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Figure 3: Simulation of simplified hypothetical CATV system consisting of two Mini-Circuits PGA-106-75+ amplifiers and 100 feet of RG-6/U coaxial cable with and without the VVE inserted.

from the early days of semiconductor engineering—before the days of stringent clean-room standards— occasionally cited by musty professors of integrated circuit design: A foundry, experiencing abnormally poor yields from wafers processed during the early afternoon, undergoes an intensive QA investigation to determine the problem’s root cause. After months of careful auditing, the culprit is revealed to be contamination in the form of sodium chloride— crumbs of salt from potato chips eaten at lunch in the cafeteria. These stuck to careless engineers’ hands, faces, and clothing, later falling into containers of chemicals used during the manufacturing process. Such an issue would surely never occur in modern industry, of course.

3.1 bandwidth—both upstream and downstream frequencies—making it an ideal solution for the needs of the CATV world. S-parameter models at several control voltage states are available for this part, and Mini-Circuits can make additional data available on request to help you design the VAEQ- 1220-75+ into your CATV systems. In addition, if the VAEQ-1220-75+ isn’t entirely suitable for your system, Mini-Circuits can assist in developing a special voltage-variable equalizer model to meet your exact needs, whatever they may be. Contact our applications engineering department (apps@minicircuits.com) for additional information on custom model development. Foot Notes 1 Wait for it… 2 Consider the following anecdote

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