww.agilent.com

Agilent Technologies‘ Infiniium 90000 X-Series Oscilloscope wins Electron d‘Or 2010 Award for Innovation

Renesas joins Symbian Foundation to further innovate Mobile Chipsets for Symbian PlatformRenesas Electronics Corporation andSymbianFoundationLimitedtodayan-nouncedthatRenesashasjoinedtheSym-bianFoundation,bringingitsadvancedmobilechipsettechnologiesandexpertisetotheSymbianecosystem.Theavailabi-lityofRenesaschipsetsthatsupporttheSymbianplatformenablesOEMsworld-widetocreateSymbian-compliantdevicesthatfullymeettheneedsofnetworkope-rators,acceleratingtheadoptionofSym-bianaroundtheworld.

RenesashasjoinedtheSymbianFounda-tiontoproactivelyparticipatewithintheopensourceecosystemandtodrive in-novationcentredonthecombinationofRenesas’next-generationmulti-coreCPUtechnologyandcutting-edgemultimediaandgraphicscapabilitiesprovidedbytheSymbianplatform.Renesasalsointendstocontributetothedevelopmentofthe

SymbianHardwareAbstractionInterface(SHAI),whichwillmakehardwareadap-tationeasierthaneverbefore. Renesas Electronics Corporation

Hittite Microwave Corporation acquires License to IBM Millimeterwave TechnologyHittite Microwave Corporation an-nouncedithasacquireda licensefromIBMtomanufactureandmarketsiliconICmillimeterwavetransceiversdevelopedbyIBM.Alsocoveredbythelicensearecertain57-64GHzIC,packageandan-tennatechnology,aswellas71-76GHzand81-86GHzICintellectualproperty.Hittitewillapplythisadvancedhighfre-quencytechnologytomarketsthatrequirehighlyintegratedsolutions.ThecompanyalsoenteredintoaJointDevelopmentAg-reementwithIBMrelatedtomillimeter-wavetechnology.

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MaxLinearInc.announcedithas shipped more than 100millionTVtunerICs.Thismi-lestonecomesjust12monthsafterthecompanyannouncedit had surpassed 50 millionunitsshipped.Thislatestachie-vementcanbeattributedthecompany´s successfulpenet-ration into thecableandter-restrialTVmarketswith itsMxL2xx familyofcable tele-visiontunersandtuner-demo-dulatorsanditsMxL1xxfamilyoflow-powerdigitalterrestrialtunersand tuner-demodula-torsforthenextgenerationofsmalland largescreentelevi-sionandsettopboxapplica-tions.TheMxL2xx family isaimedatset-top-boxes(STBs),digitalvideorecorders(DVRs),cablemodems,EMTAs,cable

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6 Technical feature

Footprints are shrinking inside

wireless and mobile devices, which has a significant impact on

antenna performance. Portable system

designers need to contend with very

small antennas that must support voice

calls from 824 to 2170 MHz (or more),

different modulation schemes, high data

rates, and mobile TV channels ranging

from 470 to 862 MHz - all in a thinner

form factor.

Many of the latest portablewirelessdesignsconstraintheantennatoahistoricallysmallarea,and, inmanycases, theantennasareliterallywrappedaroundperipheral functionsinthehandset.Thisapproachoftenmakestheantennamoresusceptibletodetuningbyen-vironmentaleffectsandlowerstheantenna‘sefficiency.Asanadded challenge for mobileTV,whenanantenna iscon-strainedtoaverysmallformfactorsuchas this, itcannotreceivealloftherequiredTVfrequenciesathighefficiencywithoutsomesortofreliabletuningtechnology.Tobeviableinaportabledevice,antenna tuning technologies

needtobelow-loss,highlylin-ear,abletohandleveryhighRFsignallevelsof30Vpkor+40dBm,andconsumelowpower.Fortunately, electronically-tunabledevicesthatarerobustenoughanduseprovenhigh-volume technologies are al-readyavailable,andtheywillenablemobilehandsetdesign-ers toembedmobileTVan-tennasandtakevoiceanddataperformancetothenextlevel.

Antenna Tuning Challenges

Asmobilehandsetantennasare wrapped and re-pathed,theyloseefficiency.Fortunately,someofthislostperformancecanberecoveredwithantennatuning, inwhich the systemusesdynamicimpedancetun-ingtechniquestooptimizetheantennaperformanceforboththefrequencyofoperationandenvironmentalconditions.Thissametypeofantennatuningcanbeused to trackmobileTVchannelswithanembed-dedantenna.FormobileTVapplications,theachievablebandwidthandinputmatchisdirectlyrelatedtothephysicalsizeofthean-tennaandthemobilephone.

A„tunable“ internalantennawouldcoveranarrowsectionofthe470to862MHzband-widththat isquicklyretunedasthedesiredreceivechannelchanges, ensuring thatmostof thesignalpowercapturedbytheantennaactuallyendsup in thereceiver.TheUHFbandforDVB-HmobileTVisdividedinto48channelsthatare8MHzapart. Inorder toprovidehigh-qualitymobilere-ception,theantennawillneed16or32tuningstates.Figure1comparestheinputimpedanceof an embedded mobile TVantennawithfixedmatchingandonewithatunablematch-ingcircuit.NotetheVSWRoftheantennawithouttuningis6:1,butwithtuningcircuitry,matchingisverygoodatbetterthan2:1acrosstheentireband.So,toachievesatisfactoryper-formance,theonlyrealoptionsfor handset designers incor-poratingmobileTVistouseanexternalwhipantennaoranarrowbandtunableantenna.

MobileTV isa receive-onlysystem, soanopen-loopan-tennatuningmethod(Figure2)isrequired.Here,thecenterfrequency of the antenna istunedbasedonalook-uptableforthetunablecomponentasa

functionofthedesiredreceivefrequency.Becauseanopen-loopsystemdoesnotmeasuretheoperationoftheantennainrealtime,itcannottakeintoaccountenvi-ronmentalconditions.Inamo-biledevice,theenvironmentisconstantlychangingasacellu-larsubscriberwalks,drives,ormoveshisorherfingers(theso-called‚headandhand‘effect).Toaddresstheneedsofcellu-larfrequenciesthataredetuneddueto lowefficiencyorenvi-ronmental conditions, adap-tiveclosed-loopantennatun-ingcanbeused(Figure2).Here,amismatchsensortrackstheantenna‘soperationbymeas-uringpower that is reflectedbacktotheantenna(VSWR)andmakesnecessaryadjust-mentstotheimpedancetuningcircuitry.Inthisway,aclosed-loopantennatunertrackstheoptimalfrequencyandmatchesfortheantennainallusecases.Thetuningalgorithmforcesthetunableelementstoconstantlytrackandadjusttotheoptimalsettingasenvironmentalcon-ditionschange.Itisclearwhytuningtechnol-ogies are necessary for em-beddedmobileTVantennas,buthownecessaryisantenna

Antenna Tuning Technology takes Portable Handsets to the next level

Tero Ranta Rodd Novak Peregrine Semiconductor www.psemi.com

Figure 1: A traditional passive internal antenna covers the mobile TV bandwidth with very high VSWR (left) whereas a narrow tunable antenna can be moved in frequency to cover the same bandwidth with significantly better VSWR (right).


7Technical feature

tuning for cellular frequen-cies?Absorption loss in thebody, mismatch loss in theantenna,ripplesintheRFfil-terpassband,andreductioninoutputpowerdueto loweffi-ciencyallcombinetoseverelyreducethepowerradiatedoutofthehandset.

Theseeffectsaredirectlyvis-ible to theconsumerasade-crease inbattery life,degra-dationofcallquality,andanincrease indroppedcalls.Toguardagainsttheseproblems,manynetworkoperatorsareadopting radiated power re-quirementsforhandsetanten-nas.Forexample,TotalRadi-atedPower (TRP)andTotalIsotropicSensitivity(TIS)spec-ificationsarenowbeingtestedbysimulatingactualusecaseswithheadandhandconfigu-rationsratherthantestingthephoneinfreespaceorperform-

ingaconductedmeasurementinacontrolledimpedanceen-vironment.

In order to meet these newstringentpowerspecifications,adaptiveantennatuningmaybetheonlyoptionformobilehandsetdesigners.Anantennatunerforcestheantennatoap-pear 50 Ohms despite envi-ronmentaleffects,sotherestof the system operates opti-mally,whichsignificantlyim-provestheTRP.Eventhoughanantennatunercausesaddi-tionalinsertionlosswhentheantennaisat50Ohms(VSWR1:1),adaptiveantennatuningwillsignificantlyimprovetheoverallinsertionlossfromthetuner input toantenna inputcomparedtouncorrectedsit-uation(Figure3),andprovideperformanceimprovementsinthepoweramplifier(PA)andRFfiltersaswell.

Tuning Solutions

While thecase forantennatuning technologyhasbeenstrongforsometime,thechal-lengehasbeentheabsenceofahigh-performance,electron-ically-tunablereactivecompo-nentthatislowlossandhasawideenough tuningratio tohandlebothcellularandmo-bileTVfrequencies.Sinceitisconnectedtothean-tenna,anytuningcircuitusedneeds tobeextremely linearsoasnottogenerateharmon-icsorintermodulationdistor-tion.Thetunableelement,suchasvariablecapacitor,needstohaveatuningratioofatleast3:1orbetter.Inaddition,thewholecircuitmusthavepowerconsumptionoflessthan1mA.Finally, the tuning circuitrymustbesmall,rugged,andreli-able.Itneedslowinsertionlossandahighqualityfactor(Q).

Themostchallengingcompo-nentrequirementshavebeenpowerhandlingandlinearity,especially in thepresenceofGSMsignals.AlthoughGSMantennas transmit at powerlevelsupto+33dBm,undermismatchconditionsthetun-ablecomponentmustbeabletohandleRFsignallevelsupto30Vpkor+40dBm.Numerousmaterialsandtech-nologieshavebeenproposedover theyears to implementtunableantennasandfilters,butthesetechniqueshavenotbeenabletoovercometechno-logicalandmarketabilityhur-dles,sotheyarenotsuitedforhigh-volumeproduction.

DuNE-TechnologyInresponse,designersatPer-egrine Semiconductor haveleveragedprovenUltraCMOSprocessandHaRPdesigninno-vationstodevelopDuNE(tm)technology,apatent-pendingdesign methodology that isbeingused todevelopDigit-allyTunableCapacitors(DTCs).Thissolid-stateDTCcanbede-signedtomeetthechallengesofbothcellularhandsetandmo-bileTVantennatuning.Itisafullyintegratedwaytoimple-mentavariablecapacitorwithdigitalcontrolwhosebasicde-signcanbeadaptedforopen-loop(mobileTV)andclosedloop(cellular)antennatuningapplications.Because they are manufac-turedontheUltraCMOSproc-ess,theDuNEDTCproductscanintegratethedigitalfunc-tions(CMOScontrol,digitalprocessing, serialperipheralbus, tuningalgorithm), ana-logfunctions(mismatchsen-sors, chargepumps,biasingcircuitry),aswellasRFpas-sive(highQcapacitors),andRFactive(switches,ESDpro-tection)circuitry inadditiontotheDTCcore.And,thankstoa fully insulatingsapphiresubstrate, UltraCMOS fieldeffect transistors (FETs)canbe stacked to handle highRFpower levels,unlikebulkCMOSandsilicononinsula-

Figure 2. Open-loop (left) and closed-loop (right) antenna tuning

Figure 3. Simulation of an adaptive closed-loop antenna tuner showing insertion loss improvement with the antenna tuner (blue) compared to not having the antenna tuner (red).


tor(SOI)technologies.Asare-sult,aDuNEDTC‘spowerhan-dlingcanbescaledfrom+20dBmtomorethan+40dBm,easilywithstanding thehighRFpower levelsencounteredinGSMandWCDMAopera-tionwithoutdegradingtheQortuningratio.

