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Noise figure measurement accuracy: the Y-factor method

Posted: 01 Sep 2010  Print Version  Bookmark and Share Subscribe

Keywords: low noise figure  noise measurement accuracy  receivers analogue 

[Summary of tips] Noise figure is a key performance parameter in many RF systems. A low noise figure provides improved SNR for analogue receivers, and reduces bit error rate in digital receivers. As a parameter in a communications link budget, a lower receiver noise figure allows smaller antennas or lower transmitter power for the same system pe......
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