Besides a single bias resistor, the only external components needed for the MAX2630 family of RF amplifiers are input and output blocking capacitors, C1 and C3, and a VCC bypass capacitor, C2. The ...

What you’ll learn: The non-obvious optical and RF challenges faced by IR-based remote-control links. How a new, tailored preamplifier addresses and minimizes these potential problems.

Lower-efficiency TV antennas such as those used with mobile and portable devices require greater tuner sensitivity than the larger outdoor and preamplified indoor antennas used with fixed TV sets.