DuNE for Mobile HandsetsForcellularapplications,DuNEDTCs(Figure4)arebeingde-signedwithcapacitanceval-uesfrom0.5pFto10pF,withtypical tuningratiosrangingfrom2:1to10:1with5bitsor32statesofresolution(Figure5).TypicalQvaluesrangefrom40to80at1-2GHz(Figure6).

Inaddition to>+38dBmofpowerhandling in50Ohms(Figure7)andswitchingspeedofbetter than5µs, thisnewtechnologymeetsotherneces-saryspecificationsforacellu-larantennatuningcircuit.Forinstance,thepowerconsump-tionisabout100µA.

The Future of Antenna TuningWeexpectthefootprintformo-bilehandsetcircuitrywillcon-tinuetoshrinkandperform-ancedemandswillcontinuetogrow.Fortunately,DuNEtech-nologyaddressesallofthere-quiredperformancepointsforembeddingtunableantennasinmobilehandsets.Depending

ontheapplication, theseself-containedUltraCMOSRFICscommunicatedirectlywiththecellular transceiverandbase-bandorthemobileTVreceiverchipset.Theyintegrateadigitalcommunicationinterfaceandall the other required func-tionalitymonolithicallyonthedie,whichminimizeslinesandconnectionsbetweendevices.Thisnewtechnologyisbasedonprovenbuildingblocksandprocess technologies thatarealreadyshippingmillionsof

unitsperweektothehandsetindustry.DuNEDTCsforcel-lularapplicationsaresamplingnow,andtheyareexpectedtobeinvolumeproductioninlate2010.Ultimately,DuNEtech-nologyallowsformonolithicintegration of the completeadaptiveantennatunersystem,whichpromisestohelphand-setdesignersmeetandbeatthechallengingantennaperform-anceandsizerequirementsofthefuture. Peregrine Semiconductor

Figure 4: The DTC circuit for cellular applications is available in a flip-chip form for low parasitic inductance, and it measures 1.36 x 0.81 mm.

Figure 5: Measured 5-bit DuNE DTC showing very linear tuning characteristic and a capacitance range from 1.15 to 3.4 pF (3:1)

Figure 6: DuNE DTC with Q designed to be 60-70 at 900 MHz.

Figure 7. The level of the 3rd harmonic as a function of input power is largely independent of capacitance state and meets the

-36 dBm GSM specification up to +40 dBm of input power

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AgilentTechnologies Inc.an-nouncedithasformedastra-tegicpartnershipwithInnowi-relessCo.,Ltd.toenhancetherapiddevelopmentofLTEwire-lesstestplatforms.Thepartner-shipwillstrengthenAgilent‘sleadershippositioninLTEtest

andmeasurement.Agilental-readydevelopsdesignautoma-tiontoolsandflexible instru-mentationsolutionsusedintheresearch,developmentandma-nufacturingofLTE-basedcom-ponents,base-stationequip-mentandmobiledevices.

Agilent received Frost andSullivan‘sBestPracticesAwardforWorldMarketShareLea-dership inLTEandWiMAXtest equipment. The awardisbasedonmarket researchshowingthatAgilentheldthehighestindustrymarketsharein2008with20.2percentofthemarketrevenues.Agilent has a wide range ofhardwareplatformsandsoft-waresolutionsthatprovidein-dustry-leadingLTEtestsolu-tionstothemarketplaceaimedatthedesign,developmentandproductionof infrastructure

andhandsets.Additional in-formationonAgilent‘sLTEtestsolutionscanbefoundatwww.agilent.com/find/LTE.InnowirelessCo.,Ltd.isfirmlyestablishedintechnologyanddevotedtoresearchanddevel-opment.Thefullyindependentcompany is focusedonhigh-growthmarketsinwired/wire-lesstelecommunicationtestingandmeasurementequipmentfield.Informationisavailableatwww.innowireless.co.kr.

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AR appoints Joseph Diesso Marketing Manager of AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation

AR RF/Mic-rowave Inst-rumentationis pleased toannouncetheappointmentof Joseph J.

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MicrowaveCorp.whereheser-vedasVicePresidentofSales&Marketing.Inadditionhehasheldposi-tionsinApplicationsandSys-temsEngineering forpresti-giousmicrowavecompanies.Mr.DiessoholdsaBSEEandMBAdegreeinmarketingandhastakennumerousadvancedcoursesinbothmarketingandsales.HisvariedandextensiveexperiencewillmakehimanassettoAR‘sworldwideorga-nization.

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RogersCorporation‘sAdvancedCircuitMaterialsDivisionwonthe laminatescategoryoftheNewProductIntroduc-tion(NPI)AwardgivenoutbyUPMediaGroup‘sCircuitsDesignandPrintedCircuitDesign&Fabricationmagazine.TheNPIAwards,whichrecognize lea-dingnewproducts introducedduringthepast12months,werepresentedataspecialceremonyduringtheIPCAPEXExpoheldinLasVegasinApril.Anin-dependentpanelofpracticingindustryengineersselectedtheawardrecipients.RO4360laminatematerialisaground-breakingnewproduct-thefirsthighDKRFgradethermosetlaminatematerialtogotomarket.WithitstailoredhighDkof6.15@10GHz, RO4360 lami-nateallowsnextgenerationpoweram-plifierdesignerstomeetsizeandcost

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Rogers 4360 High frequency Thermoset Material wins award for best new Laminate

Agilent Technologies partners with Innowireless on LTE Test Solutions

M/A-COM Technology Solutions and Mimix announce Merger Agreement M/A-COMTechnologySolutionsInc.andMimixBroad-band,Inc.(Mimix)jointlyannouncedthattheirrespectivecorporateparentshavesignedadefinitivemergeragree-mentthatwilladdMimixanditssubsidiariestotheM/A-COMTechfamilyofcompanies.Mimix isa leadingfab-lesssupplierofhighperformancegalliumarsenide(GaAs)semiconductors fromDCto50GHzforRF,microwaveandmillimeter-waveapplications.Pursuanttothemergeragreement,MimixHoldings,Inc.anditssubsidiarieswilljoinM/A-COMTechassubsidiariesofM/A-COMTechno-logySolutionsHoldings,Inc.ThetransactionissubjecttocustomaryclosingconditionsandiscurrentlyexpectedtocloseinlateMay2010.Financialtermswerenotdisclosed.

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Hittite Microwave Corporationwww.hittite.com

Amplifier Modules deliver Ultra-Low Phase Noise

RFMicroDevices,Inc.announcedtheavailabilityoftheRF6515frontendmo-dule(FEM).RFMD‘sfeature-richRF6515FEMimprovestheperformanceof2.4GHz-2.5GHzISMbandwirelessap-plicationsrequiringlonger-rangeopera-tionathighefficiency,includingWLAN,Zigbee,SmartEnergy/AdvancedMete-ringInfrastructure(AMI)andHomeAreaNetworks(HANs).RFMD‘shighlyintegratedRF6515FEMintegratesa20dBmPA,harmonictrans-mitfilteringandadouble-pole,double-throw(DPDT)switch.TheRF6515alsofeaturesanintegratedbalun,whichpro-videsabalanced50ohmmatchfortheRxandTxsignalpaths.TheRF6515ispa-ckagedina3.5mmx3.5mmx0.5 mmpackage,whichisindustry-leadingandfivetimessmallerthancompetitiveoffe-rings,significantlyminimizingcustomerproductfootprintsandgreatlyreducingassemblycostsandexternalcomponentcounts.RFMD‘sRF6515wasdesignedincollaborationwithEmber.Usedto-gether,RFMD‘sRF6515andEmber‘sEM250 deliver industry-leading per-

formancewhile shorteningcustomerdesigntimeandacceleratingproducttime-to-market.

RF5365 WiFi Front End ModuleRFMicroDevices,Inc.announcedavai-labilityof theRF5365WiFi frontendmodule (FEM). The highly integra-tedRF5365FEMsatisfiestheneedforaggressive size reductions for typical802.11b/gfront-enddesignsandgrea-tlyreducesthenumberofcomponentsoutsidethecorechipset.

RFMD’s RF5365 FEM integrates a802.11b/gpoweramplifierwithasinglepolethreethrow(SP3T)switchfor2.4GHzto2.5GHzISMbandapplications.By integratingSP3Tswitchfunctiona-lity,theRF5365isabletorouteWLANandBluetoothreceive/transmitsignalstotwosystem-on-chip(SOC)transcei-vers,accommodatingacommonimple-mentationinhigh-performanceconsu-merelectronicsandhandset/handheld

WiFiapplications.TheSP3Tswitchcanalsoactasasplitter totransmitorre-ceiveBluetoothandWLANsignalssi-multaneously.

TheRF5365’s802.11b/gpoweramplifierdelivers18dBmoflinearoutputpowerforhigherefficiencyandlowerEVMfor11napplications.Additionally,integra-ted2170MHzfilteringandharmonicattenuationreducetheneedforahighloss/attenuationfilterattheFEMoutput,increasingoutputpowerattheantenna.

AnintegratedRxbaluneliminatesrequi-rementsfortuningcomponentsbetweentheFEMandtheSoC,andadirect-to-batteryconnectioneliminatestheneedforadditionalDCcircuitry.Finally,anintegratedpowerdetectorincreasesim-munity topowersupply, temperatureandVSWRfluctuationsandimprovestheaccuracyof thepart’sclosed looppowercontrol.TheRF5365isfullytes-tedandpackagedinasmall2.5mmx2.5mmQFNpackage.

RFMD

RFMD expands family of Front End Modules for ZigBee-based Smart Energy and ISM applications


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The LX-1750 from EM Re-search isacost-effective fre-quencysynthesizeroperatingintheVSATBlockIII.F. fre-quencybandfrom950to1750MHzhoused inaminiaturesurface-mountpackage(0.75”square)Theunitfeatures500kHzstepsize,+7dBmoutputpowerand+5VDCsupplyvol-tagewithextremelylowpower

consumption (<60mA).Lo-ckedtoanexternal10MHzre-ference,theLX-1750exhibitsextremelylowphasenoise(<-100dBc/Hz@100kHz). LXunitsareavailablefrom50to6000MHzasfixedfrequencyuptooctavebandwidths.Cus-tomunits featureexternalre-

ferencesfrom5to125MHzoroptionalinternalreferences,se-lectsupplyvoltages(+3,+3.3or+5VDC),10kHzto10MHzstepsizesandoptionalwideoperating temperaturerange(-40°Cto+85°C). EM Research, Inc.www.emresearch.com

Miniature Surface-Mount VSAT Frequency Synthesizer, Drop-in Replacement

TheZLX-1450frequencysyn-thesizer from EM ResearchoperatesintheVSATBlockII.F.frequencybandfrom950to1450MHzhousedinami-niature,drop-inreplacement,surface-mountpackage(0.60”square).Theunitfeatures500

kHzstepsize,+7dBmoutputpower, lowspurs(<-60dBc)and+5VDCsupplyvoltagewithextremelylowpowercon-sumption(<60mA).Lockedtoanexternal10MHzreference,theZLX-1450exhibitsextre-melylowphasenoise(<-100dBc/Hz@100kHz).ZLXunitsareavailablefrom50to4000MHzasfixedfrequencyuptooctavebandwidths.Cus-tomunitsfeatureexternalre-ferences from5to125MHzoroptional internal referen-ces,selectsupplyvoltages(+3,+3.3or+5VDC),10kHzto10MHzstepssizesandopti-onalwideoperatingtempera-turerange(-40°Cto+85°C).

Surface-Mount VSAT Frequency Synthesizer, exceptional Phase Noise

TheHFS-2150 fromEMRe-searchoperates in theVSATBlockIIII.F.frequencybandfrom 950 to 2150 MHz fea-turingexceptionallylowphasenoise (<-110dBc/Hz@100kHz).Theunit features200

kHzstepsize,+7dBmoutputpower,+5VDCsupplyvoltagewithlowpowerconsumption(<150 mA). The HFS-2150ishoused inasmall surface-mountpackage(1.25”x1”x0.24”).HFSunitsareavailableinfixedtogreater thanoctaveband-widthsfrom50to8000MHz.Customunitsfeatureexternalreferencesfrom5to125MHzoroptionalinternalreferences,selectsupplyvoltages(+5,+8or+12VDC),10kHz to10MHzstepsizesandoptionalwideoperating temperaturerange(-40°Cto+85°C).

