Mini-Circuits MAC Ceramic Hermetic Mixers “Break Cost/Performance Barrier”

February 2, 2012 — The outstanding electrical performance and ultra-reliable ceramic hermetic construction of Mini-Circuits MAC mixers are drawing a lot of attention, and are now featured on the cover of Microwaves & RF! Their headline gets right to the point, and the article provides the necessary details: MAC mixers bring “truly sealed performance to hostile environments at a fraction of the cost of traditional hermetic mixers...They have proven to be so reliable, in fact, that they are available with a three-year guarantee”!

The in-depth review points out that “MAC series Ultra-Rel® ceramic mixers have undergone a barrage of package-level tests to ensure reliability, including gross and fine leak testing, thermal (to +150°C) and mechanical shock testing, vibration, and high-temperature operating life testing per MIL-ST-883.” And with coverage from 300 MHz to 12 GHz, this exciting new family of mixers “can serve a wide range of applications, from commercial communications to military radar systems...any system in which service and maintenance may be difficult because of lack of accessibility.”

Click here for the full article, or just go to our home-page New Product Announcements section, click on Frequency Mixers, and select the MAC ceramic hermetic mixer that meets your needs!