Signal Generator Covers 10 MHz To 20 GHz

July 16, 2009

To satisfy automated test and measurement environments and research and development laboratories, Hittite Microwave Corp. has announced the HMC-T2100 frequency generator. It delivers CW output power to +27 dBm in 0.1-dB steps over a 40-dB dynamic range. The signal generator boasts harmonic rejection that is better than -39 dBc at 1 GHz while spurious products are better than -65 dBc at 10 GHz. In addition, it offers phase noise of -113 dBc/Hz at 100 kHz offset from 1 GHz with insignificant deviation over the temperature range of 0 to +35C.

With a frequency range of 10 MHz to 20 GHz, the signal generator covers all major communication bands with frequency resolution of 10 kHz and switching speed of 300 s. The HMC-T2100 is compact and lightweight, making it well suited for integration within various test environments. It is available for just $7998.

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Nancy Friedrich

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Nancy Friedrich is RF Product Marketing Manager for Aerospace Defense at Keysight Technologies. Nancy Friedrich started a career in engineering media about two decades ago with a stint editing copy and writing news for Electronic Design. A few years later, she began writing full time as technology editor at Wireless Systems Design. In 2005, Nancy was named editor-in-chief of Microwaves & RF, a position she held (along with other positions as group content head) until 2018. Nancy then moved to a position at UBM, where she was editor-in-chief of Design News and content director for tradeshows including DesignCon, ESC, and the Smart Manufacturing shows.