Cost-Effective Surface-Mount VSAT Frequency Synthesizer

The THOR-13050 phase-lockedoscillator fromEMResearch operates fixedat13050MHz formixingwith the VSAT downlinkfrequency band of 14 to14.5GHztoproduceanI.F.of950 to1450MHz.TheTHOR-13050featuresahi-rel,ruggeddesignwithope-ratingtemperaturerangeof

-30°Cto+70°C.Theunitfea-

tures+7dBmoutputpower,lowspurs (<-60dBc)and+5VDCsupplyvoltage.TheTHOR-13050ishousedinasmallconnectorizedpackage(2.5”x1.1”x0.4”).THORunitsareavailableinfixed to>30%bandwidthsfrom1to18GHz.Customunits featureexternal refe-rencesfrom5to125MHzoroptionalinternalreferences,selectsupplyvoltages(+5,+8or+12VDC)and10kHzto10MHzstepsizes.Hermeti-cally-sealedunitsareavaila-blewithwideoperatingtem-peratureranges(-40°Cto+85°Coroptional-55°Cto+105°C)andhigh-vibrationtolerance. EM Research, Inc.www.emresearch.com

Hi-Rel Phase-Locked Oscillator for VSAT Applications

VSAT Frequency Synthesizer, Ultra-Miniature Surface-Mount Package

TheSLX-1450 fromEMRe-searchoperates in theVSATBlock I I.F. frequency bandfrom950to1450MHzinanultra-miniaturesurface-mountpackageof0.5” square.Theunitfeatures25kHzstepsize,+7dBmoutputpower,+5VDC

supplyvoltagewithextremelylowpowerconsumption(<55mA).Lockedtoanexternal10MHzreference,theSLX-1450exhibitslowphasenoise(<-85dBc/Hz@100kHz)andopera-tesover-30°Cto+70°C.

SLXunitsareavailablefrom50to6000MHzasfixedfrequencyuptooctavebandwidths.Cus-tomunitsfeatureexternalrefe-rencesfrom5to125MHz,se-lectsupplyvoltages(+3,+3.3or+5VDC),10kHzto10MHzstepsizesandoptionalwideoperatingtemperaturerange(-40°Cto+85°C).


13Microwave Components

5800 MHz Coaxial Resonator Oscillator (CRO)

C r y s t e k ’ s n e w C V -CO55CXT-5800-5800CoaxialResonatorOscillator (CRO)employs frequencydoubling,2xfundamentaltechnologytoreachnewperformancelevelsoflowphasenoiseandharmo-nics,whileminimizingcurrentconsumptionintheprocess.TheCVCO55CXT-5800-5800operates at 5800 MHz witha tuning voltage range of0.5Vdc to4.5Vdc.This co-axialVCOfeaturesa typicalphasenoiseof-100dBc/Hz@10kHzoffset andhasexcel-lent linearity.ThemodelCV-CO55CXT-5800-5800 is pa-ckaged in the industry-stan-dard 0.5-in. x 0.5-in. SMDpackage.CVCO55CXT-5800-5800CROexhibitsanoutputpowerof+3dBmtyp.intoa50ohmloadwithasupplyof+8.0Vdcandatypicalcurrentconsumptionof35mA.PullingandPushingarebothminimizedto1.0MHzand3.0MHz/V,respectively.Secondharmonicsuppressionis-30dBctypical.

Crystek Corporationwww.crystek.com

Custom RF/microwave connectors and cable

assemblies

7F-1, No. 12 Chung-Hua Rd., Yung-Kang City, Tainan Hsien, TaiwanTel: (886-6) 312 4469 Fax: (886-6) 313 5405E-mail: [email protected]/hustsan.co • www.hustsan.com.tw

CSC:TW Magazine: EC Issue: 200812 Size: 1/4 FC Copywriter:SharmArtist: Cynthia CSO: Leon AE: Jennifer ADP: 10698 Coaxial connectors

Focusing on quality, we’re one of the leading makers of RF/microwave connectors and cable assemblies in Taiwan. Our ISO 9001:2000-certifi ed facility features advanced CNC machinery, Schleuniger cable strippers and specialized soldering equipment – gear which helps us ensure the uniformity of our cables. This precision manufacturing is backed up by testing on advanced 40GHz network analyzers. We create over 1 million connectors monthly, but minimum orders of just 100 units are still accepted. Let us be your fi rst choice for connectors and cables. Contact us today.

Tested on a 40GHz network analyzer

A F A Q

ISO 9001:2000

1000 - 2000 MHz RedBoxVCOCrystek‘sCRBV55CW-1000-2000Red-BoxVCOoperatesfrom1000MHzto2000MHzwithacontrolvoltagerangeof1.0~20.0V.ThisVCOfeaturesatypicalphasenoiseof-100dBc/[email protected]+5.5dBm.Crystek‘sRedBoxlinecomprisesVCOsenclosedinarobustaluminumenclosure(1.25“x1.25“x0.58“)withSMAconnectors,

enhancingtheVCO‘sdurabilityandma-kingintegrationofaVCOintoanyap-plicationaneasy,plug-and-playoption.Engineeredandmanufactured in theUSA,themodelCRBV55CW-1000-2000featuresaninputvoltageof10V,withamaxcurrentconsumptionof25mA.PullingandPushingareminimizedto15.0MHzand5.0MHz/V,respectively.Secondharmonic suppression is -10dBctypical. Crystek Corporationwww.crystek.com

September-October 2010rf&wireless

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AgilentTechnologiesInc.introducedtheN/W6141AElectromagneticCompatibil-itymeasurementapplicationforitsX-Se-riessignalanalysers.IdealforR&Dengi-neersintheaerospace/defense,automo-tiveandcommunicationsindustries,theEMCmeasurementapplicationenableseasier, more accurate pre-complianceemissionstestingofprototypeelectricalcomponents,sub-assembliesandsystems.Itistheonlypre-compliancetestsolutiononthemarkettodaythathelpsusersre-ducetestmargins,whileensuringtheirdevicesmeetallregulatorylimits.

Agilent’snewN/W6141AEMCmeasure-mentapplicationallowsR&Dengineerstoevaluatetheelectromagnetic interfer-ence(EMI)performanceoftheirdesigns.Itsexcellentsensitivityandmeasurementaccuracyenables identificationof low-levelsignalsandguaranteesmoreprecisemeasurementofsignalsagainstcommer-cial(CISPR16-1-1)andMIL-STDlimitswithpass/failanddeltaindicators.Italsoenableseasydifferentiationofambientsig-nalsfromdeviceemissions.Afrequencyscancanbeusedtocontinuouslysearchandmeasuresignals,whileastripchartdisplayandreal-timedetectorsenableviewsofintermittentemissionsovertime.Thisallowstheengineertoeasilyidentifyout-of-limitdeviceemissions.

SomeofthekeyfeaturesavailableinAg-ilent’snewEMCmeasurementapplica-tioninclude:• signallists(e.g.,deltatolimit)thatcan

beusedtomark,sortordeletesignalstoquicklyreducethemeasuredsignallisttoonlythosesignalsthatareoutofspecification;

• real-timedetectorsformeasuringpeak,quasi-peakandtheEMI/RMAaverageamplitudeof selectedsignals tomax-imiseemissionsusingreal-timemeas-urements;and

• theabilitytore-measuresignalsinthesignallistforeasyverificationoffailedsignalemissionsrepairs.

TheEMCmeasurementapplicationsup-portsahardkeyandsoftkeymanualuserinterfaceandSCPIremoteinterface.As

anX-Seriesmeasurementapplication,theapplicationcanbeeasilytransferredbe-tweenX-Seriessignalanalysers(thePXA,MXAandEXA)withtransportablelicens-ing.SupportforthisapplicationacrosstheentireX-Seriesplatform,coupledwiththeplatform’scommonalgorithms,ensuresconsistent,repeatableresults.

TheAgilentX-Seriessignalanalysersrep-resentanevolutionaryapproachtosignalanalysis that spans instruments,meas-urementsandsoftware.Theseanalysersprovideaconsistent frameworkforsig-nalanalysisandtheflexibilitytoaddressbusinessandtechnicalrequirementsacrossmultipleproductsandprograms--nowandinthefuture.


ARRF/MicrowaveInstrumentationhasunveiledanewantennathatrepresents

another advance in antenna techno-logy.ModelATR26M6G-1(26MHz-6GHz/5,000watts)isawideband,highgainantennawithaproprietarydesignthatcombinesAR’s“bentelement”ap-proach with additional innovations.Theresult isanextremelyversatilean-tennathatprovidesasizereductionofapproximately75%withoutsacrificingkeyelectricalperformancesuchasgainandbandwidth.Theantenna’ssizeandperformancemake ituniquelysuitedforuseinbothtraditionalapplicationsandinnewcompactchambers.

TheATR26M6G-1featuresareducedprofileandextremely lowVSWR,ma-kingitanexcellentchoiceforhigh-field-

strengthimmunitytesting.Thesizere-ductionminimizesfield loss thatcanresultfrom“roomloading.”ThebroadfrequencyrangeaddressesexistingRFsusceptibilityrequirementsaswellasanticipatedfuturedevelopmentsandismatchedtoworkwithAR’s“W,”“S”and

“A”SeriesRFpoweramplifiers.Thero-bustdesigncanaccommodatethehighpowerlevelsnecessarytogeneratesigni-ficantE-fields.TheATR26M6G-1,whichis toughanddurableenoughtowith-standtherigorsofoutdooruse,canalsobecalibratedforRFemissionstesting.

AR RF/Microwave Instrumentationwww.ar-worldwide.com

New Antenna is approximately 75% smaller with no reduction in key electrical performance

Pre compliance Test Solution to reduce Test Margins, ensure Devices meet Regulatory Limits


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1)downlinkcontrolchanneldecode and auto-configura-tion,and2)UE-specificresourcesignal(RS)analysis.Downlinkcontrolchannelde-coding and auto-configura-tionprovidesnewtablesthattheengineers canuse tove-rify informationsenton thecontrolchannel.DesignedforLTETDD,theUE-specificRSanalysisallowsdesignerstoex-amineUERSallocationssepa-ratelyorasagroup.


TheSignalStudiosoftwarerunsonAgilent’ssignalgeneratorsandemulators.TheVSAsoft-warerunsonAgilent’sanalysisplatforms.Gearedtowarden-gineersperformingdesignandverificationofLTEcomponentsandevolvedNodeB(eNB)anduserequipment(UE)transmit-tersandreceivers,thenewca-pabilitieswillhelpengineerskeeppacewith theevolvingLTEstandard.Theenhance-mentsalsowillallowengineerstomoreaccuratelytesttheirde-signstostandardrequirementsandbeyond.EnhancementstoAgilent’sSignalStudio3GPPLTEsoftware forbothFDDandTDDincludesupportfor

the3GPPDecember2009ver-sionofthestandardandnewfeatures for eNBandUEre-ceiverstimulus.Inparticular,updated eNB conformancetest configurationsallowen-gineerstoperformalleNBRxconformancetests(usinginst-rumentssuchasAgilent’sPXBbasebandgeneratorandchan-nelemulatorandMXGvectorsignalgenerator).

Support forautomaticdown-linkDCIchannelcodingelimi-natesthetedioustaskofmanu-allygeneratingDCImessagesindownlinksignals.Automa-ticgenerationandconfigura-tionofDCIbasedonPDSCH

allocation,UEpowercontrol,UEschedulingandUErandomaccessalsoisprovided.

