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TRAK Microwave will be exhibiting in booth # 1441 at the 2017 International Microwave Symposium June 6th – 8th at the Hawai’I Convention Center in Honolul, HI. We’ll be there with fellow Smiths Interconnect brands, including TECOM, to discuss our various high frequency solutions for your RF through Millimeter-wave applications. Stop by with all your time and frequency, integrated [...]Read More
Events
TRAK will be exhibiting in booth # 423 at EDI CON USA 2017 from September 11th – 13th at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA. TRAK and the Smiths Interconnect brands will be represented at EDI CON to discuss our various high frequency solutions for your RF through Millimeter-wave applications. Stop by with all your time and frequency, integrated microwave assembly, and ferrite component [...] Read More
Events
TRAK Microwave will be exhibiting in booth # 1441 at the 2017 International Microwave Symposium June 6th – 8th at the Hawai’I Convention Center in Honolul, HI. We’ll be there with fellow Smiths Interconnect brands, including TECOM, to discuss our various high frequency solutions for your RF through Millimeter-wave applications. Stop by with all your time and frequency, integrated [...] Read More
Videos
TRAK Microwave, a Smiths Interconnect brand, announces the first ferrite-based true surface mount circulator to help lower costs of radar systems. This X-band Surface Mount (SMT) Circulator is compatible with tape and reel (pick-and-place) and standard solder reflow profiles. It is designed to replace “drop-in” and microstrip style circulators. This unit provides a 10% bandwidth at X-Band, [...] Read More
New Product
Re-released: TRAK Microwave, a Smiths Interconnect brand, is pleased to re-announce TRAK X-Band Surface Mount (SMT) Circulators after initial market adoption and installation. These units are low-cost, true pick-and-place compatible (tape-and-reel) components with standard solder reflow profiles. They are designed to replace “drop-in” and microstrip style circulators. [...] Read More
Blog
Radio Detection and Ranging (RADAR or radar) systems used for air traffic control, targeting, military surveillance and electronic warfare (EW) rely on extremely precise time-domain to frequency-domain conversions. This conversion is either performed with high quality dedicated RF/Microwave hardware, or a blend of digital and RF hardware. This is especially true in the case of modern and complex pulse [...] Read More
Company News
Re-released: TRAK Microwave, a Smiths Interconnect brand, is pleased to announce the completion of an enhancement to our Surface Mount Technology (SMT) circuit card assembly (CCA) line. As part of our continual process improvement efforts at Smiths Interconnect, we are updating and improving our capabilities while ensuring all existing products and programs continue to meet or exceed current requirements [...] Read More
Blog
Because of its incredible stability under extreme environmental conditions, ferrite material has been a trusted core material for many components. But in particular, they’re used in RF and microwave circulators and isolators for their unique ferromagnetic interactions with electromagnetic energy. The opposing magnetic fields of two ferrite disks coupled with a stripline, or y-junction, can be [...] Read More
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Abstract
Microwave Circulators are RF devices that are leveraged in a vast range of applications from duplexers in military and commercial radar, to general protective circuitry as isolators. In these high performance RF and microwave applications, they are often ferrite-based devices, taking up blocks of real estate on boards and in assemblies due to the length of the transmission line and inherent [...] Read More
Company News
Smiths Interconnect, a division of Smiths Group plc, today announces it is unifying its technology brands of EMC Technology, Hypertac, IDI, Lorch, Millitech, RF Labs, Sabritec, TECOM, and TRAK under the single brand identity of ‘Smiths Interconnect’.
This brand transition supports a recent strategic reorganisation focused on creating a more agile structure that can better anticipate [...] Read More
New Product
Re-released: TRAK Microwave, a Smiths Interconnect brand, has announced the addition of a GPS Time and Frequency Clock to its wide range of product offerings.
The 8835 GPS Clock boasts extreme power and interoperability options while maintaining industry leading GPS accuracy and reliability. While tracking GPS, this click exhibits a frequency accuracy of <1x10-12 and a 1 PPS accuracy with [...] Read More
New Product
TRAK Microwave, a Smiths Interconect brand, has announced a new HPT which functions as a complete airborne Satcom solution. It includes a GaN SSPA, upconverters, downconverters, and digital control technology to offer a highly modular yet easily maintained integrated system complete with advanced interoperability features and multiple Built-in-Test (BIT) functions. Leveraging the higher maximum [...] Read More
New Product
TRAK Microwave, a Smiths Interconnect brand, has announced it has added a 4-port, ferrite-based, C-band Circulator to our line of products. The FMP146 integrates forward and reverse power detectors that operate up to 75 Watts CW offering radar and communications systems designers a unique solution for reducing components and lowering costs while striving to enhance signal clarity. This circulator [...] Read More
New Product
TRAK Microwave, a Smiths Interconnect brand, has announced the addition of the Stratum 1 Network Time Server to its wide range of product offerings.
The 8461 NTP Server from TRAK helps provide a critical time synchronization bridge to Isolated Network Domains via an optical IRIG-B DC-level shift or Wireline Modulated IRIG-B link with an on-board OCXO holdover oscillator, for ultra-reliable [...] Read More
Company News
TRAK Microwave, a Smiths Interconnect brand, has launched a new, redesigned website. Featured on the site are several new products, including integrated synthesizer/upconverters; an X-band, true surface mount circulator; a ruggedized tactical GPS time and frequency system; and a GaN powered block upconverter.
