Electronic Design

How to Design Very Wide Loop BW High-Performance PLL Frequency Synthesizers (Part 1)

This is Part 1 of a three-part series. As modern wireless communications systems (mainly superheterodyne radio transceivers) are now required to deliver higher performance than ever before, they’re ...
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Implementing a Raspberry Pi-based synthesized RF signal generator

The system in Figure 2 uses the ADF4372 PLL (see Figure 5), a wideband synthesizer with integrated VCO, that allows the implementation of fractional-N or integer-N frequency synthesizers when used ...
EDN

Fractional-N/Integer-N PLL Synthesizer

The ADF4151 allows implementation of fractional-N or integer-N phase-locked loop (PLL) frequency synthesizers if used with an external voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), loop filter, and external ...
EDN

Good behavioral model simulation: key to predicting first-order PLL synthesizer performance (Part 1 of 2)

In this article, the phase noise of a closed-loop, phase-locked loop (PLL) synthesizer is simulated using Agilent RF Design Environment (RFDE) and Advanced Design System (ADS) tools. The critical ...
Electronic Design

Phase-Noise Modeling, Simulation, and Propagation in Phase-Locked Loops (Part 3)

Some brief theory and typical measurements of phase noise. How to produce the lowest phase noise at a PLL output. A standard design procedure for a typical Type 2, second-order loop. As stated in ...
Business Wire

Teledyne e2v HiRel Announces 13.9 GHz Plug & Play Frequency Synthesizer Module for LEO Space Applications

MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teledyne e2v HiRel announces the availability of a low phase noise 13.9 GHz, delta-sigma modulated fractional-N connectorized frequency synthesizer module for low ...
Business Insider

Holzworth Introduces New Multi-Channel RF Synthesizer Series offering Best-In-Industry Performance and Channel Density

Parsippany, New Jersey, USA, June 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. (NYSE American: WTT), announced today that its Holzworth brand has introduced the HSY RF Synthesizer, its ...
SDxCentral

Keysight Technologies expands RF and microwave instrument portfolio

Keysight Technologies has expanded its radio frequency (RF) and microwave instrument portfolio with the addition of six new analog signal generators, two vector signal generators, eight RF ...
Business Wire

Keysight Expands RF and Microwave Portfolio with New Fast and Compact Test Instruments

Accelerate wireless product development and manufacturing using versatile solutions with outstanding switching speed and signal purity in a variety of compact form-factors SANTA ROSA, ...
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Keysight Compact Test Instruments

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has expanded its radio frequency (RF) and microwave instrument portfolio with six new analog signal generators, two vector signal generators, eight RF synthesizers, and ...
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Creating a Frequency Plan for a System using a PLL

How do you ensure that every part of a system receives the clock it needs—without wasting power or sacrificing performance? The answer lies in creating a well-structured frequency plan built around a ...