Agilent’s89600VSAsoftwarefeaturesanumberofnewca-pabilitiesforLTEmodulationanalysisincludingsupportforthe3GPPDecember2009stan-dardandassociatedeNBandUEtransmitterconformancetest updates. New in-bandemissionsandspectrumflat-ness traceshavebeenadded,bothwithpre-set limit linesforuplinkconformancetesting.

Thesoftwarealsoaddstwonewanalysistools:

New Signal Studio for 3GPP LTE and VSA Software Capabilities

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the availability of key enhancements to its

Signal Studio for 3GPP LTE and 89600 Vector Signal Analysis (VSA) software.

About Signal Studio for 3GPP LTEAgilent’sSignalStudiofor3GPPLTEisapowerfulsoftwaretoolthatcreatesstandards-baseduplinkanddownlinkLTEsignalsforusewiththeAgilentESGandMXGvectorsignalgeneratorsandPXBbasebandgeneratorandchannelemu-lator.ThewaveformplaybackmodeofthesoftwarecreatesphysicallayerLTEsignalswithtransportchannelcodingideallysuited formeasuringEVM,ACLRandCCDFofpoweramplifiersaswellasmeasuringBLERandfunctio-nalcharacteristicsreceiversandbasebandchipsets.

About 89600 VSAThe89600VSAsoftware is the industry’spremiervectorsignalanalysissoftwareforR&D.Providingadvancedge-neral-purposeandstandards-based tools forevaluatingsignalspectrum,modulationandtimecharacteristics, itgathersthedataneededtofindandresolvephysicallayersignalproblems.Thisadvancedsoftwareiscompatiblewithover30Agilentsignalanalyzers,scopes,andlogicanaly-zers.ThesoftwarerunsonWindows-basedPCsorinPC-basedinstruments.


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A sizeable proportion of the coaxial RF connector

business is for custom parts, and the strong

competition in this sector means that success relies

heavily on a connector vendor’s responsiveness to

customer requests.

Oneofthemostsuccessfulandlongest-establishedmanufacturersinthismarketisSan-tron.Around70%ofitsbusinessisproducingcustomparts,andakeyele-mentinsecuringtheseordersistheabi-lity toproduceengineeringsamplesra-pidly.San-tronwilltypicallydesignanewconnectorwithinjustthreeworkingdays,thanksinparttoanautomateddesignpro-cessusingtheConcertohigh-frequencyelectromagneticdesignsoftware, fromCobhamTechnicalServices.

Single simulation-optimisation stage

Requests forcustompartsareoftendri-venbyaneedforimprovementsincostorperformance,andoftenboth.ByusingConcertosoftware,withitsbuilt-inauto-maticparameteroptimisationprogram,San-tronisalmostinvariablyabletofindthebestconnectorgeometryinasinglesimulation-optimisationstage.Fromthere,thecompanytypicallyfabricatesasmallnumberofprototypes,basedontheop-timiseddesign,butwithminormecha-nicalvariations.TheresultsofelectricaltestsontheseallowSan-trontoassesstheeffectsoftolerancesinmanufactureandmaterialproperties.Thefinaldesign isthenrealisedinfinishedsamplesforcus-tomerevaluation.

Just three working days

Thecompletedesignstageofthisprocessisusuallyperformedwithin just threeworkingdays.Thisincludesafullthree-dimensionalsimulationandmulti-para-meteroptimisationexercisethattakesbet-ween30minutesandacoupleofhours,dependingonthecomplexityofthepro-duct.Concerto’scomputationefficiency

3D Design Software speeds response time for RF-Connector specialist

San-tron uses the concerto simulation pakage to help create new designs, such as these 40 GHz connectors for K band applications

Model of one of San-tron´s coaxial RF connectors using the Conerto simulation package


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tromagneticdesignfunctionalitythatissuitableforsmaller-scaledesignproblems.Havingbeeninbusinessformorethan50years,San-tronisoneofthelongestesta-blishedmanufacturersofRFcoaxialcon-nectors.Itmakesconnectorsandcableas-sembliesinawidevarietyofstandardcon-figurationsfromSMAthroughLCstyles,andisrenownedforitstechnicalability,andflexibilityofmanufactureandsup-plyforapplication-specificcomponents.WithitsheadquartersinIpswich,Massa-

chusettsanditsownmanufacturingfacili-tiesinbothIpswichandSuzhou,San-tronhastheresourcestomeetmarketdemandsforhighqualityandcompetitivepricing,andwillhandleapplicationsthatrequirevolumesfromahundredcomponentstohundredsofthousands.

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allows this tobeperformedona stan-dardofficelaptop.Before thisdesignprocesswas introdu-ced,San-tronemployedanalyticcompu-tersoftwaretoestimatetheVSWRofaproposedconnectordesign.Designinganewconnectorusingthisapproachtypi-callynecessitatedthreeorfourphysicalprototypingiterations.ThisapproachbecameimpracticalasSan-tron’sbusinessgrew,andasitbecamein-volvedinhigherfrequencyapplications.San-trondesignsseveralhundredconnec-torseveryyear.Manyofthesearemecha-nicalvariationsonfield-provenconnectorsinitsstandardrange,anddonotrequireelectricalchanges.But, in-depthdesignandanalysisofanewconceptusingCon-certoistypicallyneededfortwoormoreproductseachmonth.OnerecentConcerto-aideddesignpro-jectinvolvedapanel-mountingconnectorforoperationupto40GHz,followingacustomerrequesttolowerthecostsofanexistingconnectorthatitused.Concerto’sability tooptimiseadesignhelpedSan-tron’sChiefEngineerFredHulltoproto-typeanideavirtuallythatreducedthebillofmaterialsfromfivecomponentpartstofour,whilestillmatchingperformance.

“Itwouldbeextremelydifficultandexpen-sivetoproduceahigh-frequencyconnec-torlikethiswithoutdesignautomation,”saysFredHullofSan-tron.“Iwouldpro-bablyneedtomachineandtestadozenprototypesbeforeIcould lock inarea-sonableperformanceoptimum,andthatprocesswouldbefartooslowandtooex-pensivefortoday’smarketplace.Concertogivesusthemeanstoobtaintheoptimumgeometryinamatterofacoupleofhours.”

The two-dimensional variant of ConcertoSan-tronchoseConcertoasitsmainde-sign toolbecauseof itsexcellentprice/performance ratio.The two-dimensio-nalvariantofConcertowouldhavebeensuitableformostofthecompany’scoaxialconnectordesignrequirements,butSan-tronwantedthemoreversatilethree-di-mensionalpackagesothat itcouldalsohandlecustomerrequests forproductssuchascoax-to-striplineandright-ang-ledadaptors.Full3Dsoftwaretoolscanbeveryexpensivehowever,andafterre-viewingtheelectromagneticEDAmarket,San-tronchoseCobhamTechnicalServi-ces’ConcertoESpackage-withitsfinite-differencetimedomainsolver-asitoffersaverylow-costentrypointtofull3Delec-


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tennadesignsoftware.Anten-nasdesignedusingitssoftwarecanbeusedinawidevarietyofapplicationsatvariousfre-quencybands, including,butnot limited to, telecommuni-cations, mobile devices, ae-rospace,satellite,automotive,radioastronomyanddefence.FEKO (www.feko.info) is acomprehensivecomputationalelectromagneticscode(CEMcode)usedwidely in the tel-ecommunications-, automo-bile- , space-anddefence-in-dustry. FEKO offers severalsolution techniques (MoM,MLFMM,PO,UTDandFEM)enablingtheanalysisofaverybroadspectrumofEMprob-lemse.g.3Dantennadesign,antennaplacementonelectri-cally largestructures,micros-trip-antennas,microstrip-cir-cuits,EMC,biomedicalandscattering.FEKOhasawellestablishedglobaldistributionandtechnicalsupportnetwork.EMSSwasstartedin1994asanengineeringcompanycon-sultingingeneralelectromag-neticproblems.EMSS(USA)Inc.andEMSSGmbHservecustomers inNorthAmerica(US,CanadaandMexico)andEuroperespectively.

ComputerSimulation Technology www.cst.com

The number of antenna topologies

in the Antenna Magus database

has almost doubled since the release of

version 1.0.There are now 113 popularantennas available to be de-signed forawidevarietyofobjectivevalues.Someofthemorepopularadditionsarethebi-quad,theaxialchokehorn,thetravellingwavewaveguideslotarray,variouspatcharrays,theVivaldiandtheprobefedcheese.Many other aspects of An-tenna Magus have been im-provedwithadditional func-tionality.Oneadditionis thenewAntennaArraySynthesistoolwhichwasaddedtoassistengineerswitharraysynthesis.Thistooldesignsspacingsandexcitationtapersforavarietyofdifferentarray topologies,basedonperformancerequi-rements suchasgain,beam-widthorsquintangle.Thearraydesigncanbesimulatedwithisotropicelementsorwithanyoneofseveraltypicalpatterns.Thedesignedspacings, exci-tationtaperandpatternsarereadyforexporttoFEKOandCSTMICROWAVESTUDIO®.

“TheresponseofthemarkettoAntennaMagusVersion1.0hasbeenverypositive.Wehavere-ceiveda lotofvaluable feed-backfromcustomersthathasbeenusedindevelopingthean-tennasandimprovementsim-plementedinAntennaMagusVersion2.0,”statedSamClarke,ManagingDirector,MAGUS(Pty)Ltd. “Weareconfidentthatversion2willaddasmuchvaluetotheend-userasthein-troductionofthistooldidinversion1.0”Highlights of Antenna Magus 2.0 • AntennaArraySynthesistool• 113antennasinthedatabase• Majoranalysisspeedupsof

over 50 antennas. A num-

berofantennasrun>100timesfaster

• Exporting reportsandnu-mericgraphdata

• Side-by-sidecomparisonofantenna“infodocs”

• MoremodelingoptionswhenexportingtoFEKOandCSTMICROWAVESTUDIO

• Substratelibraryredesign• Selectionofantennasalsoex-

porttoTICRA’sCHAMP,anadditionalCEMtool

• Majoruser interaction im-provements

AntennaMagusVersion2.0isimmediatelyavailableandcanbepurchasedthroughanyCSTorFEKOreseller.MAGUS (Pty)Ltd. (www.an-tennamagus.com)developsan-

Antenna Magus version 2.0 – the first antenna design software of its kind

Antenna Magus V 2 includes a new tool to assist engineers with arry synthesis

Antenna Magus V 2 features a database of 113 designed antennas wich can be exported to CST Microwave Studio An antenna array designed in Antenna Magus Version 2


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Unconstrainedcapacityex-hibitedbyNLn(N) solverscaling(Nis#ofunknowns)

Unconstrained linewidthversusthicknessratio

RobustresultsfromDCtodaylight

• Advancedhybridmeshingtechnology

Mixedelementmeshingoftrianglesandrectangles

Geometrically-aware andoptimized

Truethickmetalsupport• Antennaanalysisandpost-

processing Antennameasurements,in-

cludinggain Patternsforlinear,circular,

andellipticalpolarizations Currentvisualization• Numerous source/excita-

tions including auto-cali-bratedinternalports

• Parametricstudies,optimi-zation,andtuning

• 3Dvisualizationandanima-tion

AXIEMversion2010ispartoftheAWRDesignEnvironment(AWRDE),whichisnowship-pingtosupportedcustomers.

AWRwww.awrcorp.com/AXIEM

AWRCorporationannouncedthatantennaanalysis isnowavailable in the2010releaseofitsAXIEM3Dplanarelec-tromagnetic(EM)simulationsoftware.

AXIEM 2010 includes newfeaturesandcapabilities thatareidealforlarge,planar,an-tennadesignssuchasarrayswithmanyelements.Critical

designproblems,suchasscanblindness,cannowbediscov-eredandcorrected.

Post-processing such as an-tennapatternsforlinear,circu-lar,andellipticalpolarizations,etc.,numerousantennameas-urements(includinggain),aswellascurrentvisualization/animationsarenowpartofthe2010release.

