Frequency

As one of the fundamental signal processing components in RF and microwave circuits, the filter plays a critical role in determining any system’s ultimate performance. Since the electromagnetic spectrum has become more and more densely populated, filter performance has taken on greater significance than ever because interference rejection is of paramount importance.

Applied Materials, Inc. has announced it has expanded its portfolio of applications for the Applied Endura® Avenir™ RF PVD* system to include the deposition of nickel-platinum (NiPt) alloys, enabling the scaling of transistor contacts to the 22nm technology node and beyond.

More data from new places is made possible by the MSP430FR57xx FRAM microcontroller series that allows developers to write up to 100x times faster and save as much as 250x power

MSC now offers the new PX-570 crystal oscillator from Vectron International. The PX-570 features an ultra high and wide continuous operating temperature range from -55°C to +230°C.

Lyrtech Inc. announces the launch of a new FPGA mezzanine card (FMC): the Radio420X. This new product is a major innovation and Lyrtech anticipates it to be very successful in the wireless telecommunications field in such applications as femto and pico base stations, micro access points, software-defined radio, TV white space and next-generation Wi-Fi applications, WiMAX, and LTE.

Z-Communications announced a new RoHS compliant VCO (Voltage-Controlled Oscillator) model SMV3727A-LF in S-band. The SMV3727A-LF operates at 3710-3744 MHz with a tuning voltage range of 0.5-3 Vdc. This VCO features a typical phase noise of -83 dBc/Hz @ 10 KHz offset and a typical tuning sensitivity of 142 MHz/V.

Crystek's CVCO55CC-2850-2950 VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) operates from 2850 MHz to 2950 MHz with a control voltage range of 0.3V~4.7V. This VCO features a typical phase noise of -105 dBc/Hz @ 10KHz offset and has excellent linearity. Output power is typically +5 dBm.

ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN) a premier supplier of high performance, energy efficient silicon solutions, today announced the further extension of its silicon based crystal oscillator (XO) clock module range.

Radiocrafts AS has now expanded their Wireless M-Bus product line with a new module using the 169 MHz band for long range Automatic Meter Reading (AMR). The module is compliant with the new prEN 13757-4:2011, operating in the new harmonized frequency band for meter reading in Europe.

Avago Technologies announces four low-noise amplifiers (LNAs) to extend the RF performance and diversity of its market-leading LNA portfolio.