Application Notes
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Need More Bandwidth For The Ka-Band? Here Are Three Options
5/10/2021
The following overview describes some of the trade-offs that exist within the transceiver architectures available, and what types of architectures may be appropriate for different types of systems.
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Understanding, Operating, And Interfacing To Integrated Diode-Based RF Detectors
5/10/2021
This article will compare the performance of diode-based RF and microwave with integrated circuit alternatives. Topics covered will include transfer function linearity, temperature stability, and ADC interfacing.
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60 GHz Wireless Data Interconnect For Slip Ring Applications
5/6/2021
This article summarizes the main requirements imposed by modern industrial applications on a communication interface between mechanically rotating subsystems and classifies numerous data interface technologies according to the type of mechanisms used to transmit data between a rotor and a stator.
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Microwave Synthesizer Offers Multioctave Frequency Coverage
5/6/2021
Industry-leading frequency coverage and phase noise performance coupled with high output power and low power dissipation in a small form factor combine on the ADF5610 to address the stringent demands of new communication and instrumentation systems.
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ADI’s RF Front-End Family Enables Compact 5G Massive MIMO Network Radios
5/6/2021
In the quest for higher data rates to support a variety of wireless services and different transmission schemes, system designers face higher circuit complexity but must meet similar budgets for size, power, and cost.
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ADI’s High Power Silicon Switches Save Bias Power And External Components
5/6/2021
Massive MIMO systems will continue to evolve and there will be further need for even higher levels of integration. ADI’s new high power silicon switch technology is well suited for multichip module (MCM) designs to integrate with LNAs to offer a complete, single-chip solution for TDD receiver front ends.
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RF Power Calibration Improves Performance Of Wireless Transmitters
5/5/2021
Measurement and control of radio frequency (RF) power is a critical consideration when designing a wireless transmitter. High power RF power amplifiers (PAs) rarely operate in open-loop mode (that is, when the power to the antenna is not in some way monitored).
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How To Bypass The ADF4371 And ADF4372 VCOs Autocalibration
5/5/2021
The ADF4371 and the ADF4372 are wideband synthesizers with integrated voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs) that use autocalibration to choose the appropriate core select, band select, and bias level calibration values to lock the device.
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High Performance Integrated 24 GHz FMCW Radar Transceiver Chipset
5/4/2021
The ADF5904 is designed for multichannel receiver, high frequency applications that use digital beamforming, such as automotive ADAS radar, microwave radar sensors, and industrial radar system environments where energy efficiency is becoming a more important system-level design consideration.
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24 GHz Demorad Radar Solutions Enable New Contactless Sensors
5/4/2021
24 GHz, silicon-based millimeter wave radar technology is enabling a new generation of real-world, no-contact smart sensors that are increasingly being used in mass market applications such as automotive, UAVs/drones, broad industrial, and consumer.