The site’s refreshed look has been designed for a more comprehensive user experience. [...] Read More
New Product
TRAK Microwave, a Smiths Interconnect brand, has announced the addition of an X-band Direct Synthesizer/Upconverter to its wide range of product offerings.
The SYN152 features four x2, x3, x4, and x17 multiplied output ports with various powers in either the L-, S-, or X-bands as well as a X-band BIT detector. With UHF input power at -6 dBm, this synthesizer can output 0 dBm in the S-band, [...] Read More
Company News
TRAK Microwave, a Smiths Interconnect brand, exhibited in booth # 721 at the 2016 Electronic Design Innovation Conference (EDI-CON) Workshops and Exhibitions September 20th – 22nd at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA. We were there with fellow Smiths Interconnect brands Millitech and TECOM to discuss our various high frequency solutions for your RF through Millimeter-wave [...] Read More
New Product
TRAK Microwave, a Smiths Interconnect brand, is pleased to announce the release of the 8836 series tactical GPS Time and Frequency System. The design approach integrates a ground-based GPS receiver module (GB-GRAM), a rubidium oscillator, time and frequency signal generation, and control/status circuitry in a compact, ruggedized enclosure.
Standard outputs include 1PPS, low noise 10 MHz Network [...] Read More
Videos
Gary Lerude, Microwave Journal's Technical Editor sits down with TRAK Microwave, a Smiths Interconnect brand, at IMS 2016 and learns about TRAK's innovative approach to achieving the true surface mount (SMT) ferrite microwave circulator component that the phased array radar systems industry has been looking for. It solves many SWaP-C problems by becoming the first standardized pick and place [...] Read More
Blog
Modern defense, satellite and aerospace systems increasingly rely on fully integrated microwave assemblies. Choosing the right IMA partner takes skill. Do they have the blended engineering talent, heritage, and facilities. And can they demonstrate their capacity to work with you now before you commit to the long haul. Being prepared during the vetting stage is crucial. This brief shows you how.
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New Product
TRAK Microwave, a Smiths Interconnect brand, has introduced the C-FTRM Tactical Frequency and Time Reference Module in a small 2.40” x 2.66” form factor. The module includes a 50-channel GPS receiver, low g-sensitivity, a 10 MHz double-oven crystal oscillator, plus time and frequency generation circuitry which provides reference outputs of 10 MHz, 1 PPS and Time of Day (TOD).
The [...] Read More
New Product
TRAK Microwave, a Smiths Interconnect brand, announces two new Microstrip Isolators covering popular mm-wave frequency bands. Models T001110 (29.6-30.6 GHz) and T001111 (34.5-35.5GHz) integrate ferrite circulator/isolator substrates on to printed circuit board (PCB) material providing for a high performance, yet economical, solution. Typical insertion loss is 0.8dB, return loss 20dB, and isolation [...] Read More
New Product
The Model MFC147 "PowerBuc" from TRAK Microwave, a Smiths Interconnnect brand, provides 13.75 to 14.50 GHz coverage for civilian and military aviation Ku-band SATCOM applications, including In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) systems and UAV communications. The unit features a ruggedized design and an innovative thermal management technique utilizing SMT construction with no [...] Read More
New Product
Model MFC146 from TRAK Microwave, a Smiths Interconnect brand, is a Dual Band Block Downconverter (BDC) and covers the Ku band segments of 10.7-11.7 GHz and 11.7-12.75 GHz with low noise figure and low phase noise, housed in a compact, rugged low-profile enclosure. The MFC146 supports Ku band VSAT applications such as in-flight entertainment systems and UAV communications, and is built to withstand [...] Read More
Blog
As Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) issues drive more and more of today's platform design decisions, supply chain managers and engineering directors alike must see further into the future on the issues that will determine ultimate success. With IMAs, decisions around the microwave and digital transmit/receive functions in your block diagram are critical. Should you design separate TX and RX modules, [...] Read More
Company News
TRAK Microwave, a Smiths Interconnect brand, is committed to the highest quality and takes seriously the issues that affect our global environment. To that end, we’re pleased to announce that we continue to meet the standards for OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 re-certification for our safety procedures and our environmental quality management. OHSAS 18001 is an internationally recognized system that [...] Read More
New Product
Re-released: TRAK Microwave, a Smiths Interconnect brand, introduces the Model FMP145 - a space qualified, ferrite-based, L-band high power isolator. The device offers 400 watt peak / 150 watt CW operation over critical altitude with no multipaction breakdown events. Integrated with custom high power TNC connectors and termination screened to MIL-PRF-55342, the Isolator provides superior [...] Read More
New Product
Model 8461 from TRAK Microwave, a Smiths Interconnect brand, is a Stratum 1 Network Time Server that is synchronized from an optical IRIG-B DC-level shift link or a wireline Modulated IRIG B link providing time synchronization of <1 µs of time reference. The optical link provides a time synchronization bridge to Isolated Network Domains. The NTP server supports NTP v2, v3, v4 and SNTP clients. [...] Read More
New Product
TRAK Microwave, a Smiths Interconnect brand, announces a new Ka-Band Dual-Junction Latching Circulator-Isolator for high performance satellite communications links, commercial aviation systems, missile systems, and other high-rel aerospace applications. The unit can be designed to cover a variety of bandwidths across the 16-35 GHz range and offers 1μs switching speed and a very low insertion loss [...] Read More
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