Vectron Intros Fully Integrated Frequency Translator

Vectron International, a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of Frequency Control, Sensor, and Hybrid Product solutions, reportedly announced the availability of its smallest fully integrated frequency translator to date.

 

The latest FX-501 offers high performance in a 9-by-14 millimeter package and is the smallest on the market offering such tight phase noise performance.

 

Designers in the communications, industrial, test and military markets will benefit from the flexibility of a smaller translator without significant adjustments to their manufacturing processes.

 

The FX-501, generally used in the base stations and wireless communications systems, is designed to reduce research and development time and costs, shorten time-to-market, improve phase noise and enable plug-and-play solutions, all with the same high performance over a wide frequency range that Vectron FCXOs are known for, according to the company.

 

“The FX-501 will provide our customers in the wireless communications and military industries the ability to offer complete system solutions in shorter time with a superior performance FCXO, instead of designing discrete phase lock looped solutions,” said Alan Mond, vice president of global sales at Vectron International. “There is a growing demand in the W-CDMA and WiMax industries for smaller components with base transceiver station applications to improve overall costs and reduce the total size of the equipment while offering same or superior signal performance. The development of this product is an example of Vectron’s commitment to provide solutions for our customers’ ever-evolving needs.”

 

The smaller FCXO can also be used for medical equipment, spectrum analyzers and phase noise measuring, Vectron officials say.

 

The FX-501 measures 9 mm by 14 mm and has an output frequency range of 10 MHz to 160 MHz. Some other features include: input frequency 2 - 100 MHz; low Phase Noise, typically with performance at 122.88 MHz is -90 dBc/Hz at 10 Hz; -108 dBc/Hz at 100 Hz; -130 dBc/Hz at 1 kHz; -148 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz; 156 dBc/Hz at 100 kHz; output signal supported is LVCMOS; supply voltage 3.3 V; surface Mount Package; reflow process compatible; built-in PLL Circuit.