Southwest Microwave - Vertical Launch Connectors
For microstrip or grounded coplanar waveguide (GCPW) designs, Southwest Microwave solderless vertical launch connectors provide optimal signal integrity and are reusable. Suitable for various board materials and thicknesses, the vertical launch connectors reduce footprint requirements without sacrificing performance, resulting in design and installation convenience.
Vertical Launch 1.0mm (W) Jack (Female) 2-Hole Bolt-on
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Frequency (GHz) |
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18, 27, 36, 40, 50, 67, 110 |
Vertical Launch 1.35mm Jack (Female) 2-Hole Bolt-on
Model Number |
Frequency (GHz) |
Data Sheet |
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18, 27, 36, 40, 50, 67, 90 |
Vertical Launch 1.85mm (V) Jack (Female) 2-Hole Bolt-on
Model Number |
Frequency (GHz) |
Data Sheet |
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18, 27, 36, 40, 50, 67 |
Vertical Launch 2.40mm Jack (Female) 2-Hole Bolt-on
Model Number |
Frequency (GHz) |
Data Sheet |
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18, 27, 36, 40, 50 |
Vertical Launch 2.92mm (K) Jack (Female) 2-Hole Bolt-on
Model Number |
Frequency (GHz) |
Data Sheet |
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18, 27, 36, 40 |
Vertical Launch Compression Mount Plate
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Built to Southwest Microwave’s rigorous performance and quality standards, the 1.0mm connectors are rugged and durable, featuring a 360° raised grounding ring and operational temperature rating of -55°C to +165°C. 1.0mm connectors provide mode-free operation through 110 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).
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Auto gain (manual gain control: 0 to 32 dB)
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Auto exposure (manual exposure control: 30 µs to 33.5 s)
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Auto white balance (GT6600C model only)
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Binning (horizontal and vertical)
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Color correction, hue, saturation (GT6600C only)
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Column defect masking
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Decimation X/Y
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Gamma correction
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Three look-up tables (LUTs)
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Region of interest (ROI), separate ROI for auto features
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Reverse X/Y
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EF lens control (order option -18)
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Event channel
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Image chunk data
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IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP)
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RS232
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Storable user sets
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StreamBytesPerSecond (bandwidth control)
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Stream hold
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Sync out modes: Trigger ready, input, exposing, readout, imaging, strobe, GPO
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Tap mode switchable in Vimba Viewer 2.0 or later (four-tap, one-tap)
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Temperature monitoring (main board and sensor board)
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Trigger over Ethernet (ToE) Action Commands

of the cold-source noise figure measurement technique. This specific technique requires a noise source to determine the kBG (gain-bandwidth constant) of the system and a passive mechanical tuner is used to characterize the noise receiver across both the impedance and frequency space. This step is imperative to obtain fully vector-source-corrected measurements.
A RF down conversion stage might be required if the frequency of noise measured exceeds the receiver’s bandwidth. Focus offers noise modules which support down conversion for optimal speed and performance.
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Auto gain (manual gain control: 0 to 32 dB)
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Auto exposure (manual exposure control: 10 µs to 26.8 s)
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Auto white balance (GT3300C only)
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Binning (horizontal and vertical)
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Color correction, hue, saturation (GT3300C only)
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Column defect masking
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Decimation X/Y
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Gamma correction
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Three look-up tables (LUTs)
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Region of interest (ROI), separate ROI for auto features
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Reverse X/Y
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P-Iris and DC-Iris lens control
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Event channel
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Image chunk data
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IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP)
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RS232
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Storable user sets
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StreamBytesPerSecond (bandwidth control)
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Stream hold
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Sync out modes: Trigger ready, input, exposing, readout, imaging, strobe, GPO
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Tap mode switchable in Vimba Viewer 2.0 or later (four-tap, one-tap)
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Temperature monitoring (main board and sensor board)
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Trigger over Ethernet (ToE) Action Commands

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Ideal for multiport RF/Microwave and high-speed digital signal testing
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Mix DC and RF/Microwave signals on one probe
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Long lifetime – typically over one million (1,000,000) touchdowns
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Excellent performance in temperatures ranging from 10 K to 200°C
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Probe on any pad material with no damage

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Revolutionary technology advancement for wafer and die-level photonics probing
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Highest accuracy in test results
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New innovative combination of hardware and software features to align and optimize fibers/arrays in a wafer-level trench
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Minimized coupling losses with minimal trench dimensions
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Industry standard for vertical coupling to wafer-level grating couplers
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Positioning hardware is precisely calibrated to the probe station and ready to perform die-to-die optical optimizations in minutes
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Dark, shielded and frost-free
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-40°C to +125°C
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Leveraging considerable expertise through an innovative engineering team
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Pioneering set of automated functions that perform critical calibrations of the optical positioning system to the probe station
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Exclusive FormFactor-developed automated test methodology
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Automates manual tasks by integrating probe station machine vision capability with optical positioning and test equipment
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FormFactor-developed graphical user interface to manually control the optical positioning system
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Configurable between single fibers, fiber arrays and edge coupling holders

The SM7000 Series microwave switching modules are members of the VXI Technology SMIPII™ family. They offer a modular design allowing custom switching configurations to be easily assembled and modified in the field.
The SM7000 is a single-wide, C-size VXI module, which can support up to six different microwave switches including: a dual SPDT; SP3T through SP6T; transfer switches and passthrough adapters that allow the module to control up to eight externally mounted relays each.

- Available in 30MHz, 40MHz, 60MHz, 80MHz, 120MHz, 200MHz, 350MHz and 500MHz models
- All models feature 2 channels
- Max Sampling rate of 150 Msa/s (30MHz & 60 MHz) 1.2 Gsa/s (40MHz, 80MHz, 120MHz) and 2.4 Gsa/s (200MHz, 350MHz and 500MHz) models.
- Up to 16-bit vertical resolution (14-bit on 30MHz & 60MHz models).
- All models have 4.3" Touchscreens.
- Excellent analog and digital modulation types available (AM, DSB-AM, FM, PM, PSK, FSK, ASK and PWM)

Southwest Microwave
Since 1981, Southwest Microwave has delivered performance-leading interconnect solutions currently available from DC to 110 GHz for hi-rel/space, defense, instrumentation, integrated-circuit and PCB evaluation applications. Built in the USA to rigorous performance and quality standards, Southwest Microwave connectors deliver the industry’s lowest RF leakage, insertion loss and VSWR. Products include Super SMA, N, TNC, SSMA, 2.92mm, 2.40mm, 1.85mm, 1.35mm, 1.0mm and 0.9mm SuperMini connectors in a variety of mounting configurations, plus board-mount (end-launch, vertical launch, board-to-board) connectors, cable assemblies, coax contacts for multicavity connectors, adapters, installation tools and launch accessories for microstrip, stripline and coplanar launches.
Contact Details
Southwest Microwave - Corporate Headquarters
9055 S. McKemy St., Tempe, AZ 85284-2946, USA
Phone: 480-783-0201
Fax: 480-783-0360
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