Sidecar Module Enables RF Reliability Testing at Ka-Band

摘要

Accel-RF's mmWave Sidecar module was designed to be combined with the company's characterization platform and RF fixtures to create a single-channel, "oven-ized" RF test chamber. The Sidecar module provides frequency up-conver-sion, amplification and gain control for RF life testing at mmWave frequencies. Made for the Ka-Band satcom and 5G bands, the Sidecar is available in "micro" bands from 26 to 40 GHz.Integrating the Sidecar module with Accel-RF's characterization platform yields a compact benchtop system for reliability testing, including RF measurement and thermal characterization, such as infrared or thermoreflectance. The combination provides an independent single-channel unit or it can be combined with additional units to form a multichannel test subsystem.