Key features of AXIEM 2010:

• Seamless integrationwithMicrowaveOfficeandAn-alogOfficesoftware

• Proprietaryfull-waveplanarEMsolvertechnology

Open-boundarymethod-of-moments(MoM)approach

AgilentTechnologiesInc.announcedElectromagneticPro-fessional(EMPro)2010,anewreleaseofits3Delectromag-netic(EM)modelingandsimulationsoftwareforanalysingthe3DEMeffectsofICpackages,connectors,antennasandotherRFcomponents.Usedinthedevelopmentofhigh-fre-quencyandhigh-speedelectronicdevices,thenewreleasefeaturessignificantimprovementsinsimulationspeedanddesignefficiency.

“EMPro’sspeed,accuracy,andefficiency improvementsgoalongwayinmeetingtheneedsoftoday’shigh-frequency,high-speeddevicedesigners,”saidMarcPetersen,productmarketingleadinAgilent’sEEsofEDAorganisation.“TheseimprovementsalsoprovideasignificantbenefittousersofourAdvancedDesignSystemsoftware,whoareusingEMProwithintheirdesignflow.”SomeofthenewcapabilitiesnowavailableinEMPro2010include:

• fasterfiniteelementmethod(FEM)simulationsthroughmeshingimprovementsanduseofsymmetryplanes;

• built-inaccelerationoffinitedifferencetimedomain(FDTD)simulationsutilisinggraphicsprocessorunit(GPU)hard-ware;

• enhancedFEMaccuracythroughtheuseofnewsheetportsandmaterialpropertymodels;

• improveddesignefficiencywithanewbondwirecompo-nent,ODB++filesupportforprinted-circuit-boarddesigns,andseveralothernewuserinterfacefeatures;and

• MicrosoftWindows7support inaddition toMicrosoftWindowsXP,VistaandLinuxsupport.

MoreinformationaboutEMPro2010andAgilent’s3DEMde-signflowisavailableinanewfive-minutevideoonYouTube.

Agilent Technologies, www.agilent.cm

Agilent Technologies’ latest 3D EM Simulation Software accelerates High-Frequency, High-Speed Design

Antenna Analysis now available in AWR’S 2010 release of AXIEM 3D PLANAR EM Simulation Software


20 Test & Measurement

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the N9342C handheld spectrum analyser (HSA), a powerful

and straightforward instrument

designed for RF technicians and engineers

performing installation,

maintenance and surveillance of RF

systems in the field

TheN9342CHSAmakesfieldtesting easier by providingfaster,moreprecisemeasure-ments,easeofuse,andarangeofusercustomisationander-gonomic features. Agilent‘sN9342C HSA provides fastandaccuratemeasurementof

RFandmicrowaveequipmentandRFenvironmentsfrom100kHzto7GHz,tunable to 9 kHz.RFandmicrowaveequipment meas-urements includetransmitter andcomponenttest,re-ceivingpathsignalmonitoringandan-tenna tuning. RFenvironmentmeas-urements includebandclearance,sig-nalcoverageandin-terfacehunting.TheHSA‘soutstandingRF performanceensures first-timemeasurementaccu-racy,whileauniqueTaskPlannercapa-

bility,whichcutstestsetuptimeby95percentandallowsuserstoboosttheirworkefficiency,automates routine measure-ment tasks.SuchcapabilitiesmaketheN9342CHSAidealforcustomers inavarietyofmarkets,includingaerospace/defense,microwaveandsatel-litecommunication,wirelesscommunication and broad-casting,spectrumregulation,andgeneral-purposespectrumanalysis.

TheN9342CHSAprovidesasetofstandard,one-buttonmeas-urementsincludingACP,OBWandchannelpower,whichhelpcharacterisesignalquality.Anoptimisedkeypaddesignal-lowsaccess tomostmeasure-ment functions within justtwobuttonpushes.Arugged,fanlessdesignmakes itwellsuitedfortoughfieldenviron-ments,whileauniqueoptionalthree-in-oneergonomicback-packensurescomfortandpro-videstruehands-freeoperation.Moreover,withautomaticLCDbrightnessandkeypadback-

lightcontrol,theinstrument‘sscreencanbe easilyvieweddayornight.Foraddedflex-ibility, theN9342CHSAcanberemotelycontrolledviaaUSB/LANconnectionandfreeN9342CHSAPCsoftware.Adedicated user key and cus-tomisable frequencychanneltable, frequency/amplitudecorrectandlimitallowtheusertopersonalisetheinstrumentsetup.OtherkeyfeaturesoftheN9342AHSAinclude:

• abuilt-inoptional7GHztrackinggenerator

• abuilt-inoptionalGPSre-ceiverandGPSantennathatprovidespreciselocationin-formation

• anoptionalspectrummoni-torwithspectrogramrecordandplaybackfunctions

• optionalsupportforanop-tional Agilent USB powersensor thatoffershigh-ac-curacy,powermeasurementupto24GHz

• anoptionaluserdatasani-tation feature for securitypurposes

• anoptional8GHzdirectionalantenna thatenablesuserstohuntforinterference;and

• a built-in power connec-torforanAgilentactiveRFprobethatensuresprecisein-circuitmeasurements.

Agilentwww.agilent-technologies.com

Handheld Spectrum Analyser makes Infield Measurements easier, faster, more precise

The task planner makes automating your test easy


21Tst & Measurement

TheDL850ScopeCorderisanidealtoolformeasuringphysi-calandelectricalparametersinapplicationsectorssuchastheautomotive industry,mechat-ronics,transport,powerelect-ronicsandalternativeenergy.Adedicatedversionfortheauto-motiveindustry-theDL850VVehicleEdition-includesamo-duleformonitoringtheCANin-vehicleserialbus.

Compared to earlier Scope-Corderunits, theDL850 fea-tureshigher-speedacquisitionoveralargernumberofchan-nels, theability tocarryoutreal-timerecording,apower-fuluserinterface,andacom-

prehensiverangeofPCinter-facingcapabilities forwiderfunctionalityandeaseofuse.

Withacquisitionspeedsupto100megasamplespersecond(MS/s), itachieves ten times

thesamplerate,display,andmemoryhandling speedsasitspredecessor.

Akeyfeatureforelectricalmea-surementsistheisoPRO(1kVisolated inputmodulewhich,whencombinedwiththe100MS/s acquisition speed andthe12-bit resolution,makesthe DL850 ideally suited tomeasurementsonhigh-speedswitchinginvertors:acoretech-nology in today‘salternativeenergysector.

TheDL850ScopeCordercanaccommodateupto128chan-nelsofassortedtypesincludingisolated,simultaneouslysamp-ledmodules.Foruserswhodonotrequirethehighestsamplerates,anew16-channelmulti-plexedmoduleorachoiceofthreeuniversalvoltage inputmodulesallowspeedtobetra-

High-frequencypowermeasurementscannowbecarriedoutwithgreatlyen-hancedaccuracyusingade-skewcorrec-tionsignalsource,alongwithvoltageandcurrentprobes,inconjunctionwiththe/G4powermeasurementoptionontheYokogawarangesofdigitalandmixed-signaloscilloscopes.Eventhoughpowermeasurementusinganoscilloscopeisfundamentallylessac-curatethanusingadigitalpowermeter,itoffersmuchhigherbandwidth.It isparticularlysuitableformeasuringhigh-frequencyswitchinglossesinswitched-modepowersupplies.Italsoprovidesapowermeasurementcapabilityusingageneral-purposeproductwhichhasotheruses,anoptionthatmaybemoreacceptabletouserswhoarenotreadytoinvestinatruepowermeterorhaveli-mitedbudgetsfortestequipment.Thede-skewcorrectionsignalsourceisanaccessorywhichisspecificallydesig-nedtomaximisethemeasurementaccu-racyofoscilloscopeswhentheyareusedforpowermeasurementsinvolvingfast

switchingdevicesandhigh-frequencywaveforms.Tocorrectlymeasurepower-supplypara-meterssuchaspower,impedance,powerfactor,watt-hoursandampere-hoursfromthevoltageandcurrentunderana-lysis,thevoltageandcurrentsignalsmustbeappliedtothesignalinputterminalsoftheoscilloscopewithnodifferenceinthetransfertime.Thesignalsourcecor-rects thepotentialdelaysbetweenvol-

tageandcurrentchannelsincombina-tionwiththeautode-skewingfunctionprovidedaspartofthe/G4option.Theunitproducesanoutputvoltagefrom0to5Vandanoutputcurrentof0-100mA(forlow-currentmeasurements)or0-1A(forhigh-currentmeasurements).Ithasafalltimeofapproximately25ns(lowcurrent)or250ns(highcurrent).Thefixedtimedifferencebetweenvol-tageandcurrentis2.3±0.5ns(lowcur-rent)or14.5±1.0ns(highcurrent).Itspowersupplyof5VDC/100mAistakenfromtheoscilloscopeviaaUSBcable.Thede-skewcorrectionsignal sourcesupports through-typecurrent trans-formersandavarietyofclamp-oncur-rentprobes.Yokogawaisthemarketlea-der inprecisionpowermeasurement,andis theonlytestandmeasurementmanufacturertoofferbothacompleterangeofpowermeters/analysersanddi-gitaloscilloscopeswithpowermeasure-mentcapabilities.

Yokogawa

De-skew correction enhances accuracy of oscilloscope-based powermeasurements

Yokogawa launches DL850 ScopeCorderThe new Yokogawa DL850 is the next generation of the

company‘s highly successful family of ScopeCorders: versatile instruments that combine the benefits of a high-speed

oscilloscope and those of a traditional data acquisition recorder in a single, portable instrument.

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maintained for longerobser-vationperiods.TheDL850ScopeCorderusesfamiliaroscilloscopecontrols,triggers,andanalysisfunctions,sothatthehigherperformanceisachievedwithoutadditionalcomplexity.Yokogawa‘sdesignersoriginallyconceivedtheScopeCorderasanoscilloscopethatalsohasthepowerfuladvantagesofarecorder including unatten-dedoperation,enabledintheDL850by functions suchas‚actionon trigger‘or ‚actiononstop‘.TheDL850ScopeCor-dercanalsoautomaticallysendane-mail,printcaptureddata,soundanalarm,andsavedatatoafilewhenitdetectsafaultcondition.Whetherobserva-tion timesaremicrosecondsormonths, theScopeCorderwill remainoperationalandsavedatauntiltheuserisreadyforit.ForfurtherinformationabouttheDL850Vvisitwww.scopecorder.net YokogawaTest & Measurement www.tmi.yokogawa.com/ea

dedoffagainsthigher16-bitvoltage resolution,betterac-curacyandwiderinputranges.

Withitsmodulararchitecture,theDL850ScopeCorderwillhandle nearly every type ofelectrical or physical signal.Userscanarbitrarilycombineeightdifferentmodulesoutofarangeof15uniquemoduletypes,supportingdirectinputofpopularsensorslikethermo-couples,accelerometers,straingauges,tachometersandmore.Forelectricalmeasurements,anRMScoupledmodemakesitpossibletomonitorandtrig-geroffchangesinRMSlevels.

TheDL850incorporatesalarge(10.4-inch)LCDdisplay, aninternalharddiskdrive,andathermalprinter.ThreeUSBports, an Ethernet port, ane-SATAport,avideoport,aGPIBport,andaSD-cardslotpopulate the unit‘s left sidepanel.Ontherightside, theDL850hasroomforeightinputmodules.

