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Applications Guide to EMI, RFI, and ESD Solutions
August 30, 2001 9:33 am | Product Releases | CommentsAVX has recently introduced its "Applications Guide to EMI/RFI/ESD Solutions" booklet, offering valuable information on EMI, RFI and ESD standards and solutions for design engineers. AVX's Applications Guide includes a comprehensive checklist of products available from AVX to provide EMI reduction and ESD suppression, a selector guide flow chart to assist design engineers in specifying the correct devices and a recent "snapshot&...
Flexible Cable Assemblies
August 30, 2001 9:29 am | Product Releases | CommentsStorm-Microwave's line of flexible cable assemblies now includes a lightweight 0.190-inch diameter cable with enhanced phase stability properties. The new Phase Master™ Series is ideally suited for demanding test, radar, and space applications where phase vs. temperature or phase vs. flexure is critical....
Digital Upconverter
August 30, 2001 9:29 am | Product Releases | CommentsGRAYCHIP announces its GC4116, a low-power, low-cost, high-performance, 4-channel digital upconverter chip. The GC4116, and its companion downconveter chip, the GC4016, are ideal building blocks for implementing multi-standard software defined radios for cellular base station systems. The GC4116 provides four summed digital transmitter channels....
Sub-Miniature Adapter
August 30, 2001 9:29 am | Product Releases | CommentsRF Connectors announces the release of the RSA-3407-1 adapter as part of their expanding Sub-Miniature line of SMA, SMB, MB, MCX, 3.5 mm, 1.0/2.3,and MMCX Plug and Receptacle connectors and adapters. SMA connectors are used in high frequency and microwave applications where small size and performance are required of components....
Wirewound Inductor
August 30, 2001 9:29 am | Product Releases | CommentsAPI Delevan announces the introduction of the Series 0402 inductor, an open construction surface mount inductor featuring 21 inductance values from 1 nH up to 40 nH. The SRF values range from 2.2 to 6 GHz. Current ratings are from 320 to 1360 mA. The standard termination is 90/10 solder with optional gold termination available upon request....
Commercial Circular Connector for Industrial Applications
August 30, 2001 9:29 am | Product Releases | CommentsITT Industries, Cannon now offers a rugged, easy-to-assemble circular connectors designed for high reliability industrial and commercial applications. Cannon's MIL-C-5015-style CA A&B interconnect features fixed (non-rotating) machined electrical contacts. The advantage of a fixed contact system is that it offers customers reduced assembly time and lower cost....
In-Building Voice and Data Antennas
August 30, 2001 9:29 am | Product Releases | CommentsMAXRAD announces its new MICHELANGELO line of in-building voice and data antennas. These antennas are designed to address specific indoor application requirements in the cellular, PCS, iDEN and ISM data frequencies. Models MC806PT (806 - 866 MHz), MC824PT (824 - 896 MHz), and MC890PT (890 - 960 MHz) cover 800 MHz conventional SMR, cellular and 902 ISM frequencies....
Sectorized Hub Antennas for Broadband Access Systems
August 30, 2001 9:29 am | Product Releases | CommentsREMEC Magnum announced the latest in its family of SectorShape™ antennas. The Series AMH3000 SectorShape antennas are designed for 5.8 GHz UNII-band multi-point hub (head-end) application. These antennas have shaped vertical patterns that provide uniform coverage as a function of range and eliminate nulls....
Antenna Systems for 800/900 MHz and 1710 - 2700 MHz Antenna Installations
August 30, 2001 9:29 am | Product Releases | CommentsDecibel Products introduced the TripleTree™ Antenna Systems for 800/900 MHz and 1710 - 2700 MHz Antenna Installations. The TripleTree Antenna Systems, designed to be an inconspicuous addition to the natural environment with its slender profile, will also enable carriers to minimize cable requirements, reduce installation cost and time, save money on site rentals, and ease the approval process....
Solid State Amplifier
August 30, 2001 9:29 am | Product Releases | CommentsModel 5101 is a small lightweight high power solid state amplifier with a minimum linear power of 40 W across 800 MHz - 2500 MHz. Applications include multi-band PIM testing, device testing and TWTA replacement....
Connector and Cable Assembly Series
August 30, 2001 9:29 am | Product Releases | CommentsCompel Electronics announced the availability of their fiber optic SC and FC connector and cable assembly series. Compel CEFC and CESC fiber optic connector series are available in both single mode and multimode versions for use in long haul TLC and subscriber networks. Features include high return and insertion loss, compact design, ease of assembly, Zirconium oxide ferrule and a reliable clamping mechanism....
Spanner Head EMI Filters
August 30, 2001 9:29 am | Product Releases | CommentsTusonix Pi Circuit, Spanner Head EMI Filters have strong advantages that allow for the most sophisticated multi-position assemblies. This state-of-the-art suppression filter can be inserted quickly into the chassis and connected by machine lead wire wrap without the use of solder. Its slender design also makes some of the most compact mounting assemblies possible, offering a lead spacing of 0....
GaAs MMIC Up-Converter
August 30, 2001 9:29 am | Product Releases | CommentsMimix Broadband announced the introduction of a totally integrated gallium arsenide (GaAs) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) up-converter on a single chip. This device is a single fundamental mixer followed by a single stage amplifier. Using 0.15 micron gate length GaAs pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor (pHEMT) device model technology, the up-converter covers the 17 to 27 GHz frequency band....
Overvoltage Protectors
August 30, 2001 9:29 am | Product Releases | CommentsBourns announced the launch of a new family of high current telecom surge protectors, which provides guaranteed 100 A 10/1000 and 200 A 9/720 overvoltage protection in the lowest height through-hole package currently available. The special package is pin compatible with competition modified TO-220, but is only two thirds of the height, making the TISP3xxxH3SL ideal for low profile cards to meet the impulse current requirement of ITU-T K20/2...
Telecom Overvoltage Protectors
August 30, 2001 9:29 am | Product Releases | CommentsBourns introduced the TISP4xxxLM series, a new range of telecom overvoltage protectors in modified TO-92 packaging aimed at cost sensitive through-hole applications. The specially optimized high performance chip is available in 100 A, 50 A and 35 A 10/1000 versions. Each current rating is available in up to 17 different protection voltages between 70 V and 400 V, enabling the closest possible protection across a wide range of operating co...
