Bourns released the POE-LAB1 Design Kit, which can help you when designing Power over Ethernet (PoE) into your products. The kit streamlines both the design of power/data delivery and protection. The kit includes components from the company’s line of semiconductor and magnetic products suited to support high-speed Ethernet lines, up to 10 Gb/sec, with PoE++…

Millimeter-wave signals used in 5G networks provide wide bandwidth and high data rates. Signal losses, both over the air and through interconnects, bring design challenges.

We discuss the importance of signal integrity, review high-speed deployment challenges, and highlight various connector design strategies to prevent distortion and degradation.

High-precision stereolithography offers an innovative way to create active and passive components for the 100-GHz and even terahertz range.

Fairview Microwave has expanded its offering of semi-rigid cable assemblies and connectors designed to negate the need for any custom tooling or jigs in the production process. This new series of semi-rigid cable assemblies feature superior shielding compared to their flexible counterparts. Their solid outer conductor semi-rigid coax design guarantees their forms are reliably held after bending,…

The Optical Fiber Communications Conference (OFC) returned once again to provide a crucial platform for companies of the industry from around the globe. Taken place this past week, March 5th to 9th in San Diego, the annual exhibition and conference presented up-to-date techniques, materials, technologies, and applications in fiber optic technology. Below you will find…

Return loss happens when transmitted energy reflects back to its source. Designers must pay close attention to optical return loss (ORL), an important metric in an optical network. ORL is defined as return loss for the entire optical fiber under test, which includes fiber backscatter and reflections relative to the source pulse. This ORL metric…

Pasternack has expanded its line of 40 GHz fixed RF attenuators with 2.92 mm connectors that lower the amplitudes of signals in a wide variety of applications. Pasternack’s 40 GHz attenuator pads are engineered for preventing signal overload in amplifiers, detectors, and receivers and adjusting RF signal levels to an optimal range. These 40 GHz fixed…

The R140B from Copper Mountain Technologies lets you characterize antennas and cables without the need for an additional test cable.

Demands for bandwidth-intensive, data-driven services are fueling a rise in compute, data storage, and networking capabilities. These rises put pressure on connectors and cable to deliver data at higher speeds with better signals and less heat.