EDN

Direct RF-Sampling ADCs

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – July 11, 2011 – National Semiconductor Corp. today introduced a family of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) that are the industry’s first to directly sample RF signals beyond 2 ...
EDN

Using Different Signal Paths to Make Accurate 5G mmWave Measurements

5G promises dramatic improvements over previous generations of wireless communications technology, particularly in speed, latency, bandwidth, and quality. Most of the gain comes from the utilization ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Revising 5G RF Calibration Procedures For RF IC Production Testing

Modern radio frequency (RF) components introduce many challenges to outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) suppliers whose objective is to ensure products are assembled and tested to meet ...
Electronic Design

Bidirectional Bridge with Dual RMS Detectors Targets RF Power, Return-Loss Measurement

Download this article in PDF format. Directional couplers are used in a wide variety of applications to sense RF power, and they may appear at multiple points in a signal chain. In this article, we ...