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Southwest Microwave N (18 GHz) Connectors 

• Field replaceable
• Microstrip or stripline launch
• Male/female
• Flange-mount, thread-in or waveguide probe

Southwest Microwave connectors and accessories are designed to be compatible with each other to assure electrical performance. Southwest Microwave cannot assure electrical performance when the accessories are used with a non-Southwest Microwave connector.

Southwest Microwave’s SuperSMA is a high performance field service SMA connector. SuperSMA utilizes the basic PTFE dielectric interface (true SMA) and features low VSWR mode free through 27 GHz and less than -100 dB RF leakage. The thick outer conductor wall provides great durability to assure reliability in repeat mating, enhancing component performance. The SuperSMA interface is in accordance with MIL-STD-348.

Built to Southwest Microwave’s rigorous performance and quality standards, the 1.0 mm connectors are rugged and durable, feature a 360° raised grounding ring and operational temperature rating of -55°C to +165°C.

1.0 mm connectors provide mode-free operation through 125 GHz, offering well-matched impedance, excellent repeatability and the industry’s lowest VSWR (1.2:1), insertion loss (0.6 dB) and RF leakage (≤ -100 dB).

Flexibility

• DC, AC and RF/microwave device characterization, 1/f, WLR, FA and design debug
• Full thermal range of -60°C to +300°C
• Compatible with TopHat or IceShield
• Usage of manual and motorized positioners, probe cards within EMI-shielded environment
• Upgrade path to meet your future needs
• Stable and repeatable measurements over a wide thermal range

High accuracy and repeatability

• Reliable and repeatable contact
• Moisture-free, light-tight and EMI-shielded test environment with MicroChamber® technology
• Advanced EMI-shielding with PureLine and AttoGuard technologies available
• Superior low-leakage and low-noise measurements
• Safe and accurate hands-off testing
• Minimizes settling times for efficient measurements over full thermal range

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Southwest Microwave’s high performance End Launch Connectors are designed to provide low VSWR, mode-free wide responses up to 125 GHz for single and multilayer microstrip or grounded coplanar printed circuit boards. Available in SMA (27 GHz), 2.92 mm (40 GHz), 2.40 mm (50 GHz), 1.85 mm (67 GHz) and 1.0 mm (125 GHz).

Male and female options along with narrow body and bulkhead feed-through. Unique clamping mechanism accommodates board thickness up to .300” (7.62 mm). Robust, reusable and repairable. Multiple launch configurations provide the best possible match to circuit layout. Works on microstrip and grounded coplanar waveguide (GCPW) designs. Signal-layer microstrip and GCPW test boards available. Soldering is optional.

Design and Test Assistance:

• Printed circuit board connector launch designs and connector part number recommendations for stack-ups
• 3D models for mechanical layout
• Connector Encrypted HFSS models (version 18.0 or newer) for EM simulations