Hittite Releases 70-dB RMS Power Detector

July 31, 2007

Hittite Microwave has introduced a 70-dB true RMS power detector for applications from DC to 3.9 GHz. Suitable for power measurement and control in wireless systems, the power detector converts RF signals at its differential inputs to scaled linear-in-dB response that is the RMS equivalent of the input waveform. The power flatness is within 2 dB for dynamic range of 73 dB at 900 MHz, and 71 dB at 2.2 GHz. The rise time is about 10 ns while the output fall time is 500 ns. Measurement error is less than 0.3 dB for power levels to +5 dBm. For more information on the power detector, visit Hittite Microwave at: www.hittite.com..

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Jack Browne

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.