The International Microwave Symposium (IMS) took place in Washington, DC in June 2024, showcasing a variety of RF, microwave, and mmWave components. These components, ranging from passive connectors and waveguides to amplifiers, switches, filters, and data converters, are commonly used in military communications systems, commercial wireless networks, and automated test equipment. While passive components see incremental updates, active components like those highlighted below experience more rapid changes.
Analog Devices demonstrated spectrum analysis for the FR3 frequency band using its Apollo MXFE, covering 6 GHz to 16 GHz with the AD9084 Apollo MxFE.
Menlo Micro showcased its RF switches operating at up to 20 GHz, used for testing high-speed serial buses.
Molex engineers maximized the use of the company’s connectors for testing applications.
Powercast exhibited wireless charging technology using 915 MHz to power LEDs with RF-to-DC converters operating up to 6 GHz.
pSemi focused on its PE42548 SP4T RF Switch, operating from 9 kHz to 30 GHz for semiconductor test and measurement applications.
Quantic Eulex displayed its Eulex Gap Capacitors with significantly higher capacitance values in small packages.
Rosenberger showcased an innovative magnetic RJ-45 Ethernet connector designed for military/aerospace applications.
Samtec demonstrated a system transmitting data at 24 Gbps over a 73 GHz carrier modulated with 256QAM.
Spectrum Control introduced small RF filters in surface-mount, BGA packages covering 500 MHz to 10 GHz using wafer-scale manufacturing on glass substrates.
Wupatec partnered with AMD to demonstrate a two-stage Doherty Amplifier operating at 3.3 GHz to 4.2 GHz.
IMS 2025 is scheduled for June 15-20 in San Francisco.
For more information, you can also check out this article on IMS 2024 roundup: test equipment.
