Military aircraft manufacturers have accepted the practice of replacing microwave assemblies because they get damaged during installation in airframe platforms....More
A recent study showed that users of microwave/RF cable assemblies expect high-quality, long-lasting performance; however, more than 75 percent of these users are replacing their assemblies frequently, with the most common cause of failure identified as damage during installation or operation....More
Aircraft manufacturers can no longer afford the total costs associated with airframe microwave assemblies that fail because of rigorous installation and the extreme conditions of aerospace. W. L. Gore & Associates evaluated the performance of...More
This Application note discusses the effective characterization and optimization of RF amplifier parameters such as S-parameters, return loss, gain, isolation, impedance and stability....More
Want to learn about the performance and characteristics of two new breakthrough, ultra low noise LNAs with best-in-class noise figure? Topics include techniques used in biasing and matching....More
Gallium Nitride (GaN) based technologies are experiencing a wide adoption throughout the high-frequency and high-power RF/Microwave industries. As higher frequency and higher power signals are passed through devices, heat becomes an intrinsic limiting factor that also raises costs. There are many creative solutions for decreasing the thermal stresses on GaN semiconductors....More
In many defense applications, microwave subsystems are becoming much more complex, requiring performance in the 40 GHz range or higher, and need to meet demanding size constraints....More
Protection on and off the battlefield is defined as the ability to constantly monitor, detect and translate the RF spectrum into actionable intelligence....More
This whitepaper reviews the challenges facing the defense industry and: Highlights how key industry trends are putting pressure on internal and external R&D, crowding out investments and reducing tolerances for risk taking; Provides insight to the opportunities that still exist within this changing environment; Discusses open architectures and why they are a game changer; Provides a description of the Advanced Microelectronics Center concept...More
Read this application note for an overview of the key challenges in testing power amplifiers and front end modules with envelope tracking. Learn about how to reduce test cost, achieve fast throughput...More
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