Miniature Frequency Synthesizer Operates To 12.5 GHz

May 20, 2009

APPLICATIONS IN COMMUNICATIONS, radar, and instrumentation can take advantage of the SLSM5 family of frequency synthesizers. These synthesizers operate to 12.5 GHz and cover as much as octave bandwidths. They boast phase noise of 95 dBc/Hz offset 10 kHz from the carrier at the X-band and spurious performance starting at 60 dBc. With 1-kHz steps and frequency controlled via an RS-485 interface, the SLSM5 synthesizers are system-friendly components. They operate on either an external 10-MHz input or an internal temperature-controlled crystal oscillator (TCXO). Only a single +5.0-V supply is needed to power this 2.5-x-2.5-x-0.6-in. unit.

Luff Research, Inc., 20 N. Tyson Ave., Floral Park, NY 11001-1514; (516) 358-2880, FAX: (516) 358-2757, Internet: www.luffresearch.com.

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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.