New Products From the Fort Worth MTT-S

July 6, 2004

Although poorly attended, the recent IEEE Microwave Theory & Techniques Symposium (MTT-S) and exhibition featured several new products of note, especially in the measurement area. Anritsu, for example, launched their model MS2781A Signature High Performance Signal Analyzer, which examines a 30-MHz-wide instantaneous bandwidth from 100 MHz to 8 GHz (see Microwaves & RF, May 2004, p. 122). With frequency- and time-domain analysis capabilities, this instrument is ideal for determining the signal quality of a wide range of modulated carriers, including CDMA, QAM, and PSK signals. Not to be outdone, Agilent Technologies debuted their model E5052A Signal Source Analyzer, an all-in-one oscillator and synthesizer tester capable of evaluating sources from 10 MHz to 7 GHz. With a phase-noise floor of -178 dBc/Hz, this one-box instrument rivals the performance of dedicated phase-noise test systems for noise measurements at offsets from 1 Hz to 40 MHz. A potential customer for the instrument, Synergy Microwave Corp., introduced a new line of wideband voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs), with total tuning range of 350 to 4200 MHz (see Microwaves & RF, June, p. 98). With generous output power and low phase noise, each VCO covers a number of different application frequencies, allowing designers to serve multiple end products with a single source. And for portable use, Rohde & Schwarz showed their model FSH6 handheld spectrum analyzer with a frequency range of 100 kHz to 6 GHz and noise level of -135 dBm for a 100-Hz resolution bandwidth. In addition, CAP Wireless impressed visitors with their CPA0220P broadband amplifier, with 15-dB gain and 10-W output power from 2 to 20 GHz while Analog Devices opened up a new product category with their model ADL5390, the industry's first two-channel vector multiplier designed to replace six discrete components for gain and phase control in wireless radio front ends.

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CAP Wireless --> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/eA0JtlqC0Gth0BJTa0Ag

Analog Devices --> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/eA0JtlqC0Gth05Tq0AV

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Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

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.