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Why 90% of Component Compliance Issues Are Preventable (And How To Stop Them)

Why 90% of Component Compliance Issues Are Preventable (And How To Stop Them)

In today's rapidly evolving aerospace and defense landscape, component engineers face an unprecedented challenge: ensuring every part they specify meets stringent compliance requirements while maintaining mission readiness and program viability.


Exploring Bessel Functions: Understanding the Spectrum of Tone-Modulated FM

Exploring Bessel Functions: Understanding the Spectrum of Tone-Modulated FM

In this article, we’ll learn about the essential properties of Bessel functions and what they can tell us about the bandwidth of practical FM signals.


Implementing Molex EMI Filter Plates for Superior Electromagnetic Interference Protection | Tech Guide

Implementing Molex EMI Filter Plates for Superior Electromagnetic Interference Protection | Tech Guide

In this Tech Guide, we dive into Molex EMI Filter Plates—engineered to deliver powerful electromagnetic interference protection across demanding systems. Watch now to get started!


Introduction to Wideband FM Signals

Introduction to Wideband FM Signals

Learn how Bessel functions and the modulation index can help us understand the bandwidth of wideband frequency-modulated (FM) signals.


New PC-Based Oscilloscope From Pico Ups the Bandwidth Game to 33 GHz

New PC-Based Oscilloscope From Pico Ups the Bandwidth Game to 33 GHz

Pico has released a new series of PC-based, high-bandwidth sampling oscilloscopes with direct-input triggering and pre-trigger capture capabilities.


News Jul 08, 2025 by Duane Benson
Dynamic Nonlinearity in RF Power Amplifiers: Insights From Two-Tone Testing

Dynamic Nonlinearity in RF Power Amplifiers: Insights From Two-Tone Testing

This article explores the effect of signal bandwidth on the linearity of power amplifiers, including the impacts of cascaded RF gain stages.


New Memory, Power, and MIMO Devices Target ‘NewSpace’ in Low Earth Orbit

New Memory, Power, and MIMO Devices Target ‘NewSpace’ in Low Earth Orbit

As satellite constellations in low Earth orbit grow in scale and ambition, the demand for robust, compact, and cost-effective electronic components continues to rise.


News Jul 02, 2025 by Luke James
Practical Insights Into Narrowband FM With a Single-Frequency Input

Practical Insights Into Narrowband FM With a Single-Frequency Input

In this article, we’ll use phasor diagrams to compare narrowband FM and conventional AM. We’ll also discuss the problem of oscillator phase noise and work through an example problem.


Understanding the Third-Order Intercept Point of a Cascaded System

Understanding the Third-Order Intercept Point of a Cascaded System

Using the third-order intercept point (IP3) metric, we examine how the nonlinearity of individual gain stages in a cascaded RF system affects the linearity performance of the cascade as a whole.


Next-Gen Connectors Push Boundaries in EVs, Medtech, and Aerospace

Next-Gen Connectors Push Boundaries in EVs, Medtech, and Aerospace

New connector launches from JAE, Phillips Medisize, and Harwin enable safer, smaller, and smarter designs across industries.


News Jun 25, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
Introduction to Narrowband Angle Modulation

Introduction to Narrowband Angle Modulation

Using a simple example, this article examines the frequency spectra of frequency-modulated (FM) and phase-modulated (PM) waves for a low modulation index.


New Rohde & Schwarz Spectrum Analyzer Pushes Past Old Limits

New Rohde & Schwarz Spectrum Analyzer Pushes Past Old Limits

The device's multipath architecture—a first of its kind—accelerates signal analysis using multiple inputs and cross-correlation.


News Jun 20, 2025 by Duane Benson
Mini-Circuits PMA1-14LN+ Low Noise Amplifier | New Product Brief

Mini-Circuits PMA1-14LN+ Low Noise Amplifier | New Product Brief

Mini-Circuits PMA1-14LN+ Low Noise Amplifier is a compact, wideband pHEMT MMIC amplifier designed for high-performance RF applications from 50 MHz to 10 GHz. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Carbon-Capture ‘Mars’ Batteries Move Closer to Reality

Carbon-Capture ‘Mars’ Batteries Move Closer to Reality

Scientists boosted lithium-carbon dioxide batteries’ performance and life cycle, showing promise for use on Mars and Earth.


News Jun 13, 2025 by Kevin Clemens
The First Wireless Charging System for the Moon Cleared for Flight

The First Wireless Charging System for the Moon Cleared for Flight

Astrobotic and WiBotic have qualified the first wireless charging system for lunar missions, enabling dust-resistant, connector-free power transfer on the moon.


News Jun 12, 2025 by Luke James
Understanding the Differences Between Phase and Frequency Modulation

Understanding the Differences Between Phase and Frequency Modulation

Learn why phase modulation (PM) and frequency modulation (FM) can produce waveforms that are nearly identical or completely different from one another, depending on the nature of the message signal.


A Guide to Calculating IM3 and IP3 for Nonlinear RF Circuits

A Guide to Calculating IM3 and IP3 for Nonlinear RF Circuits

Learn to confidently determine intermodulation distortion products and the third-order intercept point of RF circuits by working through a selection of example problems.


Infineon’s Rad-Hard GaN Transistors Cleared for Space and Defense

Infineon’s Rad-Hard GaN Transistors Cleared for Space and Defense

Fabricated at Infineon’s own foundry, the GaN transistors are the first to earn the highest certification of reliability by the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency.


News Jun 06, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Startup Intros ‘Most Advanced’ Multi-Gigahertz Timing and Clock Devices

Startup Intros ‘Most Advanced’ Multi-Gigahertz Timing and Clock Devices

Unveiled today, the new timing chips from Mixed-Signal Devices offer 2 GHz performance and use scalable CMOS to overcome the limits of analog alternatives.


News Jun 03, 2025 by Jeff Child
Using Instantaneous Frequency to Represent PM and FM Signals

Using Instantaneous Frequency to Represent PM and FM Signals

In this article, we’ll explore the mathematical relationship between phase modulation (PM) and frequency modulation (FM). We’ll then learn how a PM modulator can be used to generate FM signals, and vice versa.