Asadiagnostictool,theDL850ScopeCorderoffersallthemea-

surementandanalysistoolsofamoderndigitaloscilloscope,includingcursors,waveformparametercalculations,mathe-maticsandDSPchannels,fastFouriertransformsandmore.Inmostcases,userswillbeabletoanalysedata immediatelyandgetresultswithnoneedforofflinepost-processing.Yokogawaperfecteddeepme-mory,andtheScopeCorderhasitsshareofit:uptotwobillionpointsofdatacanberecordedcontinuouslyat100MS/soneachchannel.Regardlessofme-morysize,theScopeCorder‘sGIGAZoom2engineallowstheusertosmoothlyzoominandoutofasignal,evenwhileac-quisitionisinprogress.TheuniquearchitectureoftheDL850ScopeCorderautoma-ticallyallocatesitsmemorytobestaccommodatetheuser‘steststrategy.Oncethedesiredsamplerateisset,Yokogawa‘sexclusive ‚history‘ feature in-telligentlyutilisestheremain-deroftheavailablememory-allowingtheusertoviewandsavepreviouslycapturedacqui-

sitions.Anotheruniquefunc-tion is the ‚dualcapture‘ fea-ture,whichallowsbothhigh-speedandlow-speedratestobeconfigured. In thismode,theDL850continuously logsdataattheslowspeeduntilatriggerconditionismet.Atthehighersamplerate,theScope-Corder acquires a transientwaveform,withmultiplewave-formsformultipletriggers,allwhilecontinuouslyloggingatthelowspeedrate.

Electro-mechanicalsystemsde-mandadifferentsetofmeasu-rementtechniquesthanpureelectrical systems, and theDL850delivershigherverticalresolution,channelcount,iso-lation,filtering,andabundantacquisitionmemorycompa-redtogeneral-purposeoscillo-scopes.Thismakesitidealforviewingsmallchanges,evenac-rosslargedynamicranges,andmonitormoresignalssimulta-neously.Italsomeansthatthereisnoneedforexternalsignalconditioningcomponents,andthathighsampleratescanbe

HittiteMicrowaveCorpora-tionisannouncingtheHMC-T2240,a10MHzto40GHzSynthesizedSignalGenera-torwhichprovidesthehigh-estoutputpower,lowesthar-moniclevelsandbroadestfre-quencyrangecomparedwithanysignalgeneratorofitssizeandcost.

Ideal foruse inautomatedtestandmeasurementenvi-ronments,research,andde-velopment laboratories, theHMC-T2240 is a compactand lightweight frequencygeneratorthatdeliversupto+29dBm@1GHzofCWout-putpowerin0.1dBstepsovera60dBdynamicrange.Har-monicrejectionisbetterthan

-30dBcandspuriousproductsarebetterthan-60dBcatin-tegerfrequenciesandbetterthan-45dBcatfractionalfre-

quencies.Phasenoiseis-96dBc/[email protected] frequency resolu-tionof1Hzandfastswitch-ingspeedof500µs.

Thisversatilesignalgeneratorfeaturesmultiple interfaces(USB, GPIB and Ethernet)and innovativecontrolsoft-wareensuringcarefree inte-grationwithinmultiple test

environments. An installa-tiondisk thataccompanieseachunitincludesallofthedriversrequiredtoremotelycontrolthedeviceaswellasauserfriendlyGUIinterfacecompatiblewithWindowsXP,Windows7,WindowsVistaoperatingsystems.

Usercontrolisfacilitatedviapulldownmenusthatallowprogramming of single or

swept modes in frequencyand/orpower.Integrationofmultipleunitswithinapro-ductiontestenvironmentiseasyandaffordable.The HMC-T2240 is com-pact and lightweight,mak-ing it well suited for inte-grationwithinvarious testenvironmentswhileimprov-ingoverallproductivityandequipmentutilization.Thecompact sizeandhighout-putpowercapabilityof theHMC-T2240ensuresasim-plertestconfiguration,whilethebroadfrequencyrangeof10MHzto40GHzallowstheusertosweepacrossmanymi-crowaveandmillimeterwavefrequencybandswithasin-glesynthesizer. Hittite MicrowaveCorporation www.hittite.com

10 MHz to 40 GHz Synthesized Signal Generator


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ARRF/MicrowaveInstrumen-tationhasdesignedacompletefieldgenerationtestsystemthatisfullyshielded,makingitidealforuseinananechoicchamberwithoutbeingsusceptibletoorcausing interference.ModelAS18013housesavarietyoffieldgenerationequipmentintwoair-conditionedEMI-shiel-dedequipmentracks.AmongtheincludedequipmentistheSC1000M3systemcontrollerwhichallowsmanualandre-motesignalroutingofRFsi-gnals toandfromuptofouramplifiers,includingfeedbackfromdualdirectionalcouplers.An additional control roomrackcabinetofdeskconfigura-tionisalsoprovidedtohousethefieldmeasurementandan-tennaheightcontrolequipment.Equipmenthousedinthetwoshieldedracksincludes:

• Model 240S1G4M4 SolidStateAmplifier,0.8-4.2GHz,240WattsCW(Rack2)

• Model 200T2G8AM2 Tra-velingWaveTubeAmplifier,

2.5-7.5GHz,200WattsCW(Rack1)

• Model300T7z5G18M4Tra-velingWaveTubeAmplifier,7.5-18GHz,300WattsCW(Rack2)

• ModelSC1000M3,SystemController, DC-18 GHz(Rack1)

• ModelPM2003Threechan-nelPowerMeter

• ModelPH2010PowerHeads,30MHz-40GHz

• ModelFM7004M1,FieldMo-nitor(Controlroomdesk)

• Model FP7060/Kit FieldProbe,27MHz-60GHz,0.7-300V/m

• SignalGenerator,100kHz-40GHz,

• ModelDC7144ADualDirec-tionalCoupler,0.8-4.2GHz,400Watts(Rack2)

• ModelDC7280ADualDi-rectionalCoupler,2-8GHz,350Watts(Rack1)

• Model DC7450M1 DualDirectionalCoupler,7.5-18GHz,3000Watts(Rack2)

• ModelATH800M5GAHighGainHornAntenna,0.8-5GHz,1500Watts

• ModelATH2G8HighGainHornAntenna,2.5-7.5GHz,2800Watts

• ModelATH7G18HighGainHornAntenna,7.5-18GHz,2800Watts

• All internal Interconnectcablesbetweensystemcom-ponents

• 21in(53.34cm)rackspaceavailable foruser installedequipment(Rack1)

• EmcoModel2090AntennaController (Control roomdesk)

• EmcoModel2070AntennaTower

• DesktopPC,preloadedwithSW1007software

• Colorlaserprinter

TheAS18013Systemcanbeupgraded toexpand the fre-quencycoverage to40GHz.TheAS18013-UG-40upgradeconsistsof the followingpro-ducts:

• Model40T18G26AM2Tra-velingWaveTubeAmplifier,18-26.5GHz,40WattsCW(Rack2)

• Model40T26G40AM2Tra-velingWaveTubeAmplifier,26.5-40GHz,40WattsCW(Rack2)

• ModelSC1000M4SystemController, DC - 40 GHz(Rack1)

• ModelDC7530DualDirec-tionalCoupler,18-26.5GHz,300Watts(Rack2)

• ModelDC7620DualDirec-tionalCoupler,26.5-40GHz,300Watts(Rack2)

• ModelATH18G27HighGainHornAntenna.18-26.5GHz,350Watts

• ModelATH26G40HighGainHornAntenna,26.5-40GHz,240Watts

• All internal interconnectcablesbetweensystemcom-ponents

AR RF/Microwave Instru-mentation www.ar-worldwide.com

Field Generation Test System is fully-shielded to prevent EMI Interference

AR RF/Microwave Instru-mentationhas introducedtwonew laser-poweredE-Fieldprobes.ModelFL7040(2MHz-40GHz)andmodelFL7060(2MHz-60GHz)aresoversatiletheydotheworkofmultipleprobeswithoutstandingaccuracyandlinearity for the most de-mandingfieldmonitoringre-quirements.Theycontainaninternalmicroprocessorthatprovidesadvancedcontrolandcommunication func-tions while automaticallycorrectingformeasurementdriftcausedbytemperaturechanges.

Thetwomodelscoveranex-ceptionallywidefrequency

range;andbecausetheyarelaser-powered,theyprovidetheaddedconvenienceofneverhaving toreplaceorrechargebatteries.

ThenewprobesarethelatestadditionstoAR’sextensiveselectionofprobes,makingit the largest familyofpro-besintheindustry.

AR RF/MicrowaveInstrumentation www.ar-worldwide.com

New versatile AR Laser Field Probes


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The FSC spectrum analyzer recently

introduced by Rohde & Schwarz delivers all of the

key characteristics of a professional

spectrum analyzer

TheR&SFSChandlesallbasicfunctionssuchasRFspectrummeasurementandpowermea-surement.Witha frequencyrange startingat9kHzandextending toamaximumof6GHz, theanalyzer is idealforapplicationsthatrequireahigh-qualitybasicinstrument:Simpledevelopmenttasks,re-searchandinstruction,serviceandproduction.

TheR&SFSCprovesthatusersdon’t have to forgo qualitywhen theychooseanecono-micalinstrument.Initsclass,thespectrumanalyzerachie-ves topRFperformancemet-rics.Withamaximumsensiti-vityof<–161dBm(1Hz),itcancaptureevenweaksignals.Its

lowlevelmeasurementuncer-taintyof<1dBensuresaccu-rateresults.

The R&S FSC covers a fre-quencyrange from9kHztoeither3GHzor6GHz.It istheperfectinstrumentforuserswhoneedbasicfunctionssuchas noise marker, frequencycounter, modulation depthmeasurementofAMmodula-tedsignalsorpowermeasure-mentofpulsedsignals.Inbothfrequencyranges,theR&SFSCisavailablewithaninternaltra-ckinggeneratorthatprovides

additional functionalitysuchas cable loss measurementsandsimpledeterminationofthe transmissioncharacteris-ticsofDUTssuchasfiltersoramplifiers.

The3HU,½19’’R&SFSCana-lyzerisverysuitableforinstal-lationinsmallandmobiletestsystems.Dependingontheap-plication,oneR&SFSCandoneR&SSMC100Asignalge-neratorortwoR&SFSCana-lyzerscanbemountednexttoeachotherina19”rack.Thisextremely energy-efficient

spectrumanalyzerconsumesonly12W.Itcanbeinstalledinvehiclestoperformfieldmea-surementssuchasmonitoringsatellitecommunicationslinks.

UsingtheR&SFSCiseasyandstraightforward.Allfrequentlyusedfunctionscanbequicklyaccessedviahardkeysoraro-taryknob.Theuserinterfaceisavailable in11 languages.Re-sultscanbemanaged,evalua-tedanddocumentedwiththeR&SFSCViewsoftware sup-pliedwiththeunit.TheR&SFSCiscompatiblewithallotherinstruments in theRohde&Schwarz spectrum analyzerfamily. In thenear future, itwillalsosupporttheRohde&SchwarzR&SNRPpowersen-sors.TheusercanintegratethisfunctionintotheR&SFSCwithafirmwareupdate,effectivelyeliminatingtheneedforanad-ditionalpowermeterbaseunitforthisapplication.TheR&SFSCspectrumanalyzerisnowavailableinfourmodels(upto3GHzor6GHz,withorwith-outatrackinggenerator).

Rohde & Schwarzwww.rohde-schwarz.com

High performance spectrum analysis with new compact and economical analyzer

These new ultraminiaturebroadbandTO-5relays,haveinternaldiscretesilicondio-desforcoiltransientsuppres-sion(D)andpolarityrever-salprotection(DD).Thedi-odesarebuiltintotherelaytoreducethenumberofex-ternalcomponentsneededtodrivetherelays,andreducethecircuitboardspacenee-dedtomounttherelaystoaminimum.Designed tooperate in theDCto6GHzfrequencyrangeorwithhighspeeddigitalsi-

gnals,therelaysareexcepti-onally stablewithexcellentswitchingrepeatabilityoveralifeof10E7operationsatsignallevel.Applications include test&measurement, low powerswitchingmatrices,lowpowerwireless and semi-conduc-tortestandloadboards.En-closedina9.4 mmdiameterhermetically sealed washa-blepackage,theSeriesoffers5 Vand12 Vcoilswithpowerconsumptionis450 mWforRF300versionsand200 mW

for thesensitiveRF303ver-sions.Continuousoperatingandswitchingperformanceisofferedoveratemperaturerangeof-55 °Cto+85 °C.For a copy of the data in-cludingRFCharacteristicsand Repeatability perfor-mance,please seeourweb-sitehttp://www.teledynere-lays.com/pdf/electromecha-nical/rf300rf303.pdf.

