MTT-S Daily: Exhibitions start today, May 25, 2010

MTT-S Daily: Exhibitions start today, May 25, 2010

IMS exhibition opens today at 9 a.m. Pacific Time. Any attendee can visit the exhibits for free on Wednesday. There are hundreds of vendors at the show. Before you go, visit http://tinyurl.com/2d6etv9

Here you will read about some products shown at the booths. Other must see products:

Z-Communications (www.zcomm.com) has raised PLL synthesizer performance standards to new heights through the introduction of the SFS13500Z-LF. This low-cost synthesizer is geared for performance demanding signal intelligence system where phase noise and design simplicity is desired. It is a single-frequency signal source solution pre-programmed to operate at 13.5 GHz while phase locked to a 10-MHz reference. This unmatched synthesizer has a typical phase noise of –80 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset with a typical reference spur suppression of –65 dBc.

The SFS13500Z-LF is designed to deliver a typical output power of 0 dBm into a 50-Ω load with a VCO and PLL voltage supply of 5 and 3 Vdc, respectively. This remarkable synthesize operates over the industrial temperature range of –40° to 85°C all while drawing 130 mA, and 11 mA typically, from the VCO and PLL supply lines, respectively. The SFS13500Z-LF suppresses the second harmonic to better than –15 dBc and comes in Z-Communications standard surface mount SFS-L2 package measuring 1.0 x 1.0 x 0.22 in.

Stop by the NXP booth to find out more about BLF881 / BLF888 transistors for digital broadcast transmitter applications. The BLF881 transistor is based on NXP’s new 50V LDMOS technology, and features 140-W RF output power for broadcast transmitter and industrial applications. An unmatched device, the BLF881 can be used in the HF to 1-GHz range. The excellent ruggedness and broadband performance of this device makes it ideal for digital transmitter applications — either stand alone or as a driver in combination with the high-power transistor BLF888.

The BLF881 is also available in an earless version: BLF881S, enabling an even more compact PCB design. Also based on the new 50-V technology created by NXP, the BLF888 is the most powerful LDMOS broadcast transistor to date. The 500-W LDMOS device is specifically designed for digital broadcast transmitter applications. The transistor delivers 110-W average power for a DVB-T signal over the full UHF band from 470 to 860 MHz. The excellent efficiency and ruggedness of this device makes it ideal as final stage for advanced digital transmitter applications.

Hittite will be showcasing the HMC-T2100B, the first battery-powered, 10-MHz to 20-GHz Portable Synthesized Signal Generator. Designed to fulfill signal generation needs in the field or on the bench, and priced at only $14,998, the HMC-T2100B provides the highest output power, lowest harmonic levels, and broadest frequency range compared with portable signal generators of similar size and cost.

Ideal for use in automated test and measurement environments, research, and development laboratories, the HMC-T2100B delivers up to +27 dBm of CW output power in 0.1-dB steps over a 40-dB dynamic range. Harmonic rejection is better than –39 dBc at 1 GHz and spurious products are better than –65 dBc at 10 GHz. Phase noise is –113 dBc/Hz at 100 kHz offset from 1 GHz with insignificant deviation over the temperature range of 0° to +35°C. The broad frequency range of 10 MHz to 20 GHz covers all major communication bands with frequency resolution of 10 kHz, 0.1-dB power resolution, and fast switching speed of 300 µs.

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