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Meeting Biasing Requirements of Externally Biased RF/Microwave Amplifiers

Meeting Biasing Requirements of Externally Biased RF/Microwave Amplifiers

Externally biased RF and microwave amplifiers require precise biasing and power sequencing to ensure optimal performance, including high gain, linearity, and efficiency, while minimizing part-to-part variation. Analog Devices’ active bias controllers, such as the HMC980LP4E, HMC981LP3E, and HMC920LP5E, maintain constant drain current, generate negative gate voltages, and simplify system design for single- and multi-stage amplifiers. This application note details circuit implementation, VGATE and VNEG adjustments, daisy-chain operation, and protection features, enabling reliable, consistent amplifier performance with reduced external components.


High Performance, Dual IF Sampling Receiver

High Performance, Dual IF Sampling Receiver

Dual IF sampling receivers are critical in cellular base stations and wireless systems for converting high-frequency RF signals into precise digital data, while addressing challenges like impedance matching, noise reduction, and antialiasing. In this application note, learn how Analog Devices’ design combines a dual mixer, variable gain amplifier, dual 14-bit ADC, and low-jitter clock synthesizer with a fourth-order antialiasing filter to achieve 153.6 MHz IF sampling at 122.88 MSPS and 79.6 dBc spurious-free dynamic range.


Poster: What T&M Instruments Do You Need to Test Your Device?

Poster: What T&M Instruments Do You Need to Test Your Device?

Choosing the right test equipment can make or break your design workflow. This quick-reference poster helps you identify the best R&S instruments for your application — from signal analysis to power measurements.


Antenna Design Optimization

Antenna Design Optimization

This paper highlights the importance of addressing antenna design early to prevent cost, delay, and performance issues. It also introduces Quectel’s four-stage antenna design approach supported by end-to-end technical services.


A Signal Integrity Guide to HSD PCB Design

A Signal Integrity Guide to HSD PCB Design

Download this comprehensive guide and get a blueprint for mastering Signal Integrity fundamentals in complex, high-speed PCB systems.


Digital Predistortion for Improved EVM Performance

Digital Predistortion for Improved EVM Performance

This document provides a comprehensive guide on how signal and spectrum analyzers can be used to create a Hammerstein model for the vector signal generator's output stage, and subsequently addresses the inherent non-linearities characteristics.


Setting New Performance Standards with IEEE 802.11bn

Setting New Performance Standards with IEEE 802.11bn

Wi-Fi 8 (IEEE 802.11bn) pushes wireless performance to the next level with major gains in throughput, latency and reliability — especially for dense networks and real-time applications. This white paper breaks down the key PHY and MAC enhancements and what they mean for next-gen device and AP testing.


Fast and Reliable Power Measurements in Satellite Industry

Fast and Reliable Power Measurements in Satellite Industry

In the satellite sector, components, subsystems and entire satellites must be qualified in a thermal vacuum chamber before they can be used in space. With the adoption of new, higher frequency bands and accuracy requirements, precision is key. This document explores a new practical approach for reliable power measurement for these tasks.


Ensure Long Life Code with VTI’s RESTful Driverless Software

Ensure Long Life Code with VTI’s RESTful Driverless Software

Future-Proof Your Test Systems: Discover Driverless Control with VTI’s RESTful Software Traditional driver-based architectures are holding your test systems back—creating costly dependencies and risking obsolescence. Learn how VTI’s RESTful approach delivers platform independence, scalability, and long-term reliability.


Choose an End-To-End IoT Solutions Provider to Reduce Complexity, Enhance Innovation, Cut Costs, Gain Flexibility and Achieve a Faster Time-To-Market

Choose an End-To-End IoT Solutions Provider to Reduce Complexity, Enhance Innovation, Cut Costs, Gain Flexibility and Achieve a Faster Time-To-Market

The IoT market is growing quickly, but increasing device complexity, global compliance needs, and challenges in managing software, hardware, testing, and security make deployment difficult. End-to-end providers like Quectel streamline this process by delivering integrated modules, antennas, hardware design, software, and manufacturing support to reduce risk and speed time-to-market. Their comprehensive ecosystem offers expert guidance, smoother project management, and access to global resources.


Understanding Power Integrity in PCB Design: Power Analyzer by Keysight

Understanding Power Integrity in PCB Design: Power Analyzer by Keysight

This white paper explores the importance of power integrity in PCB design and demonstrates how the Power Analyzer by Keysight, integrated with Altium Designer, helps engineers identify and resolve voltage drop and current density issues early in the design process.


Securing Cellular IoT: Built-in Protection for Connected Devices, from Chip to Cloud

Securing Cellular IoT: Built-in Protection for Connected Devices, from Chip to Cloud

Secure your cellular IoT devices from chip to cloud with built-in protection that simplifies onboarding, strengthens security, and scales with your connected ecosystem.


New Performance Boost: COM Express® mini with 13th Generation Intel® Core™ Technology

New Performance Boost: COM Express® mini with 13th Generation Intel® Core™ Technology

Download the white paper to see how the new COM Express® mini modules deliver maximum Intel® Core™ performance in ultra-compact, rugged edge-computing designs.


COM-HPC® Server Modules: High-Performance Basis for Compact Edge Servers

COM-HPC® Server Modules: High-Performance Basis for Compact Edge Servers

Unlock the full white paper to discover how COM-HPC® Server Modules enable ultra-robust, high-performance edge servers built for harsh environments.


Understanding EMI Precompliance Testing

Understanding EMI Precompliance Testing

Gain further insights on EMC precompliance testing and how EMI precompliance testing is performed.


Electromagnetic Environmental Simulation for EW Systems — Part 3

Electromagnetic Environmental Simulation for EW Systems — Part 3

Master AoA calibration with precise multi-channel alignment using vector network analysis.


Electromagnetic Environmental Simulation for EW Systems — Part 2

Electromagnetic Environmental Simulation for EW Systems — Part 2

Learn how to architect synchronized, multi-emitter simulations for accurate EW receiver testing.


Electromagnetic Environmental Simulation for EW Systems — Part 1

Electromagnetic Environmental Simulation for EW Systems — Part 1

Explore how precise EMSO simulations enable reliable EW testing—from PDW modeling to DI and OTA setups.


5G Hardening Against Smart Jammer Attacks

5G Hardening Against Smart Jammer Attacks

How can 5G be made harder to jam? Aalborg University and Rohde & Schwarz present a new overlay approach that enables frequency hopping through standard 5G handover mechanisms — tested and validated using the CMX500 network emulator.


Industrial Wireless Solutions: The Ultimate Wi-Fi 7 Solutions for Industrial Innovation

Industrial Wireless Solutions: The Ultimate Wi-Fi 7 Solutions for Industrial Innovation

Download the eBook to discover how Advantech’s Wi-Fi 7 solutions are driving industrial connectivity and accelerating AIoT innovation.