Why You Can’t Just Use a Spectrum Analyzer Industry has an increasing demand for spectrally pure signals in applications such as imaging radar, mobile communications, satellite communications, weather ...

Voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs) are pivotal components in modern communications and signal processing, where their ability to generate a stable yet tunable signal is paramount. The performance ...

Measuring phase noise with a spectrum analyzer. The primary advantage of dedicated phase-noise analyzers. The cross-correlation method. Using a spectrum analyzer is the oldest, most straightforward, ...

Mixed-Signal Devices (MSD) has launched the MS4022 frequency synthesizer for next-generation radar, wireless infrastructure, phased array, and instrumentation systems. Claiming to set a new benchmark ...

Digital transition switching is the primary cause of noise in mixed-signal devices. Signal noise and immunity to power, ground, and substrate noise all benefit from using differential circuits. Design ...

Noise has always been important to communications experts, but it’s quickly becoming an issue that every semiconductor designer has to contend with. Some chips already have been compromised. Noise can ...