EDN

Dual RF power detector handles WiFi and WiMAX apps

MILPITAS, CA — Linear Technology reports that its LTC5533 dual-channel RF power detector is the first in the industry to reach the 11-GHz range, making it well suited for multi-band WiFi, WiMAX, and ...
EDN

Using the Peak Detector to Measure a Narrow Pulse

This video shows how to use RIGOL oscilloscope’s peak detector feature to measure narrow pulses of signal. In the experiment, the DG5000 arbitrary waveform generator is used to produce the signal ...
Electronic Design

RF Power Detector Delivers Simultaneous RMS, Envelope Outputs

To address the challenge of improving power-added efficiency (PAE) for high-powered amplifiers, Analog Devices developed the ADL5511 TruPwr rms and envelope detector. The chip combines two RF ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Zero-Bias Power-Detector Circuits based on MoS

Scientists from RWTH Aachen University, AMO GmbH, AIXTRON SE, and EPFL have demonstrated power detectors based on Molybdenum disulphide (MoS 2) that operate at zero bias.
Machine Design

RF power detector stays accurate over temperature

The LMV221 RF power detector from National Semiconductor Corp., Santa Clara, Calif., targets mobile-phone power controls in current and emerging cellular standards, including GSM, CDMA, UMTS and ...
Electronic Design

What’s the Difference Between EMI and EMC in Electronic Designs?

What is EMI and what types of EMI exist? What is EMC and what are its main features? A look at EMI detector design. The role of a quasi-peak detector in EMC. It’s incumbent on electrical/electronic ...