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bandwidth for additional analysis or automatic level control
circuits.
The power sensor has USB and Ethernet interfaces, allowing
control directly from a PC, or remote power measurement
over a network. The software provides peak & average power
measurements, statistical analysis (crest factor, duty cycle,
rise /fall time) and time domain plots for any signal type, including
pulsed waveforms down to 100 ns pulse width and
0.1% duty cycle.
Applications:
◗ Pulse profiling & statistical signal analysis
◗ ASK, FSK, OFDM, QAM, LTE modulations
◗ VHF / UHF / L / S / C band radar
◗ Signal level calibration
◗ Remote power monitoring
More information can be found at https://www.
minicircuits.com/pdfs/PWR-8PW-RC.pdf.
Low Jitter Synthesizer Enables Excellent
Performance in GSPS Data Converter
Solutions
Analog Devices, Inc. has
introduced an 800 MHz to
12.8 GHz synthesizer for
high performance ultrawideband
data converter
and synchronization applications.
The new ADF4377
synthesizer enables excel
lent signal-to-noise
performance by providing
an ultra-clean clock source
to drive the signal sampling process. This allows next generation
wideband receivers and transmitters to utilize higher
levels of dynamic range, which leads to greater receiver sensitivity
and transmitter spectral purity. The performance is
achieved by the ADF4377 synthesizer delivering jitter levels
below 18 fs rms because of the low normalized in-band phase
noise at -239 dBc/Hz, -147 dBc/Hz normalized 1/f noise and
a wideband voltage control oscillator (VCO) noise floor of -160
dBc/Hz.
The ADF4377 synthesizer is suitable for applications such
as radar, instrumentation, and wideband receivers requiring
multiple data converters or mixed-signal front-end (MxFE)
digitizers to operate together. The ADF4377 significantly simplifies
the alignment and calibration routines by allowing
groups of data converters to sample their signals in precise
alignment with each other.
These features allow for predictable and precise multichip
clock and SYSREF alignment. JESD204B and JESD204C
subclass 1 solutions are supported by pairing the ADF4377
synthesizer with an IC that distributes pairs of reference and
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SYSREF signals. The ADF4377 integrates all necessary power
supply bypass capacitors, saving board space on compact
boards.
ADF4377 Key Features:
◗ Output frequency range: 800 MHz to 12.8 GHz
◗ Jitter = 18 fs rms (Integration BW: 100 Hz to 100 MHz)
◗ Wideband Noise Floor: -160 dBc/Hz @12 GHz
◗ PLL Specifications:
⦁ -239 dBc/Hz: Normalized In-Band Phase Noise Floor
⦁ -147 dBc/Hz: Normalized In-Band 1/f Noise
⦁ Phase Detector Frequency up to 500 MHz
⦁ Reference to Output Delay Specifications:
⦁ Part-to-Part Standard Deviation: 3 ps
⦁ Temperature Drift: 0.03 ps/°C
⦁ Multi-chip Output Phase Alignment
For more information, go to http://www.analog.com/
ADF4377.
Electronic Vehicle Battery Tester
One of the main concerns
of many OEMs, integrators,
and new start-ups is
the testing of EV battery
packs: the need to increase
production throughput
and improve reliability of
the manufactured product
while optimizing the cost
of battery pack testing is a
major challenge. A case in
point are the electrical connections between the cells of an EV
battery: these connections are fundamental to the correct performance
and safety of the battery, so testing the bondings is a
mandatory step of the battery manufacturing process.
Seica's Pilot BT represents the new generation of flying
probe test solutions for the specific test requirements of this
increasingly high-volume manufacturing process. With its
parallel testing architecture, the Pilot BT can perform parallel,
very precise Kelvin tests of 16+ cells at once, achieving production
rates of nearly 2400+ battery cells per minute, more than
doubling first generation performance. It's very large test area
(1050 × 865 mm) not only enables it to handle the many battery
configurations currently on the market, but also the capacity to
manage the configurations of the future.
Seica has further extended its range of solutions for EV battery
test with the Pilot H4 BT, born from the experience of the
high-performance family of Pilot H4 flying probers. The Pilot
H4 BT is a horizontal system, with four independent axes for
a true parallel fast test with two bondings tested in one movement.
Equipped with a test area of 800 × 540 mm and a rate test
of 600 bond/min, it is perfect for high mix/medium volume
production, offering high flexibility and a very setup time.
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http://www.minicircuits.com/pdfs/PWR-8PW-RC.pdf http://www.analog.com/ADF4377 http://www.analog.com/ADF4377 http://www.minicircuits.com/pdfs/PWR-8PW-RC.pdf
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