50 GHz/67 GHz Switching Solutions for RF and Microwave

14 September 2011 — Giga-tronics announced new 50 and 67 GHz switching solutions. This expands the capability of the well-accepted Series 8000 and 8800 families from Giga-tronics ASCOR. Offering a frequency range up to 67 GHz enables inclusion of switching in Automated Test Equipment (ATE) for a number of aerospace and defense applications, including test of inter-satellite and point-to-point communication systems.

In addition, 67 GHz covers the frequency band intended for the wireless transmission of multimedia data (wireless HDMI).

Building on 30 years of experience and partnerships with leading relay manufacturers, Giga-tronics ASCOR selects the relays that offer the best performance for the application, including high isolation, low insertion loss and high reliability.

The Giga-tronics ASCOR Series 8000 and 8800 are available in a wide variety of configurations from a collection of individual relays, multiplexers, matrices or combinations thereof. For 50 / 67 GHz switching solutions, configurations are comprised of SPDT, terminated SPDT, transfer, four- and five-port relays.

The Giga-tronics ASCOR 50/67 GHz switching solutions can be controlled over IEEE-488 (GPIB) or LAN using simple SCPI commands. Optional front panel LEDs provide test engineers instant status of all relay contacts to monitor system operation.

“With the extension of the Giga-tronics ASCOR switching system and RFIU product line to include 50 GHz and 67 GHz solutions, we have significantly increased the applications that can utilize tailored solutions at off-the-shelf prices” said Walt Strickler, VP of Business Development for Switching Solutions.

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