The Ultimate RF Filter Guide: How to Maximize Signal Integrity, by Colin Field Navigating the complex realm of electronic design requires a thorough understanding of RF filter technology. Designed to eliminate unwanted interference, improve signal integrity, and prevent signal distortion, RF filters are a key consideration in the development of wireless communication systems. Spectrum usage is closely controlled by the ITU (International Telecommunications Union) and achieving the emissions limits of most communications protocols will require some form of filtering technology. As filter technology rapidly evolves and spectrum usage expands towards higher frequencies, system engineers are faced with an ever more…
Author: Colin Field
Colin Field
Colin Field is an RFMW Supplier Business Manager responsible for passive components with a particular focus on RF Filters and antenna solutions. Beginning his career in 1984, Colin has a passion for physics which has led to a lifelong interest in materials technology, properties and the potential uses and applications of those materials.
What made you select the Nuvotronics wideband 90-degree hybrid coupler family? How are these products different from others on the market? My August Expert Product Pick is a family of three products which I believe are going to prove invaluable to those designing next generation electromagnetic warfare (EW) and electronic countermeasure (ECM) systems. Cubic Nuvotronics has recently released three wideband 90-degree hybrid couplers: the PSC18H17S 2–18 GHz, PSC18H07S 6–18 GHz, and the PSC50H08S 18–50 GHz devices. All exhibit excellent electrical characteristics in small form factor packages utilizing Nuvotronics’ Polystrata® additive manufacturing technology. Polystrata devices are fabricated in copper and utilize…
What made you select Akoustis’ A10655 & A10665 XBAW® Bandpass Filters as featured products? How do they differentiate from others? What value do they offer? As the market shifts to Wi-Fi 6E/ 7, new standards demand significantly higher performance filtering, especially in regard to bandwidth and co-existence. The A10655 & A10665 XBAW® bandpass filters from Akoustis enable coverage of the full UNII 1-3/UNII 5-8 bands. They also maintain a strict 110 MHz transition window between UNII 3 & 5. Additionally, the main incumbent solution is Dielectric Resonator Technology, which is typically 9mm x 4mm x 4 mm in size. They…