Over 800 Mini-Circuits Components Now Available in X-Microwave Drop-In Format

BROOKLYN, N.Y. and ROUND ROCK, Texas (Oct. 14, 2019) – The X-Microwave portfolio of Mini-Circuits products now features over 800 Mini-Circuits models on over 1000 X-MWblock^® drop-in modules, more than doubling the offering since the companies' partnership launched in 2017. The expanded selection now includes models in 12 categories including:

In addition to the growing variety of drop-in blocks, X-Microwave has also introduced over 700 part numbers for Mini-Circuits components in connectorized housings for evaluation and integration into subassemblies.

X-Microwave's innovative X-MWsystem^® is the industry's first truly modular, solderless evaluation system, incorporating thousands of physically compatible drop-in building blocks from multiple manufacturers for prototyping microwave assemblies. System blocks come fully characterized and modeled with X-Parameters^®, S-Parameters and Sys-Parameters enabling easy simulation and physical configuration through X-Microwave’s free, online tools for non-linear simulation and mechanical layout. This unique, modular approach eliminates the need for custom evaluation board layouts, and has become a popular solution in the industry to shorten design cycles and accelerate time to market.

"Our partnership with X-Microwave has allowed us to offer a valuable and truly innovative resource to customers using Mini-Circuits components in their designs," said Mini-Circuits Vice President of Technical Marketing, Steven Scheinkopf. "We're very pleased to continue expanding the partnership to support our customers' design efforts with even more options."

"We are very excited about the number of Mini-Circuits parts that are now available on our drop-in format," said X-Microwave President, John Richardson. "Mini-Circuits' broad range of parts and our modular system make it easy for designers to quickly transition from prototype to production hardware. For maximum flexibility, we are aggressively designing in the full portfolio of Mini-Circuits SMT and die parts."

Browse the full selection of X-MWblock drop-in modules for Mini-Circuits parts through our online directory of Mini-Circuits models referenced to X-Microwave part numbers, or on the X-Microwave website.

About X-Microwave

X-Microwave, LLC, is the founder of the innovative modular building block system called X-MWsystem. X-Microwave's modular drop-in components and industry leading online tools address every phase of the RF and microwave development process from concept to prototype to production hardware. To "Get on the Grid" and realize the full potential of X-Microwave's modular system, visit www.xmicrowave.com.

About Mini-Circuits

Mini-Circuits is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of RF, IF, and microwave components and integrated modules covering the DC to 86 GHz range. With 27 different product lines and over 10,000 active models, demanding quality standards, value pricing, on-time delivery, and world-class customer service and technical support have made Mini-Circuits the world's preferred supplier of RF and microwave products for over 50 years.