Teledyne Relayswww.teledyne.com

Teledyne Relays has introduced the RF300D/RF303D & RF300DD/RF303DD series


Basedon2-µmInGaP/GaAsHBTtechnology, theMMICoscillatorsfeatureon-boarddi-vide-by-twoprescalerstocreateasecondtunedoutputrangeatone-fourththefrequencyofthefundamentaloutputs.For example, the modelEWV0801YFtuneswithafun-damentalfrequencyrangefrom7.3to8.3GHzwithtypically+13dBmoutputpowerandadividedfrequencyrangeof3.65to4.15GHzwithtypically+8dBmoutputpower.TheVCOtuneswithcontrolvoltagesof2to13Vandsupplycurrentof typically260mA.Itachie-vesoutstandingphasenoiseof-116dBc/Hzoffset100kHzfromthecarrierineitherband,withsubharmoniclevelsofty-pically -42 dBc and second-harmonic levels of typically

-10dBc.Pushing is typically10 MHz/V for a tuning vol-tageof5Vwhilepullingintoa2.0:1VSWRloadistypically5MHzpeaktopeak.Thefre-

quencydriftwithtemperatureis typicallyonly750kHz/°Cfor a wide operating tempe-raturerangeof-40to+85°C.Thehigher-frequencymodelEWV0802YF tunesacross afundamental-frequencyrangeof7.8to8.8GHzwith+13dBmtypicaloutputpowerandadi-vided-by-twooutput-frequencyrangeof3.90to4.4GHzwith+9dBmtypicaloutputpower.Itmatchestheexcellentphase-noiseperformanceofthelower-frequencymodel,at-116dBc/Hzoffset100kHzfromthecar-rierineitherband,withsubhar-monicsoftypically-41dBcandsecondharmonicsoftypically

-10dBc.Itmatchestheperfor-manceoftheEWV0801YFintermsofpushing,pulling,andfrequencydriftwithtempera-ture.Bothoscillatorsaresup-pliedinlow-loss32-leadQFNpackagesmeasuring just5x5mm. Endwave, Inc.www.endwave.com

Endwave launches Dual-Output VCOs to 8.8 GHz

Endwave Corporation has announced the release of its EWV0800YF series of

voltage-controlled oscillators with dual outputs with total frequency coverage of

7.3 to 8.8 GHz and 3.65 to 4.4 GHz.

Golledge offer a range of high reliability, ultra-miniature crystals and oscillators specificallydesigned for extremely harsh environments.

These high reliability frequency products offer hightemperature operation up to 200°C and higher,and high shock survival. Full military testing isavailable. We specialise in customised "off thepage" solutions.

Call us now to discuss your requirements.

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In a holefor ruggedFrequencyControl?Crystals andoscillators for:Down-hole drillingMilitary & aerospaceHigh shockHigh reliability / medicalWildlife trackingHarsh industrialapplications

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circuits.TheSMS7621-040LFisalsoavailableinavarietyofplasticpackagesandconfigu-rationsthatincludeanSOT-23(theSMS7621-001LF),asmallfootprintSC-79,andaminia-tureSC-70.

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.www.skyworksinc.com

SkyworksSolutions, Inc.hasintroducedanewminiature0402Schottkydetectordiodefor handset, WLAN, CATVSatcom,landmobileradio,in-frastructureandmilitaryappli-cations. Itssmall, lowprofile,plasticsurfacemounttechnol-ogypackagingisidealforsen-

sitivedetector, samplingandmixercircuits.Skyworks‘newgeneral market diode is de-signedforhighvolumecom-mercialandindustrialOEMs,ODMs and contract manu-facturers.

TheSMS7621-040LFisaplas-ticpackaged,surfacemounta-

blelowbarrierSchottkydiodedesigned for sensitivedetec-torapplicationsupto10GHz.

The low capacitance of thisdiode (0.25 pF) combinedwithitslowtotalresistance(18Ohmtypicalat5mA)maketheSMS7621-040LFparticularlywellsuitedforsensitivedetector

Miniature 0402 Schottky detector diode

Creowaveisdelightedtoan-nouncethatthecompanyisextendingitsfiltercollectionwithhigh-classlowPIMfil-ters.ThefiltersarelaunchedtotheaudienceatEuropeanMicrowaveWeek2010 thatthecompanyparticipatesinthis autumn between 26thSeptemberand1stOctober.

“Iamverydelightedtolaunchthe low PIM filters at theevent. I am very proud ofourachievementsbecausewehavetakenremarkabledevel-opmentstepsrecentlyandthelowPIMfiltersaretheresultofthishardwork”,commentstheCEOofCreowave,JyrkiKoski.“ThelowPIMfiltersareanexpectedandneededextensiontotherangeoffil-ters because the increasednumberofbandshavehigh-

lightedtheimportanceofIMlevelofbasestations.WhentheIMperformanceofbasestationsismeasureditisveryimportanttomakesurethattheIMresultsoftestsystemsarenotmeasured.FortheseneedsCreowaveOyhasde-velopedlowPIMfilteringso-lutionsthatallowthemeas-urementof theactualper-formanceofthebasestations”,concludesJyrkiKoski.

Creowaveistheleadingcom-panyinprovidingRadioFre-quency&MicrowaveElec-tronicssolutionsforextremeenvironments.ThebusinessareaofRadioTestingpro-videsradiotestingandfilter-ingsolutionsfortelecommu-nicationsindustry.TherangeoffiltersconsistofDiplex-ers/Duplexers, Band Stop

filters,BandPassfiltersandHighPassfilters.InadditiontoRadioTesting, thecom-panyoperatesworldwidealsowithinthebusinessareasofProfessionalRadioandIndus-trialMeasurement.Formoreinformation visit the Cre-

owavestand39atEuropeanMicrowaveWeekinParisorcontactJyrkiKoskibymail:[email protected].

Creowave [email protected] www.creowave.cm

Creowave launches low PIM filters

About SkyworksSkyworksSolutions,Inc.isaninnovatorofhighreliabilityanalogandmixedsignalsemiconductors.Leveragingcoretechnologies,Skyworksoffersdiversestandardandcustomlinearproductssupportingautomotive,broadband,cellu-lar infrastructure,energymanagement, industrial,medi-cal,militaryandmobilehandsetapplications.TheCom-pany‘sportfolioincludesamplifiers,attenuators,detectors,diodes,directionalcouplers, front-endmodules,hybrids,infrastructureRFsubsystems,mixers/demodulators,phaseshifters,PLLs/synthesizers/VCOs,powerdividers/combin-ers,receivers,switchesandtechnicalceramics.HeadquarteredinWoburn,Mass.,Skyworksisworldwidewithengineering,manufacturing,salesandservicefacili-tiesthroughoutAsia,EuropeandNorthAmerica.Formoreinformation,pleasevisitSkyworks‘Websiteat:www.sky-worksinc.com.


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With HYBRIFLEX, its revo-lutionary new RRH hybridfeedercablingsolution,RadioFrequencySystems(RFS),theglobalwirelessandbroadcastinfrastructure specialist, be-comes the first company tocombineopticalfiberandDCpowerforRemoteRadioHeads(RRHs)inasinglelightweightaluminumcorrugatedcable.RFS‘patentedsolutionenablesthecablingexpenditurereduc-tions,ease-of-installationandoperationalefficiencymobileoperatorsneedtoevolvetheirnetworkswhilelimitingtheirpowerconsumptionandcar-bonfootprintatcellularsites.

Upgradingtechnology,reduc-ing operating expenditures(OPEX)anddecreasingCO2

emissionsatcellularsitesareconstant challenges for op-eratorsaroundtheglobe.Aspartoftheirefforts,manyop-erators aredeployingadist-nbutedbasestationarchitec-turewhereRRHsareinstallednext to the antenna on thetowerorrooftoprather thandeployingold-stylemacrobasestations.InstallingRRHsdosetoantennasreducescostsbycuttingpowerconsumption—

typicallyinhalf—butmeansRF transmission,powerandgroundingcablesmustallbebrought to the RRH on thetowerorrooftop.

Recognizingoperators‘ chal-lenges,RFSdevelopedHYBRI-FLEX,whichaliowsoperatorstoconnectuptothreesectorswithasinglecompositeopti-calfiberandpowercablewiththegroundingfunctionincor-porateddirecttyinthecable.

“RFS‘ innovativesingle-cablearchitectureallowsoperatorstoreducethenumberofRRHcablesrequiredfromninetoone,“explainsMarcKaeumle,VicePresident,RETransmis-sionandDistributionatRFS.

“Alongwithdecreasingthebadonthe towerorrooftop,HY-BRIFLEXdramaticallysimpli-fiesandcutsthecostofinstalla-tionwhileenablingsignificantsavings.Forexample, instal-lationof strippedfiberopticcablepairsdirectlytotheRRHeliminatestheneedforexpen-sivejunctionboxesandlimitswindbad.Inaddition,byena-blingsimple,flexibleandcost-effectivedeploymentofRRHsdosetoantennas,HYBRIFLEXhelpsoperatorsreducepower

consumptionat theircellularsites—animportantstepto-wardachieving theirCO2re-ductionobjectives,“concludesKaeumle.HYBRIFLEX‘suniquedesignandstructureofferadditionabimportantbenefits:Tosimplifyinventorymanagementofcableaccessones, HYBRIFLEX isdesignedaccording tostand-ardREfeederdiameter.ThismeanscommonlyavailableRFSCELLFLEXLCF1,4-inchandLCF718-inchfeederaccesso-riescanbeusedinallHYBRI-FLEXinstallations.• Formaximumflexibility,HY-

BRIFLEXcanbeconnector-ized on-site. Alternatively,

preconnectorizedsolutionsandservicesareavailabletoheip standardize theRRHcablingprocess.

• Toensureanextremelylight-weightcable, thearmor isaluminum.Aluminumalsooffersthefragilefiberopticcablesinsidemoreprotectionthanpolyethylenetubesandatamuch lowercost thancabletrays.

Incorporatingthegroundingfunction,which iscritical toRRHs,alsoeliminatestheneedforandcostofcablegrounding.

Radio Frequency Systems (RFS) www.rfsworld.com

RFS unveils HYBRIFLEX, the first lightweight aluminum hybrid feeder cabling solution for Remote Radio Heads

Today’s fast moving environment requires manufacturers to have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of their customers’ needs.

At Syfer we have the range of experience, and the breadth of product range, to provide intelligent solutions – promptly.

Innovative, World-Class Ceramic Components

www.syfer.com


28 Products

Thedemandforhighvoltagecomponents,particularly forhighreliabilityapplications,isincreasing.Inmanyindustries,highvoltagepower suppliesareessential,especiallyinthemedical, telecoms,communi-cations,militaryandaerospacesectors.Tomeet thisexpand-ingdemand,SyferTechnologyhasextendeditsrangeofhighvoltageradialcapacitors.

Inaddition, for longtermre-liabilityandproductcontinu-ity reasons, traditional andnewdesignsareoftenmanu-facturedusingconventionalthrough-holeassembly tech-

niques.Althoughlargerinsizethanequivalentsurfacemountdevices,radialcapacitorscantake lessboardspaceas theyare sidemounted.Theycanalsobelesssusceptibletome-chanicaldamageandvibration.

Devices are offered in bothC0G/NP0 and X7R dielec-trics, and takeadvantageofSyfer‘sexpertiseinmultilayerceramictechnology.Therangestartswith the8111Mseries,involtagesupto630Voffer-ingcapacitancesfrom4.7pFto270pF(C0G)andupto500Vincapacitancesfrom100pFto8.2nF(X7R).Atthetopofthe

rangeisthe8171Mseriesex-tendingto5kVwithcapaci-tancesof3.3nF(C0G)and18nF(X7R).Forspecialistappli-cations,Syferofferscustomde-signsupto10kV,ondemand.

