When [b.kainka] set out to make the world’s simplest RF detector, he probably didn’t realize it would be as easy as it was. Consisting of only a handful of components and thirty eight lines of code, ...

Modern high-performance transmitters require accurate monitoring of RF power, because most cellular standards depend on strict power- transmission levels to maintain an effective network. Regulation ...

Milpitas, CA — August 31, 2004 — Linear Technology Corporation introduces a new high performance logarithmic type RF detector, the LT5534 that can accurately detect RF signals up to 3GHz. It is ...

Directional couplers are used in a wide variety of applications to sense RF power, and they may appear at multiple points in a signal chain. In this article, we will explore Analog Devices’ ADL5920, ...

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 ...