Smaller Synthesizers Strive for Greater Stability (.PDF Download)

Aug. 25, 2016

Frequency synthesizers hold the key to dependable communications networks that so many users depend on each day. Whether as part of the network infrastructure equipment, in portable handheld products, or in test equipment to qualify their performance, RF/microwave frequency synthesizers come in many shapes and sizes and exploit multiple technologies. All are designed with a common goal regardless of package and technology: to generate stable frequencies with the lowest noise possible...

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