Standard ranges are RoHScompliant,andsuppliedwithtin terminations. For ap-plicationscurrentlyexemptfromtheRoHSdirective,tin-leadwireversionsareavail-able.Syferisoneofveryfew

suppliersof IECQ-CECCap-provedradial leadcapacitors,available forproductsup to200V,oftenmandatoryforEu-ropeanaerospaceapplications.In addition, Syfer can offeradditionalscreening,suchas100%burn-in.All cataloguepartsarereadilyavailable inproductionvolumes,on leadtimesfrom6weeks.

Syfer Technology Limitedwww.syfer.com

Barry Industries, Inc. an-nounces their new HighPower1206ChipTermina-tion.This50ohmtermina-tionhasaninputpowerrat-ingof40watts,continuouswave.Itscompactsize,.120”x.060”on.015”BeOmakesit ideal forminiatureelec-tronics.ItoffersafrequencyrangeofDCto18GHz,andhasaninputreturnlossof20dB,1.20:1.ItisRoHSCom-pliant,andoffersametalli-zationschemeofmattetin,overnickel,oversilver.

BarryalsooffersafulllineofLowandHighPowerCus-

tomResistors,TerminationsandAttenuatorsinavarietyof substrateandmetalliza-tionoptions.BarryprovidesfullLTCCFoundryandDe-signcapabilitiesto65GHzandbeyond.

Barry Industries, Inc.www.barryind.com

High Power 1206 Chip Termination

Euroquartzhasannouncedthereleaseofitslatestultra-miniatureAT-cutcrys-talscoveringthefrequencyrange16to60MHzinfundamentalmode.ThenewX22crystalsarehousedinamicromini-ature2.5x2.0x0.6mmsurfacemountpackagemakingthemidealforuseinminiaturisedhand-heldequipmentsuchasPDAs,GPS,PCMCIAandsimilarhighdensityapplicationswherespaceisatapremium.Offeringvery lowageingof less than±2ppmperyearat25°C,specificationsincludecalibrationtoleranceat25°Cof±10ppm,±20ppmand±30ppmandfre-quencystabilityof±10ppmfrom-10to

+60°C(±5ppmavailable),±10ppmfrom-20to+70°Cand±15ppmfrom-40to+85°C.Drivelevelis50to100µWma-ximumwhileshuntcapacitanceis2to4pFtypical,5pFmaximumwithloadca-pacitanceseriesorfrom9to32pF.Sto-ragetemperaturerangeis-50to+105°C.SuppliedonstandardEIAtapeandreel,thenewX22crystalsarecapableofwith-standingreflowsolderingconditionsof260°Cfor10smaximum(twice)or230

°Cfor180sonce.

Euroquartz Ltd/Frequency Products Ltd. www.euroquartz.co.uk

Microminiature SMT Crystals are ideal in space constrained applications

Scanning the market for high voltage, high capacitance radials


29Wireless

WiththenewHirschmannBAT300FX2,Beldenismarketingtheworld‘sfirstATEX-certificatedWLANAccessPointwithsup-portforthenewIEEE802.11ntransmis-sionstandard.ThisenablesWLANnet-workswithdataratesupto300Mbit/stobeinstalledeveninhazardousareasratedExzone2.TheintegratedMIMOantennatechnology(multipleinputmultipleout-put)ensuresastablewirelessconnection.OtherfeaturesoftheseAccessPointsin-cludeextensivemanagement,securityandqualityofservicefunctionsplus layer3IProuting.TheBAT300FX2,whichcanbeusedbothasAccessPointandAccessClient,isdesi-gnedtooperateattemperaturesinrange

-30°Cto+50°Candalsofulfillsallshock-resistance,vibration-resistanceandelec-tromagneticcompatibilityrequirements(EN50155).Thehighlevelofoperatingse-curityisfacilitatedbytheLANports‘M12connections(10/100BASE-TX)plusare-dundantpowersupplywithtwo24VDCandone48VDCconnectionssupportingpower-over-EthernetcompliantwithIEEE802.3af.TheAccessPoint‘swirelessmo-duleoperateseitherinthe5GHzor2.4GHzwaveband.Thefastroamingfunc-

tionfacilitatesuninterruptedconnectionswhilepassingfromoneradiocelltoanother.TheintegratedIProutercanbeusedtoformuptoeightsubnetworks,andanalogorDSLmodemscanbeconnec-tedforWANroutingorre-motemaintenance.Thenet-workcanbemanagedusingwebinterface,Telnet,TFTP,FTPorSNMPV2and theredundancymethodsRapid

SpanningTreeandVRRPensureahighlevelofnetworkavailability.ThequalityofservicefunctionsasspecifiedbyIEEE802.11e facilitate features suchasprio-

ritizationofvoiceorvideostreams.TheBAT300FX2supportsallencryptionandauthenticationmethodscompliantwithIEEE802.11iand802.1x/EAPaswellasWEP,WPA,WPA2,TKIP,AESandLEPS.It alsocomeswithWLANport filtersandprotocolfilters,aradiusserverandafirewallwithintrusiondetection.RogueAPdetection isalsoavailableviaback-groundscanningandWLANmonitor.TheAccessPointcanbeinstalledindoorsorout,forinstanceonwallsormasts.Thedimensionsoftherobustmetalhousingare261x189x55mm(WxHxD).

Beldenww.beldensolutions.com

RenaissanceElectronicsCorporation/HXIhas recently receivedword thatHXI‘sE-BandGigalinksystemhasre-ceived(ICASA)IndependentCommu-nicationsAuthorityofSouthAfricaope-rationalapprovalcertificationtodeployinSouthAfrica.ThisE-BandRadiosys-temisusedinwirelessbackhaulappli-cations.HighPerformance1.25GbpsE-BandRadioLinkwithaFrequencyRangeof71-76GHz.HXIhaspartneredwithapremierewirelessproductsand

servicesprovider,theyofferafullport-folioof telecommunicationsproductsandservicesthatarecosteffective,fasttodeploy,flexible,upgradable,andre-deployable.HXIGigalinkE-Bandsys-temssupplement thesecoreofferingsbyexpandingtruecapacityandopera-tionalrange.

Renaissance Electronics/[email protected] www.hxi.com

ICASA approval of E-Band Radio System

HiLCOS8.00 isBelden‘snewWLANfirmware that fulfills all the require-mentsof thenewEN301893V1.5.1standard,whichregulates theopera-tionofWLANdevicesin5GHzenvi-ronments.WiththisnewEN301893V1.5.1WLANstandard,whichwillcomeintoeffectacrossEuropeonJuly1,2010,theEu-ropeanregulatoryauthorityETSI is

implementingmore stringent requi-rements fordynamicfrequencyselec-tion(DSF).ThenewDSFIIImechanism,whichhasasubstantiallyhighersamp-lingratethanpreviousversions,isdesi-gnedtopreventinterferenceofcivilianandmilitaryequipment.Toaccomplishthis, theWLANdevicesperiodicallymonitorthechanneltheyaresendingonand,ifnecessary,changechannelsautomatically.TheHiLCOS8.00firmwarewillbestan-dardequipmentonallaccesspointsoftheBAT54andBAT300seriesfromtheHirschmannproductrangedeliveredafterJuly1,2010.YoucanalsoupdateyourexistingdevicesbydownloadingHiLCOS8.00freeofchargefrom:www.beldensolutions.com/wirelesslan. Belden

Belden meets the new European 5 GHz standard

Belden has extended its range of Hirschmann products to include the first 300 MBit/s WLAN Access Point for Ex-Zone 2


30 Wireless

CobhamAntennaSystems,Mi-crowaveAntennashasdesignedaminiatureMultiSectoran-tennainthe2.0-2.7 GHzbandforusewithCOFDMradios.

COFDMprovidessignificantbenefitsoverconventionalana-loguemicrowavetransmissions,

especially inhighmulti-pathenvironments suchasdenseurbanareas.

It ispossible tovirtually eli-minatefadeeveninnonline-of-sight (NLOS) situationsthroughtheuseofspatialan-tennadiversityschemes.For

thisreason,COFDMsystemsarebeingusedforNationalSe-curity,PoliceandMilitaryap-plicationswhereitisvitalthatintegrityofvideoanddatalinksismaintainedunderthemostimposingsituations.

Unusually small for this type of antenna

T he ne w mo d e l , M S A 6 -2.4V/1795, has 6 antennasandisunusuallysmallforthistypeofantenna. It is contai-nedwithinaruggedhousingmeasuringjust300mmx155mmdiameter(12inchesby6.5inches).Fiveof theantennasaresectors,eachwithupto9dBipeakgainandazimuthbe-amwidthof120degrees.

High level of overlap

Theyprovideahigh levelofoverlapso that theCOFDMradiocanuse3 to4 sectors‘worthofdataatanytimeforrecombinationtoensurethatlocalized transient fading iseliminated,whichisespeciallyassociatedwithmobileappli-cations.Thesixthantenna is

up-looking to provide com-pletehemisphericalcoverage.This increases the practicalapplicationsandmaximizesoperationalflexibility for theantennaforrapiddeploymentaswellastemporaryandfixedinstallation.

Cobham Antenna Systemswww.cobham.com

RadiallUSA, Inc. introduces itsnewR2CTconnectionkit,whichprovidesawaterproof,sealedconnectionforfiber-to-the-antenna(FTTA),remoteradioheadequipment,andsimilaroutdoorapplicationswhereaprotected inter-faceisneeded.Thefield-installablekitprovides low-cost sealingat the tran-sceiver-to-cable interfaceandensuresrobustmechanicalandenvironmentalperformance.Thekit isdesigned foropticalsystemsusingSFPtransceiversandduplexLC-terminatedfiber-opticcable.Thekitcanbereused,allowingcablesandtransceivers tobechangedinthefield,includingfront-panelswap-pingoftransceivers.Thekitscanalsobeassembledoverexistingcables.Sealing

levelsare IP65,with IP67optionallyavailable,withadurabilityof100ma-tingcyclesminimumandatemperaturerangefrom-40°Cto+85°C.Thematedconnectionhasaretentionforceof200N.Thekitusesareceptacleattachedtotheequipmentpanelandaplugassem-blyoverthecable.Theplugandrecep-tacleuseadoublebayonetlockingsys-temtoallowatoolless,hand-tightenedconnection.Theplugassembly inclu-desaprotectioncapthatcanbeusedforpullingcable.TheR2CTconnectionkitcaneasilybeusedwithothercon-nectorsandinterfaces,suchasRJ-45orUSBconnections. Radiall USA, Inc.www.radiall.com

Connection Kit for Wireless Base Stations provides protection of Cable-to-Transceiver Interface

6-way Mini Multi Sector Antenna for COFDM

ar europe Other ar divisions: • modular rf • receiver systemsNational Technology Park, Ashling Building, Limerick, Ireland • 353-61-504300 • www.ar-europe.ie

Copyright© 2010 AR. The orange stripe on AR products is Reg. U.S. Pat. & TM. Off.

Our products have always outlastedand outperformed the competition,

now we’re giving them another problem.

We’ve shrunk our “S”amplifiers giving you more power with an even greater price-performance ratio. Our new 0.8 to 4.2 GHz “S” Series solid-state amplifiers are giving the competition a lot to worry about. These new,smaller amplifiers simply give you more for your money than any amp on the market. They’re lighter, more portable, and up to 50% smaller. Yet they’re available with all the power you need – up to 800 watts. Our new design is more efficient. These amplifiers use less energy, which is good for you, good for the environment, and bad for our competition.

Our “S” Series amps are smarter, too. When you need more power, you can add additional amplifiers, instead of tossingout your amp and starting all over. And you can use the amps independently, even in different locations, for those tests that don’t require as much power. This is a unique, flexible, money-saving feature that we call Subampability™. Our competitors have some other choice words for it. But that’s their problem.

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