Covering the frequency range of 2400 to 2600MHz within a tuning voltage range of 1 to 12VDC, the CRO2500C-LF VCO has been released by Z-Communications. The device features a spectrally clean signal of -106dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset and a typical tuning sensitivity of 23MHz/V.

Operating over the frequency range of 1650 to 2410MHz within 2 to 14V of tuning, the V614ME28-LF VCO has been released by Z-Communications. The device features a spectrally clean signal of -96dBc/Hz at 10kHz offset, while operating from a 12VDC supply and drawing 20mA of current.

  Operating at 895 to 905MHz with a tuning voltage range of 0 to 5VDC, the CRO0900A-LF VCO has been released by Z-Communications. The device features a spectrally clean signal of -120dBc/Hz at 10kHz offset, and a typical tuning sensitivity of 5MHz/V.

  Operating at 6800MHz within a tuning voltage range of 0.5 to 4.5VDC, the CRO6800Z-LF VCO has been introduced by Z-Communications. The device features a remarkably clean spectral signal of -104dBc/Hz at 10kHz offset and a typical tuning sensitivity of 18MHz/V.

The first in a line of ceramic resonator VCOs, which saves precious board space while delivering exceptional phase noise performance, has been introduced by Z-Communications. The TRO1800A-LF covers an 1800MHz frequency within a tuning voltage range of 0.5 to 4.5VDC, while featuring a spectrally clean signal of -117dBc/Hz at 10kHz offset.

  Z-Communications has announced the release of a new Product Selection Guide. This short form catalogue includes a wide variety of surface mount VCO and PLL modules ranging from 40MHz to 15GHz.

Operating at 445 to 480MHz with a tuning voltage range of 0.5 to 2.5VDC, the V480MEM2-LF VCO has been released by Z-Communications. Featuring a typical tuning sensitivity of 25MHz/V, the device has a spectrally clean signal of -113dBc/Hz at 100kHz offset. Operating from a 3.3VDC power supply and typically consuming 12mA, the VCO delivers 0dBm output power into a 50Ω load.

  A VCO, which operates at 2265 to 2280MHz with a tuning voltage range of 0.5 to 4.5VDC, has been released by Z-Communications. The CRO2273B-LF features a spectrally clean signal of -115dBc/Hz at 10kHz offset and covers the band with a typical tuning sensitivity of 4MHz/V.

  Operating at 1445-1820MHz with a tuning voltage range of 2-25VDC, the CLV1625B-LF VCO has been released by Z-Communications. Alongside a spectrally clean signal of -105dBc/Hz at 10kHz offset, the VCO features a typical tuning sensitivity of 23MHz/V.

  Operating at 13.05GHz with an external 100MHz reference oscillator, the SFS13050H-LF single frequency synthesiser has been released by Z-Communications. The synthesiser, which features a typical phase noise of -88dBc/Hz at 10kHz offset, is suitable for radar systems.

Incorporating both electrical and mechanical elements for fine and coarse tuning, the DRO11000A dielectric resonator VCO has been released by Z-Communications. Designed to cover 11000MHz, the device features a low phase noise of -104dBc/Hz at 10kHz offset. While typically consuming 23mA of current, the VCO operates from a 5VDC supply.

Delivering an output signal at 11.3GHz while operating from an external 10MHz reference, a fixed frequency synthesiser has been introduced by Z-Communications. An internal PIC controller presets the SFS11300H-LF synthesiser's output frequency, removing the need for external programming and easing installation.

The CLV0989A-LF, a VCO which operates over the frequency range of 939-1039MHz within 0.5-4.5VDC of tuning, has been released by Z-Communications. Featuring a spectrally clean signal of -109dBc/Hz at 10kHz offset and a tuning linearity of 1.1:1, the VCO is easy to implement into any PLL system.

Designed to deliver an output signal at 12GHz while fixed to an external 100MHz reference oscillator, a fixed frequency synthesiser has been released by Z-Communications. The SFS12000H-LF, which is RoHS compliant, features phase noise performance of -98dBc/Hz at 1kHz and -103dBc/Hz at 10kHz offset.

  Suitable for microwave radio equipment and satellite communication applications, the CRO1878A-LF VCO has been introduced by Z-Communications. The device operates at 1878-1879MHz with a tuning voltage range of 1-4VDC.

Designed for satellite communications, Z-Communications has released the PCA2010A-LF phase lock loop synthesiser. The synthesiser, which is RoHS compliant, operates from 1990-2030MHz with a 1MHz step size. Available in a 0.50x0.50x0.13" package, the synthesiser provides a phase noise of -100dBc/Hz at 10kHz offset and can be programmed using a 3-wire serial interface.

A RoHS compliant VCO, designated the V844ME36-LF, has been launched by Z-Communications. Operating between 4100 to 4300MHz, the VCO has a tuning voltage range of 0.5 to 4.5Vdc and provides better than 1.1:1 tuning linearity. A particular feature of the device is the spectrally clean signal of -110dBc/Hz at 100kHz offset, in addition to a typical tuning sensitivity of 93MHz/V.

Suitable for satellite communications applications, the SFS6864A-LF fixed frequency synthesiser has been introduced by Z-Communications. The single frequency C-band synthesiser operates at 6864MHz with a 10MHz reference, and features a typical phase noise of -86dBc/Hz at the 10kHz offset.

Operating in the L-band at 1575.42MHz with a 10MHz reference, the SFS1575D-LF single fixed frequency synthesiser has been announced by Z-Communications. It is designed to deliver a typical output power of 5dBm with a VCO voltage supply of 5V DC while drawing 20mA (typical) and a phase locked loop voltage of 3V DC while drawing 14mA (typical).

Z-Communications has announced two fixed frequency synthesisers, the SFS10625E-LF and SFS11800C-LF. The SFS10625E-LF is a single frequency PLL solution that is pre-programmed to operate at 10.625GHz and the X-band SFS11800C-LF is a single frequency synthesiser that operates at 11.8GHz.