Shorter lead times – the good and the bad

As lead times have shortened from six months earlier this year, to 12 to 13 weeks, on chip resistors and passives, Steve Rawlins, CEO, Anglia Components, has warned that while availability has improved, there may be instability in pricing ahead.  Rawlins cited weak demand for iPhones and a softening in the Chinese economy due to ...

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Fujitsu antenna allows simultaneous transmission for four users in 28GHz band

Fujitsu claims to have developed the world’s first equipment technology to enable simultaneous communications to four users with a single antenna panel in the 28-GHz band. The equipment delivers high-speed communications in excess of 10 Gbps, as required by 5G mobile communication formats. The use of 5G is premised on deployment of base stations with ...

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Wideband Distributed Driver Amplifier

Custom MMIC has lauched a wideband Distributed Driver Amplifier MMIC. The CMD292 delivers 13 dB of gain with a corresponding output 1 dB compression point of +27 dBm and output IP3 of +33 dBm at 15 GHz. The CMD292 features a positive gain slope over frequency, easing broadband designs when flat gain profile is desired. The ...

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Space-grade sub-miniature SMT connectors

C&K has launched a space-grade D-Subminiature surface mount termination (SMT) range of electrical connectors. The SMT D-Sub connectors under CS-FR053 specification are primarily intended for aerospace engineering applications such as developing communication and network ports for satellites, spacecraft and launchers. Reducing weight and making space savings on PCBs are critical requirements for connectors in space ...

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