A tough challenge for test engineers is explored in terms of test methods, pitfalls, and measurement errors. For the test engineer, RF and microwave power amplifier testing imposes unique challenges.

PXI has had a good run in the second half of 2011 so far. At Semicon West in July, Aeroflex, Geotest, and National Instruments all presented low-cost PXI-based systems (with Aeroflex adding AXIe as ...

The power amplifier (PA) – as either a discrete component or part of an integrated front end module (FEM) – is one of the most integral RF integrated circuits (RFICs) in the modern radio. In this ...

AR Worldwide has introduced a TWTA (Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier) for EMC testing. The 1000TP1G3 microwave amplifier is designed to simulate the effect of a car driving through a beam of radar. The ...